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Muhammed Huseyin Sehriyar was commemorated in TURKSOY Headquarters

The second conference on "Pioneers of the Turkic World" took place in TURKSOY Headquarters on February 16th, 2017. The conference dealing with the life and work of  Muhammed Huseyin Sehriyar in commemoration of the 110th anniversary of his death took place with the contribution of  Prof. Dr. Elman Guliyev.

The Director of the Center for Research on the Literature of Turkic Peoples, Prof. Dr. Elman Guliyev from the  State University of Pedagogical Studies of Azerbaijan who delivered a speech on the life and work of Muhammed Huseyin Sehriyar stressed that Sehriyar is a common cultural heritage of the Turkic World  and said: “Sehriyar always wanted to come to Turkey, but he could not. With this conference, he has been with us today, may be not physically but spiritually. Greetings to Turkey, the Turkic World and Sehriyar’’.

In the opening speech he delivered at the conference TURKSOY Secretary General  Dusen Kaseinov said that the series of conferences on Pioneers of the Turkic World started with a conference on Khoja Akhmet Yassawi which was extremely appreciated. Mr. Kasseinov further said: ''Such conferences play a key role in introducing pioneers of our civilization to young generations. I hereby would like to  pay tribute to Muhammed Huseyin Sehriyar who brought us all together here today on the 110th anniversary of his death.’’  Ambassador Kasseinov added: “Throughout his life, Sehriyar wrote his poems in Azerbaijani Turkic language and Persian. His literary style always reflected the influence of the city of Tabriz. Sehriyar who also is known as the master of Persian poetry is not only the last but also the greatest representative of Persian classical literature. Sehriyar often expressed his nostalgic feelings about his homeland in Azerbaijani language, his mother tongue. The poet was also influenced by famous poets of Azerbaijan such as Molla Penah Vagif and Mirza Alekber Sabir whom we have dedicated our activities to this year. This poet  is the common cultural heritage not only of Azerbaijan but also of the whole Turkic World. Muhammed Huseyin Sehriyar is an Iranian, Azerbaijani and Turkic poet. He is a Pioneer who will guide the entire World with the cultural heritage he left behind.’’

The conference which also featured poem readings and folk song performances ended with a ceremony in which Ambassador Kasseinov handed over the Medal of TURKSOY especially prepared for the Year of Yusuf Khass Hajip to Prof. Dr. Elman Guliyev.