Call for Symposium

The "5th International Symposium on Turkic World Communication and Art," organized in collaboration with Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Temirbek Jurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, and the Turkic World Journalists Federation, will organize an international knowledge festival open to artists, academics, and scientists conducting scientific research in all areas of communication and art.

The "5th International Symposium on Turkic World Communication and Art," hosted by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and Temirbek Jurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts and coordinated by Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University's Faculty of Communication, will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from November 5-8, 2025.

Submissions can be submitted with papers written in all dialects of Turkish, English, or Russian on any topic related to communication and art within the Turkic World. The scientific findings resulting from the symposium will be published as an e-book in December 2025.

Kazakhstan documentary film screenings will also be held as part of the "5th International Turkic World Communication and Art Symposium," organized annually by the Turkic World Journalists Federation and taking place for the 10th time this year.

Originally launched in 2019 as the "International Turkic World Press Symposium," hosted by Amasya University, the second symposium was expanded to the "International Turkic World Communication and Art Symposium," hosted by Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University. The symposium addressed all areas of communication and art, which are closely related. The 5th International Turkic World Communication and Arts Symposium is directly supported by Baku State University, Azerbaijan State University of Civilization and Fine Arts, Al-Farabi Kazakh State University, Kazakh Temirbek Jurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts, Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Uzbekistan Giants National Academy of Arts, Uzbekistan University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Karabük University, Bozok University, Selçuk University, Gümüşhane University, TRNC Near East University, Fon European American University, Azerbaijan Press Council, Azerbaijan Minstrels Union, Azerbaijan Turkish Hearths, Turkic World Culture, Arts and Cinema Foundation, and Niğde Journalists and Writers Association.
The symposium aims to discuss academic issues in the fields of communication and arts, share mutual experiences, develop common research methods, reveal current issues, identify future perspectives of scientific research, and lay the groundwork for future joint projects in the Turkic World.

We are pleased to invite you, esteemed scholars, to support and contribute to the "5th International Turkic World Communication and Art Symposium," which we believe will shed light on many issues concerning the world of communication and art and facilitate new steps.