The first founding conference of the Association of Cultural Capitals of the Turkish World was held within the closing ceremony of “Shusha 2023 as the Cultural Capital of the Turkish World”.
SIA reports with reference to AZERTAC that Aydin Karimov, the special representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Shusha district, Adil Karimli, the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Atageldi Shamuradov, the Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan, Eskishahir (Turkey), Bursa (Turkey), Turkestan (Kazakhstan), Osh ( Governors and officials of Kyrgyzstan), Anev (Turkmenistan) and other cities and provinces participated.
Aydin Karimov, the special representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Shusha region, called the founding conference of the Union of Cultural Capitals of the Turkic World in the city of Shusha, which was chosen as the “cultural capital of the Turkish world” in 2023, an important event and pointed out that the joint document to be signed will be of special importance for the Turkish world.
After the opening speeches of the founding conference, a joint statement of the Union of Cultural Capitals of the Turkic World (TURKBIR) was signed with the aim of contributing to the social, cultural and economic development of the cities selected by TURKSOY as the “Turkish World Cultural Capital” and promoting these cities in the international world and developing their tourism potential.
In the end, Bursa Mayor Alinur Aktaş was elected as the chairman of the organization by the unanimous majority of TURKBIR member leaders.
It should be noted that according to the agreement reached at the 39th meeting of the TURKSOY Standing Council held on November 5, 2022 in Bursa, the Republic of Turkey, the first preparatory meeting of the local executive bodies regarding the establishment of the Union of Cultural Capitals of the Turkic World will be held on June 30 of the current year. It was held in Arkadag, Turkmenistan. In the said meeting, it was proposed to hold the founding and first meetings of the Union of Cultural Capitals of the Turkish World in Shusha.
