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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | - | |||
| 2013 | Turkvision Song Contest 2013 | |||
| 2014 | Turkvision Song Contest 2014 | |||
| 2015 | - | |||
| 2016 | - | |||
| 2017 | - | |||
| 2018 | - | |||
| 2019 | - | |||
| 2020 | Also 2021, due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022 | 2022 World Nomad Games, 2nd Korkut Ata Film Festival | |||
| 2023 |  Azerbaijan[3] | 3rd Korkut Ata Film Festival | ||
| 2024 |  Turkmenistan[4] | - | ||
| 2025 | [5] | - |