Responsible Secretary of the interdepartmental working group for the organization and coordination of broad assistance in the study of the history and culture of Uzbekistan, the Uzbek language and literature in foreign countries, Ph.D., prof. Zh.d.Eltazarov made a presentation on «Historical, cultural and literary relations between Uzbekistan and Turkey» at the Institute of Turkological Studies of Istanbul University, Republic of Turkey.

The event was attended by Director of the Institute of Turkology of Istanbul University Prof. Aishe Zishan Furat, Deputy Director of the University of Istanbul Sait Turkan, Head of the Language Center Mehmet Yalchin Yilmaz, Associate Professor of the Department of Modern Turkic Languages and Literature Raile Kashgarly, as well as doctoral students and masters of the university.

The presentation provided detailed information on the long-term joint history, cultural heritage and literary ties of Uzbekistan and Turkey. It was also decided to strengthen research and education programmes by organizing short intensive lectures in cooperation with Istanbul University, Joint research and opportunities for young researchers to study and conduct research.

The presentation impressed professors and researchers at Istanbul University.