05.09.2026 14:30
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a video message to the 23rd Onderv Imam Hatip Leaders' Congress. In his message, Erdogan said, "I would like to express this once again with great pride. Imam Hatip schools, established, sustained, and brought to these days by our nation, continue on their path by constantly raising the bar of success. We witnessed with pride once again, most recently at the graduation ceremony of our military academies, what Imam Hatip graduates can achieve when the obstacles before them are removed."
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a video message to the 23rd Onder Imam Hatip Graduates Congress.
In his message, President Erdogan said, "I congratulate Onder for bringing together all our brothers and sisters who have devoted their hearts to the Imam Hatip cause, from our voluntary organizations to our educational institutions, from our academics to our students, teachers, and graduates, in Trabzon. I hope that the ideas and suggestions put forward in the panels and sessions within the scope of the congress will contribute to our common vision, encompassing both the present and the future along with the past. I remember with mercy and gratitude all our elders who struggled for the establishment, survival, and strengthening of our Imam Hatip schools, and for these esteemed educational institutions to reach more of our young people. I pray to Allah for success for you, my dear brothers and sisters, who are the soldiers, carriers, and standard-bearers of this 75-year struggle today."
"WE ONCE AGAIN WITNESSED THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF OUR MILITARY ACADEMIES WITH PRIDE"
Erdogan noted that the Imam Hatip schools, which our nation established, sustained, and brought to these days, continue on their path by constantly raising the bar of success, saying, "I would like to express this once again with great pride. The Imam Hatip schools, which our nation 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 academia to politics, from the private sector to civil society, our Imam Hatip graduate brothers and sisters serve our country with great dedication in almost every field. When the obstacles in front of them are removed, we witnessed with pride once again at the graduation ceremony of our military academies what Imam Hatip graduates can achieve. In the high school transition and higher education institution exams, our schools similarly stand out with their achievements. We see all these as signs that Turkey, freed from bans and tutelary shackles, has now normalized."
"AS 86 MILLION, WE ARE ALL ONE"
Erdogan stated that as the President of this country, he feels great happiness for the country and our future when a conscious, self-confident, equipped generation loyal to its national and spiritual values grows up, regardless of which school they graduate from, saying, "I sincerely believe that this youth, heralded by the verses of our national anthem poet, the late Mehmet Akif Ersoy, 'I spoke of Asim's generation, it truly is that generation. Look, it has not trampled its honor and will not,' will be the guarantee of Turkey and the Ummah. I also ask you to embrace all the youth of Turkey brotherly, without any discrimination, no matter where they study, what views, origins, or cultures they have, and to take all our young people to your hearts. Remember, as 86 million, we are all one, we are together, we are brothers. We are Turkey together. God willing, we will continue to live brotherly on these lands for many more centuries. May Allah not let your efforts go to waste. May He strengthen your resolve in struggle and endeavor."