Statesman and politician (B. 1901, Yenihisar / Kaşgar
/ Eastern Turkistan – D. 15 December 1995, Istanbul). After studying in Yakup Ahund
Molla School
for a period he continued Chinese schools and completed his education. In 1926
he was assigned to Andijan Consulate of China as a translator. He conducted
diplomatic activities in Moscow, Kazakhstan and China. He developed good relations
with the Chinese Muslim General Maarif Cun Yin in 1931 . He returned to Eastern Turkistan in 1932 and established in 1933 Eastern
Turkistan Citizens Association in 1933. He published a journal titled Çin
Türkistan’ı Avazı.
İsa Yusuf Alptekin continued to struggle against the
Chinese invasion and came to Istanbul
on the 6th of May 1939. He met President İnönü, Prime Minister Refik
Saydam and Minister of Foreign Affairs Şükrü Saracoğlu. He visited countries
such as India, Afghanistan, Lebanon,
Iraq and Iran and told them about the situation in Eastern Turkistan and he sought for ways for the independence of the
country.
21 Eylül 1944
yılında Ali Han Töre idaresi altında, Çin yönetimine karşı ayaklanan Doğu
Türkistan Türkleri, Çin yönetimini 7 Kasım 1944’te Çin’e bağlı ‘Şarkî Türkistan
Eyaleti Hükümeti’ni kurmaya mecbur ettiler. Turks
of Eastern Turkistan revolted against Chinese rule on the 21st of
September 1944 under the leadership of Ali Han Töre. They forced the Chinese
government to establish “Eastern Turkistan State Government” on the 7th
of November 1944 which was connected to China. When the leadership of this
government was given to Turks on the 29th of October 1947 Mesut
Sabri Baykuzu became President of the Government and İsa Yusuf Alptekin General
Secretary. On the 17th of July 1947 Baykuzu and Alptekin were
discharged because of their anti-Russian and anti-Chinese policies. Alptekin
decided to leave his homeland with Mehmet Emin Buğra when Beijing was captured by communists in 1949.
He settled to Turkey
in 1954 and continued his efforts to explain the Eastern Turkistan Issue. The
Eastern Turkistan Immigrants Association, established by him, was later turned
into a foundation by him. He participated international congresses and
conferences and continued to explain his cause until his death.
WORKS:
Doğu
Türkistan Davası (1973), Doğu Türkistan
İnsanlıktan Yardım İstiyor (1974), Esir Doğu Türkistan İçin (1985),
Uluslararası Vatan Türkistan.
