"Qurtulush Yolida" ( ug, قۇرتۇلۇش يولیدا; "On the Road to Salvation", also known as "Qurtulush Marshi" (; "March of Salvation"), is a Uyghur patriotic song which served as the national anthem of the
First East Turkestan Republic and serves as the ''de facto'' anthem of the
East Turkistan Government in Exile. The song was written by Mehmet Ali Tevfik in 1933.
It is considered an anti-constitutional symbol in
China
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, and its use outside of "educational or artistic contexts" is a criminal offense.
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{{National anthems of Asia
Uyghur culture
East Turkestan independence movement