International Organization of Turkic Culture
Uluslararası Türk Kültürü Teşkilatı Международная организация тюркской культуры
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Sovereign (green) and other members (cyan) of Türksoy
Sovereign (green) and other members (cyan) of Türksoy
HeadquartersAnkara, Turkey[1]
Working languagesEnglish
Russian
Turkish
Members[2]
  • 6 member states
  • 8 observer states
Leaders
• General Secretary
Sultan Raev[3]
Establishment1993
Website
www.turksoy.org

The International Organization of Turkic Culture[a] or TÜRKSOY is an international cultural organization of countries with Turkic populations, speaking languages belonging to the Turkic language family.

The General Secretary of Türksoy is Sultan Raev, the former Minister of Culture of Kyrgyzstan and deputy General Secretary of Organization of Turkic States. Türksoy has its headquarters in Ankara, Turkey.

Name

TÜRKSOY was initially established as the Common Administration of Turkic Culture and Arts (Turkish: Türk Kültür ve Sanatları Ortak Yönetimi), and was later on renamed as International Organization of Turkic Culture. Its acronym nevertheless remained the same.[1]

History

The organization has its roots in meetings during 1992 in Baku and Istanbul, where the ministers of culture from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan declared their commitment to cooperate in a joint cultural framework. Türksoy was subsequently established by an agreement signed on 12 July 1993 in Almaty.

In 1996, an official cooperation between Türksoy and UNESCO was established, involving mutual consultations and reciprocal representation.[4]

Since its establishment, the Turkic Council has acted as an umbrella organization for Türksoy and a number of related organizations.[5]

Member and observer states

As of 2022, Türksoy has six founding and 8 observer members.[2]

Türksoy Headquarters, Ankara

Members

Member state Official language(s) Accession date Area (km²) Demographics
 Azerbaijan[6] Azerbaijani[6] 1993[6] 86,600[6] 91% Azerbaijanis, 3% Lezgins, 2% Russians, 1,5% Armenians, and others[6]
 Kazakhstan[7] Kazakh, Russian[7] 1993[7] 2,724,900[7] 64% Kazakhs, 24% Russians, and others[7]
 Kyrgyzstan[8] Kyrgyz, Russian[8] 1993[8] 199,951[8] 77% Kyrgyz, 15% Uzbeks, 5% Russians, and others[8]
 Turkey[9] Turkish[9] 1993[9] 783,562[9] 70–75% Turks, 19% Kurds and 6–11% others[9]
 Turkmenistan[10] Turkmen[10] 1993[10] 488,100[10] 85% Turkmens, 5% Uzbeks, 4% Russians, and others[10]
 Uzbekistan[11] Uzbek[11] 1993[11] 448,924[11] 80% Uzbeks, 5% Russians, 5% Tajiks, and others[11]

Observers

Observer state Official language(s) Accession date Area (km²) Demographics
 Bashkortostan (Russian Federation)[12] Bashkir, Russian[12] 1993[12] 143,600[12] 29% Bashkirs, 36% Russians, 24% Tatars, and others[12]
 Northern Cyprus (de facto)[13] Turkish[13] 1993[13] 3,335[13] 98% Turks, 0,5% Greeks, and others[13]
 Tatarstan (Russian Federation)[14] Tatar, Russian[14] 1993[14] 67,836[14] 52% Tatars, 39% Russians, and others[14]
 Khakassia (Russian Federation)[15] Khakas, Russian[15] 1996[15] 61,900[15] 13% Khakas, 79% Russians, and others[15]
 Tuva (Russian Federation)[16] Tuvan, Russian[16] 1996[16] 170,500[16] 64% Tuvans, 32% Russians, and others[16]
 Găgăuzia (Moldova)[17] Gagauz, Romanian, Russian[17] 1999[17] 1,832[17] 82% Gagauz, 7,8% Moldovans, 4,9% Bulgarians, and others[17]
 Altai (Russian Federation)[18] Altay, Russian[18] 2003[18] 206,168[18] 31% Altaians, 61,4% Russians, Kazakhs and others[18]
 Yakutia (Russian Federation)[19] Yakut, Russian[19] 2003[19] 3,062,100[19] 40% Yakuts, 60% Russians, Tatars and others[19]

Activities

Since its establishment, Türksoy has been "carrying out activities to strengthen the ties of brotherhood and solidarity among Turkic peoples, transmit the common Turkic culture to future generations and introduce it to the world."[20]

Activities and events include:

Cultural Capital of the Turkic World

Main article: Culture and Arts Capital of the Turkic World

Every year, Türksoy selects one city in the Turkic world to be the "Cultural Capital of the Turkic World". The chosen city hosts a number of events to celebrate Turkic culture.[22][20]

The cities that have been awarded this title are:

Commemorative years

Since 2010, Türksoy has selected at least one figure from Turkic culture every year to dedicate their activities to.

Year Person Description
2010 Zeki Velidi Togan[29] Bashkir historian, 120th anniversary of his birth
2011 Ğabdulla Tuqay[30] Tatar poet, 125th anniversary of his birth
2012 Nikolai Katanov [az][31] Khakas Turkologist, 150th anniversary of his birth
Mirza Fatali Akhundov[32] Azerbaijani writer, 200th anniversary of his birth
2013 Mukan Tulebaev [tr][33] Kazakh musician, 100th anniversary of his birth
2014[34] Magtymguly Pyragy Turkmen poet
Toktogul Satylganov Kyrgyz poet
2015[35] Haldun Taner Turkish writer, 100th anniversary of his birth
Semyon Kadyshev Khakas dastan writer, 130th anniversary of his birth
2016 Yūsuf Balasaguni[36] Turkic philosopher and poet, 1000th anniversary of his birth
2017 Molla Panah Vagif[37] Azerbaijani poet, 300th anniversary of his birth
2018[38] Gara Garayev Azerbaijani composer, 100th anniversary of his birth
Magzhan Zhumabayev Kazakh poet, 125th anniversary of his birth
Chinghiz Aitmatov Kyrgyz writer, 90th anniversary of his birth
2019[39] Imadaddin Nasimi Azerbaijani poet, 650th anniversary of his birth
Âşık Veysel Turkish folk singer, 125th anniversary of his birth
2020 Abai Qunanbaiuly[40] Kazakh poet and intellectual, 175th anniversary of his birth
2021[41] Yunus Emre Turkish sufi and poet, 700th anniversary of his death
Nizami Ganjavi Persian poet, 880th anniversary of his birth
2022[25] Toktobolot Abdumomunov [ru] Kyrgyz writer, 100th anniversary of his birth
Fikret Amirov Azerbaijani composer, 100th anniversary of his birth
Süleyman Çelebi Turkish sufi, 600th anniversary of his death
2023[42] Temirbek Jürgenov [az] Kazakh poet, 125th anniversary of his birth
Baken Kydykeyeva Kyrgyz actress, 100th anniversary of her birth
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Turkish poet, 150th anniversary of his birth
Al-Biruni Persian scientist born in modern-day Uzbekistan, 1050th anniversary of his birth
İsmet Güney Northern Cypriot painter, 100th anniversary of his birth
2024[42] Magtymguly Pyragy Turkmen poet and philosopher, 300th anniversary of his birth (2nd commemoration)
2025[28] Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh Azerbaijani poet, 100th anniversary of his birth
Nurgisa Atabayoğlu Tilendiyev [kk] Kazakh conductor and composer, 100th anniversary of his birth
Atai Ogonbaev [ky] Kyrgyz composer, 125th anniversary of his birth
Münir Nurettin Selçuk Turkish composer, 125th anniversary of his birth
Aşık Kenzi Northern Cypriot folk singer, 230th anniversary of his birth

Funding

Türksoy is funded by contributions paid by individual member states, local governments, universities and NGOs.[1]

Related organizations

The Organization of Turkic States, the Turkic Academy and the Foundation of Turkic Culture and Heritage are organizations which TÜRKSOY works in coordination with. TÜRKSOY also carries out cooperation activities with the UNESCO, the ISESCO and the International Foundation for the Humanitarian Cooperation (IFESCCO) of the Commonwealth of Independent States.[1]

As part of the XV International Tashkent Film Festival "Pearl of the Silk Road", the "World Turkic Filmmakers Forum" was held, at which it was decided to create the Union of Cinematographers of the Turkic World. The head of the Cinematography Agency of the Ministry of Culture of Uzbekistan, Firdavs Abdukhalikov, was elected the chairman of the organization.[43]

List of secretaries-general

No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Polad Bülbüloğlu[44] Azerbaijan 1994 2008
2 Düsen Kaseinov (tr)[45] Kazakhstan 29 May 2008 31 March 2022
3 Sultan Raev (tr)[26] Kyrgyzstan 31 March 2022 incumbent

Leaders of member states

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Notes

  1. ^ Russian: Международная организация тюркской культуры, romanized: Mezhdunarodnaya organizatsiya tyurkskoy kul'tury
    Turkish: Uluslararası Türk Kültürü Teşkilatı

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