The Turkic Council Secretariat in partnership with the Istanbul, Marmara Universities and Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies organized the international conference in hybrid format on the topic of “Scientific Heritage of Mahmud Kashgari and its place in the development of Turkology of the third millennium” in Istanbul on September 29-30, 2021.
During the two days event, over 30 speakers and 40 experts from 9 countries, representing 16 universities and organizations from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and the US participated in the event.
The opening ceremony of the conference was held in the historical building of Istanbul University, which was established almost 600 years ago as the first higher education institution in this geography. The following sessions continued at the Headquarter of the Turkic Council and concluded at the University of Marmara.
The conference participants emphasized that the work of Mahmud Kashgari “Dīvānu Luğāti-t-Türk” is one of the first unique scientific written monuments of the Turkic peoples, which directly related to the history of all modern dialects of the Turkic language.
The Deputy Secretary General Mr. Mirvokhid Azimov emphasized that such events will serve to involve higher education institutions and research centers of the Turkic Council Member States in promotion and popularization of the Turkic World heritage. He noted that Turkic Council fully supports such initiatives and that this conference will expand the cultural and humanitarian ties of Turkic peoples.
During the conference the presentation of “Dīvānu Luğāti-t-Türk” in Uzbek language, which was published in Turkey under the auspices of the Secretariat of the Turkic Council, supervised by Mr. Kasimjon Sadikov, Professor and Doctor of Philology of the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies, was also held.
The participants of the conference agreed to continue organization of such events and to work towards reviewing, popularizing and preserving the Turkic heritage for the future generations.
During the two days event, over 30 speakers and 40 experts from 9 countries, representing 16 universities and organizations from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and the US participated in the event.
The opening ceremony of the conference was held in the historical building of Istanbul University, which was established almost 600 years ago as the first higher education institution in this geography. The following sessions continued at the Headquarter of the Turkic Council and concluded at the University of Marmara.
The conference participants emphasized that the work of Mahmud Kashgari “Dīvānu Luğāti-t-Türk” is one of the first unique scientific written monuments of the Turkic peoples, which directly related to the history of all modern dialects of the Turkic language.
The Deputy Secretary General Mr. Mirvokhid Azimov emphasized that such events will serve to involve higher education institutions and research centers of the Turkic Council Member States in promotion and popularization of the Turkic World heritage. He noted that Turkic Council fully supports such initiatives and that this conference will expand the cultural and humanitarian ties of Turkic peoples.
During the conference the presentation of “Dīvānu Luğāti-t-Türk” in Uzbek language, which was published in Turkey under the auspices of the Secretariat of the Turkic Council, supervised by Mr. Kasimjon Sadikov, Professor and Doctor of Philology of the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies, was also held.
The participants of the conference agreed to continue organization of such events and to work towards reviewing, popularizing and preserving the Turkic heritage for the future generations.
