The International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Following Almaty, Bishkek, Tashkent and Ashgabat, a festive evening in honor of the anniversary of the organization was held in Baku.

The Tatar State Academic Theater named after Galiasgar Kamal will come to Turkmenistan on tour and take part in the IV International Theater Festival in Ashgabat on November 14-16, the Consulate General of Turkmenistan in Kazan reports.

The I International Film Festival “Dawn of Arkadag” completed its work on October 15. The competition program included films from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia and Turkey.

The opening of the Arkadag Dawn International Film Festival took place on October 14 at the Aman Gulmammedov State Drama Theater.

The German-French TV channel Arte, broadcast throughout Europe and focusing on art and culture, informative programs and high-quality documentaries, on Saturday evening, October 14, showed the film “Treasures in the Desert Sands - the Ancient Heritage of Turkmenistan.”

The city of Arkadag is waiting for the main film event that will be held this fall in the country. Tomorrow, October 14, the opening of the I International Film Festival "Dawn of Arkadag" will take place here. Hundreds of actors, directors, producers, film and theater stars, as well as cinematography figures from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Turkey and France will participate.

Days of Culture of Turkmenistan will be held in Azerbaijan in April 2024, and two cities – Baku and Ganja – will become creative platforms. An agreement on this was reached during a meeting in the Azerbaijani capital of the ministers of culture of the two countries, Atageldy Shamuradov and Adil Karimli.

Edouard Montout, a French theater and film actor, known to audiences for his role as Inspector Alain in the film “Taxi,” arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the I International Film Festival “Dawn of Arkadag” (“Arkadagyň säheri”).

Orient has prepared for readers a selection of the most interesting events that will take place this weekend, October 14-15, in Ashgabat and the city of Arkadag.

Halic – the area surrounding the Golden Horn, which belongs to the Historical Peninsula, is rightfully considered one of the most beautiful parts of Istanbul. The Golden Horn, which serves as the gateway to the Bosphorus, is so named due to its horn-shaped shape and the fact that its waters are cast in gold, especially at sunset. The Golden Horn with its natural harbor once served as an important port where merchant ships of the Ottoman and Eastern Roman Empires anchored. Now it is a multicultural area with mosques, churches, synagogues and ancient schools, preserving traces of more than a thousand years of Istanbul's history. In addition, modern attractions are concentrated here, giving the city a new charm.