The event started with the opening speeches of Vice Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Assoc. Prof. Abdullah Yüksel BARUT and Rector of Istanbul Gelisim University Prof. Dr. Bahri ŞAHİN.
After the opening speeches about the importance of the Çanakkale Victory, researcher writer Sadeddin Özgür started his speech with his words explaining the importance of Çanakkale and the Çanakkale Victory in history and emphasizing the importance of understanding Çanakkale. Decorating his words with Çanakkale poems accompanied by saz, Sadeddin Özgür completed his speech after Prof. Dr. Bahri ŞAHİN's plaque presentation.
The event continued with Aykut Karlı greeting the audience and introducing another valuable participant of the event, Mehmet Bülent ÇİMENTEPE, the grandson of a soldier who fought in Çanakkale. Karlı asked Çimentepe to tell the story of his surname, and Çimentepe told the story of his surname as follows.
“My grandfather fought in Çanakkale and later applied to the civil registry office to get a surname in accordance with the surname law. There were suggestions about taking a surname, but my grandfather could not decide. The civil registry director asked where in Çanakkale did you fight? When my grandfather said Çimentepe, our surname came from his heroism.”
The event continued with Aykut Karlı's saz and lyrics, Mehmet Bülent Çimentepe's bendir, and IGU Youth Choir accompanying Çanakkale folk songs. After the folk songs accompanied with intense emotions by everyone who attended the event, the event ended with Assoc. Prof. Abdullah Yüksel Barut presenting their plaques to Aykut Karlı and Mehmet Bülent Çimentepe and taking photos.
