Near East University Atatürk Education Faculty Department of Turkish Language Teaching lecturer Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yeniasır and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak Gökbulut, presented two papers at the III International Symposium on Social Research and Behavioral Sciences held in Bosnia Herzegovina.

According to the press information given by the Near East University Press and Public Relations Directorate, in the symposium where a large number of scientists from many different countries participated Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yeniasır and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak Gökbulut made two presentations on the folk beliefs and cultures of Kazakh, Turkmen and Turkish Cypriots and Özker Yashin's book titled "We have made road to Anatolia from Kyrenia".

Belief similarities between Turkic geographies, ancient religions, belief Systems and Islam....
In the presentation through which folk beliefs and cultures of Kazakh, Turkmen and Turkish Cypriots were compared, it was pointed out that in the Turkic geographies in question many similarities are identified and the basis of these beliefs, mainly ancient Turkic beliefs and Islam were seen. Moreover, the effects of the Turkish beliefs, social life and culture, which are a natural result of the common culture, have been shown with examples.

July 20, 1974 Peace Operation and the experiences of the Turkish Cypriots were told...
A presentation on Özker Yashin's book titled "We have made road to Anatolia from Kyrenia" was made and the terrific experiences of Turkish Cypriots before and during the Peace Operation were told from the point of the writer. In the book, the military operations and raids made by Greeks to Turkish Cypriot villages and mass killings of Turkish Cypriots were told by the eyes of the writer, and after the intervention of Turkey, giving Turkish names to deserted Greek villages was described as a joy of the writer.