On September 18, 2026, the Ch. Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology hosted a meeting with Talant Mawkanuli, Teaching Professor at the University of Washington, USA, and Director of the Turkic and Central Eurasian Studies Program
The event was held in a hybrid format, with participants attending in person and joining online via Zoom.
The guest was welcomed by Ziyabek Yermukhanovich Kabyldinov, Director General of the Institute, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Talant Mawkanuli holds a PhD and specializes in Turkic studies, sociocultural linguistics, and Central Eurasian studies. His research focuses on the Turkic languages of Central Eurasia and China in their social and cultural contexts, language documentation and description, Chaghatay archival manuscripts, linguistic anthropology, and endangered and minoritized languages.
During the meeting, Professor Mawkanuli presented the principal areas of his academic work. Researchers from the Institute also delivered presentations on their research activities and findings.
The participants exchanged views on the study of Turkic languages, the historical and cultural heritage of the peoples of Central Eurasia, and contemporary approaches to linguistic anthropology. The meeting concluded with a discussion of the presentations.
