2nd International Symposium on the Experience of Living Together in Islamic Civilization was Hosted by our University

2nd International Symposium on “the Practice of Coexistence in Islamic Culture” was hosted by our University on 05-07 October. The symposium was organized in cooperation with our university's Faculty of Islamic Studies, Islamic Countries Application and Research Center, Azerbaijan Institute of Theology, State Islamic University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia Sunan Kalijaga and Azerbaijan Fund for the Promotion of Moral Values.

The opening ceremony of the symposium was attended by Deputy Minister of Azerbaijan Religious Affairs Committee Dr. Seyyad Salahli, Kırıkkale Deputy Mayor Halil Danacı, Our Rector Prof. Dr. Ersan Aslan, Rector of Azerbaijan Theological Institute Assoc. Prof. Dr. Akil Shirinov and Assistant Assoc. Dr. Mirniyaz Mursalov, Our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Basalan, President of the Fund for the Promotion of Moral Values Dr. Mehman Ismayilova and Deputy Hatem Gulmemmedov and Fond Chief Advisor Aynur Süleymanlı, Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Prof. Dr. Mevlüt Erten and Assistant Assoc. Dr. Adem Yıldırım, President of the Islamic Countries Application and Research Center Prof. Dr. Zekeriya Akman, Ankara University Faculty of Theology Prof. Dr. Sönmez Kutlu, Prof. Dr. Şahin Ahmetoğlu, from Indonesia Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta Islamic University Dr. Moh. Pribadi, Assoc. Dr. Jarot Wahyudi, Dr. Dr. Witrani İndra, Azerbaijan Theological Institute Foreign Relations Chief Expert Şahin Elesgerov, Yahşihan Mayor Osman Türkyılmaz, İstanbul Chamber of Commerce Council Member Musab Şevket Aydın, entrepreneur Mehmet Köksal, our deans, vocational school directors, academics from home and abroad, administrative staff and our students.

The opening ceremony started with a moment of silence for the martyrs of Türkiye and Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijani National Anthem and our National Anthem. It continued with the recitation of the Quran by our Faculty of Islamic Sciences student Muhammed Emin Çoşkun.

The opening speech was made by the Chairman of the Symposium Organizing Committee, Prof. Dr. Şahin Ahmetoğlu. In the program, our Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences, Prof. Dr. Mevlüt Erten, Azerbaijan Religious Affairs Committee Deputy Minister Dr. Seyyad Salahlı, Rector of Azerbaijan Theological Institute Assoc. Dr. Akil Shirinov, President of the Fund for the Promotion of Spiritual Values, Dr. Mehman Ismayilov, Our Rector Prof. Dr. Ersan Aslan made a speech. Deputy Minister of Azerbaijan Religious Affairs Committee Dr. Seyyad Salahlı expressed his gratitude to our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Turkish People for their support to Azerbaijan in the Karabakh War.

After the speeches, the program continued with the conference titled "Conceptual Framework of Coexistence". Prof. Dr. Sönmez Kutlu from Ankara University Faculty of Theology made the opening speech of the symposium.

In the first 2 days of the program, 18 sessions were held with the participation of 102 speakers within the framework of the main topics of society, education and Islam.

The symposium ended with the closing meeting held on the third day of the program. General evaluation was made at the closing meeting. It was emphasized that the number of interdisciplinary studies should be increased in the symposiums to be carried out in the future.

The team of Indonesia State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga, who attended the event, suggested that the 3rd symposium be held in Indonesia. The symposium ended with the best wishes of the participants.