President Erdoğan: The human factor is also decreasing in academic processes

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the 2026-2027 Academic Year Opening Ceremony at Beştepe Nation Congress and Culture Center.

The highlights of President Erdoğan's statements are as follows:

"I hope that the new academic year will be beneficial. I hope that you will have an academic year in which our students will gain new knowledge and experiences and our universities will add new achievements to their achievements.

Today, I express once again that even if the barbarians wearing the mask of civilization forget, we will never forget the children on the other side of the Euphrates. I wish abundant mercy to our 74 thousand martyrs, most of whom were children, who were victims of Israel's state terrorism in Gaza.

From here to the Balkans, our scholars, students and madrasahs have revived the vast geography step by step. In our mind map, meaning is at the center of knowledge and truth is at the core of meaning. Considering science as the path to truth is a reflection of this understanding. Knowledge is the only tool for us to approach the truth.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Universities have become research institutions where knowledge is not only taught but also produced. The dizzying developments in artificial intelligence technology have become challenging for our universities in some areas. Access to information has become easier than ever. Accessing the source and information through artificial intelligence models has largely eliminated the effort in the research process.

Being on the road in the academy is sometimes more beneficial than reaching the destination. As we see in dark factories, the human factor is also decreasing in academic processes. The bond between student and academician is not just about transferring information. If the main factor is not people, the information transferred will not be healthy and permanent. Knowledge that is not based on research is instantly lost.”