Organized by Ankara Etimesgut Municipality, the "International Symposium on Turkish Culture and Art" was held via Zoom on October 29-30 with the support of nearly 20 universities. President of the Turkish Historical Society, Prof. Dr. Birol Çetin, Etimesgut District Governor İzzettin Dear, Etimesgut Mayor Enver Demirel, and many more academics attended.
230 scientists from 22 foreign and 60 domestic universities took part in the symposium. 160 papers were presented, 24 of which were on the main subject. Scientists from various countries talked about Turkishness and the cultural and artistic elements that make up this identity. The International Symposium on Turkish Culture and Art was broadcast live on Instagram, Twitch TV, and Youtube platforms.
Turkish Language and Literature, Turkish Folklore, customs, traditions and traditions, Turkish unity and solidarity, fine arts, philosophy, visual arts, fashion and design, gastronomy, archeology, architecture, contemporary Turkish dialects, architecture, color symbols, and stamps, hand The national and local press showed great interest in the symposium covering the arts.
The important thing was to reveal the historical architectural potential of the Fergana region, which is little known in our literature.
Working in the field of art history at Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Faculty of Fine Arts (GSF), Department of Communication and Design, Asst. Prof. Dr. Çağlayan Hergül, in the session, themed "Urbanization and Architecture", "XV-XVIII. He presented his paper titled “The Architectural Works of the 20th Century”.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Çağlayan Hergül expressed his views on the subject:
"The Fergana Valley is an important oasis of the Transoxiana region, which means "between two rivers", located between the Sirideya and Amudarya rivers in Central Asia. Located on the Silk Road, this valley is very important in terms of hosting important works of Karakhanid and Great Seljuk art. Another important period of the region started with the Timurid Renaissance, and then the Shaybanids took over the flag. Artifacts in the historical cities of Istaravşan, Hocent, and Konibadam were included in the main axis of the report. Among the three cities, especially Hocent has not lost its value from the Greco-Bactrian culture until today. In addition to this feature, it also houses the "Şeyhy Muslihiddin Tomb", which has the oldest Chanukah type of the region belonging to the Timurid period. On the other hand, it is a region where political events were intense during the Mughal period. Apart from this structure, 6 tombs, 1 madrasah, and 2 mosques were introduced and brought to our literature. The purpose of presenting this article was to reveal the historical architectural potential of the Fergana region, which is little known in our literature, during and after the Timurids. It also made me proud to present this cultural heritage of the Fergana region for the first time in such a meaningful symposium in Turkey. ”
