Culture and Arts Capital of the Turkic World, (Turkish: Türk Dünyası Kültür Başkenti) is a city designated by the TÜRKSOY for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events.
The decision for a cultural capital was made during the tenth meeting of Türksoy in 2010. The first city is selected as Astana for the year 2012.[1] With the 2013 edition, a Eurovision themed song contest, Turkvision Song Contest, debuted.[2]
List of capital cities
editYear | City | Country/Region | Notes/Notable activities |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Astana | ![]() | - |
2013 | Eskişehir | ![]() | Turkvision Song Contest 2013 |
2014 | Kazan | ![]() ![]() | Turkvision Song Contest 2014 |
2015 | Mary | ![]() | - |
2016 | Sheki | ![]() | - |
2017 | Turkistan | ![]() | - |
2018 | Kastamonu | ![]() | - |
2019 | Osh | ![]() | - |
2020 | Khiva | ![]() | Also 2021, due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2022 | Bursa | ![]() | 2022 World Nomad Games, 2nd Korkut Ata Film Festival |
2023 | Shusha | ![]() | 3rd Korkut Ata Film Festival |
2024 | Anau | ![]() | - |
2025 | Aktau | ![]() | - |
- Astana (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2012
- Eskişehir (Turkey), Capital for 2013
- Kazan (Russia), Capital for 2014
- Mary (Turkmenistan), Capital for 2015
- Sheki (Azerbaijan), Capital for 2016
- Turkistan (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2017
- Kastamonu (Turkey), Capital for 2018
- Osh (Kyrgyzstan), Capital for 2019
- Khiva (Uzbekistan), Capital for 2020
- Bursa (Turkey), Capital for 2022
- Shusha (Azerbaijan), capital for 2023
- Aktau (Kazakhstan), capital for 2025
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ""2012 ASTANA TÜRK DÜNYASI KÜLTÜR BAŞKENTİ" açılış töreni yapıldı" (in Turkish). Turkic Council. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Turkey: Contest Tries to Strengthen Pan-Turkic Ties". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Azerbaycan'ın Şuşa kenti "2023 Türk Dünyası Kültür Başkenti" ilan edildi - Avrasya'dan - Haber". TRT Avaz. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Türkmenistan'ın tarihî Anev kenti 2024 Türk Dünyası Kültür Başkenti seçildi". www.turksoy.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Koordinatörlüğü, TRT Yeni Medya Kanal. "TÜRKSOY, 2025 yılına ilişkin kararlar aldı - Avrasya'dan - Haber". TRT Avaz. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
External links
edit- (in Turkish, English, and Russian) TÜRKSOY Website
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