The 13th International Bediüzzaman Symposium will be held in Istanbul between 4-6 October with the theme of 'Quranic Solutions to Global Crises'. In addition to Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Istanbul Governor Davut Gül, Syrian Minister of Foundations Dr. attended the opening program of the symposium at Atatürk Cultural Center. Muhammed Ebulhayr Şükrü, President of Religious Affairs Prof. Dr. Safi Arpaguş and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Knowledge Dissemination Foundation Necmeddin Bilal Erdoğan attended. The program was also attended by broadcaster and journalist Lauren Booth, President of the World Union of Muslim Scholars Prof. Dr. Ali Karadaği, Pakistan Islamic Scholars Association President Mevlana Fazlurrahman, Ankara Hamiyet and İrfan Foundation Educator Fevzi Allahverdi and Istanbul Science and Culture Foundation Board of Trustees Chairman Said Yüce were present. In the opening program, sessions titled 'Qur'anic Solutions to Global Crises' and 'Civilization Envision for the New World Order on the Axis of the Quran and Sunnah' were held.
'WE WILL CONSTANTLY IMPROVE OUR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY'
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz said, "Children in Gaza are losing their lives under Israel's barbaric attacks; civilians are deprived of the most basic food and needs. The indifference and silence displayed in the face of genocide clearly reveals the crisis that the international system is in. The principle of the Holy Quran, 'Be friendly and truthful as you are commanded' and the understanding of justice are against all kinds of oppression and injustice, regardless of who the perpetrator or addressee is." It reminds us all of our responsibility to take a stand without bending or bending, because human life and dignity are too sacred to change according to the conjuncture or the shallow political calculations of the centers of power. As the Republic of Turkey and the Islamic world, we will be both strong and right; we will protect our rights and law to the end, we will hold the hands of the oppressed with determination, and we will continuously develop our economy, national defense, and science and technology capacity in order to have a power that will not leave our demand for justice unanswered. "A more just international order, in which the fate of humanity is not left to the interests of a few states or centers of power, with the call 'The World is Bigger than 5', which has received a collective response, is our common quest. The Humanity Alliance, called by our President in this honorable struggle, aims to unite all global segments that oppose oppression, regardless of faith and nationality, in a common moral responsibility," he said.
'WE ARE CONDUCTING AN INTENSE DIPLOMATIC STRUGGLE TO ENSURE PERMANENT PEACE'
Yılmaz said, "The fact that the call for justice rising in Gaza has been responded to in different countries of the world shows that this common conscience is still alive. I extend my greetings and respect to all our human brothers and sisters who oppose the oppression in Gaza, from Europe to Latin America, to Asia, wherever they are, from Europe to Latin America, to Asia, who take to the streets to protest, who protest in their universities, who do not remain silent against this oppression. As Turkey, we will continue an intense diplomatic struggle to defend the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, to stop the oppression and to ensure permanent peace." "With our determined struggle to establish peace and stability in Syria, we have made and will continue to make significant contributions to the creation of conditions where our brothers can live in peace in their own lands. We believe in this wholeheartedly, and we will continue to fight side by side with Syria against those who try to disrupt this," he said.
'WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES WITH A HUMAN-CENTERED UNDERSTANDING'
Yılmaz said, "Protecting the family, preparing young people for the future with human values, fighting against addictions such as alcohol and gambling, as well as the new types of addictions of our age, are among the issues that should be on our agenda. While we support the competence of our young people in science and technology with our education model, we also strengthen the moral awareness that will enable them to use this knowledge for the benefit of humanity. Science is the central concept of our civilization, but with science, of course, we see this being implemented and conducive to good deeds. Artificial intelligence, together with artificial intelligence." We must deal with other technologies with morality, compassion, and a human-oriented approach. While emphasizing science, I would also like to emphasize human intelligence and the right to choose. Unfortunately, we are faced with a structure that creates chaos in our country by using the name of Master Bediüzzaman and exploiting his works to a certain extent, the terrorist organization. On the other hand, we are talking about a structure that has a very fancy display but has turned into a tool of intelligence structures that serve international power centers. We are talking about a hierarchical order that enslaves us. God Almighty has told each of us to reason many times in the Holy Quran. The structure we call FETO has mortgaged people's minds and turned them into machines. We expect all brother countries and friendly countries to benefit from this experience as well. We need to be very careful about these things. "A Muslim man has never been and cannot be the slave of anyone other than Allah Almighty," he said.
'WE WANT TO REMOVE TERRORISM PERMANENTLY FROM OUR COUNTRY'S AGENDA'
Yılmaz said, "We want to permanently remove terrorism from the agenda of our country. We also want to remove it from the agenda of our region. For a long time, the imperialist powers and centers of power in our region have been making the people living in this region conflict with each other and exploiting the resources of the region while they are fighting. We say that as the Republic of Turkey, as your brothers, we must put these conflicts aside, we must put aside ethnic fights, sectarian concepts, fights, we must be united, we must create a region where terrorism is not talked about, and we must no longer use our resources when others come and take them away." These resources should not be exploited, these resources should be used by the people in this region. Syria's resources should be used for the Syrians, Iraq's resources should be used for our Libyan brothers. We have to achieve this. The best answer we can give to the imperialist forces that pit us against each other and exploit our resources is to put aside our conflicts and disrupt this game by joining forces. We are determined to do this in Turkey and in our region without terrorism. Our aim is to bring together the people of this land, including Arabs, Turks, Kurds, Persians, Muslims and non-Muslims of all stripes, and to build the future on the basis of a much stronger unity, by utilizing the human resources we have in terms of scientific knowledge and economic potential, we will build the century of Turkey and the century of our region's heartland together. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi fought against the imperialists in this land. "He continued his struggle. He did not try to escape to other countries and stir up trouble in this country like some others," he said.
