BARÜ Hosts the 6th International Congress on Language and Translation Studies
7 Ekim 2026
The 6th International Congress on Language and Translation Studies, organized in collaboration between Bartın University (BARU) and Selçuk University, will address the impact of artificial intelligence on translation processes, interpreting practices, machine translation, and the future of translation studies.
Bartın University (BARU) continues to host national and international conferences across various academic disciplines. In this context, BARU is bringing together academics and researchers conducting current studies in their respective fields at the 6th International Congress on Language and Translation Studies, organized in collaboration with Selçuk University. Over the course of three days, participants from different countries will present their papers in both in-person and online sessions.
The 6th International Congress on Language and Translation Studies began with an opening ceremony held at the Rectorate Conference Hall. Following a moment of silence and the singing of the Turkish National Anthem, the ceremony continued with the screening of short promotional films introducing BARU and Selçuk University. Opening speeches were delivered by Prof. Mehmet Cem Odacıoğlu from BARU's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prof. Onur Köksal from Selçuk University, who serves as Chair of the Congress Organizing Committee, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Prof. Aslı Yazıcı, and BARU Rector Prof. Ahmet Akkaya. Additionally, Selçuk University Vice Rector Prof. Haldun Soydal discussed the transformative impact of translation in a video message.
Expressing his pleasure at organizing the congress at BARU, Chair of the Congress Organizing Committee Prof. Köksal stated, “More than 130 papers will be presented at this congress by participants from different countries. We have participants from all around the world, from the United States to Algeria and from Uzbekistan to China. On this occasion, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to making this congress possible, particularly Bartın University, for their support.”
BARU Rector Prof. Ahmet Akkaya stated, “Today, a wealth of new knowledge will be shared with the world through papers presented both online and in person. These presentations will not remain limited to oral discussions but will also be published in journals and books as joint academic contributions by our University and Selçuk University. Research in language and translation studies, translation and interpreting, descriptive studies, theoretical approaches, and applied research will be transformed into academic publications. Researchers working in the fields of language and translation from different parts of the world have gathered here. We take great pride in Bartın's growing role as an international center of academic knowledge production.”
Bringing together scholars working in linguistics, translation studies, second language acquisition, cultural studies, and foreign language teaching, the congress will continue with various academic sessions.
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