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. With the 2013 edition, a Eurovision themed song contest, Turkvision Song Contest, debuted.

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

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