International Organization of Turkic Culture

Uluslararası Türk Kültürü Teşkilatı (Türksoy)
International Organization of Turkic Culture
Sovereign (maroon) and other members (red) of Türksoy
Headquarters Turkey Ankara, Turkey
Official language Turkish
Members[1]
  • 6 sovereign member states
  • 8 non-sovereign observer states
Leaders
• General Secretary
Dusen Kaseinov
Establishment 1993

The International Organization of Turkic Culture (Turkish: Uluslararası Türk Kültürü Teşkilatı, Türksoy) is an international cultural organization of countries with Turkic populations, speaking languages belonging to the Turkic language family. Other than being an abbreviation of the former official name "Türk Kültür ve Sanatları Ortak Yönetimi" - Joint Administration of Turkic Culture and Arts, "Türksoy" is a compound noun, in Turkish, made up of the words "Türk" (Turk/ic) and "soy" (ancestry).

The General Secretary of Türksoy is Duisen Kaseinov, former Minister of Culture of Kazakhstan. Türksoy has its headquarters in Ankara, Turkey.

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 July 12, 1993 in Almaty.

In 1996, an official cooperation between Türksoy and UNESCO was established, involving mutual consultations and reciprocal representation.[2]

It is announced that Türksoy will be integrated into the Turkic Council, a geopolitical organization of Turkic countries established on November 3, 2009.

Members

As of 2016, Türksoy has six sovereign member states and three non-sovereign observer states.[1]

Member state Language Notes
 Azerbaijan Azerbaijani
 Kazakhstan Kazakh
 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz
 Turkey Turkish
 Turkmenistan Turkmen
 Uzbekistan Uzbek
Observer state Language Notes
 Bashkortostan Bashkir a federal subject of Russia.
 Tatarstan Tatar a federal subject of Russia.
 Găgăuzia Gagauz an autonomous region of Moldova.
 Northern Cyprus Turkish a de facto independent republic recognized only by Turkey; see Cyprus dispute.

Past members

The five Russian federal subjects left Türksoy after a Russian aircraft was shot down by Turkish forces in late 2015.[3][4][5]

Observer state Language Notes
 Altai Republic Altay a federal subject of Russia.
 Khakassia Khakas a federal subject of Russia.
 Sakha Republic Sakha (Yakut) a federal subject of Russia.
 Tuva Tuvan a federal subject of Russia.
Türksoy Headquarters, Ankara

Past and Future Population

RankCountryArea1950200020502100
1 Turkey783,56221,122,00065,970,00089,291,00087,983,000
2 Uzbekistan447,4006,293,00025,042,00035,117,00032,077,000
3 Kazakhstan2,724,9006,694,00015,688,00022,238,00024,712,000
4 Azerbaijan86,6002,886,0008,464,00011,210,0009,636,000
5 Kyrgyzstan199,9001,739,0004,938,0007,064,0009,046,000
6 Turkmenistan488,1001,205,0004,386,0006,608,0005,606,000
Total4,730,46239,939,000124,488,000171,528,000169,060,000

Land and Water Area (Exclude Caspian Sea)

This list includes dependent territories within their sovereign states (including uninhabited territories), but does not include claims on Antarctica. EEZ+TIA is exclusive economic zone (EEZ) plus total internal area (TIA) which includes land and internal waters.

RankCountryAreaEEZShelfEEZ+TIA
1 Turkey783,562261,65456,0931,045,216
2 Uzbekistan447,40000447,400
3 Kazakhstan2,724,900002,724,900
4 Azerbaijan86,6000086,600
5 Kyrgyzstan199,90000199,900
6 Turkmenistan488,10000488,100
Total4,730,462261,65456,0934,992,116

Activities

Türksoy carries out activities to strengthen cultural ties between Turkic peoples. One of the main goals to transmit their common cultural heritage to future generations and promote it around the world.[6]

Activities and events include;[6]

  • Gatherings of artists, photographers, painters, opera singers, poets, journalists, theatre, dance and music ensembles of the Turkic World.
  • Monthly journal published in three languages,
  • Works written in various languages and Turkic dialects.
  • Commemoration of artists, authors, poets and scholars in recognition of their valuable contribution to Turkic culture
  • Symposia and conferences covering topics on the common history, language, culture and art of Turkic peoples
  • Nevruz Day celebrations including concerts and events held in the UNESCO Headquarters in 2010, the United Nations General Assembly Hall in 2011, and various other countries including Germany, Austria and the UK
  • Nevruz festival held on April 1, 2016 at Warner Theater in Washington DC[7]

Cultural Capital of the Turkic World

Every year, one city in the Turkic world is selected as the "Cultural Capital of the Turkic World". Within the framework of events to celebrate the Cultural Capital of the Turkic World, numerous cultural events are held, gathering artists, scholars and intellectuals, giving them the opportunity to exchange their experiences, as well as promoting the city in question internationally.[8]

Recent cities that have been awarded this title are;[6]

Funding

Türksoy is funded by contributions paid by individual member states, local governments, universities and NGOs.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Türksoy Official Web Site (2009). "Homepage > Türksoy > Member States". Archived from the original on 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  2. ↑ UNESCO Web Site (1996). "Relations with the Joint Administration of the Turkic Culture and Arts (TÜRKSOY), and Draft Agreement between that Organization and UNESCO" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Якутия поддерживает политику России по отношению к Турции | NVK Online". nvk-online.ru. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  4. ↑ "Якутия прервет связи с ТюрКСОЙ: "Партнеров в тюркском мире достаточно" - ИА REGNUM". ИА REGNUM. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  5. ↑ Власти тюркских регионов выбирают между Россией и Турцией
  6. 1 2 3 4 POLAT, Orhan. "About :: TURKSOY". www.turksoy.org. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  7. ↑ "NEVRUZ CELEBRATIONS OF TURKSOY 2016". www.turksoy.org.
  8. 1 2 POLAT, Orhan. "Cultural Capital of the Turkic World 2016: Sheki :: TURKSOY". www.turksoy.org. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  9. ↑ POLAT, Orhan. "The Cultural Capital of the Turkic World 2018: Kastamonu :: TURKSOY". www.turksoy.org. Retrieved 2017-12-15.


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