The symposium of Turkic world architects, held as part of a series of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev, has successfully wrapped up in Azerbaijan's city of Shusha.

During the two-day event, organized by the Shusha City State Reserve Department and supported by the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, about 60 architects from Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Hungary made presentations on the restoration, conservation and landscaping of historical architectural monuments in Shusha.

Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan in Shusha district Aydin Karimov, Chairman of the Board of the Icharishahar State Historical and Architectural Reserve Shahin Seyidzade, Head of the State Service for the Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage Sabina Hajiyeva, Project Manager of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Nuri Aksu, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture Ilgar Isbatov, Executive Director of the Office of the Shusha State Reserve Tural Novruzov and other officials attended the opening ceremony.

Then, the architects from Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Hungary made presentations on historical architectural monuments that are being restored and conserved in Shusha.

The symposium participants also visited historical monuments and mosques, which are currently under restoration in the city. They were also provided with detailed information about the restoration of historical monuments.

The first day of the symposium featured discussions on "The influence of tourists and residents on monuments and the regulation of these processes."

The second day of the symposium began with panel discussions on the theme "Historical urban landscape protection and regeneration policies" and "Protection, restoration and conservation of monuments".

The panel discussions, moderated by an employee of the Shusha State Reserve Muslim Imranli, featured remarks by Mustafa Yigit (Türkiye), Aidar Yerasyl (Kazakhstan), Aytan Abdullayeva (Azerbaijan), Zulduz Talantbekova (Kyrgyzstan) and others. The speakers highlighted the role of the municipalities of their countries in the protection of cultural heritage, the study of historical sites, the history of legislative protection, as well as shared their views and experiences.

The participants also joined discussions on "Protection, restoration and conservation of monuments." The architects from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Türkiye and Kazakhstan made presentations on restoration, documentation, and the activities of schools for the restoration of architectural monuments.

The event continued with discussions.

Following the discussions, Executive Director of the Office of the Shusha State Reserve Tural Novruzov expressed his gratitude to the architects of the Turkic-speaking countries who participated in the symposium, saying that he hopes this event will contribute to the restoration and preservation of historical monuments, as well as the development of Turkic architecture.