International Scientific Symposium on Azerbaijani Language and Literature Held in Bishkek
An international scientific symposium titled “Azerbaijani Language and Literature Studies in the Turkic World-3” was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on October 8–9, 2026. The conference was dedicated to Kyrgyz National University named after Yusuf Balasagyn and to the 100th anniversary of the First Baku Turkological Congress.
Speaking at the opening ceremony were Professor Dogdurbek Chontoyev, Rector of Kyrgyz National University named after Yusuf Balasagyn; Vugar Mammadov, TÜRKSOY’s Representative for Azerbaijan; Latif Gandilov, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan; and Prof. Acad. Hamlet Isakhanli, founder of Khazar University and Chairman of the Board of Directors and Trustees.
Scholars and researchers from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, France, and other countries took part in the scientific symposium. The symposium discussed current issues in the study of the Azerbaijani language, literary ties between Azerbaijani literature and the Turkic peoples, the shared literary heritage of the Turkic peoples, and the teaching of Azerbaijani language and literature abroad.
Alongside Prof. Acad. Hamlet Isakhanli, Khazar was represented at the symposium by Milana Abbasova, Dean of the School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences; Dilbar Zeynalova, Head of the Department of Languages and Literatures; Professor Badirkhan Ahmadov; and Associate Professor Ulvi Babasoy.
In conclusion, a decision was adopted on expanding international scientific cooperation in the field of Turkology, implementing joint research projects, supporting young scholars, and jointly studying the language, literature, and cultural heritage of the Turkic peoples. The symposium is of great importance for promoting the study of Azerbaijani language and literature at the international level, strengthening scientific ties, and developing academic cooperation in the Turkic world.
Professor Dogdurbek Chontoyev, Rector of Kyrgyz National University named after Yusuf Balasagyn, and Prof. Acad. Hamlet Isakhanli, founder of Khazar University and Chairman of the Board of Directors and Trustees, signed a memorandum within the framework of mutual cooperation.
As part of the conference’s cultural program, excursions were organized to the city of Bishkek, Issyk-Kul, and Ala-Archa National Park.
It should be recalled that the international scientific symposium “Azerbaijani Language and Literature Studies in the Turkic World” was held in 2024 at Khazar University in Baku, and in 2025 at Kafkas University in Kars, Türkiye.
