Abdulhan TAŞBAŞI, a doctoral program student at our Institute's Turkish Language and Literature Department, Turkish Folklore (Folklore) Department, defended his doctoral thesis titled "FOLK CULTURE CHANGES ARISED BY HALL WEDDINGS IN CITY CENTERS AND PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER OF CULTURAL HERITAGE (ERZURUM PROVINCE EXAMPLE)", prepared under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Dilaver DÜZGÜN. At the end of the defense meeting held with the hybrid method on March 25, 2024 at 14:00, our postgraduate student, whose thesis was found successful, received the title of doctor. We congratulate Dr. Abdulhan TAŞBAŞI and wish him success in his academic life.