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A literary conference dedicated to the presentation of Tursun Ali's book was held
January 28 , 2025
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"Tursun Ali was born in Kuva, Fergana, the land of wonderful intellectuals, in the pomegranate groves of Kuva. He is one of our writers who still has the enthusiasm of youth in his heart, is active in poetry and whose books are read with love...
Tursun Ali expresses his love from his heart in a unique way, like Rauf Parfi, the teacher of Tursun Ali, Halima Khudoyberdiya, the owner of a unique talent."
At the literary conference, Ibrahim Gafurov expressed many warm thoughts about Tursun Ali, the Hero of Uzbekistan, a major literary scholar, translator. The teachers introduced the students to the writer's life and creativity, gave examples of his verses. Also, the student named valuable resources necessary for science.
During the literary festival, Sherzod Mustafakulov, rector of the International Nordic University, Suvon Meli, a doctor of philology, Ulugbek Hamdam, a representative of Uzbek literature, and others gave literary outlines to the new 2-volume selection of Tursun Ali's work.
At the conference, the poet himself made the young people enjoy his work. The creators of the "Nordic Tarona" ensemble performed songs based on the poems of Tursun Ali.
The leadership of the Nordic University paid special respect to the visiting writers and presented souvenirs. Ibrahim Gafurov thanked all the participants who eagerly listened to the literary conversation.
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