The life of Emir Celâleddîn Karatay, who played a significant role in the administration of the Seljuk state in the 13th century, is being discussed in the "Celaleddin Karatay Conferences."
The first of the conferences organized in cooperation between the Karatay Municipality, Necmettin Erbakan University Seljuk Culture and Civilization Application and Research Center, and the Foundations Konya Regional Directorate took place at the Karatay Municipality Ali Ulvi Kurucu Youth Center.
Conferences focusing on the great statesman who undertook significant roles during not only the most splendid and brilliant period of the Anatolian Seljuk State but also during the periods when the state faced the threat of Mongol invasion are being organized in collaboration between Karatay Municipality, Necmettin Erbakan University's Seljuk Culture and Civilization Application and Research Center, and the Foundations Konya Regional Directorate.
After the program, Osman Ciğer, the Deputy Mayor of Karatay Municipality, and Fatih Seven, the Branch Director of Konya Foundations Regional Directorate, presented a gift in memory of the day to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zehra Odabaşı, who participated as a speaker at the conference. Following the conference, the opening of the "Mixed Exhibition of Ceramic Applications" prepared by the students of the Traditional Arts Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Necmettin Erbakan University took place.
