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Killian Cogan, a freelance journalist primarily based in Turkey, focuses on religious and ethnic minorities as well as broader socio-cultural phenomena in the Middle East. His articles have appeared in Middle East Eye and The New Arab.
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![Uighur refugee women walk where they are housed in a gated complex in the central city of Kayseri, Turkey, February 11, 2015. Thousands of members of China's Turkic language-speaking Muslim ethnic minority have reached Turkey, mostly since last year, infuriating Beijing, which accuses Ankara of helping its citizens flee unlawfully. Turkish officials deny playing any direct role in assisting the flight. Picture taken February 11, 2015. To match Insight TURKEY-CHINA/UIGHURS REUTERS/Umit Bektas - GM1EB7R1LSD01](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2019/01/RTX1LZ2I.jpg/RTX1LZ2I.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=hhIODXOu)
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