The winners of "Turki Fest Almaty – 2025" were awarded

The al-Farabi Kazakh National University hosted a gala concert and an award ceremony for the winners of the city youth festival "Turki Fest Almaty - 2025", organized with the support of the Akimat of Almaty and the Office of Youth Policy.

The festival was aimed at supporting and developing the creative potential of the youth of the metropolis. More than 300 talented students from the leading universities of the city passed the qualifying stages and demonstrated their abilities in a variety of genres: from traditional and pop vocals to choreography, theatrical productions and decorative and applied arts.

This year, Almaty received the status of the "Youth Capital of the Turkic World". This status was officially proclaimed by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States held in Budapest.  It should be noted that holding large-scale cultural events strengthens common values, supports historical continuity and promotes the development of creative cooperation between young representatives of different ethnic groups.

During the gala concert, the audience witnessed vivid performances by students from the largest universities in Almaty. After the concert, the award ceremony for the winners of the festival was held.

A student of the Kazakh National Medical University named after S.Zh.Asfendiyarov distinguished herself in the "Best Vocal" nomination. The best national dance was presented by the participants of the Almaty Technological University, and the students of Narkhoz University won in the nomination "Best Instrumental Performance".

The creative team of the Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University was recognized as the best in the category "National Fashion Show and Applied Art". The students of al-Farabi Kazakh National University demonstrated a high level of training, becoming the winner in three nominations at once – "Best Vocal Ensemble", "Best Choreography" and "Best Orchestra". Bakhyt Arystangalieva, a student of the Kazakh National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy, received recognition in the nomination "Best Performer of a Traditional Song", and the "Audience Award" was awarded to Jasulan Tasbolat, a student of the Kazakh National Agrarian Research University.

Students of the KAZUMO named after Abylai Khan were awarded for the "Best theatrical performance", and representatives of the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T.Zhurgenov won in the nomination "The most charismatic youth". The winners of the festival received cash certificates and diplomas.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National Univresity