Flag of the Organization of Turkic States

Official symbol used by the Organization of Turkic States
Flag of the Organization of Turkic States
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.

See also

  • Organization of Turkic States

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
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