At the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kenzhekozhayeva Akbota will defend her dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: "The image of the Qojanasyr in Kazakh and Turkic folklore" in the educational program "8D02304 – Literary studies".
The dissertation was performed at the Department of Kazakh Literature and Theory of Literature of the Faculty of Philology of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Form of defense – dissertation work.
Language of defense – Kazakh.
Official reviewers:
1. Matyzhanov Kenzhekhan Slyamzhanovich – Doctor of Philological Sciences, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, General Director of the M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
2. Alimbayev Aslan Yesemkanovich – PhD, Senior Lecturer at the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan).
Scientific supervisors:
1.Mambetov Zholdasbek Ormakhanovich – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
2. Fikret Türkmen – Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor at the Institute of Turkic
World Studies, Ege University (Izmir, Türkiye).
Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:
1.Imangazinov Muratbek Mubarakhanovich – Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor at Zhetysu University (Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan);
2.Saltakova Zhanat Toktarkyzy – PhD, Researcher at the M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
3.Orhan Söylemez – Doctor of Philosophy, Professor at Kastamonu University (Kastamonu, Turkey).
The defense will take place offline and online on November 17, 2025, 11:00 at the dissertation Council at al-Farabi Kazakh National University in the group of specialties/educational programs "6D011800, 8D01704 – Russian language and literature", "8D01701 – Kazakh language and literature", "6D020500 – Philology", "8D02308 – Russian philology", "6D021400, 8D02304 – Literary studies", "8D02307 – Kazakh philology"
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Conference ID: 915 3940 5645
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