On April 28, 2026, a seminar titled “Spatial hierarchy in the Kyrgyz yurt and the traditional formula of life” was held for students by Associate Professor (PhD) Baktybek Isakov from the Department of Sociology of our university.

During the seminar, the internal structure of the yurt, the traditional dwelling of Kyrgyz nomads, was analyzed, and based on archival materials, it was demonstrated that it contains a distinct spatial hierarchy. Previously, scholars had mainly described the interior of the yurt by dividing it into five parts: the hearth, the place of honor (tör), the threshold, the male side, and the female side.

In this seminar, the interconnection of these five spaces was examined through the lens of gender and spatial hierarchy, and additionally, “kör” (death) was introduced as a sixth space. As a result, it was explained that when these six spaces are united into a whole, the traditional Kyrgyz “formula of life” emerges.

It was also emphasized that the tör is always considered the most honorable place, while the threshold located opposite it represents a space of lower social status that everyone passes through. The concept that the formula of life begins at the threshold and ends with kör (death) was explained. In conclusion, through the internal spatial organization of the yurt, the worldview and social structure of Kyrgyz society were interpreted, and the seminar was concluded.