Academies Reunite in the 100th Year of Turkology
Within the scope of the 80th anniversary events of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası – AMEA), a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between TÜBA and AMEA to organize the Turkology Congress 2026, following the 8th General Assembly of the Union of National Academies of Sciences of the Turkic World (UNASTW). Muzaffer Şeker stated that the partnership between TÜBA and AMEA is highly valuable as a form of cooperation aimed at strengthening scientific and cultural solidarity across the Turkic world.
The “Turkology Congress 2026,” to be held in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the First Baku Turkology Congress, which took place in Baku in 1926 and marked a historic turning point for the scientific, cultural, and linguistic unity of the Turkic world, will be organized by the two academies with the signatures of TÜBA President Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Şeker and AMEA President Prof. Dr. Isa Habibbeyli.
The Turkology Congress 2026 is planned to reassess the past, present, and future of Turkology on a scientific basis; to combine the legacy of The First All-Union Turkological Congress with contemporary scientific approaches; and to establish a sustainable platform for cooperation among academies of the Turkic world by encouraging joint scientific projects, publications, and young researcher exchange programs. TÜBA, which will prepare the scientific program together with AMEA, will shape the content of the academic sessions in the field of Turkology and organize the overall program.
