Pages: 7-11

Abstract

Globalization processes taking place in modern world offer ample opportunities for development of the nations with the same ethnogenesis under a unified and common policy. One of the recent developments in this context deserving attention is globalization of Turkic world and a tendency towards formation of a unified Turkic culture. This paper gives a brief overview of Turkic world’s culture, tracks the historical chronology of cultural relationships between two most developed Turkic countries, that is Turkey and Azerbaijan, throws light on existing state of affairs and directions for the development of bilateral as well as multilateral cultural cooperation between Turkic countries and reviews from a culturological perspective the role played by such cooperation in formation and evolution of common Turkic culture. Impact of these relationships on common Turkic culture as well as their contribution to the establishment of the content and general principles of Turkic world’s cultural policy is also analyzed. This approach then makes it possible to generate of a clear idea about the main provisions of Turkic world’s cultural policy, such provisions reflecting the tasks and objectives arising out of various agreements made between above mentioned countries in various fields of culture along with the various treaties and protocols made within TURKSOY’s multilateral relationships framework. The paper also analyses the mission of TURKSOY in this regard and activities to be performed by this organization in this direction. Key words: Turkic culture, cultural globalization, cultural policy, ethnogenesis, Turkic world, TURKSOY