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President Tayyip Erdoğan emphasizes the success of imam-hatip high schools throughout Türkiye and the contributions of their graduates in various sectors. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni congratulates Erdogan for his long term in power and states that the relations between the two countries have been strengthened.
President Tayyip Erdoğan briefly said the following in the video message he sent to the 'ÖNDER 23rd Imam Hatip Scholars Congress' held in Trabzon:
"Dear brothers and sisters, I would like to express this once again and with great pride today. The Imam Hatip schools that our nation has established, sustained and brought to these days continue on their way by constantly raising the bar of success. From the defense industry to the bureaucracy, from the academy to politics, from the private sector to the civil society, our brothers and sisters who are Imam Hatip graduates serve our country with great dedication. Here is what the Imam Hatip graduates can achieve when the obstacles in front of them are removed, the graduation of our latest military schools We witnessed once again with pride at the ceremony. 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 Turkey, freed from prohibitions and tutelage shackles, has now become normal.
'86 MILLION ONE AND WE ARE TOGETHER'
As the President of this country, I feel great happiness for the sake of our country and our future in raising a generation that is conscious, self-confident, well-equipped, and committed to national and spiritual values, no matter what school they graduate from. Our National Anthem poet, the late Mehmet Âkif Ersoy, said, 'I was saying Asım's generation, it is true. I wholeheartedly believe that this youth, whose good news he gave with the lines "He did not violate his honor, he will not violate it", will be the guarantee of Turkey and the ummah. I ask you to embrace all the young people of Turkey in a brotherly manner, regardless of where they study, what their views, origins or cultures are, and to embrace all our young people. Remember, as 86 million, we are all one, we are together, we are brothers, together we are Turkey. Hopefully, we will continue to live brotherly in these lands for many more centuries. May God not let your efforts go to waste. I pray that your determination to fight and strive will be strong. With these thoughts, we hope that the Leader 23rd Imam-Hatip Congress will be beneficial again, and we entrust you to God."
THANKS MESSAGE FROM MELONI
- ITALIAN Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated that he was pleased to receive the congratulatory message from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as the right-wing coalition government he leads is the longest-lasting government in his country in the last 80 years. In the message he shared on his social media account, Prime Minister Meloni said, "In recent years, we have strengthened the relations between Rome and Ankara, working on files concerning our common interests and major challenges concerning the Mediterranean, security and regional stability. I am sure that this process can continue with concrete steps and create new cooperation opportunities in line with the interests of our people."
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Italy-Türkiye relations will further strengthen in the areas of the Mediterranean, security and regional stability.
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