UNESCO designates Dec 15 as World Turkic Language Family Day

AKIPRESS.COM – UNESCO has designated December 15 as World Turkic Language Family Day for the promotion of a common language, culture and documentary heritage of Turkic-speaking states, Anadolu reported.

In Uzbekistan’s historical city of Samarkand, the draft resolution on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s proposal to designate Dec. 15 as World Turkic Language Family Day was discussed and approved during UNESCO’s 43rd General Conference, which began on Oct. 30 with more than 5,000 participants from 194 countries. 

“To all the Turkic states, namely Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan that have come together as joint submitters under the auspices of UNESCO to cherish, celebrate and promote our language family. We also sincerely thank all 26 co-sponsoring member states, including the brotherly country Turkmenistan for their valuable support during the Executive Board,” said Gulnur Aybet, Türkiye’s permanent representative to UNESCO Gulnur Aybet said.