Plenary Session of the International Symposium on Saraishyk Held in Atyrau

As part of the international scientific symposium “Saraishyk — Where East Meets West: History and Culture of the Great Steppe”, a plenary session was held in Atyrau.

Leading scholars from Kazakhstan, the United States, Turkey, and Russia took part in the session, presenting research on the historical heritage of Saraishyk, political, economic and cultural processes of the Golden Horde era, as well as archaeology, restoration, ceramic arts, and cultural heritage preservation.

The plenary session featured presentations by:

• Professor Emeritus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Professor at Nazarbayev University Uli Schamiloglu;

• Director General of “Kazrestavration” RSE, Candidate of Historical Sciences Olzhas Shariyazdanov;

• Professor of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences Alexander Kadyrbaev;

• Professor at Ankara University, PhD Muharrem Çeken;

• Doctor of Architecture Mehribanu Glaudinova;

• Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Ziyabek Kabuldinov;

• Director of the Margulan Institute of Archaeology, Candidate of Historical Sciences Akan Ongar;

• Member of the National Commission for UNESCO and ISESCO, Candidate of Historical Sciences Dmitry Voyakin;

• Director of the Jochi Ulus Research Institute, PhD Zhaksilyk Sabitov.

The plenary session highlighted Saraishyk’s importance in international scholarship and contributed to the discussion of key research topics.