28.09.2013 Kırşehir
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the 26th Akhism Week celebrations taking place in Kırşehir.
The celebration which
took place at the Akhi Evran Social Complex was attended by the PM Recep Tayyip
Erdoğan, Constitutional Court Chairman Haşim Kılıç, Council of State Chairman
Zerrin Güngör, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız, Customs and
Commerce Minister Hayati Yazıcı, National Education Minister Nabi Avcı, Culture
and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik, TBMM Group Deputy Chairman Sadık Yakut, TBMM
Administrator Salim Uslu, AK Vice Presidents Süleyman Soylu and Salih Kapusuz,
Court of Accounts Chairman Recai Akyel, Prime Ministry Undersecretary Efkan Ala
and Kırşehir Governor Özdemir Çakacak.
Speaking at the
ceremony, TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “How joyous that Kırşehir
is the cradle where beautiful ethics meets commerce. How joyous that among your
ancestors are Akhi Evran, Yunus Emre, Hajji Bektaş-I Veli, Ahmed Gülşehri, Caca
Bey and Aşık Paşa. How joyous that you enjoyed such treasures as Şemsi
Yastıman, Muharrem Ertaş, Çekic Ali and of course, the great Neşet Ertaş.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated
that the Akhism culture holds a special place for TOBB, that “the Chamber and
Exchange community we are so proud of today is the contemporary incarnation of
the 900 year old akhism and lodge tradition.
We are proud of our
tradition, because beautiful ethics, sincerity and honesty are embodied within
it. Business without sincerity brings no lasting prosperity.
We must explain our
values better first to ourselves, then to the world. That is why I would like
to thank everyone who is contributing to this process starting with the Prime
Minister and Minister Yazıcı.
The almighty has seen
it fit to let us contribute to the preservation and development of this
inheritance. As TOBB, we are proud to be one of the institutions with the
contribution to the Akhi Evran Social Complex.
It is the goal of us
all to produce honestly, share honestly and to live in solidarity.”
- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated who would be receiving their Akhi Tradesmen
Certificates as well as those who would be receiving awards for their
performances at various competitions in painting, prose and poetry during the
week.
Erdoğan said, “I
would like to especially congratulate the TOBB President for receiving the
Akhism Special Award and Mahir Solak for receiving the Akhi of the Year Award.
I would also like to present my gratitude to all of my Akhi brothers for
deeming it fit for me to receive the Akhi Honorary Award.”
- Minister Yazıcı
Customs and Commerce
Minister Hayati Yazıcı said, “We need Akhism to meld knowledge with wisdom and
commerce with ethics. The root cause of all evil in the world today is ethical
corruption. As the Prime Minister has stated previously, we must revitalize
Akhism.”
Following the
speeches TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu received the Akhism Special Award and
donned an Akhi sash.
TOBB President Rifat
Hisarcıklıoğlu, TESK President Bendevi Palandöken and TESKOMB President Kadir
Akgül vested the Akhi sash on PM Erdoğan.
Afterwards, TOBB
President Hisarcıklıoğlu and PM Erdoğan attended the Golden Baglama Culture and
Arts Award Ceremony held in honor of the passing of Neşet Ertaş.