
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Visit to Kazakhstan is an official visit conducted from 13 to 15 May 2026 at the invitation of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. During the visit, the sixth meeting of the Turkey-Kazakhstan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council was held, and President Erdoğan also attended the Informal Summit of the Organization of Turkic States held in the city of Turkistan, Kazakhstan on 15 May 2026.Beginning of the Visit and ReceptionPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s a
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Kazakhstan Independence Day is a national holiday commemorating the formal declaration of independence by the Republic of Kazakhstan on 16 December 1991 during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. This date is recognized as the day when the Kazakh Supreme Council (Parliament) legally affirmed the country’s sovereignty and state independence. Independence Day holds official holiday status in the country and is observed annually on 16 December with state-level ceremonies and various events.Indepen
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Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Political Repression, Exile, and Famine in Kazakhstan is an official day of commemoration held annually on May 31 in Kazakhstan to honor the victims of mass political repression, forced exile, and artificial famine policies during the Soviet era. This day aims particularly to remind the Kazakh people of the repressive policies carried out by the Soviet regime under Stalin against their population in the 1930s.Documentary About the Great Famine Disaster in Ka
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The 1944 Deportation of the Meskhetian Turks was a mass expulsion carried out by the Soviet Union on November 14–15, 1944, during which approximately 90,000 to 117,000 Meskhetian Turks living in the Ahıska region of Georgia were forcibly relocated to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan under the pretext of “security.”Anadolu Ajansı. "Ahıska Türklerinin sürgün edilişinin 77. yılı." Son Erişim: 13.11.2025. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/ahiska-turklerinin-surgun-edilisinin-77-yili/2420338">【
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The ceremony took place on April 5, 2025, in Aktau, which was officially designated as the Turkic World Capital of Culture for 2025.OrganizationThe International Organization of Turkic Culture (TÜRKSOY) declared Aktau, Kazakhstan, as the “Turkic World Capital of Culture” for the year 2025. This title is awarded within the framework of the Turkic World Capital of Culture program, which has been ongoing since 2012. Previous cities that have held this title include Astana, Eskişehir, Kazan, Merv, S
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Kazakhstan, the largest country by area in Central Asia, is one of the region’s most active actors with a territory of 2.724.900 square kilometers and a population of approximately 20 million. Bordered by People's Republic of China to the east, Russian Federation to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to the south, and the Caspian Sea to the west, Kazakhstan has historically been a crossroads of major trade and culture routes due to its geopolitical position. In 1991, Kazakhstan declared its in
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The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Summit of Heads of State, under the theme "Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development", will be held on 15 May 2026 in Turkistan, hosted by the Republic of Kazakhstan and recognized as the spiritual capital of the Turkic World. The summit, chaired by Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was attended by the heads of state of OTS member and observer countries, the OTS Secretary General, members of the Council of Elders, and leaders of Turkic co
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Amal Bayramı / Meeting Day (Amal Merekesi / Körisüv Küni) is a traditional holiday in Kazakh culture symbolizing the arrival of spring and marking the first days of the year. Celebrated especially in the western regions of Kazakhstan, this day corresponds to the beginning of the new year according to the ancient Kazakh calendar and is observed one week before Nowruz. Amal represents both the awakening of nature and the reunion of people, which is why it is also known among the people as “Körisüv
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Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev (6 July 1940, Chemolgan) is the first president of Kazakhstan following its independence. During his tenure from 1991 to 2019, he played a central role in foundational processes such as the establishment of the state structure, the shaping of the presidential system, the relocation of the capital, economic restructuring, nuclear disarmament, and the development of a multivector foreign policy doctrine. Kazakhstan’s institutionalization as an independent state and
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HasSak is a Kazakh-origin ethno-folk music group that reinterprets ancient Turkic instruments such as the kopuz, dombıra, and sıbızgı through contemporary musical arrangements, bringing together the shared cultural heritage of the Turkic World and the universal sounds of modern music.FormationThe HasSak group was founded in 2013 in Kazakhstan. The group’s name was suggested by member Erzhan Zhamenkeev. The term “HasSak” historically means “the original Saka” or “the original Scythians”. Accordin
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