During the international art exhibition “Spirit of the Great Steppe”, held in Istanbul in memory of the renowned writer Chingiz Aitmatov, a solemn ceremony took place to welcome new members to the Academy of Artists of the Turkic World.
According to “Turkmenistan: The Golden Age”, artists from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan were among those honored.

Representing Turkmenistan, Saragyt Babaev, a sculptor, Hero of Turkmenistan, People’s Artist, two-time recipient of the Makhtumkuli International Prize, and an honored elder, became a full member of the Academy.
Meanwhile, Gahryman Gochmyradov, a painter, member of the Union of Artists of Turkmenistan, and laureate of the Presidential Award “Türkmeniň Altyn asyry”, received the title of corresponding member.