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Baku/17.05.21/Turan: Online presentation of three-volume book "Geography and ethnos of the Turkic world" was held at the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.
Researchers from various Turkic-speaking countries took part in the presentation of the publication, presented by scientists from the Institute of Geography," reported the ANAS to Turan.
According to the Director of the Institute of Geography, Academician Ramiz Mammadov, in addition to the geographical position and historical and geographical essence of the Turkic world the books also show geology and geomorphology, climate, internal waters, soil and vegetal cover, natural areas, environmental problems and separately analyze the physical and economic geographical problems of Turkic world states and entities.
R.Mammadov informed that the first volume of 'Geography and ethnos of Turkic world' compiled by the Institute's scholars was published in Russian. Other volumes II and III are ready for publication. The Institute of Geography is also working on publishing the three-volume book in English in the form of a book.
In his speech at the event, Isa Habibbayli, Vice-President of ANAS, Academician, emphasised that the three volume "Geography and ethnos of the Turkic world" deserves to be considered as one of the important achievements and main indicators of fundamental research in the Academy and in our country.
President of the International Turkic Academy Darkhan Kydyraly, who joined the presentation from Kazakhstan, spoke about the increasing role of the Turkic world in the geopolitical space of the modern world. He noted that the three-volume book is an invaluable source in its study.
The ANAS also reports the publication of a book "Methods of word formation in modern Turkic languages". The study by the author- leading researcher of the Turkic Languages Department at the Institute of Linguistics of ANAS, Gatiba Mahmudova, examines in detail the methods and techniques used to create new words in the modern Turkic languages.
The monograph is of great importance for those who are engaged in philology, Turkology, and linguistics as a whole. The book may also be useful for young doctoral and master linguists.-0-
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