― 7 декабря 2019 г.
The Kumyk turcologist Murad Adjy was commemorated in TURKSOY Headquarters
Murad Adjy, the famous Kumyk turcologist and scholar who asserted that Turkic peoples migrated from Altai mountains to Europe and left deep traces in European culture with his thesis on “The Great Migration of Peoples” was commemorated in TURKSOY Headquarters.
In line with its commitment to pay tribute to the legacy of illustrious personalities of the Turkic World and introduce them to young generations, the International Organization of Turkic Culture TURKSOY held a conference dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the birthday of the famous Kumyk scholar and Turcologist Murad Adjy.
The conference hosted by TURKSOY Secretary General Dusen Kasseinov featured presentations by the Rector of the World Culture Institute of UNESCO Prof. Dr. Engel Tahirov, the historian from the Hacettepe University Prof. Dr. Fahri Unan, Prof. Dr. Zeynep Bağlan Özer from the Hacı Bayram Veli University of Ankara, the Chair of the Department of Turcology of the Russian State University of St. Petersburg Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolai N. Telitsin, the historian and editor of the “Yoldaş” newspaper published in Kumyk Turkic language in the Republic of Dagestan (R.F.) Dr. Kamil Aliyev and Marina Kuryachaya-Adjyieva, the editor of the website adji.ru featuring Murad Adji’s worksand took place in the presence of a large audience gathering scholars and students.
In the opening speech he delivered at the event, TURKSOY Secretary General Dusen Kasseinov said that thanks to their great cultural heritage, Turkic peoples have strongly contributed to the creation and enrichment of ancient culture with the legacy left behind by illustrious personalities.
Mr. Kasseinov who went on saying that these personalities who are considered as the cornerstones of ancient Turkic culture have created works which shaped the future of Turkic peoples and contributed to their scientific, cultural and spiritual development further added: “One of these illustrious personalities is the turcologist Murad Adjy who is known to all of us and who became famous in the Turkic World while he was alive. This famous Kumyk scholar and turcologist is Murad Adjy whom we pay tribute to today. Indeed, he has left behind a great heritage with his resarch in the field of turcology. I believe that we are all entrusted with the duty to read his works and introduce them to future generations.”
In the speech she delivered, Marina Kuryachaya-Adjyieva stressed that Murad Adjy played a pioneer role in the reexamination of the history of Turkic peoples with his theory on the expansion of Turkic culture in Europe and the "Great Migration of Peoples". Mrs. Kuryachaya-Adjyieva who also said that the author spent most of his life doing research on the Turkic World and Turkic peoples added that the thesis he put forward clearly proves that with their migration to Eurasia, Turkic peoples enriched both Eastern and Western cultures, turning Turkic culture into an essential component of the common heritage of humanity.
The Rector of the World Culture Institute of UNESCO, Prof. Dr. Engel Tahirov who also took the floor at the conference expressed his happiness about the organization of this commemorative event dedicated to the turcologist Murad Adjy and extended his gratitude to TURKSOY Secretary General Dusen Kasseinov therefore. yakinen tanıdığı Adjı’nın kişiliği ve çalışma azmi hakkında katılımcılara bilgi verdi. Prof. Dr. Engel Tahirov who went on giving some information on the life and work of Murad Adjy whom he personally knew and said: “Murad Adjy was a unique, versatile personality of the Turkic World and a precious author of Turkic literature. He took his energy from his talent inherited from the genes of the Turkic people. He was a turcologist who cherished the past and foresaw the future. He dedicated himself to the research on the roots of his own people and its human qualities.”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolai N. Telitsin who also contributed to the conference with a paper presentation said the following about the great turcologist Murad Adjy: “If one wants to learn the Turkic language, one must also learn about Turkic culture, lifestyle and traditions along with its literature, history and ethnic features. This is the advice one often gets when trying to learn Turkic language. In fact, this is an approach which clearly hints at the richness of Turkic language and Turkic culture. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Telitsin who made some observations regarding the history of Turkic peoples said that ancient Turkic inscriptions were made by Turkic peoples independently from Europe and that these inscriptions featured 21 letters 17 of which were inscriptions typically used by Turkic tribes. Nikolai N. Telitsin further added that he goes along with Murad Adjy’s theory on tribes in many respects.
Dr. Kamil Aliyev, the historian and editor of the “Yoldaş” newspaper who also said a few words at the conference stressed that the Kumyk people are the second largest Turkic community in the Caucasus after the Turkic people of Azerbaijan and touched upon the role played by the Kumyk people and its state tradition in history. Dr. Aliyev further added that as a representative of this people, Adjy who often visited places where Turkic peoples lived always supported peoples in the quest of their own identity after the collapse of the Soviet Union and played the role of a spiritual and ideological leader for them.
Dr. Aliyev concluded saying that Murad Adjy should be considered as one of the pioneers of the Turkic World together with Ismayıl Gaspyraly, Yusuf Akurça, Lev Gumilev, Oljas Suleymenov and Istvan Mandoki Kongur.
Prof. Dr. Fahri Unan who also presented a paper on Murad Adjy said that he got familiar with him after he read his book entitled “The Ancient History of Turkic Peoples and the Great Steppe”. Prof. Dr. Unan who said that Adjy always stressed the rich cultural heritage and common roots of Turkic peoples further said that, in this book, Murad Adjy qualifies the vastness of the Turkic World as a mystery and distinguishes himself from other authors with his literary style. Prof. Dr. Unan further quoted Murad Adjy’s words saying: “The Turkic World is vast and mysterious. This world is multi-faceted like a diamond, each and every side of it is a nation. Azerbaijanis, Altais, Balkars, Bashkorts, Gagauz, Kazakhs, Karaims, Karachays, Kyrgyz, Crimean Tatars, Kumyks, Tatars, Tyvans, Turkmens, Uzbeks, Uygurs, Khakas, Chuvashs, Shors, Yakuts… It is just impossible to remmember each and every one of them at once. The Turkic World gathers tens of peoples which all originate from one and the same root and yet have their unique, typical characteristics of their own. Phonetically speaking, there are some differences in the way they pronounce some words but two thousand years ago, they all spoke the same language.”
Prof. Dr. Zeynep Bağlan Özer who translated many works by the turcologist Murad Adjy gave some information on the author’s works and issues he dealt with therein.
