Istanbul's districts of Küçükçekmece, Sefaköy and Zeytinburnu are home to Uyghur communities. Eastern Turkistan Education and Solidarity Association is located in Turkey. Abdurahmon Abdulahad of the East Turkistan Education Association supported Uzbek Islamists who protested against Russia and Islam Karimov's Uzbekistan government. Uyghurs are employed in Küçükçekmece and Zeytinburnu restaurants. "East Turkistan Immigration Association", "East Turkistan Culture and Solidarity Association", and "Eastern Turkistan Education and Solidarity Association" are Uyghur diaspora organizations in Turkey.