In the capital with the support of the Foundation of Turkic Culture and Heritage was held the presentation of the documentary book of the statesman and public figure of Kazakhstan, member of Senate of the Parliament, academician Darkhan Kydyrali “History written in stone”, published in Azerbaijan, Turkish and Kyrgyz languages, as well as the books “Turkic World: through the prism of history” and “Kod adı Türkistan: Mustafa Çokay” in Russian and Turkish languages respectively.

The National Academic Library was attended by the President of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Aktoty Raiymkulova, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan Adil Karimli, Advisor to the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Aslan Koichiev, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Omarov, representatives of the Presidential Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ministry of Culture and Information, TURKSOY International Organization, a number of deputies of the Senate and Majilis of the Parliament, state and public organizations.

Academician Darkhan Kydyrali noted the importance of the translation industry and highlighted the content of the book “History Written in Stone”.

“Today there is a presentation of five books written in four languages. The books “Tamyr” and “Abyzdar Amanaty” published last year in Kazakh language were translated into Azerbaijan, Turkish and Kyrgyz languages. We can say that the book “History written in stone” is a compilation of these two books. While the Turkish language book “Kod adı Türkistan: Mustafa Çokay” is dedicated to Mustafa Çokay, the content of the other four books is similar to each other, i.e. written about the general history of the Turkic world”.

Translation in general is a very important field. There are especially many similarities in the history of Kazakhs and Kyrgyz. The interest in the Turkic world has also manifested itself in the Russian-speaking audience. Therefore, I believe that the translation of the book into Russian is also a good achievement,” said Darkhan Kydyrali.

Speaking at the meeting, President of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Aktoty Raiymkulova noted the contribution of academician Darkhan Kydyrali to the study of the common rich heritage of the Turkic world and the strengthening of brotherly ties.

“The release of Darkhan Kydyrali’s book “History written on stone” in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyz and Turkish languages testifies to the great interest and respect for the culture, history of the Turkic world, as well as the common heritage of the brotherly peoples. This work is not only the work of one author, but also an important way to preserve the historical memory and heritage of all Turkic peoples and pass it from generation to generation. We are honored that the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation contributed to the publication of this book and cooperated with Darkhan Kydyrali in popularizing the national history and culture of the Turkic world. I am sure that every reader of the book, having gained a lot of knowledge from its deep content and valuable research, will be interested in Turkic history and culture,” said Aktoty Raiymkulova.

Darkhan Kydyrali’s “Daşa yazılan tarix” book published by the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation contains scientific and scholarly articles devoted to a wide range of topics of Turkology in general. And in Kyrgyz edition of this book - “Tashka zhazılgantarikh” the history of Turkic peoples is studied from the modern perspective. In addition, the Turkish version of the book has a common history. Books on Turkic history and personalities in Russian “Turkic World: Through the Prism of History” and an autobiographical book in Turkish “Kod adı Türkistan: Mustafa Çokay” were also presented.

After the presentation of the new books, state figure Myrzatay Joldasbekov, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan Adil Karimli, Advisor to the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Aslan Koichiev, Secretary General of the Asian Council Kairat Sarybay, state and public figure Adil Akhmetov and other invited guests shared their opinions.