A literary evening dedicated to the life, poetic creativity and the upcoming celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great Turkmen thinker and classic poet of the East, Magtymguly Pyragy, was held in Islamabad. The initiator of the cultural action was the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

A creative competition among young people on the theme “Ocean of Wisdom of Magtymguly Fragi” has been announced in Turkmenistan to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the great philosopher and classic of national poetry. The youth competition will be held as part of the traditional national competition for the award of the President of Turkmenistan - “Türkmeniň Altyn Asyry”.

For the first time, the popular vocal talent show "X-factor" starts in Uzbekistan. The first episode will be shown on FTV channel on September 24, the Uzbek press reports.

The exhibition "Abu Rayhan Beruni. Geographical and intellectual travel". The project is timed to the 1050th anniversary of the birth of the great scientist and thinker of the East.

The interaction between Turkmenistan and UNESCO and its prospects were discussed at a meeting between Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and Deputy Director General of the UN agency for education, science and culture Xing Qu on Tuesday in Paris.

In Turkmenistan, the winners of the talent contest among children – "Garaşsyzlygyñ merjen däneleri – 2023" ("Pearls of Independence") were determined. The award ceremony of the finalists and a concert with the participation of talented contestants of the creative competition took place on Wednesday in the building of the Turkmen White Yurt, located in the Novruz Valley of the Ahal region.

Turkmenistan Day was held in Ankara as part of the 25th International Anatolian Festival of Culture and Art of the Turkic Peoples, which takes place in the Turkish capital from September 1 to 10. According to the draw held by the organizing committee of the event among diplomatic missions in Ankara, the 5th festival day was declared Turkmenistan Day, the press service of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Turkey reports.

Three artistic dogs soloed in Mozart Sr.'s Hunting Symphony to the accompaniment of the Danish Chamber Orchestra at the Haydn Festival in Copenhagen. An unusual surprise, which was arranged by the musicians of the composition, brought a "fresh" touch to the world of classical music with established traditions and delighted the festival audience, euronews reports.

Turkmen cinematographers continue shooting a documentary film dedicated to the creative legacy of the great poet Magtymguly Pyragy. Turkey will be the next country where the Turkmenfilm film crew will collect film materials from September 17 to 24.

Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Georgia Dovletmyrat Seyitmammedov met with the organizers and Turkmen participants of the 5th Tsinandali Classical Music Festival, which runs from August 31 to September 10.