Our academicians participated in the international conference in Uzbekistan
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Head of Political Science and International Relations Department at our university, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uğur Yasin Asal, and Deputy Director of TICARET TOMER (Turkish Teaching Center) Faculty Member Dr. Zebiniso Kamalova attended the Conference on “The role of the Kokand Khanate in the development of statehood and cultural heritage of the Turkic peoples” held in Kokand, Uzbekistan on June 7th-10th, 2022, and presented a paper each.
Eight sessions were held at the conference, which was attended by many academicians, researchers and artists from the Turkic world, Russia and Western countries. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asal presented a paper entitled “Political Economy of Integration in the Turkic World: Projection of the Organization of Turkic States” in one of these sessions, whereas Dr. Kamalova contributed to the conference with a paper entitled “Personality and Politics: The Effect of the Personality of Hudayar Khan, the Last Ruler of the Kokand Khanate, on the Political Events in the Khanate”.
The academicians, artists and researchers attending the conference also toured the city, which was once the capital of the Kokand Khanate and is the heart of the Fergana Valley. Hudayar Khan Palace left deep impressions on the participants with its splendor.
The conference was organized jointly by Kokand University, Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies, Silk Road International Tourism and Civil Heritage University and the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY), with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Education of Uzbekistan and the Governorship of Fergana.
Our academicians, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asal and Dr. Kamalova, visited the Uzbekistan State Development Strategy Center, one of the strategic partners of our university, and exchanged ideas with the Head of the Center, Mr. Eldor Tulyakov. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asal and Dr. Kamalova also paid a courtesy visit to the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Tashkent, and met with Mr. Hamdi Turşucu, Press Counselor of the Embassy.
