President Ersin Tatar attends the TRNC Türkiye alumni meeting programme organised by the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities
“We will continue our struggle with our education and love of the nation.”
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President Ersin Tatar participated in the alumni meeting of TRNC Türkiye graduates which was organised by the Presidency of Turks Abroad and Related Communities.
President Tatar, addressing the event, stated that the Turkish Cypriot People “always looked to Anatolia during the years of struggle” and said they had “stood firm against aspirations to unite the island of Cyprus to Greece and to assimilate Turkish Cypriots”.
President Tatar said: "The struggle for freedom and independence came about through education, faith and support from Anatolia," and said a lot of sacrifices were made by the Turkish Cypriots.
Pointing to one of the most significant events in the history of the Turkish Cypriot People, the President said: “Hundreds of our students who were studying at universities overseas had in 1964 suspended their studies and made their way to the island to take part in the epic Erenköy resistance.”
President Tatar stated that the "majority of Turkish Cypriots received university education in Türkiye during the years when there were no universities in our country". He said the Turkish Cypriot People were able to maintain deep love and connection to being part of the Turkish nation in terms of their national identity, consciousness, customs and traditions.
President Tatar said: "The TRNC is a success of all. We will continue our struggle with the use of our education and our faith and love of the nation, because we are an inseparable part of the great Turkish nation."
“Scholarships can be provided to students from Turkish States to study in the TRNC”
Expressing the importance of Turkish Cypriots continuing their education at universities in the Republic of Türkiye by benefiting from educational scholarships in different fields, President Tatar stated: “The TRNC, as you are aware, was made an observer member in the Organisation of Turkic States. We place great importance on developing relations across different fields with our Turkic brothers. Students from those countries could also be provided with education at universities in the TRNC.”
Expressing that the TRNC is continuing to grow and develop, President Tatar stated that students from Turkish states can be given scholarships to study in the TRNC.
At the end of his speech, President Tatar wished the graduates success in their future careers.