Regrettably, the implementation of the core ideas and provisions voiced at the First Turkology Congress was soon deliberately obstructed by the Soviet totalitarian regime through artificial barriers.
According to Operative Information Center-OMM, this was noted in the address of President Ilham Aliyev to the participants of the "Turkic World Week," which is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the First Turkology Congress.
The President stated that the majority of the congress delegates were purposefully subjected to brutal repressions in the 1930s. "We honor their memory with respect today. The fateful decisions of the congress, stemming from objective necessity and aimed at the progress of the entire Turkic world, played the role of an important platform in preserving our scientific and cultural solidarity. Having withstood severe trials, these decisions illuminated the paths of cultural and spiritual revival for the Turkic peoples who gained national independence after the collapse of the 70-year communist regime," the President noted.
The head of state emphasized that it can be said with confidence that the progressive ideas once put forward by the First Turkology Congress form the foundation of the projects currently being successfully implemented by the Organization of Turkic States to form a common humanitarian space.
The First Turkology Congress, held in Baku in 1926, was a landmark event in the history of Turkic peoples, aimed at unifying the Turkic languages and alphabets. Despite the subsequent Soviet repression of its participants, the congress remains a symbol of intellectual cooperation and cultural unity among Turkic nations, influencing modern integration efforts within the Organization of Turkic States.
