Culture and Arts Capital of the Turkic World, (Turkish: Türk Dünyası Kültür Başkenti) is a city designated by the TÜRKSOY for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events.
The decision for a cultural capital was made during the tenth meeting of Türksoy in 2010. The first city is selected as Astana for the year 2012.[1] With the 2013 edition, a Eurovision themed song contest, Turkvision Song Contest, debuted.[2]
| Year | City | Country/Region | Notes/Notable activities |
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| 2012 | Astana |  Kazakhstan |
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| 2013 | Eskişehir |  Turkey |
Turkvision Song Contest 2013 |
| 2014 | Kazan |  Tatarstan ( Russia) |
Turkvision Song Contest 2014 |
| 2015 | Mary |  Turkmenistan |
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| 2016 | Sheki |  Azerbaijan |
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| 2017 | Turkistan | Kazakhstan |
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| 2018 | Kastamonu | Turkey |
- |
| 2019 | Osh |  Kyrgyzstan |
- |
| 2020 | Khiva |  Uzbekistan |
Also 2021, due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Bursa | Turkey |
2022 World Nomad Games, 2nd Korkut Ata Film Festival |
| 2023 | Shusha | Azerbaijan[3] |
3rd Korkut Ata Film Festival |
| 2024 | Anau | Turkmenistan[4] |
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| 2025 | Aktau | Kazakhstan[5] |
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Turkic Capitals of Culture, Tourism, Youth & Agriculture
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| Tourism |
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| Youth |
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| Agriculture |
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