The Week of Culture of Turkmenistan in 2023 will be held in Ashgabat. The corresponding decree was signed today by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the information program “Watan” of the Turkmen television reported.

The document is adopted “in the aim of national culture development, inspiration of creative workers for creation of new works as well as to hold the Day of Culture and Art Workers and Poetry of Mahtumkuli Fragi at a decent level”.

In accordance with the Decree, an organizational committee on conduction of the Week of Culture is created and its composition is approved.

The Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, the State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography, the Turkmen State Publishing Service and the Hyakimlik of the city of Ashgabat are instructed to ensure the organization of cultural events on various types of art and artistic creativity and their wide coverage in the media within the framework of the Week of Culture.

The Week of Culture dedicated to the Day of Workers of Culture and Art, as well as Poetry of Mahtumkuli Fragi (celebrated on June 27) has been held in Turkmenistan for ten years in a row, every year in one of the five velayats of the country. Creative delegations from all regions of the country take part in it.

We remind that this year the cultural event takes place on June 22-27 in Mary velayat.