Turkic Heritage Takes Spotlight on Global Cultural Stage

Turkic Heritage Takes Spotlight on Global Cultural Stage

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – This Sunday, Dec. 15, marks World Turkic Languages Day, a date established by UNESCO to celebrate and promote the Turkic language family spoken by more than 200 million people worldwide. Photo credit: isf.org.tr The 43rd General Conference of UNESCO in Uzbekistan officially declared Dec. 15 as World Turkic Languages Day to preserve, celebrate, and promo…

UN celebrates first World Turkish Language Family Day

The new commemoration highlights the common linguistic and cultural heritage of the Turkic-speaking peoples and strengthens UNESCOour country’s broader commitment to multilingualism and cultural diversity. A historic date The choice of December 15 is rooted in a historic moment in linguistic scholarship. On this day in 1893, Danish linguist Vilhelm Thomsen announced that he had […]

UN marks first World Turkic Language Family Day

The UN cultural agency, UNESCO, is preparing to celebrate the first ever World Turkic Language Family Day on Monday, following a decision by UNESCO’s General Conference in Samarkand to establish 15 December as an annual observance.