Thirteenth International Congress of Turkish Art

It was a pleasure and also an honour for us that the Hungarian National Museum could for a second time host the International Congress of Turkish Art, a prestigious event held every four years.

In Hungarian historical, linguistic and archaeological research, a serious role has traditionally been played by investigation of the common past of the Hungarian and Turkish nations. The Ottoman studies field in Hungary has given the world a succession of outstanding scholars. From the long list of names, I would especially like to mention that of the historian Lajos Fekete, whose work has provided guidance for generations of scholars in Hungary and in foreign countries alike. In one of his principal works, he relies on the testimony of the archaeological material also, and additionally pays attention to findings in the field of art history.