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.

Location of Turkic Capitals of Culture

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
YearCityCountry/RegionNotes
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 Uzbekistan-
  • Astana (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2012
  • Eskişehir (Turkey), Capital for 2013
  • Kazan (Russia), Capital for 2014
  • Sheki (Azerbaijan), Capital for 2016
  • Turkistan (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2017

See also

References
  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.
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