Today in Budapest, the official inauguration ceremony of the Center for Turkic Studies at Ludovika University of Public Service took place.
The event was attended by President of the Turkic Academy, Prof. Dr. Shahin Mustafayev, Rector of Ludovika University Gergely Deli, Political Director to the Prime Minister of Hungary Balázs Orbán, as well as Ali Huseynli, Head of the Working Group for Azerbaijan–Hungary Inter-Parliamentary Relations of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan. The ceremony also brought together leading scholars, diplomats, and experts from Hungary, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
In his address at the opening, President of the Turkic Academy Shahin Mustafayev highlighted Hungary’s special role in the development of Turkic studies, recalling the contributions of outstanding Hungarian scholars such as Ármin Vámbéry, György Almásy, Gyula Németh, and István Kongur Mandoki, whose works built enduring scholarly bridges between the Hungarian and Turkic peoples.
The Academy’s president also spoke about its ongoing projects—ranging from archaeological expeditions and cataloguing ancient Turkic monuments to publications on intellectual heritage and contemporary research in economics, ecology, and sustainable development. He underlined the particular importance of Hungary’s participation in these initiatives.
He expressed confidence that the new Center for Turkic Studies will become an important platform for academic dialogue and cooperation, continue Hungary’s rich tradition of Turkological scholarship, and make a significant contribution to strengthening ties between Hungary and the Turkic world.
