Culture and Arts Capital of the Turkic World

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Location of Turkic Capitals of Culture

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
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] -
  • Astana (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2012
    Astana (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2012
  • Eskişehir (Turkey), Capital for 2013
    Eskişehir (Turkey), Capital for 2013
  • Kazan (Russia), Capital for 2014
    Kazan (Russia), Capital for 2014
  • Mary (Turkmenistan), Capital for 2015
    Mary (Turkmenistan), Capital for 2015
  • Sheki (Azerbaijan), Capital for 2016
    Sheki (Azerbaijan), Capital for 2016
  • Turkistan (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2017
    Turkistan (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2017
  • Kastamonu (Turkey), Capital for 2018
    Kastamonu (Turkey), Capital for 2018
  • Osh (Kyrgyzstan), Capital for 2019
    Osh (Kyrgyzstan), Capital for 2019
  • Khiva (Uzbekistan), Capital for 2020
    Khiva (Uzbekistan), Capital for 2020
  • Bursa (Turkey), Capital for 2022
    Bursa (Turkey), Capital for 2022
  • Shusha (Azerbaijan), capital for 2023
    Shusha (Azerbaijan), capital for 2023
  • Aktau (Kazakhstan), capital for 2025
    Aktau (Kazakhstan), capital for 2025

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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