Flag of East Turkestan

The flag of East Turkestan (Uighur: شەرقىي تۈركىستان بايرىقى / Sherqiy Türkistan bayrağı / Шерқий Түркистан Байрағы), often referred to as the East Turkestan flag, Uyghuristan flag and also known as Kökbayraq / Көкбайрақ ("Sky flag" or "Blue flag"), was the national flag of the First East Turkestan Republic. It substituted the old flag with white crescent (young Waxing Moon) on blue background and Shahada, that was adopted on 12 November 1933, during Declaration of the Turkish Islamic Republic of East Turkestan, when Khoja Niyaz retreated from Aksu from advancing Dungans and came to Kashgar with 1,500 troops to assume the Presidency of East Turkestan Republic on 13 January 1934.[2]

East Turkestan
UseNational flag and ensign
Proportion2:3
Adopted1934
DesignA blue (#65B7FF)[1]
field with a white crescent moon and five-pointed star slightly left of centre.

Usage

In modern times it is popularly used as a symbol of the East Turkestan independence movement.[3] It was used by Uyghur activists in protests involving China's re-education camp system in Xinjiang.

The star and the moon on the flag of East Turkestan represents Islam and the blue represents the sky.

Colors

In a RGB colour space, the blue of the East Turkestan flag is composed of 101/183/255 (dec); in hexadecimal colour code #65B7FF. In a CMYK colour space, it is composed of 58% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.[4]

Dimensions
President of the First East Turkestan Republic, Khoja Niyaz, in front of the flag. January 1934
Construction of the flag
Letter Measure Length
G Width
A Distance between the centre of the outer crescent and the seam of the white band ​1⁄2 G
B Diameter of the outer circle of the crescent ​1⁄2 G
C Distance between the centres of the inner and outer circles of the crescent ​1⁄16 G
D Diameter of the inner circle of the crescent ​2⁄5 G
E Distance between the inner circle of the crescent and the circle around the star ​1⁄3 G
F diameter of the circle around the star ​1⁄4 G
L Length ​1 1⁄2 G
M Width of the white hem at the hoist ​1⁄30 G
  • Uyghurs holding their flags during a protest event in Munich, Germany
  • Uyghur man with his flag
  • East Turkistan flag in a shop
  • People Demand Freedom with Flag of East Turkestan in front of the U.N. Building in NYC
  • Uyghurs holding the flag in an event
  • Uyghur woman dancing in front of the flag in Washington D.C.
  • Uyghur man with the flag

See also

References
  1. "Uyghur Academy on Uyghur issue". Uyghur Academy. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. Constitution - East Turkistan Government in Exile. Article 3.
  3. Constitution - East Turkistan Government in Exile. Article 4.
  4. "Uyghur Academy on Uyghur issue". Uyghur Academy. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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