APRIL 12, 2016

In the Scientific Library of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University will be held

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC-THEORETICAL CONFERENCE

CONTRIBUTION OF YUSUF BALASUGUNI CREATION TO TURKIC WORLD CULTURE,

Devoted to 1000-years of great thinker, scientist and poet Yusuf Balasuguni

Yusuf Balasaguni is on a par with the likes of thinkers as Abu Nasr al-Farabi, Khoja Ahmed Yassaui, Mahmud Kashgar. He is a great thinker and poet of Qarakhanid era. He lived and worked in the XI century in the capital city of Karakhanids in Balasagun. Even during his lifetime he was awarded the title "Has Hajib". His main work "Kudatgu Bilig" ( "Beneficial Knowledge"), written in the Turkic language is considered a masterpiece of medieval era.
In connection with the 1000 anniversary of the great thinker 2016 was declared by the International Organization of Turkic Culture TURKSOY as a year of Yusuf Balasaguni.

Proposed conference topics reflect different aspects of the life and work of the great thinker, poet and scientist Yusuf Balasaguni.
The conference invited domestic and foreign researchers, PhD students, graduates, students, who study Yusuf Balasaguni`s creation.
Conference languages are Kazakh, Russian, English and Turkish.

FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE PRPPOSED FOR DISCUSSION:

1. Yusuf Balasaguni as Person, His Works;
2. The Role of Yusuf Balasaguni in Development of Medieval Turkic Languages;
3. Importance of Yusuf Balasaguni`s Poetry in the World Literature;
4. Philosophy Conceptions of Yusuf Balasaguni;
5. The Meaning of Yusuf Balasaguni`s Creation in Studying Turkic Peoples History;
6. Yusuf Balasaguni`s Contribution to World Scientific Development;
7. «Kudatgu Bilig» («Beneficial Knowledge») as a Writing Monument of Qarakhanid Era.

Call for papers Yusuf Balasufuni`s conference.docx