TURKSOY OPERA HEADS TO CONVENE IN ANKARA

Baku, 12 January (AzerTAc). Heads of the national opera and ballet theaters of TURKSOY states members will convene in Ankara, Turkey, on January 15. The meeting will highlight several issues related to the preparation for the upcoming 14th TURKSOY Opera and Ballet days, foundation of the Union of national opera and ballet Heads of TURKSOY countries, etc. The event will involve Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkey, Bashkortostan, the Crimea, North Cyprus and Tatarstan.
The General Directorate of Joint Administration of Turkic Culture and Arts (TURKSOY) is an international foundation established in 1993 in Almaty by the ministers of culture of the Turkish speaking countries Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Turkey. The countries which participated later as observing members are the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Khakasia, Tuva, Altai Republic, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and Gagauzia. The official language is Turkish, with the Headquarters in Ankara. The main goal of TURKSOY is to establish relationship among the Turkish speaking countries based on friendship to research and promote the Turkish culture preserving it for the next generations.