Bukhara State Pedagogical Institute Hosts the 7th Turkic World Literature and Book Festival

The 7th Turkic World Literature and Book Festival was held at Bukhara State Pedagogical Institute, marking the first time the event has taken place at the national level in Uzbekistan.

Guests from Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Hungary, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus took part in the prestigious international festival. At the opening ceremony, Rector of the Institute Bakhodir Bakhshulloyevich Ma’murov delivered a speech, emphasizing the importance of the event in strengthening literary and cultural ties among Turkic peoples and widely promoting shared history and spiritual values, and warmly welcomed the guests.

During the event, Khayal Rza, poet, Chairman of the International Union of Turkic Authors and Press Secretary of the Azerbaijan Writers’ Union; Obidjon Khamidov, Rector of Bukhara State University and professor; Mahmut Özkoca, Turkish writer and poet, representative of the International Union of Turkic Authors; and Ayten Gurbanova, coordinator of the International Association of Turkic Authors, shared their views and proposals, highlighting the festival’s role in strengthening literary and cultural ties among Turkic peoples.

A poetry evening held in the Institute’s “Youth Park” as part of the festival gave the event a special atmosphere. Poets Mahmut Özkoca and Behruz Nifteliyev presented samples of their work and shared an uplifting mood with the participants. This literary gathering became a meaningful platform for dialogue, reflecting the shared spiritual heritage of Turkic peoples, their love of literature, and their creative cooperation.

The festival played an important role in widely promoting the rich literary heritage and shared values of Turkic peoples, developing reading culture, strengthening cooperation among creative figures, and taking international literary ties to a new level.