Flag of the Organization of Turkic States

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Flag of the Organization of Turkic States
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Adopted23 August 2012 [1]
DesignA light blue flag with a sun with forty uniformly spaced rays, an eight-pointed star (Rub el Hizb) and a crescent

The flag of the Organization of Turkic States , formerly the flag of the Turkic Council, was adopted at its 2nd Summit, which took place in Bishkek on 23 August 2012 [1] and officially raised on 12 October 2012. [2]

The flag combines the symbols of the original four members: the light blue color of the flag of Kazakhstan, the sun of the flag of Kyrgyzstan, the star of the flag of Azerbaijan and the crescent of the Turkish flag.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Turkic-speaking countries adopt their single flag". 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  2. "turkkon.org". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-17.