In an occasion hosted on the Ministry of National Education in Ankara Tuesday, highschool college students throughout Türkiye had been acknowledged for his or her distinctive literary expertise on the Jinnah Young Writers Awards, held in partnership with the Turkish National Education Ministry and the Pakistani Embassy.
Mustafa Mert Tokgoz, hailing from Istanbul, clinched the highest spot together with his essay, “Iqbal and Independence,” based mostly on the theme “Muhammad Iqbal and Mehmet Akif Ersoy – Two great poets of the 20th century.”
Expressing his enjoyment of assembly representatives from Pakistan, Türkiye’s National Education Minister Yusuf Tekin highlighted the ministry’s essential function in imparting sentiments of camaraderie to future generations.
“Today, we are traversing days that call for the freedom and dignified stance of the Muslim world. I hope that we, too, will strive to present our nation to upcoming generations as a symbol of the dignified stance that can set an example for the world, much like Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Türkiye, and Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan,” Minister Tekin maintained.
Pakistani Ambassador to Türkiye Yousaf Junaid recommended the excellent essays submitted by highschool college students from numerous areas of Türkiye.
He underscored the importance of the essay competitors, named after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, as a outstanding function of the Pakistani Embassy’s public diplomacy initiatives.
Junaid emphasised the first goal of the award as reaching out to youthful generations and acquainting them with the profound historical past of fraternal ties between the 2 nations.
“I firmly believe that our fraternal and enduring connections will be further fortified through such endeavors. The leadership’s vision in both countries is to elevate this historic relationship into a robust strategic partnership encompassing all realms of human endeavors,” Ambassador Junaid added.
The awards ceremony concluded with the presentation of accolades to the profitable college students. This annual competitors caters to highschool seniors throughout Türkiye, fostering literary abilities and celebrating cultural bonds between Türkiye and Pakistan.
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