Global InformationAbdurehim Heyt information
Abdurehim Heyit | |
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| ئابدۇرېھىم ھېيىت | |
| Born | 1 June 1962[1] Kashgar, Xinjiang, China |
| Nationality | Chinese-Turkish |
| Alma mater | Kashgar School of Art (Graduated in 1986) |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Employer(s) | China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Song and Dance Ensemble |
| Known for | Uyghur Dutar King Alleged 8 years imprisonment and reports of death since 2019 |
Abdurehim Heyit (Uyghur: ئابدۇرېھىم ھېيىت; born 1962) is a Uyghur folk singer and compositor. The Uyghur people are a Turkic language-speaking group and a spokesman for the Turkish foreign ministry described Abdurehim as a "distinguished poet".[2][3]
In February 2019, Turkish government sources reported that he had died in custody in China, but this claim was contradicted by Chinese sources. This incident led to a short term crisis in the Chinese-Turkish relations.[4] In July 2019 Chinese government confirmed he was under arrest but "in good health", and shortly afterward he was interviewed by Turkish journalists in Urumçi.[5][6]
- ^ "Musicians: Abdurehim Heyit's fate is a signal for Uyghur art". www.rfa.org. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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- ^ Kemal Öztürk (2019-02-11). "Propaganda wars and the Uyghur poet". Yeni Şafak.
- ^ "Ortak ezgilerin buluştuğu Anadolu'ya bin selam olsun" [A thousand greetings to Anatolia where common melodies meet]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 2019-07-25. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03.
- ^ "Bir 'Uygur' yalanı daha patladı: İşkencede öldürüldü demişlerdi" [Another 'Uyghur' lie exploded: They said he was killed in torture]. Yurt (in Turkish). 2019-07-25. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16.