Breaking news: “With its nearly 107-year history, the National Union of Turkish Students continues to serve as a bridge from the past to the present for the youth of our country,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. He said.
Addressing the 62nd General Assembly of the Turkish National Student Union, President Erdogan welcomed the participants and hoped that the General Assembly would be useful.
Erdogan thanked everyone who struggled, participated and served under the roof of the National Union of Turkish Students so far, and said: “I would like to thank every one of our brothers who continue the same blessed struggle today. I wish success to everyone.” My brothers who will receive the banner of service in our General Assembly,” he said.
Erdogan recalled that the founding of the federation dates back to 1916, and said that the federation, which continued its work after the declaration of the republic, was closed in 1936 due to the action it took during the hottest days of the Hatay case.
President Erdogan stated that the National Union of Turkish Students, which was reactivated about 10 years later, remained in the hands of an administration that did not match its name and the mission it represented until 1965, and continued as follows:
“Our union, which later moved towards a national line expressed in its name, was left under the rubble of the September 12 coup, like many similar NGOs. Our union became active again in 2008 with the diligent follow-up of our union.” Elders and youth whose hearts beat with the love of serving their homeland and nation. Turkish National Student With a history of nearly 107 years, the Union remains a bridge from the past to the past for the youth of our country. Starting from “During the period of the Gallipoli War and extending to the various stages of the national struggle and the Republic, our Union has always been the defender of the values of our nation under attack. From its sensitivity towards the Turks against the destruction of Turkish cemeteries in Bulgaria.” It is possible to see examples of this in a wide range of areas, from the insistence on Hatay’s accession to the motherland, to the fight against the Soviet threat, from the embrace of the Cyprus issue to developments in East Turkestan and Kirkuk, and from the issue of reopening Aya. Sophia to worship, to see Greater Türkiye.”
Explaining that he also participated in many activities under the umbrella of the National Union of Turkish Students in his youth, Erdogan said, “We actively participated in many cultural and artistic programs. Fakir also worked as Facilities Director and Culture Director here.” He said.
“We were able to open Hagia Sophia”
Recalling that the elections were held in the hall where Necip Fadil Kisakurek was giving a speech on his birth anniversary, Erdogan said:
“Of course, these chairs did not exist at that time, wooden chairs. Of course, this is the stage and we, two friends, have reached the final. One of my friends prepared a very long presentation for the teacher. So I prepared a half-A4 presentation. Of course, it was Some of our master’s expressions are very harsh. He did not allow my other friend to do that. He gave the task to the poor man. We are doing his jubilee in the Palace of Sports Exhibitions. In other words, there was a Palace of Sports Exhibitions in the place of that hall in Harbiye today. It was the largest sports hall in Istanbul. We are doing it there The stands collapsed. It was a wonderful participation and we had a master’s performance. We continued that jubilee adventure that started there in Izmir and Ankara. Of course, such an operation is in question. Now we always talk about Hagia Sophia. We are in front of the spirit level of Hagia Sophia in Sultanahmet, speakers There. The assembly square is of course huge. The assembly has just taken place in that square. And as it was said, our Master said there, Hagia Sophia will be opened, Hagia Sophia will be opened and how it will be opened.’ “He lit a fire that day. Thank God, we were blessed with the opening of Hagia Sophia.”
Gaza’s reaction to Germany
Referring to his visit to Germany, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “I told them that. Right now, Israel has killed 13,000 children, women and elderly people. Why don’t you talk about this?” What will happen to the hostages held by Israel? There are currently approximately 10,000 hostages in Israel’s hands. Let us take a step to abandon them as Germany, and let us make an effort to take those who are currently detained by Hamas. are you ready for that? “Yes” “They can’t say.” He said.
In his speech before the 62nd General Assembly of the National Union of Turkish Students, Erdogan said that the most important thing that distinguishes the union is that it was able to embrace all the nationalist and sacred youth in the country.
President Erdogan pointed out that although the weight of the different schools was felt in some periods, they saw that the Union in general took care to maintain this quality and said: “Today, we expect the Union to show the same comprehensive stance in this period when our youth are being subjected to global bombardment.” Politically, socially, culturally and technically intense,” he said.
President Erdogan said he received a request from the young men in the gym, “Oh, never lose the quality of your embrace. We will be united, we will be big, we will live, we will be brothers, we will all be together to be Turkey.” He said.
Erdogan stressed that not preparing young people, who are the owners and guarantors of the future, for a world with strong historical and cultural equipment will make things difficult, and said: “At the moment, we are following the Israeli-Palestinian incident together in the Middle East.” the world. We see what happens together. “Do Muslims deserve this?” “No. But we have faults and shortcomings. Look, the whole Western world, the Crusader-imperial structure is united. They are no different from each other.” He made his assessment.
President Erdogan said: “Unfortunately, I saw these things during my visit last night. I saw it in the president too. And in the other president too. They go to bed and wake up and say: ‘Hamas is Hamas.’” Hamas is Hamas. “What was that? It was the cry of Hamas on October 7 that ignited this situation.” They say, of course I told them: “Now, Israel has killed 13,000 children, women and the elderly. Why don’t you talk about this?” What will happen to the hostages held by Israel? There are approximately 10,000 hostages in Israel’s hands now. Let us take a step to abandon them as Germany, and let us make an effort to take the hostages that Hamas is currently holding. Are you ready for that? “Yes” “They can’t say.” He said.
Erdogan recalled that the German president would travel to Israel a week later, and said: “Take this step. Let us take the opposite step. This will not happen any other way. We will stand tall, no matter what happens. We cannot give up on this matter.” He said.
“The bloc that has no ideal other than pursuing its individual path cannot be the youth to whom we will entrust our future.” President Erdogan said: “The youth who work with unity, solidarity, faith, courage and stability, think about the issues of their country and nation, and stand out with their intellectual and physical competence, we hope will show themselves under this roof.” He said.
Recalling the words of Necip Fadil Kisakurek, one of the symbols of the federation, “Time is with me and space is entrusted to me,” President Erdogan said: “It is our duty to do our part in raising youth with this awareness.” He said.
Pointing out that the elderly people in the hall and his generation are here as guests, Erdogan said that the real owners are the young people in the hall and that they have high expectations from them.
Noting that the elders, including Ismail Kahraman, asked him to demolish the building of the National Union of Turkish Students and build a new building in its place, President Erdogan said: “I hope that such a step will be taken soon, especially the mayor of Fatih, and that the brothers with deep pockets will be able to They do too. “Of course, we need to take this step by supporting this work,” he said.
Stating that their duty is to create the infrastructure and provide the necessary facilities to build a great, strong and prosperous Turkey, which they call the “Century of Turkey,” President Erdogan said, “In other words, building a physical structure here would be a step befitting such an institution.” .
President Erdogan stressed that only in this way can they ensure the continuation of the thousand-year-old presence in the homeland and the thousand-year-old legacy of civilization for thousands more years:
“We rule in a geography that contains the oldest heritage of humanity. Being the owners of this great and glorious heritage also requires facing many problems, troubles and crises. As you have followed, our country is literally surrounded by a ring of fire. Turkey is in this ring of fire,” she continues on her way with the aim of Become one of the most advanced countries in the world in all political, economic, military, cultural and social fields. But let’s not forget this. Crusader Crescent “The understanding is not over yet. The matter continues exactly as it is.”
President Erdogan stressed that those who constantly ignited and fanned this circle of fire have only one goal, which is to prevent Turkey, the locomotive state of the Turkish and Islamic world, from achieving its goals. But we will not allow that. ” He said.
President Erdogan said: “You have no doubt that behind every activity that occurs in and around our borders and has consequences against our country is the intention to uproot our nation from these lands. Of course, when we say these lands, we mean our heart in the broadest sense. We still know that Türkiye is not a country consisting only of its borders. “Anyone who does not want to accept is either ignorant or a traitor whose head and heart have been rented to other groups. ” He said.
Israel is a terrorist state
I said it yesterday and I’ll say it today. Israel is a terrorist state. The president of this country is the one who pushes the Israeli people to revolt. That’s why the end is near!
Member States have the opportunity to submit a request to the IAEA and request inspection in the name of nuclear safety, and we will take the necessary measures.
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