EVENTS DEDICATED TO THE BIRTHDAY OF MAKHTUMKULI FRAGI TOOK PLACE IN THE CITY OF YOZGAT, TURKEY

In honor of the day of Makhtumkuli Fragi’s poetry, celebrated in the year of “Turkmenistan - Home of prosperity”, on June 28, 2019, a scientific conference was organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Turkey at the Bozok University in Yozgat city.

The conference was attended as honorary guests by the Governor of the region Yozgat K. Chakyr, the mayor of the city Yozgat J. Koce, the rector of the Bozok University A. Karadagh, as well as the professors and teachers of literature of this university.

Speeches at the conference included theses on the work carried out under the leadership of the President of Turkmenistan to promote and spread the creative heritage of the world famous representative of classical Turkmen literature, the great poet and thinker Makhtumkuli Fragi.

Before the beginning of the scientific conference, a solemn flower laying ceremony was held at the monument to the great Turkmen poet Makhtumkuli Fragi, which is located in the central square of the city of Yozgat, Turkey.

The event was attended by the representatives of the Yozgat city administration, representatives of public organizations, Turkmen students studying at Bozok University, faculty members of the university, local residents of the city and mass-media representatives.