The first Turkic Statehood History Congress will be held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, from September 14-16, 2023. The congress is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye and is jointly organized by the Turkic Academy, the Atatürk High Institution of Culture, Language and History, and the Turkish Historical Society. It is supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, Turanews.kz reports.
The congress aims to revive and deepen research into the history of Turkic statehood and encourage scientific cooperation in this area. It will consider issues related to the history of the Turkic states, chronologically covering the period from ancient times to the modern period. The activities of the congress are also aimed at ensuring active interaction between specialists in relevant historical fields and other scientific disciplines, publishing materials in thematic periodicals, and serially publishing monographic works covering a wide range of topics related to Eurasian history and archeology.
More than 50 scholars from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and other countries, as well as experts from Asian, European, and American research centers, representatives of the creative intelligentsia, representatives of the diplomatic corps, and international organizations will participate in the congress.
As part of the congress, there will be a presentation of the book of the famous Turkish historian Afet Inan, “Kemal Ataturkti eske alganda” (“Remembering Kemal Ataturk”), prepared by the Turkic Academy in the Kazakh language. The book was published on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye.
The opening ceremony and the plenary session of the congress will be followed by sessions on topics such as:
- Chronology and spatial-geographical variability in the evolution of social and political institutions of nomadic societies: from tribal unions to nomadic empires
- Ethnic roots of the Turks in Central Asia and the formation of their characteristics
- Historical prerequisites for the construction of significant political associations in Steppe Eurasia
- Development of the political system in the Turkic states
- Institutions of power and religious structure of the Turkic states from the first khaganates to the last medieval empires
- Intercontinental trade routes in the history of Turkic states
- The role of the Turkic states in the formation of the traditions of statehood of the peoples of Eurasia
Following the results of the congress, the participants will agree on a number of important decisions on the main directions in the study of the history of Turkic statehood and will adopt a final resolution.
