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The “6th International Benevolence Awards,” organized by the Presidency of Religious Affairs and Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV), was announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and the President of religious Affairs, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Turkiye Diyanet Foundation Prof. Dr. Ali Erba\u015f the owners at the ceremony.
\nAt the ceremony held at Be\u015ftepe Nation\u2019s Convention and Culture Center in Ankara, five people determined from among the Benevolence stories from Turkiye and abroad were presented with a Benevolence award, while the Vefa Social Support Groups and Diyarbak\u0131r Mothers were given the Vefa fidelity award.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the ceremony, President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan stated that \u201cInternational Benevolence Awards\u201d, aimed at spreading goodness, raising awareness of goodness, and has addressed a significant need in Turkiye, and \u201cthe goodness mobilization we have been doing with “Goodness will change the world” continues to grow stronger and strengthening the path Al-Hamdullillah.\u201d he did. Stating that one of the most prestigious activities of the T\u00fcrkiye Diyanet Foundation, which acts with the watchword “Service to the public in service to Almighty Allah”, Erdogan continued his words as follows: President Erdogan expressed his welcome for the increase in gratitude for the Benevolence Awards in Turkiye and abroad, adding that they watched the positive stories of goodness together both from Turkiye and from different corners of the world as part of the program. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Vefa Social Support Groups played a critical role as a symbol of the nation’s solidarity.
\nPresident Erdogan said: \u201cAfter a two-year delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, I am happy to meet my brothers and sisters, whom I see as global charitable, and to satisfy their longing once again. On behalf of myself and my nation, I would like to thank the Turkiye Diyanet Foundation and the esteemed directors of our Diyanet organization, who brought our hearts together in this beautiful atmosphere on the occasion of the Benevolence Awards Ceremony.\u201d he said.
\nCongratulating the T\u00fcrkiye Diyanet Foundation which, with its 27 educational institutions in 12 brotherly countries as well as its establishments in T\u00fcrkiye, contributes to raising the youth which is the assurance of our future, President Erdo\u011fan said: \u201cOne of the most prestigious activities of the T\u00fcrkiye Diyanet Foundation, which acts in line with the principle of \u2018serving Allah by serving people,\u2019 is the International Benevolence Awards. I believe these awards, which aim to spread benevolence, and to raise awareness about benevolence, meet a significant need in our country. The mobilization for benevolence, upon which we have embarked with the principle of \u2018Benevolence will change the world,\u2019 continues to strengthen and flourish.\u201d
\n“Goodness also raises our hopes for the future”<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u201cI think that these special awards, which aim to spread goodness and increase awareness of goodness and Benevolence, fill an important need in our country. The Benevolence award program we have launched with the slogan ‘Goodness will change the world continues to grow stronger and more flourishing. On the occasion of these awards, new bridges are built daily between good hearts and benevolent hearts all over the world. Benevolence is done without expecting anything in return, except for a happy heart, a smiling face, a grateful eye, and a heartbreaking ‘May Allah be pleased with you.’ also raise our hopes for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nStating that these examples are chosen from 500 stories, each of which deserves a different appreciation, Erdo\u011fan said, “I would like to congratulate our Siraj Wahhaj brother, Mrs.Gamze \u00d6z\u00e7elik, Sir Ali \u00d6nder, Ahmet Aydemir brother for their work, efforts, sacrifices and sincerity and we will present their awards in person. We also congratulate Yusuf Islam, who we know is in our hearts, even though he is not among us.” he said.
\n“I would like to thank all my brothers and sisters in the Vefa Social Support Group”<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nErdogan said hundreds of thousands of people from police to soldiers, health workers, educators, social services staff, AFAD officials, all official and non-governmental organizations worked hard for two years in Vefa Social Support Groups day and night, helping the most vulnerable parts of society by sacrificing their families, their leisure time, and even their health.
\n\u201cJust as respect and loyalty to the goodness are as important as being majestic towards the cruel and oppressors,\u201d Erdogan said, adding that the Turkish nation is a nation that has been fighting against separatist terrorism for nearly 40 years and knows the pain of terrorism very well.
\n\u201cDiyarbak\u0131r mothers also unmask people traffickers who look like politicians\u201d<\/strong>
\nThe mothers of Diyarbak\u0131r, who issued a rebellion flag 925 days ago against the terrorist organization, called this hypocrisy “edi bese”, Erdogan said, “A handful of brave mothers warned that for decades, oppressors who had been clinging on the backs of my Kurdish brothers and succumbed to minstrels with their blood like leeches are now enough. With a child alert they started, the mothers of Diyarbakir not only struck the walls of fear but also brought down masks of politically motivated human traffickers,” he said.
\n“We are awarding the Vefa (fidelity) Award to the Diyarbak\u0131r mothers”<\/strong>
\nStating that those who mobilized to acquit Yasin B\u00f6r\u00fc’s murderers did not even move a hair for the mothers whose livers were forcibly smuggled into the mountains, Erdo\u011fan said:
\n“Diyarbakir Mothers, written in gold letters in the history of the world struggle for rights, also revealed all these hypocrisies with their honorable stances. We present this year’s second Vefa (fidelity) Award to the brave Diyarbakir mothers who are trying to save their children from the clutches of terror with their shift. I salute the mothers of Diyarbakir who illuminated our way with their courage, sacrifice, and unrequited love. With the patience and the grace of the mothers, I hope we will save this country from the trouble of terror.”<\/p>\n