A ceremony dedicated to the proclamation of World Turkic Language Family Day, which UNESCO has designated as 15 December, was held in Ashgabat. This was reported by the state news agency ‘Turkmenistan: Golden age’.

The event took place at the Cultural Centre of the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey. The initiative to establish the date came from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The decision was taken at the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand.

The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkey, as well as the media and residents of the capital.

Ahmet Demirok, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Turkmenistan, noted the importance of joint efforts to preserve linguistic heritage and cultural memory. He emphasised Turkmenistan's contribution to the development and support of the Turkic world.

As part of the ceremony, guests were shown video materials about the history and culture of the Turkic world.