October 18-19-20, 2019

International Adyghe Science and Culture Festival
“Adıge World Today”

Program

Due to Turkey’s Peace Spring Operation and the martyrs in the operation, the festival part of our event has been cancelled as of 10/11/2019. The scientific symposium program events will continue as planned.

1st Day – October 18, 2019. Friday

09:30 – 10:30 Registration

10:30 – 11:30 Openning Ceremony and Speeches

11:30 – 13:00 OPENNING SESSION:
Session Chairs: Prof. Dr. Nigar DEMIRCAN CAKAR – Rector of Duzce University
Prof. Dr. Daud Mamiy – Rector of Adyghe State University

• Prof. Dr. Funda SIVRIKAYA SERIFOGLU – Founding Rector of Duzce University
• Prof. Dr. Rashid KHUNAGO – Former Rector of Adyghe State University
• Prof. Dr. Kunij MUHAMMAD – Adyghe State University (Most senior staff- over SKYPE)

Dance Show: “Maykop Dawn Lights” – has been canceled.

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 16:00 SESSION 1. [Time allotted to each speaker is 12 minutes.]:
Session Chairs: Prof. Dr. Ilhan GENC- Prof. Dr. Mira KHACHEMIZOVA – Duzce University

• Dr. Memduh Ceylan
  The Queen of Adyge linguistics: Zeynab Kerasheva
• Prof. Dr. Acherdan ABREGOV
  The Progress of Adyghe Linguistics and the Importance of the Language of the Adyghe Diaspora
• Assoc. Prof. Nuriet KHAMERZOHOV
  The History and Development of the Department of Adyghe Philology
• Prof. Dr. Merab CHUKHUA
  Khattian as an Ibero-Caucasian Language
• Prof. Dr. Fethi GUNGOR
  The Importance of Restoring Adyghe Xabze Today
• Assoc. Prof. Muberra ATALAY CELEBI
  Turkish Champions Raised within Circassian Culture: European, World, and Olympic Champion Mahmut Atalay

16.15-17:00 Adyghe Dance: “Tipse” Kfar-Kama – has been canceled

17:00 Closing

2nd Day – October 19, 2019. Saturday

Exhbition: Traditional Gold-embroidery. Foyer of the Conference Hall 

10:00 – 11:30 – SESSION 2. [Time allotted to each speaker is 12 minutes.]:
Session Chairs: Assoc. Dr. Ruzana DOLEVA – Dr. Faruk ERMEMİŞ – Düzce University

• Prof. Dr. Ray VUNEREKOVA
  The Folklore of the Adyghe People in Diaspora
• Prof. Dr. Mira KHACHEMIZOVA
  Development of Adyghe Language and Literature
• Prof. Dr. Nugzar ANTELAVA
  Different Natural Beliefs in Caucasian Tradition
• Tleptseruk Bassam Haj HASSAN
  History of Adyghe Education in Syria
• Dr. MARZIET ANDZEREKOVA
  Cognitive Aspects of Dance Songs of the Adyghe People in Turkey
  (Accompanied by two student musicians)

11:30 – 13:00 SESSION 3 [Time allotted to each speaker is 12 minutes.]:
Session Chairs: Assoc. Prof. Susana SHKHALAKHOVA – Assoc. Prof. Ali ERTUGRUL – Duzce University

• Prof. Dr. Zara Bij
  Linguistic and Cultural Stereotypes in Adyghe Language
• Prof. Dr. Monika HELIG
  Visual Aids for Learning The Sounds of Adyghe Language
• Prof. Dr. Timuras GVANDZELADZE & Prof. Dr. Gvandze GVANDZELADZE TIMURASOVNA
  The Effects of the Military Operations of 1818-1878 on the Topology of Western Circassia and Abkhazia
• Dr. Murat TOPCU
  The Classification of Circassian Language in the Tradition of Soviet / Russian Linguistics and the Problem of Terminology
• Dr. Dimitri GERASIMOV
  Circassian Causal Markers Derived from Speech Act Verbs in a Cross-Linguistic Perspective
• Mezane KONUK
  The system of the Grammatical Verb Determinants in Abzakh Dialect Spoken in Turkey
• Prof. Dr. Zaual IVONOV HACI-MORATOVIC
  Linguistic and Semantic Features in the Speeches of Uzunyayla Circassians

13: 00-14: 00 LUNCH BREAK

14: 00-15: 30 – SESSION 4 [Time allotted to each speaker is 12 minutes.]:
Chairs: Dr. Fehmi ALTIN ​​– Dr. Saida ABREGOVA – Duzce University

• Prof. Dr. Bekir PARLAK
  North Caucasus: Political and Social Structure Analysis
• Assoc. Prof. Ulash SUNAATA
  Gender and Cultural Organization in Rural vs. Urban Division in Circassian Diaspora in Turkey
• Dr. Madina PASHTOVA
  Texts on Social Class Identity: Folklore-Linguistic Approach
• Dr. Fehmi ALTIN
  The Change of Adyghe Culture in Anatolia in the 21st Century
• Specialist Bella CHICH
  Burial customs of Adygeans in the Middle Ages as a Sign of Respect
• Tuğba ERDEM
  The Role of Using Symbolic Objects in Everyday Life in the Construction of Adyghe Identity

Show: “Moda Ethno-Fashion”

15: 30-18:00 Visit to the Science Workshop

18:00 – 19:00 DINNER

FESTIVAL EVENTS: – has been canceled.
Saat: 19:00

• Show: “Moda Ethno-Fashion”
• Bzeps Violin Group
• Typse Dance Ansamble
• MAIKOP – Yınefılexher
• “Oreda” Song Group: Adyghe Songs

3rd Day – October 20, 2019. Sunday

LOCATION: TURAN OTEL – Conference Hall

10: 00-12: 30 – SESSION 5- ROUND TABLE
Session Moderators:
Prof. Dr. Mira KHACHEMIZOVA
Dr. Fehmi ALTIN
Dr. Yusuf SEN

Topic: Adyghe as a Heritage Language

• Dr. Yusuf SEN
• Prof. Dr. Bij ZAR
• Prof. Dr. Monika HELIG
• Prof. Dr. Madina Hakuasheva
• Assoc. Dr. Ruzana DOLEVA
• Assoc. Dr. Susana SHKHALAKHOVA
• Dr. Saida ABREGOVA
• Sevda ARSLAN
• Assoc. Prof. Nanuli KAÇARAVA

12: 30 – 14:00 – Closing Presentation:

• Prof. Dr. Aminat TSIKUNIB
  Food Culture of the Adyghe People: Tradition and Modernity

INTERNATIONAL ADIGE SCIENCE AND CULTURE FESTIVAL “ADYGHE WORLD TODAY” CLOSING SPEECHES

• Prof. Dr. Davut MAMIY – Rector of Adyghe State University
• Prof. Dr. Nigar DEMIRCAN CAKAR – Rector of Düzce University

14:00 CLOSING