Culture and Arts Capital of the Turkic World

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

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YearCityCountry/RegionNotes/Notable activities
2012Astana  Kazakhstan-
2013Eskişehir  TurkeyTurkvision Song Contest 2013
2014Kazan  Tatarstan (  Russia)Turkvision Song Contest 2014
2015Mary  Turkmenistan-
2016Sheki  Azerbaijan-
2017Turkistan  Kazakhstan-
2018Kastamonu  Turkey-
2019Osh  Kyrgyzstan-
2020Khiva  UzbekistanAlso 2021, due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022Bursa  Turkey2022 World Nomad Games, 2nd Korkut Ata Film Festival
2023Shusha  Azerbaijan[3]3rd Korkut Ata Film Festival
2024Anau  Turkmenistan[4]-
2025Aktau  Kazakhstan[5]-

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""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.
  2. ^ "Turkey: Contest Tries to Strengthen Pan-Turkic Ties". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Azerbaycan'ın Şuşa kenti "2023 Türk Dünyası Kültür Başkenti" ilan edildi - Avrasya'dan - Haber". TRT Avaz. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Türkmenistan'ın tarihî Anev kenti 2024 Türk Dünyası Kültür Başkenti seçildi". www.turksoy.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  5. ^ Koordinatörlüğü, TRT Yeni Medya Kanal. "TÜRKSOY, 2025 yılına ilişkin kararlar aldı - Avrasya'dan - Haber". TRT Avaz. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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