Shared heritage of the Turkic World: promoting invaluable values globally
UzA hosted a meeting between the leadership of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation and the Uzbekistan National News Agency.
The Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation is an international organization dedicated to preserving, studying, restoring, and promoting the shared cultural and historical heritage of the Turkic peoples internationally.
Based in Baku, the Foundation funds projects that safeguard, restore, and promote cultural heritage sites. Additionally, it supports cultural heritage research, helps train specialists in this area, and hosts seminars, conferences, and exhibitions.
In 2025, during the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, the Foundation introduced the multilingual catalog “The Cultural Code of the Turkic World”, celebrating the Turkic world’s cultural heritage, along with the multi-volume anthology “Heritage of Turkic Folklore”.
During the meeting, the parties highlighted the crucial role of the media in showcasing the rich cultural and historical heritage of the Turkic peoples to a broader audience and promoting it more actively in the global information space.
Efforts focused on expanding UzA’s coverage of the Foundation’s initiatives that preserve the shared history, culture, art, literature, and spiritual values of Turkic peoples, and promoting them globally. The parties also explored the potential for joint media projects to enhance cultural and informational exchange within the Turkic countries and to deliver accurate, high-quality information about their historical and cultural heritage to international audiences.
Professor Aktoty Raimkulova, President of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, expressed her interest in forming regular collaboration with UzA.
Aktoty Raimkulova emphasized that Turkic peoples share a common language, religion, and culture. She highlighted Uzbekistan’s vital role in the Turkic world, reflecting centuries of history, spiritual richness, and unique traditions. She stressed the importance of preserving and promoting this invaluable heritage globally. The plan includes signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the Foundation and UzA to facilitate information exchange, co-host cultural events, and enhance global awareness of Turkic cultural heritage. Ms. Raimkulova expressed confidence that such collaboration will greatly advance the promotion of shared Turkic values.
During the meeting, Abdusaid Kuchimov, Director General of the Uzbekistan National News Agency, emphasized the need to expand information exchange with the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation and implement measures to improve staff’s professional experience and qualifications.
It was also noted that, following the initiative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, School No. 34 in Qoramanas village, Bostanlyk district, Tashkent region, was renamed in honor of the distinguished Kazakh writer, playwright, translator, and public figure Rakhmatulla Raimkulov.
On September 2, the school will host an event to mark the start of the new academic year and honor the writer’s memory in his homeland. Additionally, the school will organize a spiritual and educational event to encourage reading among young people, familiarize students with the writer’s works, and promote his literary legacy more broadly.
Naming this educational institution after Turkic writer Rakhmatulla Raimkulov holds special symbolic importance. It vividly reflects a deep respect for shared cultural heritage and highlights the historical closeness between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Furthermore, it signifies ongoing growth in cultural and humanitarian collaboration between the two nations.
Utkir Alimov, photos by Nosirjon Haydarov, UzA
