Upper stroke
Sky
асманThe upper stroke represents the sky, the upper world. In the image of the World Tree, the branches reach into this realm.
About
Between the heavens and earth.
Our emblem brings together the World Tree of Turkic cosmology and the ram’s-horn motif of Kyrgyz felt-making. A contemporary mark, drawn from older traditions.
Upper stroke
Sky
асманThe upper stroke represents the sky, the upper world. In the image of the World Tree, the branches reach into this realm.
Middle stroke
Earth
жерThe middle stroke represents the earthly world, where human life unfolds. It lies between the sky above and the lower world beneath.
Lower stroke
Roots
жер астындагы дүйнөThe lower stroke evokes the roots of the World Tree, reaching into the world beneath the earth—a realm associated with spirits and ancestors in some Turkic traditions.
Central stroke
World Tree
бай терекThe vertical stroke represents the trunk of the World Tree. Its branches, trunk, and roots connect the upper, middle, and lower worlds into one whole.
Curled ends
Ram’s horns
кочкор мүйүзThe curls echo the ram’s-horn motif found in Kyrgyz felt ornament, traditionally associated with prosperity, strength, and vitality.
Middle stroke
Earth
жерThe middle stroke represents the earthly world, where human life unfolds. It lies between the sky above and the lower world beneath.
Lower stroke
Roots
жер астындагы дүйнөThe lower stroke evokes the roots of the World Tree, reaching into the world beneath the earth—a realm associated with spirits and ancestors in some Turkic traditions.
Central stroke
World Tree
бай терекThe vertical stroke represents the trunk of the World Tree. Its branches, trunk, and roots connect the upper, middle, and lower worlds into one whole.
Curled ends
Ram’s horns
кочкор мүйүзThe curls echo the ram’s-horn motif found in Kyrgyz felt ornament, traditionally associated with prosperity, strength, and vitality.