Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Tashkent will become the Tourism Capital of the Turkic World in 2027. The symbolic key marking the status was handed to Uzbekistan’s Tourism Committee Chairman Abdulaziz Akkulov at a ceremony in Istanbul on 7 November.
The handover took place during the closing and awards ceremony of the sixth International Korkut Ata Turkic World Film Festival. Türkiye’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, presented the Uzbek delegation with the symbolic key from Ankara, which held the title of Tourism Capital of the Turkic World in 2026.
Ersoy highlighted Uzbekistan’s historical and cultural heritage, traditions and tourism potential. He said the new status would create additional opportunities to develop tourism ties among Turkic states.
Abdulaziz Akkulov congratulated the festival participants and invited representatives of Turkic countries to visit Tashkent next year.
He also invited filmmakers to come to Uzbekistan and introduce international audiences to the country’s historic cities, natural landscapes and cultural heritage through their works.
