The ceremonies started with the presentation of a wreath to the Atatürk Monument in Cumhuriyet Square.
Keşan AK Party Keşan District Chairman Gürcan Kılınç, CHP Keşan District Chairman Anıl Çakır, MHP Keşan District Chairman Adnan İnan, SP Keşan District Chairman Ahmet Köseler, Future Party Keşan District Chairman Aydoğan Ersöz, Keşan District National Education Branch attended the program which started at 10.00. Principals, Provincial General Assembly members, municipal council members, students and school principals attended.
After Keşan District Director of National Education İlhan Saz presented a wreath to the monument with two little students, a moment of silence was observed and the National Anthem was sung accompanied by the Keşan Municipality Band.
Due to the weather conditions, the program continued at 11.00:XNUMX in Keşan Atatürk Sports Hall.
The ceremony held at Keşan Atatürk Sports Hall at 11.00 was attended by Keşan District Governor Cemalettin Yılmaz, 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Commander Brigadier General Erhan Akgül, Keşan Mayor Op.Dr. Mehmet Özcan, Keşan Chief Public Prosecutor Hilal Bozdağ, military officials, representatives of public institutions and organizations, heads of tradesmen's chambers, headmen and citizens who filled the gym to the brim attended.
The ceremony started with a moment of silence accompanied by the Keşan Municipality Band and the reading of the National Anthem. Later, Anafartalar Primary School Student Duru Bilgiç made a speech on behalf of the children.
Bilgiç's speech is as follows:
“Today, we are in the joy and happiness of celebrating the 104th anniversary of the biggest holiday of the Turkish Child. Our hearts are full of joy and pride... We celebrate this distinguished day as the happy children of a great nation.
Happy holiday to all of you, which is the first pillar of our flag raising for independence... April 23, 1920 is the day we challenged the whole world and broke the chain of captivity. Today is the day the new Turkish State was established. April 23 is the foundation day of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, which is the eternal symbol of our "National Sovereignty". Today is an important day in the history of the Republic of Turkey. Today is the day when a nation whose army was dispersed and whose homeland was occupied made the decision to regroup, stand up, and protect its homeland and its own future. Ataturk gifted this great and important day to Turkish children.
This holiday is our holiday, rejoice, friends.; Be glad that you have a leader like Ataturk.
We must accept his principles as a torch and carry them from hand to hand, from heart to heart, from generation to generation. By acting in line with his revolutions and working hard, we can rise to the level of modern civilization. We can only be worthy of Him as we get closer to each other and try to understand each other in the light of reason and freedom...
Let's walk, friends, let's turn our faces towards a bright future and walk with our minds upright. Let's walk for a beautiful tomorrow, let's walk so that the earth and the sky groan, let's walk so that this country will be merry with our pure love and joy... Dear friends, "Here is our holiday. Rejoice, have fun and celebrate. May shouts of happiness fill all corners of our country for us, and we, the children of a heroic generation! Let's celebrate our biggest holiday as. Happy and happy Eid to all of us. "How happy are those who created April 23, how happy are those who make April 23 happen, how happy are the Turkish children."
The program continued with the speech of Keşan District Director of National Education İlhan Saz, stating the meaning and importance of the day.
Saz's speech is as follows:
“There are turning points in the history of every nation that will continue their impact for centuries. We are experiencing the honor, pride and excitement of celebrating April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day, which was gifted to our children by Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, on the anniversary of the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, which is one of the most important turning points and achievements of our glorious history.
April 23, 1920 is the "104th Anniversary" of the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and the day that led to the establishment of a new Turkish State with the promise of "Sovereignty Unconditionally Belongs to the Nation"...
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk started the "National War of Independence" by landing in Samsun on May 19, 1919, and with the decisions taken at the Amasya Circular, Erzurum and Sivas Congresses, he demonstrated that "the sovereignty of the nation will be ensured by the nation".
He believed that sovereignty belonged to the nation and with this belief, "The nation's determination and decision will save the nation." "There is only one sovereignty, and that is national sovereignty." adopted the principle.
Sovereignty is the authority to govern. National sovereignty; The authority to govern lies with the nation. April 23, 1920 is the day when our first Grand National Assembly convened and the will of the nation took part in the government. With the Grand National Assembly of Turkey opened on April 23, 23, where a nation that was tried to be destroyed became one nation and one heart, the most important reason for the victory of our national struggle and the declaration of our Republic. It has been one of the steps. This holiday is the holiday of you children, the adults of tomorrow. In the opinion of the Great Leader Atatürk, children are the future of the nation. As an expression of his unshakable trust and great love for them, he gifted April 1920, our national holiday, to children.
Your most important duty is to work to become useful citizens for our country and our nation, without deviating from His path, with the awareness of the value given to you by the Great Atatürk, who entrusted the Republic of Turkey to you, our children and youth.
We have absolute faith that you will fulfill the requirements of the historical responsibility of this duty and ensure that our country develops and strengthens with the new achievements you will achieve.
Children of foreign nations have also started to participate in these Eid festivities, and we are the first and only country in the world that gifts Eid to its children and shares this Eid with the whole world.
For 104 years, the core essence of the Republic of Turkey has been national sovereignty. The unconditional sovereignty of the nation will last forever. We will always live and let live. With these feelings and thoughts, we once again commemorate Gazi Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK, his comrades in arms, our Saint Martyrs and Heroic Veterans with respect, gratitude and gratitude, and congratulate the April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day of our children, our country, our nation and all the children of the world who give meaning to this day. , I offer my respects.”
Then, Hasan Pamukçu from Nevzat Kahraman Secondary School, who came first in the Inter-Secondary School Poetry Competition, read his winning work.
Later, awards were presented to the winners of the poetry, composition and painting competition held on behalf of April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day.
Eslem Beyazkendir from Raşit Efendi Primary School, who came first in the painting category among primary schools, Hasan Pamukçu from Nevzat Kahraman Secondary School, who came first in the inter-secondary poetry competition, and Zeynep Sel, a student from Süleymanpaşa İmam Hatip High School, who came first in the composition competition, were given their awards by Keşan District Governor Cemalettin Yılmaz;
Ülkü Dak from Beyendik Secondary School, who came 2nd in the inter-primary school painting category, Muhammed Fansa from Süleyman İmam Hatip Secondary School, who came 2nd in the inter-secondary school poetry competition, and Ali Kale and His Brothers, who came 2nd in the secondary school composition competition, presented their awards to Secondary School Student Muhammed Çiçek, 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Commander. Brigadier General Erhan Akgül; The award was given to Private Nevzat Kahraman Secondary School Student Azra Dalkıran, who came 3rd in the inter-secondary school composition category, by Chief Public Prosecutor Hilal Bozdağ, to Anafartalar Primary School student Mina Anı Pektaş, who came 3rd in the inter-primary school painting category, and to Beyendik Secondary School student Dila Su Şalgamcılar, who came 3rd in the inter-secondary poetry competition. a awards Keşan Mayor Op.Dr. It was given by Mehmet Özcan.
Following the award ceremony, the performances of the Kindergarten students of the Public Education Center, Anafartalar Primary School, the performances of the 1st and 3rd grade students of the Anafartalar Primary School, the musical concert of the master and the trainee working at Keşan Public Education Center, the show of the Ahmet Yenice Secondary School Folk Dance team and finally The program ended with the show of Keşan Municipality Art Center Folk Dances team.
