Video Message from President Erdoğan to the Leader 23rd Imam Hatip Students Congress

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a video message to the Leader 23rd Imam Hatip Students Congress.

In his speech, President Erdoğan said, "Imam Hatip schools, which our nation established, sustained and brought to this day, continue on their way by constantly raising the bar of success. From the defense industry to the bureaucracy, from academia to politics, from the private sector to civil society, our brothers and sisters who are Imam Hatip graduates serve our country with great dedication."

In his message, President Erdoğan said, "I congratulate Önder, who brought together in Trabzon all our brothers and sisters devoted to the Imam Hatip cause, from our voluntary organizations to our educational institutions, academics, students, teachers and graduates. I hope that the ideas and suggestions to be put forward in the panels and sessions within the scope of the congress, and the proposals and evaluations covering the past, as well as the present and the future, will contribute to our common vision. The establishment, maintenance and strengthening of our Imam Hatip schools will enable these distinguished educational centers to become more and more popular." "I remember with mercy and gratitude all our elders who fought to reach our youth. I pray to God for success to you, my valuable brothers, who are the soldiers, carriers and standard bearers of this 75-year-old struggle."

Noting that the Imam Hatip schools, which our nation established, sustained and brought to these days, continues on its way by constantly raising the bar of success, Erdoğan said, "I would like to express this once again with great pride. Imam Hatip schools, which our nation established, sustained and brought to these days, continues on its way by constantly raising the bar of success. From the defense industry to bureaucracy, from academia to politics, from the private sector to civil society, our brothers who are Imam Hatip graduates have a great presence in almost every place." "They serve our country with dedication. We proudly witnessed once again what Imam Hatip graduates could achieve when the obstacles in front of them were removed, at the graduation ceremony of our latest military schools. Our schools are also impressive with the success they achieved in the exams for transition to high schools and higher education institutions. We see all these as signs that Türkiye, freed from prohibitions and tutelage shackles, has now become normal."

Stating that he feels great happiness as the President of this country for the sake of our country and our future, regardless of the school they graduate from, a generation that is conscious, self-confident, well-equipped and committed to national and spiritual values, Erdoğan said, "I wholeheartedly believe that this youth, which our National Anthem poet, the late Mehmet Akif Ersoy gave the good news with the lines of 'Asım's generation, is true. This is the generation that has not been violated and will not violate its honour' will be the guarantee of Türkiye and the ummah. I sincerely believe that you will be the guarantor of Turkey and the ummah." "I ask you to embrace all the youth of Türkiye as brothers, regardless of where they study, whatever their views, origins and cultures. Remember, we are all one, we are together, we are brothers. I hope we will continue to live in brotherhood in this land for many more centuries. May God bless your efforts and perseverance in struggle and struggle," he said.