ANKARA, 16 June 2017: Awards
ceremony for the second edition of “Jinnah Young Writers Award” essay
competition was held in Ankara. Turkey’s Minister for National Education Ismet
Yilmaz was the chief guest on the occasion.
The Award, named after the Founder
of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, is the initiative of the
Pakistan Embassy, organized in collaboration with the Ministry of National
Education of Turkey. The theme for this year’s competition was “Pakistan-Turkey
Brotherhood and Recent Developments.”
Speaking on the occasion, Minister Ismet
Yilmaz said that the unique Pakistan-Turkey relations were deep rooted in
history and had few parallels in the world. He added that leaders like
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk had changed the
fate of Pakistan and Turkey. Similarly, persons with great ideas like
Pakistan’s national peot Muhammad Iqbal, and his Turkish contemporary Mehmet
Akif Ersoy, gave hope to the people during difficult times. Minister Yilmaz added
that Pakistan and Turkey had supported each other throughout history,
emphasizing that Turkey will not forget the support given by the people of
Pakistan to the Turkish war of independence. He also highlighted growing bilateral
cooperation in the education field and informed that over 1,200 Pakistani
students were currently enrolled in institutions of higher learning in Turkey.
Earlier, Director General of EU and International Relations of the National Education Ministry Funda Kocabiyik in her welcome speech said the competition was announced for all the senior high school students throughout Turkey. A total of 69 short-listed essays were received for the competition from 43 provinces.
Fatma YILDIRIM of Malatya Sedrettin
Konevi Anadolu İmam Hatip High School secured first position; Elif KUYUMCU of
Etimesgut Şehit Velit Bekdaş Anadolu High School secured second position; while
Burak ÇETİN of Konya Karatay Dolapoğlu Anadolu High School clinched third
position. Essays written by Ayşe Beyza Nur MİNTAŞ of İzmir Kemalpaşa Şehit
Halil Kantarcı Anadolu İmam Hatip High School, Hakan KEMAL of Kahramankazan
Akıncı Anadolu High School, and Dilara ALBAYRAK of Kocaeli Çayırova Şehit Er
Mücahit Okur Anadolu High School were awarded the “Honorable Mention.”
Brief introductory documentaries on Pakistan and Turkey
were also shown to the audience. Member Parliament and
Chairman of Pakistan-Turkey Parlıamentary Friendship Group Muhammet Balta,
Member Parliament and Chairman Pakistan-Turkey Cultural Association Burhan
Kayaturk, senior officials of the Ministry of Education,
representatives of various Turkish institutions,
and Pakistan community attended the event.
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