The book «Asrın Adamı» about A.Baitursynuly was presented in Istanbul

Today the presentation of the book «Asrın Adamı» (Man of the сentury), published by the International Turkic Academy, was held in Istanbul within the framework of the scientific conference «Akhmet Baitursynuly and Turkic Civilization», Turanews.kz reports citing the press service of the International Turkic Academy

The work «Asrın Adamı», published within the celebration ofhe 150th anniversary of Akhmet Baitursynuly, is the result of many years of searching for the head of the House-Museum of A.Baitursynuly, scholar-Akhmetologist Raikhan Imahanbet, according to archival documents and the Rare Manuscripts Fund.

The International Turkic Academy translated and published a substantial work in Turkish in order to popularize it in the Turkic world. The book was translated into Turkish by translator Ashur Ozdemir and consists of the sections «Holy Place», «Outstanding Personality», «Great Enlightener», «Man of the Century». It contains manuscripts, copies of rare documents, as well as photographic data about the life of the great enlightener. The author analyzed each document in detail and attached scientific comments to the correspondence of his contemporaries.

The book can become as a guide for Akhmet-scholars and applicants in the field of Turkic studies in general.

It is worth noting that on 1st of November a scientific conference «Ahmet Baitursynuly and Turkic Civilization» was held in Istanbul, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Ahmet Baitursynov. This event was arranged by the TURKSOY together with the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Turkey, as well as by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Alash scholars and Turkologists from the fraternal countries – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkey took the floor with the reports at the event.