The 5th International Conference of Young Turkologists, organised to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First Baku Congress of Turkology, has concluded at our university.
The event brought together young Turkologists, researchers and students from Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Uzbekistan and Russia. Over the course of two days, 13 panel sessions were held as part of the conference.
Participants presented papers on such relevant topics as “Artificial Intelligence in Literary Translation from Kazakh into Turkish,” “A Bibliographic Study of Relations Between the Turkish and Persian Languages,” “Turkic-Islamic Architectural Heritage: The Role of Decorative Ceramics Based on Azerbaijani Materials,” “The Turkish Language and Artificial Intelligence,” and “The Question of the European Huns, the Khazars and the Ancient Turkic States at the First Baku Congress of Turkology of 1926: An Overview of the History of the Turkic World,” as well as other emerging areas of research.
The academic discussions extensively addressed the interrelationships and historical development of the Turkic languages, literary heritage, the mythology and folklore of Turkic peoples, national identity, cultural continuity and the study of historical sources.
In particular, the lexical and phraseological similarities between the Kazakh and Turkish languages, ancient Turkic written monuments, the mythological beliefs of Turkic peoples, shared characters and motifs in heroic tales and epics, and the distinctive features of traditional culture and customs were examined from an academic perspective. The participants also discussed the history of medieval Turkic states, Turkic-Islamic architectural heritage, and national worldviews and identity in historical novels.
Modern research approaches in Turkology and the potential of digital technologies constituted another major focus of the conference. The panel sessions explored the use of artificial intelligence in literary translation, the digitisation of ancient Turkic written monuments, the creation of shared digital platforms, the preservation of linguistic heritage and new methods for studying it.
The historical significance of the First Baku Congress of Turkology of 1926, academic ties within the Turkic world, the study of shared cultural heritage and the linguistic affinity of Turkic peoples were also considered.
At the concluding session, the results of the academic presentations and panel discussions were reviewed. The international academic gathering became an important platform for exchanging experience among young researchers, strengthening academic ties and developing cooperation in the study of the shared historical and cultural heritage of the Turkic peoples.
The conference’s official programme and panel sessions have now concluded. On 23–24 October, participants will take part in a special cultural programme.
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