The Institute comprehensively examines the culture and spiritual heritage of Turkic peoples, their ethnographic characteristics, and folkloric traditions. Samples of oral literature, legends, epic tales, heroic poems, and genealogical narratives are collected and scientifically analyzed. The traditions, customs, worldview, and cultural continuity of Turkic peoples are studied in accordance with contemporary scholarly approaches. Comprehensive research is carried out to preserve and promote the shared cultural heritage of Turkic peoples.