On the 2^nd of December the 3^rd International Turkological Congress on the theme “National Identity and Cultural Heritage in the Turkic World” began at the ANAS Presidium building, jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), the Institute of Turkology of Chankiri Karatekin University and the Kokand State Pedagogical Institute named after Mukimi, on the occasion of the declaration of Shusha as the “Cultural Capital of the Islamic World” for 2024.

The Congress continued its work with Section meetings at the Central Scientific Library of ANAS.

The III International Turkological Congress will end on the 4^th of December.