International Organization of Turkic Culture

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 also a compound noun in Turkish, made up of the words Türk (Turkic) and soy (ancestry).

International Organization of Turkic Culture
Uluslararası Türk Kültürü Teşkilatı (Türksoy)
Flag
Sovereign (green) and other members (cyan) of Türksoy
Headquarters Ankara, Turkey
Official languageTurkish (official language)
Russian, English (working languages)
Members[1]
  • 6 sovereign member states
  • 4 non-sovereign observer states
Leaders
• General Secretary
Sultanbai Raev
Establishment1993
Website
https://www.turksoy.org

The General Secretary of Türksoy is Sultanbai Raev, the former Minister of Culture of Krygyzstan and deputy General Secretary of Organization of Turkic States. 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 12 July 1993 in Almaty.

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

Since its establishment, the Turkic Council has acted as an umbrella organization for Türksoy and a number of related organizations.[3]

Members

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

Member state Language Date Notes
 Azerbaijan Azerbaijani 1993
 Kazakhstan Kazakh 1993
 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz 1993
 Turkey Turkish 1993
 Turkmenistan Turkmen 1993
 Uzbekistan Uzbek 1993
Observer state Language Date Notes
 Bashkortostan Bashkir 1993 a federal subject of Russia. Stopped attending projects as of 2015,[4][5][6] continued after a brief period.[7]
 Tatarstan Tatar 1993 a federal subject of Russia.
 Khakassia Khakas 1996 a federal subject of Russia. Stopped attending projects as of 3 December 2015,[8] continued after a brief period.[9]
 Găgăuzia Gagauz 1999 an autonomous region of Moldova.
 Northern Cyprus Turkish 1993 a de facto independent republic recognized only by Turkey; see Cyprus dispute.

Past members

Five Russian federal subjects left Türksoy after a Russian aircraft was shot down by Turkish forces in late 2015.[4][5][6]

Observer state Language Date Notes
 Altai Altay 2003 a federal subject of Russia.
 Yakutia Sakha (Yakut) 2003 a federal subject of Russia.
 Tuva Tuvan 1996 a federal subject of Russia.
Türksoy Headquarters, Ankara

Past and future population
Main article: List of countries by past and future population

List of countries by past and future population provides the 1950, 2000 and 2050 population data, while the 2100 data is from the United Nations medium fertility variant projection.

RankCountryArea (km²)1950200020502100
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

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

RankCountryArea (km²)EEZ (km²)Shelf (km²)EEZ+TIA (km²)
1 Kazakhstan2,724,900002,724,900
2 Turkey783,562261,65456,0931,045,216
3 Turkmenistan488,10000488,100
4 Uzbekistan447,40000447,400
5 Kyrgyzstan199,90000199,900
6 Azerbaijan86,6000086,600
Total4,730,462261,65456,0934,992,116

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."[10]

Activities and events include:

  • Gatherings of artists, photographers, painters, opera singers, poets, journalists, theatre, dance and music ensembles of the Turkic World
  • Monthly journal published in three languages
  • Publishing works written in various Turkic languages and 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 United Kingdom.

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.[11][10]

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.

YearPersonDescription
2010Zeki Velidi Togan[16] Bashkir historian, 120th anniversary of his birth
2011Ğabdulla Tuqay[17] Tatar poet, 125th anniversary of his birth
2012Nikolai Katanov (az)[18] Khakas Turkologist, 150th anniversary of his birth
Mirza Fatali Akhundov[19]Azerbaijani writer, 200th anniversary of his birth
2013Mukan Tulebaev (tr)[20] Kazakh musician, 100th anniversary of his birth
2014[21] Magtymguly PyragyTurkmen poet
Toktogul SatylganovKyrgyz poet
2015[22] Haldun TanerTurkish writer, 100th anniversary of his birth
Semyon KadyshevKhakas dastan writer, 130th anniversary of his birth
2016Yūsuf Balasaguni[23] Turkic philosopher and poet, 1000th anniversary of his birth
2017Molla Panah Vagif[24] Azerbaijani poet, 300th anniversary of his birth
2018[25] Gara GarayevAzerbaijani composer, 100th anniversary of his birth
Magzhan ZhumabayevKazakh poet, 125th anniversary of his birth
Chinghiz AitmatovKyrgyz writer, 90th anniversary of his birth
2019[26] Imadaddin NasimiAzerbaijani poet, 650th anniversary of his birth
Âşık VeyselTurkish folk singer, 125th anniversary of his birth
2020Abai Qunanbaiuly[27] Kazakh poet and intellectual, 175th anniversary of his birth
2022[14] Toktobolot Abdumomunov (ru)Kyrgyz writer, 100th anniversary of his birth
Fikret AmirovAzerbaijani composer, 100th anniversary of his birth
Süleyman Çelebi (tr)Turkish sufi, 600th anniversary of his death

Funding

Türksoy is funded by contributions paid by individual member states, local governments, universities and NGOs.[10]

List of Secretaries-General
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Polad Bülbüloğlu[28]Azerbaijan19942008
2Düsen Kaseinov (tr)[29]Kazakhstan29 May 200831 March 2022
3Sultanbai Raev[15]Kyrgyzstan31 March 2022incumbent

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