Dear Scholars,
The 20th International Congress on Language, Literature, and Cultural Studies (DEKAK), held as part of Saybilder Congress Days, will take place in Antalya, Türkiye, from 2 to 5 November 2026.
The Congress is organized under the auspices of Mardin Artuklu University (Türkiye), the University of Carthage (OMRAN Laboratory – Tunisia), and the Saybilder Group (Türkiye).
The main venue of the Congress is the Porto Bello Hotel Resort & Spa, Antalya, Türkiye.
Participants may attend the Congress either as presenters or as listeners.
Those wishing to present a paper must submit either an abstract of 250–300 words or a full paper not exceeding 10,000 words. No application is required for listener participation.
Abstracts submitted to the Congress must be original and must not have been presented at any previous academic event.
Submissions must fall within the scope of the Congress, and the similarity rate must not exceed 20%. Papers must also be prepared in accordance with the Congress’s author guidelines.
All submissions must include an abstract in English.
All submitted papers will undergo a similarity check using Turnitin and iThenticate.
Submissions that meet the acceptable similarity threshold will be sent to at least two expert reviewers in the relevant field. Papers that do not receive approval from both reviewers will be rejected.
The final list of accepted papers will be included in the Congress programme following approval by the Scientific and Organizing Committees.
Please download the review guidelines prepared for the Scientific Committee (reviewers) and the Organizing Committee (administrative members).
Accepted abstracts will be published in the ISBN-assigned Congress Abstract Book in accordance with the Congress schedule.
In addition to the announcement published on the official Congress website, individual invitations have been sent by email to academics in 10 different countries.
To promote scholarly discussion and international engagement in the fields of language, literature, and culture, distinguished speakers from seven different countries have been invited to participate in the Congress.
Presentations may be delivered either in person or online. The participation of scholars who are unable to attend as presenters or listeners is also highly valued, particularly through serving as reviewers and evaluating submitted abstracts.
Scholars whom the Organizing Committee has not yet been able to contact are therefore invited to submit their CVs through the official Congress communication channels to be considered for appointment as reviewers.
The Congress has been organized with due consideration for the academic promotion and appointment criteria applicable in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, the Gulf countries, Iraq, Libya, and Türkiye.
We invite you to contribute to the success of the Congress by participating as a reviewer, presenter, or listener. We also encourage you to share our call for papers with your colleagues to raise awareness and foster scholarly engagement in the fields of language, literature, and culture.
