Culture and Arts Capital of the Turkic World

Astana

Eskişehir

Kazan

Mary

Sheki

Turkistan

Kastamonu

Osh

Khiva

Bursa

Shusha

Anau

Aktau

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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

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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] | \-

* Eskişehir (Turkey), Capital for 2013

* Kazan (Russia), Capital for 2014

* Mary (Turkmenistan), Capital for 2015

* Sheki (Azerbaijan), Capital for 2016

* Turkistan (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2017

* Kastamonu (Turkey), Capital for 2018

* Osh (Kyrgyzstan), Capital for 2019

* Khiva (Uzbekistan), Capital for 2020

* Bursa (Turkey), Capital for 2022

* Shusha (Azerbaijan), capital for 2023

* Aktau (Kazakhstan), capital for 2025

## See also

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* European Capital of Culture

## 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.

## External links

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* (in Turkish, English, and Russian) TÜRKSOY Website

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Turkic Capitals of Culture, Tourism, Youth, Agriculture & Digital

Culture|

* Astana (2012)
* Eskişehir (2013)
* Kazan (2014)
* Mary (2015)
* Shaki (2016)
* Turkistan (2017)
* Kastamonu (2018)
* Osh (2019)
* Khiva (2020-21)
* Bursa (2022)
* Shusha (2023)
* Anau (2024)
* Aktau (2025)

Tourism|

* Kokand (2022)
* Shamakhi (2023)
* Turkistan (2024)
* Jalal-Abad (2025)

Youth|

* Bukhara (2022)
* Istanbul (2023)
* Lankaran (2024)

Agriculture|

* Quba (2024)
* Taraz (2025)

Digital|

* Bishkek (2025)

* Turkistan (spiritual)
* Samarkand (Turkic civilization)

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