The Heritage of T. Iztileuly and Contemporary Scholarly Research: Outcomes of the Republican Conference

Within the framework of SDG 4 “Quality Education,” the Department of Kazakh Literature and Literary Theory of the Faculty of Philology held a Republican scientific and theoretical conference entitled “Current Issues in the Study of Turmagambet Iztileuly’s Heritage and Contemporary Scholarly Paradigms,” dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the prominent literary scholar, Candidate of Philological Sciences Erkhan Karbozovich Karbozov.

During the conference, alongside an in-depth discussion of Turmagambet Iztileuly’s rich literary heritage, special attention was given to Erhan Karibozov’s fundamental studies on the poet’s works. The scholar’s contribution to Turmagambet studies, his theoretical conclusions, and methodological approaches were comprehensively analyzed.

The plenary session brought together Doctors and Candidates of Philological Sciences, Professors B.O. Zholdasbekova, Z.N. Seitzhanov, Zh.D. Dadebayev, I. Zhemeney, U. Zhanbershiyeva, L. Kundakbayeva, as well as doctoral students and early-career researchers. Participants examined Turmagambet Iztileuly’s legacy within theoretical-methodological, spiritual-cognitive, and digital humanities perspectives. Section meetings addressed issues of poetic interpretation, national value systems, and the application of modern technologies and artificial intelligence in literary education.

As a result of the conference, several key initiatives were approved: submission of a research article based on the conference materials to the journal “New research of Tuva”; organization of the traditional “Turmagambet Readings” in cooperation with the Kyzylorda branch of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center “Daryn”; and preparation of an electronic scholarly collection.

A significant contribution to the organization and successful conduct of the conference was made by the organizing team consisting of S.D. Daribayev, B.S. Sarbassov, A.B. Temirbolat, E.M. Soltanayeva, G.R. Dautova, and young scholars.