20.06.2026 17:40
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his speech at the 30th Anniversary Program of TURGEV that the seeds planted 30 years ago have transformed into a great plane tree extending to seven continents. "We will not let our youth be used as a pawn in anyone's struggles for power," Erdogan said, adding, "We will strongly protect our history, identity, cultural and civilization values. For this purpose, we will raise a youth that does not drift with the flow but directs it."
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech at the 30th Anniversary program of the Turkey Youth and Education Service Foundation (TURGEV) held at the Halic Congress Center.
The highlights from President Erdogan's statements are as follows:
"I feel a great honor to be with you in our beloved Istanbul. I thank everyone who contributed to the organization of this beautiful program where our gazes meet on the same horizon.
I send my love from here to every citizen in the 39th district of our beautiful Istanbul. I hope that the 30th anniversary of our TURGEV brings blessings to our country, our nation, and our civil society community. I congratulate all foundation employees who work selflessly for a knowledgeable, conscious, and self-confident youth. I express my gratitude to our founders, employees, and donors who made this seed planted 30 years ago sprout and turn into a great plane tree.
I congratulate in advance our brothers and sisters to whom we will soon award the TURGEV Growing Values Awards, and I wish them continued success.
Our Lord says in the Holy Quran:
Man attains only the result of his effort. And he will see the reward of his effort later. Then it will be given to him in full."