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
| 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] | - |
| 2026 | Andijan | Uzbekistan[6] | - |
| 2027 | Kayseri | Turkey [7] | - |
Astana (Kazakhstan), Capital for 2012
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 2020-21
Bursa (Turkey), Capital for 2022
Shusha (Azerbaijan), capital for 2023
Aktau (Kazakhstan), capital for 2025
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