Türksoy

This article deals with an international organization; for the Turkish entrepreneur see Mevlüt Türksoy .

Map of the member states

Member states

States with observer status

Türksoy ( proper spelling : TÜRKSOY; Turkish : Uluslararası Türk Kültürü Teşkilatı ; German: International Organization for Turkish Culture ) is an international organization for the culture of the Turkic peoples based in Ankara . Türksoy is an acronym from Tür k K ültür ve S anatları O rtak Y önetimi (German: Turkish Culture and Art Organization). The General Director of Türksoy is the former Kazakh culture minister Duisen Kaseinow .

aims

Türksoy aims to promote cultural exchange between the member countries.

history

Türksoy is based in Ankara

The organization was founded at a meeting of the culture ministers of Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Turkey , Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in Baku and Istanbul in 1992 , at which the states signed an agreement on cultural cooperation. Türksoy was then launched in Almaty with the signing of a contract on July 12, 1993 . Since 1996, Türksoy and UNESCO have been cooperating through mutual consultations and mutual representation. Türksoy has been part of the Turkish Council since 2009 .

Members

The most important body is the permanent council of the culture ministers of the member states. Türksoy has six member countries and eight regions with observer status.

Member state	language	annotation
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani
Kazakhstan	Kazakh
Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz
Turkey	Turkish
Turkmenistan	Turkmen
Uzbekistan	Uzbek
region	language	annotation
Gagauzia	Gagauz	Autonomous Region of Moldova
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Turkish	De facto regime in Cyprus
Altai Republic	Altaic	Part of the Russian Federation .
Bashkortostan	Bashkir	Part of the Russian Federation
Khakassia	Khakasian	Part of the Russian Federation
Sacha	Yakut	Part of the Russian Federation
Tatarstan	Tatar	Part of the Russian Federation
Tuva	Tuvinian	Part of the Russian Federation

Web links

• Website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Türksoy at the Turkish Foreign Ministry ( memento of the original from April 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ UNESCO Web Site: Relations with the Joint Administration of the Turkic Culture and Arts (TÜRKSOY), and Draft Agreement between that Organization and UNESCO . 1996. Retrieved December 4, 2009.