The offensive Military_operation , and in particular the degree of Turkish involvement Participation in it , has been widely attributed Judgment_communication with the deportation Removing of the native ethnic Armenians of the town of Kessab , who make up 70 % of its population , and has been compared Check with the past Turkish killings Killing of Armenians during the Hamidian massacres Killing and Armenian Genocide .

Uyghurs make up around 45 % of Xinjiang 's population whereas Han Chinese ( the main Chinese ethnicity ) make up around 40 % .