Internship Field: Philology
Name of the foreign organization: Aegean University (Izmir, Turkey)
Scientific Internship Topic: Family-Ritual Folklore of Turkic Peoples: Linguistic Representation of Traditional Images
Internship Passing period: 01.04.2024-30.06.2024
- April 13–15, 2024: Participated in the seminar “Youth of the Turkic World” organized by Aegean University. A certificate of participation was issued.
- April 16, 2024: Attended the conference “The Legacy of Korkyt Ata” at the Faculty of Philology. Speaker: Head of the Department of Turkish Folklore Studies, Institute for Turkic World Studies, Prof. Dr. Metin Ekici.
- April 24, 2024: Participated in a folklore expedition as part of the Cultural Heritage course. Locations: Turkmen Cultural Center OBA YÖRÜK (Izmir) and Kazakh Ethno-village ALASH (Nazar Köy, Izmir). Participants included Prof. Dr. Metin Ekici, faculty, and students.
- April 25, 2024: Seminar on “Research on Korkyt Ata in the Turkic World” with Prof. Gyurel Pehlivan from Celal Bayar University (Manisa, Turkey).
- May 2, 2024: Participated in the symposium “Modern Medicine and Treatment Related to National Beliefs and Folk Medicine”. Speaker: Prof. Ibrahim Eren Akcicek, Moderator: Dr. Nagihan Baysal Uardakul.
- May 3, 2024: Literary seminar “Korkyt Ata and Turkish Culture”. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Metin Ekici.
- May 3–4, 2024: International scientific-practical conference “Innovative Approaches in Language, Literature, Translation, Tourism, and Cultural Heritage Education on the Silk Road” (Izmir, Turkey; Samarkand, Uzbekistan). Published a scientific article. Certificate of participation received.
- May 10, 2024: Online seminar “Readings of Korkyt Ata” by Prof. Metin Ekici via Anadolu Mektebi YouTube channel. Link
- May 13, 2024: Seminar “Family Ritual Folklore: Birth and Marriage Rites of the Kazakh People” with faculty and doctoral students of the Institute for Turkic World Studies. Speakers: Muratkyzy M., Altybayeva A.B.
- May 15, 2024: Folklore expedition to the Ephesus open-air museum as part of the Cultural Heritage program. Participants: Prof. Metin Ekici, faculty, and students.
- May 21, 2024: Participation in the international scientific conference “City of Shusha and the Islamic World” organized by the Institute of History and Ethnology named after A.A. Bakhikhanov, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.
- May 22, 2024: Folklore expedition to the historical-cultural area of Menemen (Izmir) as part of the Cultural Heritage program.
- May 22, 2024: Seminar “Mythology about the World and Sacred Places”. Speaker: Prof. Ozgur Taburoglu, Moderator: Prof. Egi Metin Basat.
- May 29, 2024: Folklore expedition to the historical-cultural area of Kusadasi (Aydin Province, Izmir) as part of the Cultural Heritage program. Participants: Prof. Metin Ekici, faculty, and students.
Implementation of Internship Results in Kazakhstan:
- Collaborated with Prof. Metin Ekici on preparing scientific articles for publication in journals indexed in Web of Science and Scopus.
- Co-authored scientific articles with Prof. Metin Ekici published in journals recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KOKSON MES RK):
- Issue 1 (2025), Eurasian National University named after L.N. Gumilyov, Philology Series.
- Issue 2 (2024), 3i: Intellect, Idea, Innovation – Interdisciplinary Scientific Journal, co-authored with Prof. Pinar Fedakar.
- Participated in the international scientific-methodological conference “INNOVA-2024: Priority Directions of Higher Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan” and published a scientific article.
- Co-authored a scientific article with Prof. Muwaffaq Duranli for the international scientific-practical conference “Innovative Approaches in Language, Literature, Translation, Tourism, and Cultural Heritage Education on the Silk Road” (Izmir, Turkey; Samarkand, Uzbekistan).
- Foreign scholars were invited to participate in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan program “Engagement of Foreign Specialists in the Educational Process” and familiarized with the program conditions. Visits by Prof. Muwaffaq Duranli and Prof. Pinar Fedakar are planned for the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 academic years.
- Developed the program for the international scientific-practical conference “Epics of the Turkic World” (October 2024), organized jointly by Aegean University, the Institute for Turkic World Studies, and Kostanay Regional University named after Akhmet Baitursynuly. Scientific directions, participating universities, and timeline planned with Prof. Metin Ekici.
- Signed a bilateral memorandum of cooperation between Aegean University and Kostanay Regional University named after Akhmet Baitursynuly.
