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Chairman of the Board – Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Zhanseit Tuimebayev took part in the solemn presentation of fundamental scientific publications, which was held at the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event, organized by the Foundation for Turkic Culture and Heritage, was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the First Baku Turkic Kurultai.

An important project presented at the ceremony was the chronicle and documentary collection "1926/2026: the 100th anniversary of the First Baku Turkic Kurultai", developed jointly by the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and the Foundation for Turkic Culture and Heritage. The collection, prepared on the basis of historical documents from the collections of the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan and the Central State Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan, includes official protocols, rare photographs, scientific reports and press materials of that period.

The second scientific work, the monograph "The First Turkological Congress", was also presented to the public during the meeting. The book was published under the authorship of the director of the Ataturk Center in Azerbaijan, academician Nizami Jafarov and renowned scientists Mahira Huseynova and Aysel Gharibli. The monograph comprehensively analyzes the historical mission of the Baku Kurultai in 1926, its special contribution to the cultural and scientific development of the Turkic peoples, as well as issues of ethnography, spelling, terminology, alphabet, language and literature.

Speaking at the event, the President of the Foundation for Turkic Culture and Heritage, Professor Aktoty Raimkulova, stressed the importance of the presented publications in reviving common historical memory and transferring scientific heritage to future generations as a spiritual treasure. She also noted that the personal participation of one of the authors of the project, prominent Turkologist, academician Nizami Jafarov, in the event further emphasized the scientific and spiritual significance of the meeting.

In addition, Malik Otarbayev, Adviser to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Zhanseit Tuimebayev, Chairman of the Board and Rector of Al–Farabi Kazakh National University, Mereke Kulkenov, Chairman of the Board of the Writers' Union of Kazakhstan, Jabbar Eshonkulov, Director of the Alisher Navoi State Museum of Literature of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, and Professor at Hadji Bayram University made presentations and praised the new works at the authoritative dialogue platform. The event was hosted by Mehmet Cevik in Ankara, as well as other well-known domestic and international speakers.

The speakers unanimously noted the exceptional role of these projects in bringing Turkological science to a new level and strengthening the spiritual unity of the Turkic world. The new editions will become an indispensable tool for scientists and students, as well as for a wide range of readers interested in history and linguistics.

Press-service of 91��ý Kazakh National University