
1926 Baku Turkological Congress (First Turkological Congress) was an international gathering held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, from February 26 to March 6 1926, where the linguistic, historical, literary, and cultural issues of the Turkic world were addressed on a scientific platform. The congress, convened with the aim of promoting cultural integration and modernization among Turkic peoples living within Soviet Union’s borders, is particularly notable for its efforts toward achieving scr
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Shotgunned Turkology is a comprehensive scholarly work prepared as a result of research conducted by Prof. Dr. Ahmet Buran. The 560-page work, published by Akçağ Yayınları, presents the global journey of Turkology as a discipline and the pressures and injustices faced by scholars in this field, analyzed through a scientific lens documents.Book Cover Image (Akçağ Publications Website)The book consists of a preface, two main sections, and a bibliography.In the preface, Author explains the motivati
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Zangezur Corridor is a logistical route planned to pass through the Zangezur (Syunik) region in southern Armenia, aiming to directly connect Azerbaijan’s western regions with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.The implementation of the corridor was brought to the agenda within the framework of the Tripartite Declaration signed on 10 November 2020. This route holds strategic importance due to its potential to establish an uninterrupted land connection between Azerbaijan and Türkiye.On 8 August 20
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Tercüman Gazetesi is a long-running newspaper that began publication on 10 April 1883 in Bakhchisaray, Crimea, by İsmail Gaspıralı. Initially published weekly with parallel columns in Turkish and Russian, it became a daily newspaper from 1912 onward. After Gaspıralı’s death, it continued for a time under the editorship of Hasan Sabri Ayvazof and Rıfat Gasprinski.The newspaper emerged as one of the principal platforms for modernization in the Turkish world, aiming to enlighten public opinion arou
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Once, the world’s most famous route existed: The Silk Road! It derived its name from the silk fabrics that spread from China to the rest of the world. But this route was not used solely for transporting silk. Spices, precious stones, gold, books, and even ideas were also carried along this path.The Silk Road stretched from China through the steppes of Central Asia to Anatolia and from there to Europe. Thousands of kilometers long, parts of this route were overland while others connected with sea
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Turkish The Organization of Turkic States is an international organization established to enhance political, economic, cultural and social cooperation among Turkic-speaking states. Originally known as the Council of Turkic-Speaking Countries, the organization was formally established in 2009 through the Nakhchivan Agreement and renamed the Organization of Turkic States at the 2021 Istanbul Summit.The Organization of Turkic States currently has five complete member states: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
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One of the cultural heritage elements of the common world is the Köroğlu Epic, a heroic epic that has spread across a vast geographical area and remained alive through generations in oral tradition important. This epic has been embraced by Turkic peoples stretching from epic to Central Asia; it has been narrated in many countries including Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan like. Even its spread into the narrative circles of non-Turkic-speaking communities such as the G
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FoTurkic World Research Foundation (TDAV) was established in 1980 by Professor Dr. Turan Yazgan and holds the status of a foundation serving the public interest by decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Türkiye. The foundation operates from a historical building located behind the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality building, known as the “Ankaralı Mehmed Efendi Medresesi.” The medreses was constructed by Sheikh al-Islam Ankaralı Mehmed Efendi, and on 3 November 1987—the 300th anni
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The 42nd Session of the TÜRKSOY Permanent Council was held on 28 November 2025 in Aktau, a city on the Caspian coast of Kazakhstan and the 2025 Capital of Turkic World Culture. As a result of the meeting, the title of Capital of Turkic World Culture for 2026 was transferred to Andijan, the historic city of Uzbekistan. During the meeting, confidence was expressed that Andijan, with its deep-rooted identity as a bearer of the shared cultural heritage of the Turkic World, would successfully assume
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