On November 6, 2013, the Turkey Sector of the Center for Near and Middle East Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences held an international scientific conference "90th Anniversary of the Republic of Turkey: Evolution, Results and New Trends". The reports reviewed the stages of development of the Republic of Turkey, analyzed its achievements and problems in the field of economic, socio-political and cultural development, the evolution of its international political status. The speakers ' attention was drawn to the history and current state of Russian-Turkish relations, the role of the media in the life of Turkish society, the ideological, cultural and religious influence of Turkey in the post-Soviet space and in the Muslim regions of Russia, as well as approaches to covering the history of Turkey in a new textbook for higher education, which is being prepared by domestic orientalists. The conference was attended by employees of the Turkish Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ISAA MSU, RISI, the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Federation, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, representatives of the universities of Istanbul, Ankara and Yerevan. The plenary session heard reports by V. Ya. Belokrenitsky, S. F. Oreshkova, N. G. Kireev, G. I. Starchenkov, M. S. Meyer, S. N. Uturgauri, E. Tellal, B. Gunay. Vladimir Belokrenitsky (Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences) noted the importance of the conference due to the importance that Turkey has recently acquired in the Middle East and the rest of the world. S. F. Oreshkova (Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences) considered the influence of the Ottoman heritage on the political formation of the Republic of Turkey. In her opinion, the death of the Ottoman Empire, based on page 162 The rule of Sharia law contributed to the fact that at an early stage of the formation of the new Turkish statehood, the principles of secularism and the national ... Read more