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Department of “Folkore of Turkic nations”
Phone (+994 12) 4981621  
Fax (+994 12) 4981621  
E-mail turkxalqlarifolkloru@gmail.com
Chief 

Afzaladdin Asgar

Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor
Total number of employees 9
Basic activity directions   Research on the Folklore of Turkic Peoples Translation of the Folklore of Turkic Peoples into Azerbaijani Collection of Azerbaijani Folklore Research on Azerbaijani Folklore
Main scientific achievements 

For the first time in folklore studies, significant scientific results were obtained in the research of the Oghuznama period of the Great Turkmens and Turkic epic creation, the Edigey epic, the Maaday Kara epic, the Koblandy Batyr epic, migration folklore, concepts of celestial bodies among Turkic peoples, dambur performance, and hayla creativity.

In the monographic study entitled “Oghuznama Creativity”, the development (dynamics) of Oghuznama creation is examined from beginning to end, and the connection between significant events in the history of Oghuznama and ethnic processes and historical events is analyzed.

Monographs: Ə. Əsgər: “Oghuznama Creativity”, “The Great Turkmens and the Oghuznama Period of Turkic Epic Creation”

Books by A. Hasanova, S. Gaybaliyeva, L. Suleymanova, E. Emirali, G. Shahriyar, T. Nasib, S. Hasanova.