The book “Azerbaijani Turkish Proverbs” was published by the decision of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Folklore of ANAS. The book “Azerbaijani Turkish Proverbs” was published by the decision of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Folklore of ANAS. The collection, compiled by Doctor of Sciences in Philology Jalal Baydili (Mammadov), is presented as a reputable publication that systematizes the centuries-old wisdom heritage of the Azerbaijani people on scientific and principled grounds.

In the part “Foreword” explains the philosophical and scientific foundations of the book. It is mentioned that proverbs are the highest examples of folk wisdom. The scientist has noted that proverbs are not only metaphorical and figurative expressions in the vernacular, but also that these words are compared to “wise sayings” that concisely express moral, philosophical and life experience.

In the collection, which is compiled on the basis of the alphabetic principle, the main focus is on examples that reflect the pure layers of folk creativity, and as little space as possible is given to idioms in which the influence of written literature is clearly felt. The preservation of archaic words and dialect features in a number of proverbs further enhances the scientific value of the publication in terms of language history and paremiological studies.

The book “Azerbaijani Turkish Proverbs” summarizes the main results of the collection and publication activities carried out in the field of Azerbaijani paremiology over a period of more than a hundred years and attracts attention as a reliable scientific source for folklore studies, linguistics and cultural history. This publication is not only of great importance in terms of preserving, preserving and passing on folk wisdom to future generations, but also has great value as a fundamental scientific contribution to the study of national and spiritual heritage.

The editor of the book “Azerbaijani Turkish Proverbs”, published by the “Science and Education” publishing house, is Hikmat Guliyev, Director of the Institute of Folklore of ANAS.