Flag of East Turkestan

East Turkestan
Use National flag and ensign
Proportion 2:3
Adopted 1933
Design A blue (#559ee2)field with a white crescent moon and five-pointed star slightly left of centre.

The flag of East Turkestan, also known as Kök Bayraq (كۆك بايراق Көк Байрақ, Blue Banner), was adopted by the East Turkestan government on November 12, 1933.[1] It is a symbol of the East Turkestan independence movement.[2]

The flag resembles the Turkish flag, including a crescent and star historically representing Tengrism. The color blue represents the Gökturks, a group of ancient nomadic Turkic peoples. Gökturks translates to "Celestial Turks".

Colors

In a RGB color space, the blue of the East Turkestan flag is composed of 85/158/226 (dec); in hexadecimal color code #559ee2. In a CMYK colour space, it is composed of 63% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Dimensions

Construction of East Turkestan flag.
Letter Measure Length
G Width
A Distance between the centre of the outer crescent and the seam of the white band 12 G
B Diameter of the outer circle of the crescent 12 G
C Distance between the centres of the inner and outer circles of the crescent 116 G
D Diameter of the inner circle of the crescent 25 G
E Distance between the inner circle of the crescent and the circle around the star 13 G
F diameter of the circle around the star 14 G
L Length 1 12 G
M Width of the white hem at the hoist 130 G


Pro-Erdoğan Turkish demonstrators in the Netherlands against the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt waved the Turkish flag and the Kök Bayraq.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

A massive march in support of Erdoğan and against Gülen in Istanbul waved the Turkish flag and the Kök Bayraq.[14][15][16]

See also

References

  1. Constitution - East Turkistan Government in Exile. Article 3.
  2. Constitution - East Turkistan Government in Exile. Article 4.
  3. "MAE: Starea de urgență instaurată în Turcia nu afectează turiștii - Romania Libera". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. "Ministerul turc de Interne a suspendat din funcţie 8.777 de oficiali, dintre care 77 de guvernatori - caleaeuropeana.ro". 18 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. "Turkse Nederlanders demonstreren in Rotterdam". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  6. "Turkse Nederlanders demonstreren in Rotterdam Rotterdam". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  7. "Turkse Nederlanders demonstreren in Rotterdam". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. "Kamer wil opheldering over intimidatie Turkse Nederlanders". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  9. "Geert Wilders on Twitter". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  10. "Wilders tegen Nederturken: "Dit is Nederland, niet Turkije!"". 19 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  11. "Autoridades turcas apelam à população para ficar mobilizada". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  12. SAPO. "Autoridades turcas apelam à população para ficar mobilizada - SAPO 24". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  13. "MAE: Starea de urgență instaurată în Turcia nu afectează turiștii". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  14. "Turkey coup: Erdogan backs return of death penalty at vast Istanbul rally". 8 August 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017 via www.bbc.com.
  15. Sahlin, Michael (9 August 2016). "Turkey's Erdogan unnerves West with Putin visit". Retrieved 1 April 2017 via www.bbc.com.
  16. "After Failed Coup, Turkey Enjoys a Rare Period of Unity". The New York Times. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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