The second meeting of representatives of the film industry of Turkic countries, organised by the International Organisation of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY), was held in Istanbul. Delegations from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey took part in the event. This was reported by the online publication Turkmenportal.

The Turkmen side was represented by the Deputy Head of the Türkmenfilm Association named after Oguzhan Sahysalyh Bayramov and the Head of the international relations department of the State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography Annageldi Atanazarov.

The meeting was devoted to the implementation of the decisions of the 40th meeting of the Permanent Council of TURKSOY. The participants discussed key areas of cooperation, including the creation of a Turkic world film library, joint film projects, the development of national film festivals and the holding of the ‘Gorkut Ata’ festival.

Following the talks, a final declaration was signed, confirming the agreements reached. The next meeting is scheduled to take place in Aktau, which this year holds the status of cultural capital of the Turkic world.

It should be recalled that the first meeting of filmmakers took place in Tashkent, where it was decided to establish the TURKFILM association to coordinate joint work in the field of cinema.