Muhammet Nuri CEYLAN, a doctoral program student at our Institute's Turkish Language and Literature Department, Turkish Folk Literature (Folklore) Department, defended his doctoral thesis titled "Functional Use of Animals in Daily and Ceremonial Life in Turkish Epics", prepared under the supervision of  Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özgür GÜVENÇ. At the end of the defense meeting held with the hybrid method at 10:00 on May 31, 2024, our student, whose thesis was found successful, received the title of doctor. We congratulate Muhammet Nuri CEYLAN and wish him success in his academic life.