Turkmen scholars present studies on Magtymguly heritage at International Symposium

Scholars of Magtymguly Turkmen State University, representing Turkmenistan, took part via videoconference in the international symposium titled “The Study of Azerbaijani Language and Literature in the Turkic World”, held on 8–9 October in Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic. The scientific forum was jointly organized by Khazar University and Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn and was dedicated to the 35th anniversary of Khazar University and the 100th anniversary of the First Baku Turkological Congress. This was reported on the official website of the higher education institution of Turkmenistan.

The symposium brought together scholars from Azerbaijan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, France and other countries. Participants discussed current issues related to the study of the Azerbaijani language, literary relations among Turkic peoples, their common literary heritage, as well as the teaching of Azerbaijani language and literature abroad.

Amannepes Shikhnepesov, Head of the Department of Turkmen Literature and Candidate of Philological Sciences, delivered a presentation titled “Translation Practices of Poetic Texts from Turkmen into Azerbaijani and from Azerbaijani into Turkmen (Based on Translations of Works by Magtymguly Pyragy and Samad Vurgun)”. Tagandurdy Bekjayev, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Turkmen Language and Candidate of Philological Sciences, presented a scientific report titled “Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani Literature in the Language of Magtymguly Pyragy”.

Following the symposium, proposals aimed at strengthening scientific cooperation were adopted, relevant resolutions were approved, and certificates were presented to the participants.