UHRP Statement on resignation of Nury Turkel

For immediate release
December 13, 2024
Contact: Omer Kanat, +1 (202) 790-1795 

The Board of the UHRP is issuing the following statement:

Uyghur Human Rights Project Board Chair and co-founder Nury Turkel voluntarily resigned on May 15, 2024. UHRP published a statement on May 17, 2024, which we have since removed from our website as it may have led to misunderstandings about the reasons for his departure.

Mr. Turkel did not commit violence against women or engage in a pattern of sexually inappropriate conduct. He stepped down so that UHRP could continue its important work without distraction. We thank Mr. Turkel for his more than a decade of volunteer service to UHRP and hope he continues his advocacy work for the Uyghur people.