President Serdar Berdimuhamedov Receives Honorary Doctorate from Türkiye’s Hacettepe University

Ankara, The Gulf Observer: President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov has received an honorary doctorate in International Relations from Hacettepe University in Ankara during his official visit to the Republic of Türkiye on October 30.

According to the official X account of Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, the honorary degree was conferred at a ceremony attended by Vice President Yılmaz, Hacettepe University officials, members of the academic community and other distinguished guests.

The ceremony highlighted the importance of further strengthening friendly relations between Türkiye and Turkmenistan, particularly through expanded cooperation in science, education, technology and institutional partnerships between universities.

Addressing the gathering, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz emphasized that cooperation among Turkic states should go beyond their shared history, language and cultural heritage and extend to stronger scientific, academic and technological collaboration.

He underlined the importance of expanding partnerships between universities, promoting joint research initiatives and strengthening institutional ties in higher education.

The conferment of the honorary doctorate reflects the importance attached to academic cooperation and closer people-to-people relations between Türkiye and Turkmenistan, while providing further impetus to their longstanding bilateral partnership.