National days · Kazakhstan
Holidays, state days and days of remembrance — the calendar of the Turkic world, month by month.
March
March 21
Holiday
Nowruz
The festival of spring and nature's awakening. Celebrated across the Turkic world with bonfires, sprouted wheat and festive tables; on UNESCO's intangible heritage list since 2009.
October
October 32009
Historical event
Founding of the Organization of Turkic States
On 3 October 2009 the Nakhchivan Agreement founded the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, renamed the Organization of Turkic States in 2021.
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December
December 161991
Holiday
Kazakhstan — Independence Day
On 16 December 1991 Kazakhstan declared its independence — the last of the Soviet republics to do so.
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