This year Turkestan administration is a coordinator of the 35th session of the permanent council "Turksoy". The title "The spiritual capital of the Turkic world" is officially given according to the event. International Organization of the Turkic culture "Turksoy" sets friendly relations between the Turkic speaking peoples, consolidates and strengthen the ties of the brotherhood, working towards the promotions of the common culture of the Turks to the future generation.
The celebration of Nauryz was held in Turkestan. In Kazakh-Turkish university named after Kh.A.Yassaui it was organized an international scientific conference "Turkestan and Turcology" under the year "Turkestan is the cultural capital of the Turkic world". The staffs of Otrar state archaeological preservation museum presented an exhibition where the items devoted to the 18th - 19th centuries along the street which crosses the citadel of the 19th century of the monument of Azret Sultan. As well as presented the show which describes the life of the population, business, craft, military defense shows to the audience. All the guests from Turkic countries and citizens of Turkestan city were impressed by the event.