INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CENTRAL ARAS BASIN IN THE CONTEXT OF HISTORY AND CULTURE
An international symposium entitled “Central Aras Basin in the Context of History and Culture” is going to be held with the collaboration of Ataturk Research Center, Iğdır University, Nakhchivan State University and Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Institute of History in Nakhchivan on 17-19 November 2016.
Central Aras Basin is the name of the region that includes Kars, Iğdır, Erivan and Nakhchivan. This fertile land through which the Aras River flows has been home to many civilizations for ages. The Aras River has been determinant for the route of the roads that were effective in the forming of economic and cultural past of this region. These roads also constitute the oldest transportation network of the region.
Central Aras Basin, thanks to its strategic location and rich water resources, has become an economically important center in the route of Silk Road and at the same time has served as a cultural bridge. The economic mobility which is due to the fact that the land is appropriate for agriculture and it is located in the route of the Silk Road has made many civilizations choose this region as a settlement throughout history. Cultural, social, political and economic interactions of the people residing here make the region worthy of attention and examination.
These lands that have witnessed the struggle for survival of the people living on them throughout history offer researchers a virgin territory in terms of accumulated cultural materials, historical events awaiting to be studied and revealed, folkloric materials that can be compiled from every past and still existing civilization, economic activities as a result of the important location on the route of the Silk Road and the strategic structure for contemporary political relations.
“The International Symposium on Central Aras Basin in the Context of History and Culture” aims at providing researchers that study on this subject with a platform on which they can present their scientific studies in historical, cultural, social, political and economic fields about this region to the attention of other competent researchers of this field, promoting and disseminating the valuable papers to be presented in the symposium at an international level and adding them to the literature in this field.
Below are some topics that are planned to be included in the symposium. However, the paper topics are not limited to these. Different topics may also be proposed on condition that one does not digress from the main theme and sticks to the general framework of the symposium.
Subtitles of the Symposium
1-) ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART IN CENTRAL ARAS BASIN
Archaeological Regions of Culture –Excavations -Finding and their Features
Socio-Cultural and Economic Characteristics of Central Aras Basin
2-) GEOGRAPHY-POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF CENTRAL ARAS REGION
Geography
States, Principalities and Khanates that Dominated the Central Aras Basin in the Historical Process
Demography and Demographic Movements in the Historical Process
The Invasion of the Tsardom of Russia in the Central Aras Basin
Struggle for Sovereignty in the Central Aras Basin in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Central Aras Basin during the Turkish National Movement
Central Aras Basin during the Periods of Turkish Republic and USSR
Political, Social and Economic Developments in Central Aras Basin during the Periods of Turkish Republic, USSR and the Republic of Azerbaijan
3-) TANGIBLE RESOURCES OF WEALTH IN CENTRAL ARAS BASIN
Biological Features
Water Resources and Usage
Underground Mineral Resources
Agricultural Activities in Central Aras Basin
4-) EDUCATIONAL-CULTURAL AND FOLKLORIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CENTRAL ARAS BASIN
Education and Educational Institutions
Scientists Brought up in the Historical Process
Colloquial Language of Turkish People and Language Features (Folk Sayings and Myths, Local Words, Phrases and Proverbs, “Manis”, Public Stories, Songs etc.) 5-) URBANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE IN CENTRAL ARAS BASIN
Cities and their Features
Residential Architecture and Properties in Urban and Rural Areas
Historical Roads
6-) NAKHCHIVAN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF TURKISH-AZERBAIJANI RELATIONS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
We expect you to take part in the symposium.
Kind regards,
The Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Ataturk Supreme Council for Culture, Language and History Ataturk Research Center - Iğdır University - Nakhchivan
State University - Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Institute of History
TERMS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE SYMPOSIUM Abstract Submission and Evaluation
Domestic and foreign academicians as well as researchers who study the relevant subjects are welcome to participate in the symposium. For participation, paper abstracts containing objectives, methods, resources used and possible findings with a minimum of 300 words must be sent as an attached file to nahcivansempozyumu@atam.gov.tr The deadline is the end of the working time on 20 May 2016. Paper abstracts will be evaluated by the members of the Organizing and Scientific Committees by taking their conformity with symposium topics and scientific conditions as well as the originality of the studies into account. Assessments by the committee members will be in the way of acceptance / correction / rejection. The accepted papers will be announced to the related people and they will be asked to send the full text until 18 September 2016 so that they can be involved in the final program. Official languages of the symposium are Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish, Russian and English.
Submission of the Full Text
The full texts of the accepted papers must be sent as a Word file in conformity with spelling rules and writing format to nahcivansempozyumu@atam.gov.truntil 18 September 2016. The papers the full texts of which have been sent will be involved in the symposium program after being examined by Organizing and Scientific Committees in terms of conformity with abstract and scientific terms.
FULL TEXT WRITING FORMAT FOR PAPERS
1. The heading of the study must be written in bold, using capital letters; the text- alignment should be central and the name of the author should be placed just below, to
the right. The academic title, institution and e-mail should be given respectively in an unnumbered footnote at the bottom of the page.
2. Following the heading and author name, the Turkish and English summaries/abstracts should be written in size 10pt, each consisting of 300 words. The English summary should also include the heading in English.
3. The typeface should be Times New Roman, in size 12pt. Tables, footnotes and references should be relayed in size 10pt.
4. The study should be written in M. Word program, blocked according to an A4 paper size. Margins should consist of 2,5cm while the header and footer should be 1,25cm.
5. There must be spacing between paragraphs. The indent: 0 cm, 6pt space-before: 6pt space-after, using single line spacing.
6. Concerning references, the surname of the author, date of publication and page number should be given in this order in brackets as in the following example: (Çaycı, 2002:520). If referenced in a footnote, however, it should be expressed in a sequence following the name and surname of the author, the book title (in bold, articles expressed in quotation marks and italic), the publishing house, place and date of publication and page number. The sources used should be presented as in the format of footnotes, in alphabetical order according to surname at the end of the article.
7. Tables and graphics need to be individually numbered, giving their resources directly beneath the table or graphic in size 10pt.
8. Original documents, pictures (photos, images, etc.), maps which are not directly relevant to the study should not be presented within the article body but should be numbered and attached at the end of it. High-resolution images should be saved on a CD and submitted separately.
9. The paper is to be from 8 up to a maximum of 16 pages.
BOARDS OF THE SYMPOSIUM
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Prof. Dr. Yagub MAHMUDOV (President of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Institute of History)
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali BEYHAN (President of Ataturk Research Center) Prof. Dr. Salih MUHARREMOV (Rector of Nakhchivan State University)
Prof. Dr. İbrahim Hakkı YILMAZ (Rector of Iğdır University)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali BEYHAN
Nihat BÜYÜKBAŞ Prof. Dr. Emin ERDEM Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mübariz NURİYEV
Prof. Dr. Halil BAL Prof. Dr. Abdullah İLGAZİ
Prof. Dr. Necati Fahri TAŞ Prof. Dr. Selma YEL
Prof. Dr. İsmail HACIYEV (AMEA Head of Nakhchivan Department)
Prof. Dr. Fahrettin SEFEROV (AMEA Director of Nakhchivan Institute of History) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elşen MEMMEDOV
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İrade MEMMEDOVA Asst. Prof. Dr. Dr. Cengiz ATLI
Asst. Prof. Dr. Esra KÜRÜM Hasan BALCI
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali BEYHAN Nihat BÜYÜKBAŞ
Prof. Dr. Emin ERDEM
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mübariz NURİYEV Prof. Dr. Halil BAL
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sıtkı BİLGİN Prof. Dr. Mehmet CANATAR Prof. Dr. İsmail COŞKUN Prof. Dr. Kemal ÇELİK Prof. Dr. Çağrı ERHAN Prof. Dr. Abdullah İLGAZİ Prof. Dr. Selami KILIÇ Prof. Dr. Neşe ÖZDEN
Prof. Dr. Hamit PEHLİVANLI Prof. Dr. Adnan SOFUOĞLU
Prof. Dr. Necati Fahri TAŞ Prof. Dr. Mehmet TEMEL Prof. Dr. Mustafa TURAN Prof. Dr. Ömer TURAN Prof. Dr. Ömer Osman UMAR Prof. Dr. Selma YEL
Prof. Dr. Mustafa YILMAZ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uğur ÜNAL Prof. Dr. İsmail HACIYEV Prof. Dr. Fahrettin SEFEROV
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elşen MEMMEDOV Assoc. Prof. Dr. İrade MEMMEDOVA Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güntekin NECEFLİ Asst. Prof. Dr. Cengiz ATLI
Asst. Prof. Dr. Esra KÜRÜM
SECRETARIAT
Duygu TÜRKER (Asst. Expert of Ataturk Research Center) Oya ŞAKI (Chief)
Research Asst. Ahmet KOCAİSPİR (Iğdır University) Rüya SEFEROVA (Nakhchivan State University)
