Turkish media outlet Milli Gazete has revealed that the city government of Ankara, the capital of Turkey, is currently considering changing the name of the street where the Chinese embassy is located to Turkic Street, Sputnik reported. This may be in response to the Chinese Embassy in Turkey’s tweeted retort to Turkish politicians’ criticism of China’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
In early April, two Turkish opposition politicians, including Ankara Mayor Yawas, a member of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), and Akseneyn, the leader of the Good Party (IYI), tweeted criticism of Beijing’s Xinjiang policy. Chinese Ambassador to Turkey Liu Shaobin responded on Twitter, saying that Xinjiang is an integral part of China and that China firmly condemns any infringement on its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned Liu Shaobin to meet with him in response. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, for his part, protested the stance of certain Turkish opposition parties at a press conference on April 7, adding that the Chinese embassy in Turkey had acted entirely correctly.
But soon the Ankara municipality started “repair work” to leave the Chinese embassy without water.
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