The Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation presents the book “Nizami Ganjavi and Alisher Navoi in Azerbaijani Literary Studies”
As part of the 12th Baku International Book Fair, a presentation of the book “Nizami Ganjavi and Alisher Navoi in Azerbaijani Literary Studies”, published by the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, was held.
According to the Foundation, the publication is dedicated to the 885th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi and the 585th anniversary of the birth of the great Uzbek poet and thinker Alisher Navoi.
The event was attended by the President of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, Professor Aktoty Raimkulova; Alimukhtar Mukhtarov, Head of Department at the Nizami Ganjavi Center of the Ganja Branch of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, PhD in Philology; Almaz Ulvi Binnatova, Doctor of Philological Sciences and Professor; Zahra Allahverdiyeva and Tahmina Badalova, PhDs in Philology and Associate Professors; Afaq Khalili, PhD in Philology; as well as literary scholars and book enthusiasts.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the President of the Foundation, Professor Aktoty Raimkulova, emphasized the significance of the publication in studying and promoting the rich literary heritage of two great poets and thinkers of the Turkic world, Nizami Ganjavi and Alisher Navoi.
She noted that on 7 October 2025, during the 12th Summit of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States, held in Gabala, Azerbaijan, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed holding an international scientific conference dedicated to the anniversaries of both distinguished poets. Guided by this initiative, the Foundation prepared the publication to contribute to the comparative study of the lives and works of Nizami Ganjavi and Alisher Navoi.
In her remarks, Professor Aktoty Raimkulova also highlighted the rich scholarly traditions of studying the literary heritage of both poets in Azerbaijan.
Other scholars and researchers who spoke at the presentation also emphasized the academic significance of the publication and its important contribution to the comparative study of the works of Nizami Ganjavi and Alisher Navoi within Azerbaijani literary scholarship.
The book “Nizami Ganjavi and Alisher Navoi in Azerbaijani Literary Studies” brings together, for the first time in a single volume, scholarly articles published over different years, systematically compiling them into one comprehensive publication.
