TURKSOY Museums Union holds its 5th term meeting in Andijan and hands the 2027 chairmanship to Türkiye

The 5th term meeting of the TURKSOY Museums Union took place in Andijan, the 2026 Cultural Capital of the Turkic World. Museum coordinators from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan and the Gagauz autonomous region took part.

The session was chaired by the Union's term chair, Prof. Jannat Ismailova, director of the State Museum of History of Uzbekistan. TURKSOY department head and Union general coordinator Dr. Barış Cavid Mövsümlü briefed participants on the 2026 activities and the agenda. The coordinators reviewed cooperation proposals for 2027 and discussed stronger institutional ties among Turkic-world museums, joint projects and continued cooperation in protecting cultural heritage.

At the close of the meeting the Union's chairmanship for 2027 was handed over to Türkiye: Prof. Ismailova presented a golden Andijan plate to Bora Dündar, deputy director general for cultural assets and museums at Türkiye's Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Participants thanked the Andijan governorate, Uzbekistan's Cultural Heritage Agency, the State Museum of History and TURKSOY for the organisation.