We invite you to the international conference titled "Islamic Scholars from Maveraunnahr to Anatolia: The Karakhanid Era," jointly organized by the Faculty of Theology of Osh State University and the Faculty of Theology of Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University!
The conference will be held from October 16 to 19, 2025, at Osh State University.
Online participation will also be available.
Organizing Committee
Почетный совет
проф. Кудайберди Кожобеков - ректор Ошского государственного университета
проф. Али Женгиз Косеоглу - ректор Анкарского университета им. Йылдырым Бейазыт
PhD Медербек Кадыров - декан теологического факультета ОшГУ
проф. Нури Адыгүзел - декан теологического факультета Анкарского университета им. Йылдырым Бейазыт
Научный совет
Организационный комитет
PhD, доцент Ферхат Гокче - Анкарский университет им. Йылдырым Бейазыт, факультет теологии
PhD, доцент Йуксел Салман - Анкарский университет им. Йылдырым Бейазыт, факультет теологии
PhD, доцент Халил Ибрахим Доган - Анкарский университет им. Йылдырым Бейазыт, факультет теологии
PhD Асилбек Абдуганиев - Ошский государственный университет, теологический факультет
Санжарбек Тажибаев - Ошский государственный университет, теологический факультет
Айсулуу Адылбек кызы - Ошский государственный университет, теологический факультет
Themes of the papers
The situation in the Maveraunnahr region before the Karakhanid era
The state of other Muslim countries during the Karakhanid period
Political dynamics during the Karakhanid period
Tafsir/Qira’at studies and scholars
Hadith studies and muhaddiths
Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and jurists
Kalam and Islamic philosophy, and their scholars
Sufism and the science of Tasawwuf
History and geography studies, and historical-geographical scholars
Linguistics and literature: linguists, literary scholars, and poets
Visual arts and artists of the period
Yusuf Khass Hajib and Kutadgu Bilig
Mahmud al-Kashgari and Diwan Lughat al-Turk
Edip Ahmed Yükneki and Atebetü’l-Haqayiq
Ahmad Yasawi and Divan-i Hikmet
Requirements for the preparation of papers
Abstract Submission Format
Papers may be submitted in Turkish, Kyrgyz, English, or Russian. Each abstract must include the presenter's academic degree and title, full name, institutional affiliation (e.g., university, faculty, department), email address, and contact phone number(s).
The abstract should be between 250 and 300 words in length and should clearly outline the presentation’s title, purpose, scope, methodology, and main findings.
Both registration and abstract submission will be conducted online.
Full papers should be prepared using Microsoft Word, with 2.5 cm margins on all sides, in Times New Roman font, size 11, and 1.5 line spacing.
Presentation titles must be written in bold font.
All papers must include an abstract and keywords in English, regardless of the language of the main text.
Full Paper Submission Format
The full text of the paper, including references, should be between 4,000 and 7,000 words in length.
Each full paper must include an abstract, introduction, conclusion, and a list of references.
