The award ceremony for the first winners of the international award "Kelajak Merosi" ("Heritage of the Future") took place in Tashkent. The laureates received not only statuettes and diplomas but also cash prizes of 10 thousand dollars.
Presidents of Central Asia and Azerbaijan participated in the event, visiting the Center for Islamic Civilization, where the ceremony was held.
- In the "Literature" category, the winner was Sultan Raev, the people's writer of Kyrgyzstan and the Secretary General of TURKSOY.
- The award in the "Culture" category was given to Davlat Safarzada, the people's poet of Tajikistan.
- In the "Theater and Cinema" nomination, the award went to Yerkebulan Dairov, an artist of the M. Auezov National Drama Theater in Kazakhstan.
- In the "Music and Dance" category, the award was presented to the People's Artist of Azerbaijan, Alim Gasimov.
- In the field of "Science, Education, and Digital Technologies," the winner was Dilafruz Egamberdieva, Deputy Director of the International Center under the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan and Doctor of Agricultural Sciences.
