On May 3, 2019, Conference entitled ““Independence Consciousness” from Mehmet Akif Ersoy to Bakhtiyar Vahabzade” was held, being jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey and TIKA Baku Program Coordinatorship, Baku Yunus Emre Institute, SEBLÜRREŞAD Culture and Education Association, Eurasian Economic Relations Association (EcoAvrasya) and Khazar University.

Opening the conference, Associate Professor Irada Khalilova, the Rector of Khazar University welcomed everyonea and wished success to the Conference. Following the opening speech, Abdurrahman Dilipak, prominent Turkish writer, Akbar Goshali, Head of the Division of the Azerbaijan Ataturk Center, Recep Garibi, former Turkish MP, as well as Khazar University’s faculty members - Vurgun Eyyub, Telman Nusretoglu made speeches about the pathways to independence of the two brotherly countries and on the reflection of the national struggle in literary works. Further on, the Chamber Orchestra of the University performed a concert program, dedicated to the Turkish and Azerbaijani Brotherhood. At the end of the Conference, Turkish guests presented letters of appreciation for the contribution to the development of Brotherhood to Irada Khalilova, the Rector of the University, Elza Samedli, Dean of the School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, Vurgun Eyyub, Head of the Languages and Literatures Department, and Telman Nusretoglu, Instructor of History and Archeology Department.