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The Orhun Exchange Program carried out within the framework of bilateral cooperation between Ankara Music and Fine Arts University and Kyrgyz–Türkish Manas University is continuing successfully.

Hayrunnisa Kiki, a fourth-year student from the Department of Visual Arts Education at Ankara Music and Fine Arts University, studied for one semester at the Department of Painting within the Faculty of Fine Arts at Kyrgyz–Türkish Manas University as part of the Orhun Exchange Program.

Among the artistic works she produced during the program, Hayrunnisa Kiki prepared a painting inspired by Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım, a work by the world-renowned author Chyngyz Aitmatov. Following the completion of the program, she paid a visit to the Rector of Kyrgyz–Türkish Manas University Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Ceylan in his office on January 15, 2026, and presented the artwork to him as a gift.

During the meeting, Hayrunnisa Kiki stated that her educational experience at Manas University was extremely productive. She expressed her satisfaction with the university’s high-quality academic environment, the supportive approach of the faculty members, and the comfort of the dormitory facilities provided to students.

Rector Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Ceylan thanked Hayrunnisa Kiki for her thoughtful gift and emphasized that Kyrgyz–Türkish Manas University is not only a university, but also a shared bridge of science and culture that brings together the Turkic World.
The meeting concluded with a commemorative photo.