Hikmat Guliyev, Director of the Institute of Folklore of ANAS and Doctor of Sciences in Philology, made these notes while speaking at the closing ceremony of the XIV Symposium of Altaic Communities. At the symposium, held over four days, more than 120 presentations were delivered, covering various issues in Altaic and Turkic studies, including folklore, literature, history, language and culture. It has been noted that the dedication of the XIV Symposium of Altaic Communities to the 100^th  anniversary of the First Turkological Congress an event of special significance for our country and the Turkic world as a wholeis a truly momentous occasion.

The First Turcological Congress, which brought together prominent intellectuals and scholars of the Turkic world a century ago, was not merely a platform for scholarly discussion; it was also a significant intellectual event that fostered a shared scholarly perspective on the languages, history, literature, folklore and cultural heritage of Turkic peoples. By uniting various scientific disciplines, the Congress laid a crucial foundation for defining the future direction of Turkological research...