The 12th Young Historians Student Symposium, organized this year by the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Aksaray University, was held with broad participation.
The opening speeches of the symposium were attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Prof. Dr. Talat BARAN, and the Vice Dean, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdulmuttalip İpek. In their addresses, Dean Prof. Dr. Talat BARAN and Vice Dean Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdulmuttalip İpek emphasized the significance of the symposium—held for the 12th time this year—for students studying in history departments at various universities across Turkey. They also extended their gratitude to the organizing faculty members of the History Department for the successful event.
Providing information about the main objectives of the symposium, the Head of the Department of History, Prof. Dr. Fatih Tuğluoğlu, explained the event's purpose with these words:
“As the Department of History, we are holding the 12th Young Historians Student Symposium. The Young Historians Student Symposium aims not only to enable final-year undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students in the field of history to meet each other and exchange academic ideas but also to encourage scientific studies in the field of history.”
The intensely attended symposium featured a total of 55 presentations from 30 different universities. More than half of the participants (30 students) were master's students. The event also included presentations by 2 PhD graduates, 3 PhD candidates (doctoral students), 5 master's graduates, 3 undergraduate graduates, and 12 undergraduate students.
It was shared that the journal, Genç Kalemler (Young Pens), published by the History Department to support student work, has reached its 11th issue as of 2025. Full texts of the papers presented at the symposium that are accepted by the editorial board will be published in the 12th issue of the Journal.
Prof. Dr. Necmettin AYGÜN, a faculty member of the History Department, delivered the closing speech and provided a general assessment of the symposium. Prof. Dr. AYGÜN stated that this symposium holds a special place in Turkey, using the following expressions:
“Thanks to this symposium, students at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels from various universities across our country come together to exchange ideas. This meeting and interaction is a very important contribution to the development of the students.”
