Türksoy
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
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 |
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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
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.