The Week of Turkic Culture has started in Ashgabat.
The solemn opening ceremony of the Week of Culture of the Turkic States was held at the National Music and Drama Theater of Turkmenistan named after Makhtumkuli.
Heads and representatives of this international organization, as well as creative delegations from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the event held on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of founding the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY).
The solemn ceremony began with a welcoming address by the President of the host country, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, to the participants of the creative forum.
