Presentation of “The Uzbekistan I Know” by Turkish Scholar Kemal Yavuz Ataman

Today, Urgench State University named after Abu Rayhan Beruni hosted the presentation of “The Uzbekistan I Know” (“Benim Tanıdığım Özbekistan”) as part of Ma’rifat Week. The book was authored by Kemal Yavuz Ataman, a professor at Sakarya University in Türkiye, a renowned scholar and writer, and a recipient of the “Do‘stlik” Order.

The event was attended by representatives of the Khorezm Regional Hokimiyat and the Centre for Spirituality and Enlightenment, university faculty members, as well as students and young people.

Opening the presentation with welcoming remarks, the Rector of the University, Feruza Madrahimova, emphasised the importance of the book in strengthening the longstanding friendship and advancing scientific and cultural cooperation between the Uzbek and Turkish peoples.

As noted during the event, the book presents the author’s reflections on Uzbekistan’s ancient and glorious history, national and religious values, the virtues of its people, the far-reaching reforms being implemented in New Uzbekistan, and the country’s domestic and foreign policies.

During the presentation, Nigora Kutlimuratova, Deputy Governor of Khorezm Region, and Bekzod Abdirimov, Head of the Khorezm Regional Department of the Republican Centre for Spirituality and Enlightenment, shared their views on the book’s educational and spiritual significance and its contribution to cultural relations between the two peoples.

It was emphasised that the book offers a foreign intellectual’s perspective on the ongoing transformation of Uzbekistan and reflects his sincere appreciation of the country and recognition of its achievements.