The 9th conference of "Cultural and Historical Relations between Iran and Turkey" was held on May 28-29, 2016 in Rasht with the cooperation of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, History Foundation of Turkey, and the University of Guilan.
After the opening ceremony, professional meetings were started. The professional meetings with the presence of Iranian and Turkish academics and researchers during the two-day conference include "Persian language and literature in Turkey", "the influence of Persian language and literature among Turks", "historical and civilization exchanges between Iran and Turkey", "intellectual and cultural exchanges between Iran and Turkey", "religion and mysticism in relations between Iran and Turkey", "issues related to cultural relations between Iran and Turkey", and "cultural and historical studies in Safavid era".