Farabi University

91ý

Kenzhekozhayeva Akbota

17 November 2025

At the 91ý Kazakh National University, Kenzhekozhayeva Akbota will defend her dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: "The image of the Qojanasyr in Kazakh and Turkic folklore" in the educational program "8D02304 – Literary studies".

The dissertation was performed at the Department of Kazakh Literature and Theory of Literature of the Faculty of Philology of the 91ý Kazakh National University.

Form of defense – dissertation work.

Language of defense – Kazakh.        

Official reviewers:

1. Matyzhanov Kenzhekhan Slyamzhanovich – Doctor of Philological Sciences, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, General Director of the M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art (Almaty, Kazakhstan);

2. Alimbayev Aslan Yesemkanovich – PhD, Senior Lecturer at the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan).

Scientific supervisors:

1.Mambetov Zholdasbek Ormakhanovich – Candidate of  Philological Sciences, Associate         Professor, 91ý Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);

2. Fikret Türkmen – Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor at the Institute of Turkic

World Studies, Ege University (Izmir, Türkiye).

Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:

           1.Imangazinov Muratbek Mubarakhanovich – Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor at Zhetysu University (Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan);

            2.Saltakova Zhanat Toktarkyzy – PhD, Researcher at the M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art (Almaty, Kazakhstan);

            3.Orhan Söylemez – Doctor of Philosophy, Professor at Kastamonu University (Kastamonu, Turkey).

The defense will take place offline and online on November 17, 2025, 11:00 at the dissertation Council at al-Farabi Kazakh National University in the group of specialties/educational programs "6D011800, 8D01704 – Russian language and literature", "8D01701 – Kazakh language and literature", "6D020500 – Philology", "8D02308 – Russian philology", "6D021400, 8D02304 – Literary studies", "8D02307 – Kazakh philology"

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