At the “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC, will be held the defense of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dissertation by Mahammaduly Sanzhar, which is entitled as “Western European and American Studies of the Kurdish Question (the Cases of Syria and Turkey)” in the educational program in the educational program: 8D03121 – "International Relations".

At the “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC, will be held the defense of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dissertation by Mahammaduly Sanzhar, which is entitled as “Western European and American Studies of the Kurdish Question (the Cases of Syria and Turkey)” in the educational program in the educational program: 8D03121 – "International Relations".

Dissertation format: Dissertation work

Defense language: Russian

The dissertation is fulfilled at the International Relations department of JSC “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages”.

Official reviewers:

Kydyrbekuly Dulatbek Balgabekovich – Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, JSC “International Information Technology University”.

Serikkaliyeva Azhar Yermekovna – Doctor of Philosophy PhD (“6D020900 – Oriental Studies”), Associate Professor, Educational Institution “Almaty Management University” (AlmaU).

Scientific advisors:

Raev Dauletbek Sadvakasovich – Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Oriental Studies, JSC “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages”.

Arslan Ayna Askeroglu (Ayna Askeroğlu Arslan) – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Associate Professor, Docent of the Institute of Turkic Studies, Istanbul University (Istanbul, Türkiye).

Permanent members of the dissertation council:

  1. Kulipa Baissultanova – Candidate of Political Sciences, Professor of the Department of Oriental Studies of “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC, Chairperson
  2. Adilbek Ermekbayev – PhD (‘6D020200 – International Relations’), acting assistant professor of the Department of International Relations and World Economy Al-Farabi University, deputy chairman.
  3. Alessandro Figus – Doctor of Political Science, Advisor to the Rector of the University of Cassino of Southern Lazio, Italian Republic.
  4. Aym Shukyzhanova – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (6D050500 – Regional Studies), Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations of “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC, Scientific Secretary.

Temporary members of the dissertation council:

5.Delovarova Leyla Fedorovna – Doctor of Philosophy PhD (6D020200 – International Relations), Acting Professor of the Department of International Relations and World Economy, NJSC “Al-Farabi Kazakh National University”.

  1. Dauen Dinara Baktygereyevna – Doctor of Philosophy PhD (6D020900 – Oriental Studies), Director of the Kazakhstan Branch of Beijing Language and Culture University.
  2. Amrebayev Aidar Moldashovich – Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Director of the Center for Political Studies under the RSE on the REM “Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies” of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The defense will take place on the 03rd of July, 2026, at 14:30 at the Dissertation council for defense of dissertations for awarding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the direction of training “8D03l Social Sciences» (educational programs: “8D03l2l (6D020200) International Relations”, ‘8D03122 Regional Studies’)  at “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC. The defense will be held in a mixed format at the address: Almaty, Muratbayev Street, 200, Building 1, Room 108.

Website: http://dissovet.ablaikhan.kz/

Online session access:  https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/45544709826610?p=Ame4vdCdh3OuZtV8tG

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05 июня 2026