The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – This Sunday, Dec. 15, marks World Turkic Languages Day, a date established by UNESCO to celebrate and promote the Turkic language family spoken by more than 200 million people worldwide. The 43rd General Conference of UNESCO in Uzbekistan officially declared Dec. 15 as World Turkic Languages Day to preserve, celebrate, and promote the… The post Turkic Heritage Takes Spotlight on Global Cultural Stage appeared first on The Astana Times .