On July 8, 2022, a panel dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the People’s Writer of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Shakhanov was held at the Eurasian Research Institute of the Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University.

At the collegiate meeting, which began with the opening speech of the director of the institute, Dr. Suat Beylur, the rector of the Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Dr. Zhanar Temirbekova, Consul General of the Republic of Turkey in Almaty Ali Ryza Akıncı, Consul General of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Almaty Abror Fathullayev, Consul of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Almaty Anar Huseynzade, Deputy Consul General of the Kyrgyz Republic in Almaty Gulzat Abdurasulova and Chairman of the Writers’ Union of Kazakhstan Ulykbek Esdaulet had given a speech.

After the ceremony of signing the book and presenting gifts, Mamai Akhetov, the adviser to the mayor of Almaty, candidate of philological sciences, moderated the scientific session and gave a speech to the guests. Professor of Kazakh National University, Ph.D. Saule Erzhanova presented “New methods in the study of Mukhtar Shakhanov’s poems”, associate professor, Ph.D. Saltanat Aibergenova on “Periods of formation of Mukhtar Shakhanov as a poet and his literary environment”, editor of “Zhalin” magazine, poet Kudiyar Bilal on “Poetic vision of Mukhtar Shakhanov”, Alibek Baibol from the Kazakh National Pedagogical University on “Poetics of Mukhtar Shakhanov’s poems” and member of the Kazakh Musicians’ Union Kaldybek Kurmanali made a speech entitled “Poems of Mukhtar Shakhanov”.