Culture and Arts Capital of the Turkic World
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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
[edit]Year | City | Country/Region | Notes/Notable activities |
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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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Eskişehir (Turkey), Capital for 2013
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Kazan (Russia), Capital for 2014
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Mary (Turkmenistan), Capital for 2015
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Sheki (Azerbaijan), Capital for 2016
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Turkistan (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2017
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Kastamonu (Turkey), Capital for 2018
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Osh (Kyrgyzstan), Capital for 2019
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Khiva (Uzbekistan), Capital for 2020
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Bursa (Turkey), Capital for 2022
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Shusha (Azerbaijan), capital for 2023
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Aktau (Kazakhstan), capital for 2025
See also
[edit]References
[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