Information on the treatement of Turks in Uzbekistan [UZB12174]

Ethnic conflict broke out in June 1989 when more than 100 Meskhetian Turks were killed by Uzbeks in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan (IRBDC Oct. 1991, 54). Agence France Presse reported on 6 August 1991 that relations between Turks and native Uzbek population have remained tense.

Additional information on this subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB.

References


Agence France Presse (AFP). 6 August 1991. "Meskhetian Turks Protest in Moscow." (NEXIS)

Immigration and Refugee Board Documentation Centre (IRBDC), Ottawa. October 1991. USSR: Country Profile, p. 54.

Attachments

Agence France Presse (AFP). 6 August 1991. "Meskhetian Turks Protest in Moscow." (NEXIS)