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
| Year | City | Country/Region | Notes/Notable activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Astana |  Kazakhstan | - |
| 2013 | Eskişehir |  Turkey | Turkvision Song Contest 2013 |
| 2014 | Kazan |  Tatarstan ( Russia) | Turkvision Song Contest 2014 |
| 2015 | Mary |  Turkmenistan | - |
| 2016 | Sheki |  Azerbaijan | - |
| 2017 | Turkistan | Kazakhstan | - |
| 2018 | Kastamonu | Turkey | - |
| 2019 | Osh |  Kyrgyzstan | - |
| 2020 | Khiva |  Uzbekistan | Also 2021, due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Bursa | Turkey | 2022 World Nomad Games, 2nd Korkut Ata Film Festival |
| 2023 | Shusha | Azerbaijan[3] | 3rd Korkut Ata Film Festival |
| 2024 | Anau | Turkmenistan[4] | - |
| 2025 | Aktau | Kazakhstan[5] | - |
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Astana (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2012 -
Eskişehir (Turkey), Capital for 2013 -
Kazan (Russia), Capital for 2014 -
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Mary (Turkmenistan), Capital for 2015 -
Sheki (Azerbaijan), Capital for 2016 -
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Turkistan (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2017 -
Kastamonu (Turkey), Capital for 2018 -
Osh (Kyrgyzstan), Capital for 2019 -
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Khiva (Uzbekistan), Capital for 2020-21 -
Bursa (Turkey), Capital for 2022 -
Shusha (Azerbaijan), capital for 2023 -
Aktau (Kazakhstan), capital for 2025
See also
References
- ^ ""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
- (in Turkish, English, and Russian) TÜRKSOY Website