The collection of articles entitled “Turan sevdalisi” (“Love to Turan”) dedicated to Ali Shamil’s activity, head of the International Relations Department of the Institute of Folklore of ANAS, known for his valuable research on folklore, literary studies, journalism, Turkology has been published. The scientific editor and compiler of the 256-page book published in Azerneshr, the scientific editor is Doctor of Sciences in Philology, professor Almaz Hasangizi, the reviewers are Professor Badirkhan Ahmadli and PhD in Philology, associate professor Surayya Sultanova.

In the book the articles about Ali Shamil by different scientists such as Badirkhan Ahmadli, Ramiz Asgar, Almaz Hasangizi, Ulkar Nabiyeva, Vusala Musali, Saadat Karimi, Anver Uzun, Parvana Mammadli, Surayya Sultanova, Zahra Nur Betul Altun, Mahammad Mammadli, Sabahattin Shimshirin, Sonmaz Abbasli, Atif Islamzade, Aynure Safarova, Maral Poladova, Gulu Kangarli, Bakitgul Guljanova and others.

It should be noted that Ali Shamil is one of the researchers known and loved not only in Azerbaijan, but throughout the Turkic world for his free thinking, kindness and boundless love. So, he traveled little by little through the territories inhabited by the Turkic peoples, collecting materials, which seriously affected the content of his research.

There is no doubt that the book “Turan sevdalisi” will be interesting not only in Azerbaijan, but throughout the Turkic world.