Program Schedule '25 - ASSAM Congress

Time	Duration (min)	Session
08:30 – 09:00	30 min	Guests taking their seats
Start of the Program – Audiovisual Presentation
09:00 – 09:05	5 min	Recitation of the Qur’an – Sabri Yetişek, Mu’azzin of Şirinevler Grand Mosque (Recitation of verses 172–178 of Surah Al-A’raf)
*Opening Speech*
09:05 – 09:35	30 min	Melih Tanrıverdi – Chairman of ASSAM
09:35 – 09:45	10 min	Prof. Dr. Ensar Nişancı – General Coordinator of External Relations, ASSAM
09:45 – 09:55	10 min	Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevat Acar – Rector of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
09:55 – 10:05	10 min	Av. İsmail Tuğrul – Chairman of Turkish Voluntary Organizations Foundation
10:05 – 10:15	10 min	Prof. Dr. Ashraf Abdel Rafea Al Darfaili – Executive Director of UAAU – Afro-Asian Universities Union
10:15 – 10:25	10 min	Prof. Dr. Mustafa Karataş – Board Member, Foundation of Islamic Scholars
10:25 – 10:35	10 min	Cemal Erdoğan – Board Member, ASDER Association of Justice Defenders
10:35 – 10:45	10 min	Dr. İbrahim Altan – Board Member, The Union of NGOs of the Islamic World
*10:45 – 11:15*	*30 min*	*Coffee Break*
11:15 – 11:25	10 min	Prof. Dr. Veysel Ayhan – Deputy Chairman of Election Affairs, AK Party Headquarters
11:25 – 11:35	10 min	Dr. Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai – President of the World Peace and Justice Forum
11:35 – 11:45	10 min	Osama Mahjoob – Consul General of Sudan in Istanbul
11:45 – 11:55	10 min	Prof. Dr. Beqir İsmaili – Chairman and Founder, Kosovo Institute of Intellectual Research and Studies
11.55 – 12:05	10 min	Dr. Hala Adly Hussain – Secretary General, Arab Women Organization, League of Arab States
12:05 – 12:15	10 min	Yavuz Sarı – President of the Architects and Engineers Group
12:15 – 12:45	30 min	Presentation of Plaques to the Speakers
12:45 – 14-:00	75 min	Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30	90 min	*Summit Speeches*
14:00 – 14:15	15 min	Dr. İsmail Öz – Sociologist & Historian (Moderator)
14:15 – 14:30	15 min	Prof. Dr. Kamaruzaman bin Yusoff – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Online)
14:30 – 14:45	15 min	Dr. Syed Azman Bin Syed Ahmad Nawawi – International Advanced Islamic Studies Institute, Malaysia (Former Member of Parliament)
14:45 – 15:00	15 min	Prof. Dr. Süleyman Kızıltoprak – Rector of Kütahya Dumlupınar University
15:00 – 15:15	15 min	Prof. Dr. Tayyar Arı – Head of the Department of International Relations, Uludağ University
15:15 – 15:30	15 min	Dr. Edward Omar Moad – Faculty Member, Qatar University
15:30 – 15:45	15 min	Prof. Dr. Lütfi Sunar – Rector of International Balkan University
*15:45 – 16:05*	*20 min*	*Coffee Break*
16:05 – 16:15	10 min	Yasir Al Naccar – Strategist, Al Jazeera / Al Arabiya TV
16:15 – 16:25	10 min	Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hacımüftüoğlu – Rector of Atatürk University, Erzurum
16:25 – 16:35	10 min	Prof. Dr. Hamza Al – Rector of Sakarya University
16:35 – 16:45	10 min	Prof. Dr. Şehmus Demir – Rector of Gaziantep Islamic Science and Technology University
16:45 – 16:55	10 min	Prof. Dr. Süleyman Baki – Rector of Tetova University
16:55 – 17:05	10 min	Presentation of Plaques to the Speakers

9 Kasım 2025 Pazar

Time	Duration (min)	Session
08:30 – 09:00	30 min	Audiovisual Presentation
Start of the Program
*Keynote Speakers*
09:00 – 09:10	10 min	Ali Coşar – Opening Remarks (Deputy Chairman & General Secretary, ASSAM)
09:20 – 09:35	15 min	Prof. Dr. Hebatallah Adam (Online)
09:35 – 09:50	15 min	Doç. Dr. Firdous Ahmad Malik (Online)
09:50 -10:05	15 min	Prof. Dr. Seyfettin Erdoğan (Online)
10:05 – 10:20	15 min	Prof. Dr. Silky Vigg Kushwah (Online)
10:20 – 10:35	15 min	Prof. Dr. Ghulam Mursaleen (Online)
10:35 – 11:00	*25 min*	*Coffee Break*
11:00 – 11:15	15 min	Prof. Dr. Ziya Polat
11:15 – 11:30	15 min	Doç. Dr. Ayşe Çekiç
11:30 – 11:45	15 min	Doç. Dr. Ahmet Bayındır
11:45 – 13:00	75 min	Lunch Break
SESSION 1 – Moderator: Mehmet Yüce
Caucasus, Turkic World, and Islamic Cooperation Perspective
13:45 – 15:00
Participants	Presentation Title	Participants	Presentation Title
Fethi GÜNGÖR / Türkiye	Social Structure and Struggle for Independence in the Caucasus, the Northern Frontier of the Islamic World	Mehmet YÜCE / Türkiye	Zangezur Corridor: Global Power Balances and the Perspective of Turkic-Islamic Cooperation
Sahar ZEKI / Egypt	Regional and International Relations of Central Asian Countries	Ziya POLAT / Türkiye	Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev – One of the Leaders of the Chechen Resistance
SESSION 2 – Moderator: Gökhan Bolat
Governance and Political Dynamics in the Islamic World
13:45 – 15:00
Ramazan AKKIR / Türkiye	Religion, Radicalization, and Policy Options in the Context of the Turkistan Islamic Party	Abdulmecid EL-CEVZCANI	Muslims in India: Their Scientific and Cultural Roles and Current Challenges
Gökhan BOLAT / Türkiye	The Geopolitics of Spirituality: The Yasawi Spirit and the Construction of Unity in the Turkic World	Abdul Khabir MOKHTARI	Power Strategies of the Taliban’s Administration
SESSION 3 – Moderator
Online
13:45 – 17:00
Participants	Presentation Title	Participants	Presentation Title
Shahid A. HASHMAT / Pakistan	Stateless Muslim Communities in Central Asia and Europe	Damla TAŞKIN & Levent Ersin ORALLI / Türkiye	The Organization of Turkic States: Digital Security and Combating Disinformation
Rashid TAZHİBAYEV / Kazakhstan	Central Asian Countries from the Perspective of Constructivist Theory	Oğuzhan AKYENER / Türkiye	Water and Energy Security in Turkistan: Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities for Cooperation
Hasan DORUK / Türkiye	State Intervention in the Economy in Islamic Economic Thought	Hasan DORUK / Türkiye	The Impact of Zakat on Crises in Islamic States
Mustafa CANLI / Türkiye	Depiction of Identity Crises in Europe and Central Asian Islamic Regions in Postcolonial English Literature	Anica DRAGOVIC / North Macedonia	Demographic Challenges and Opportunities in North Macedonia
Fatih ÇINAR / Türkiye	Some Sufi-Based Solutions to Crises in Humanity and the Islamic World	Murat CİHAN / Türkiye	A Study on Migration from Third Countries to TRNC and the Acquisition of Real Estate
SESSION 4 – Moderator – Veli Sırım
Cultural Identity, Postcolonialism, and Language Policies
15:15 – 16:15
Ömer Faruk KARAMAN / Türkiye	A Qualitative Perspective on Tatar: Thematic Analysis of Language Practices of Siberian Tatars in Tomsk	Ahmet BAYINDIR / Türkiye	The Existential Struggle of Muslims in Bulgaria within the Balkan Region
Veli SIRIM / Türkiye	Reflections of the Alphabet Reform in Turkey on Foreign Policy: The Cases of Azerbaijan and Bulgaria	Taner GÜR / Türkiye	Struggle Against Imperialism in Turkic-Islamic States of Central Asia
SESSION 5 – Moderator – Ayşe Çekiç
Geopolitical Conflicts, Information Manipulation, and Psychological Warfare
15:15 – 16:30
M. Üveys HAN	Cyprus and the Limits of Alliance: Turkey’s Strategic Autonomy and the Quest for a New Regional Order	Syed Ghulamnabi FAI / Kashmir	Pathways to Resolving International Conflicts in the Struggle for Peace and Justice
Ayşe ÇEKİÇ / Türkiye	Chechnya in the Context of Russian Imperialism	Gürkan KARAÇAM / Türkiye	Psychological Warfare and Information Manipulation: New Forms of Encirclement in Turkistan

Program Schedule ’25

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