05.07.2022 Ankara
Mustafa Abdülcemil Kırımoğlu, Deputy of the Ukrainian Parliament and National Leader of the Crimean Tatar Turks, was presented with the TOBB ETU Honorary Doctorate at a ceremony hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President and TOBB ETU Board of Trustees Chairman M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.
Speaking at the
ceremony at TOBB ETU, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “With the decision of the University
Senate, it was decided to award an honorary doctorate to Mustafa Abdülcemil
Kırımoğlu, Deputy of the Parliament of Ukraine and National Leader of the
Crimean Tatar Turks. Mr. Kırımoğlu honored us by accepting the title of TOBB
ETU Honorary Doctorate. I would like to express my gratitude to them on behalf
of myself, TOBB-ETU of which I am the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the
Turkish private sector.”
Stating that Crimea and
Anatolia have shared both sorrow and joy together in history, Hisarcıklıoğlu
said that although Crimea has been going through difficult days recently, a
stronger and more prosperous future awaits Crimea. Hisarcıklıoğlu, who knew
that they would always support and stand by the Crimeans as the Turkish
business world, said: “Mustafa Abdülmecil Kırımoğlu is literally the
description of love of homeland and love of the nation. For me, he is an older
brother, a symbol of upright posture. He endured all manner of ordeals in the
cause in which he was right, and did not take a single step back. And in the
cause in which he was rightest, even when he was subjected to the greatest
tortures, he spoke no other language than the language of peace. He defended
his right not with violence, but with ideas. He is a real man of struggle who,
on behalf of the Crimean people, has won all his positions not with violence,
but with the truths on which he leans. What he says: If the blood of an
innocent child is spilled in a struggle, it is not a success. There are many
lessons to be learned from Mustafa Abdülcemil Kırımoğlu's struggle on behalf of
all! For this reason, we are very happy to give him the title of honorary
doctor as TOBB ETU today.”
- Hisarcıklıoğlu talked
about TOBB ETU
Stating that as a
university, they aim to raise conscientious and honest young people like
Kırımoğlu in favor of peace and rights, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “TOBB ETU is the
responsibility of the Turkish business world. It is a project to bring a new
generation to our country that thinks freely, follows information, learns fast,
produces technology and invents.
We are a young
university that is only 18 years old. From our first years, we have been one of
the most preferred universities in Turkey. Our university has now become a
university that exports ideas and technology to the world. The joint education
program, which we implemented by initiating a first in Turkey, became an
exemplary model in industry-university cooperation. In short, TOBB-ETU is among
the most successful universities in Turkey today with its program, education
method, close relations with the business world and innovative approach it has
brought in many areas such as R&D.”
In his speech,
Kırımoğlu emphasized that he would do everything in his power for the struggle
of the Crimean Tatar Turks and stated that he would ask for help from TOBB ETU
to nationalize Russified education.
Following
Hisarcıklıoğlu's speech, Kırımoğlu enrobed and given an honorary doctorate.