However, the charges could not be read to them as there was no Turkish interpreter present in court.
Lawyer Fahmi Moin, who represented the 11 men, told magistrate Zuhair Rosli that they could only understand Turkish.
The court then fixed April 24 for mention, with the Federal Court’s registry office to provide a Turkish interpreter.
It is understood that the 11 Uighur Muslims are facing charges under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act for entering Malaysia without a valid permit.
The 11 men in the dock are Zakaria Arman, Salehudin Ali, Jaefar Amin, Osman Abbas, Alin Osman, Asen Ziyali, Taher Kasim, Ibrahim Rexiti, Nurudin Muhammad, Abdul Kader, and Yusuf Ahmed.
They are believed to be between 20 and 40 years old.
Speaking to reporters after the court proceedings, Fahmi said they were unsure of the exact story as they had not yet obtained the charges.
“We do not know what the charges against them are, and we are not at liberty to comment on the government’s intention to hand them over to China,” he said when asked about a statement by Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that the government would deport the 11 men.
Since the men entered Malaysia without permits, Fahmi added, they were also unsure of their nationalities.
Last month, Zahid said the government had received an official request from China to extradite the Uighur Muslims.
“Our principle is, if a country requests for their people be extradited, we will consider it based on the extradition agreement, which is also included in the Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) treaty,” he said.
It was reported in February that the 11 men, who escaped from a Thai prison last year by digging holes in the wall and using blankets to lower themselves down, had been arrested by the Malaysian authorities.
The men were part of a group of 200 Uighurs arrested in Thailand four years ago.
Members of the group identified themselves as Turkish citizens and asked to be sent to Turkey, but more than 100 were forcibly returned to China in July 2015.
The move sparked international condemnation, including from rights groups which feared they could face torture in China.
The US government has also raised concerns on the possible deportation of the 11 men.
The Chinese government reportedly implemented stricter regulations on religion beginning last month, as part of broader efforts to put religious practices directly under the state.