Nury Turkel Uyghur-American, Commissioner, Attorney, Author, and Activist Nury Turkel has an impressive career. He is an attorney, award-winning author, a leading expert on U.S.-China relations, and a rights advocate with nearly two decades of experience working in the intersection of law, business, government, and the human rights community.
Turkel has been recognized with numerous accolades. He is the first Uyghur attorney to be educated in the U.S., the first and only Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a Senior Advisor at the Krach Institute of Tech Diplomacy. He is a member of the Advisory Board for Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative.