Use | National flag and ensign |
---|---|
Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 1933 |
Design | A blue 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. It is a symbol of the East Turkestan independence movement.
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 "Sky Turks".
Pro-Erdoğan Turkish demonstrators in the Netherlands against the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt waved the Turkish flag and the Kök Bayraq.
A massive march in support of Erdoğan and against Gülen in Istanbul waved the Turkish flag and the Kök Bayraq.