Prof. Dr. Necmettin Erbakan Foundation Opened in Ankara

In the name of Prof. Dr. Necmettin Erbakan, former Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey and academician whom our university received its name, Erbakan Foundation established by his family was inaugurated in Ankara. The inauguration of by Mr.Erbakan bequeathed foundation, which will put forth scientific and social researches corresponding to the life and thoughts of Mr.Erbakan was carried out by his son Fatih Erbakan, his daughters Elif and Zeynep Erbakan and many esteemed guests of politics, media and business world. On behalf of AK Party (Justice and Development Party) Ankara Deputy Salih Kapusuz, on behalf of CHP (Republican People’s Party) Ankara Deputy Sinan Aygün, former Ministers Hasan Aksay, Fehim Adak and Yaşar Okuyan and a group of highly crowded citizens attended the inauguration ceremony.

Our Rector Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Şeker and Vice Rector Birol Akgün attended the ceremony upon the invitation of foundation. In his speech of salutation Prof. Dr. Şeker said that Necmettin Erbakan was a significant and pioneer personality brought up by Turkey, the university in Konya that bears the name of him intends to raise model individuals and “beautiful peoples” by giving education of good quality; he expected the support of foundation to academic studies of our university and he wished for the success of the foundation.