Our department head, Prof. Dr. Oktay Özgül, participated in the workshop titled "Turkish Historiography in the First Quarter of the 21st Century: Current Issues and Proposed Solutions", jointly organized by Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University and Atatürk University, with the participation of 110 scholars from 25 different universities. During the event, Prof. Dr. Özgül presented a paper and delivered the final declaration of the workshop. Additionally, a commemorative book dedicated to Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Ceylan—prepared with contributions from various editors and authors, including our department head—was presented during the program.