The Presidency's Head of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, spoke at the "State Incentives Promotion Days Fair" organised by the Directorate of Communications at ATO Congresium.
Stating that the "State Incentives Promotion Days" found a reflection in the society owing to the interest shown by the citizens, Head of Communications Altun said that this organisation has been held since 2021 and that the society, the nation, and the youth have displayed serious engagement in the event. Noting that they have been organising this event in various provinces since 2021, Head of Communications Altun stated that 1.5 million young people have participated in the State Incentives Promotion Days.
Head of Communications Altun said that the State Incentives Promotion Days enabled the youth to meet with state institutions and organisations at the fair, which introduced the opportunities, scholarships, international programmes, internships, grants and incentives provided by the state to youth.
Head of Communications Altun stated that career and employment opportunities were introduced and that young people directly met with the representatives of institutions and organisations, thus creating a real interaction.
Head of Communications Altun noted:
"We are organising the State Incentives Promotion Days in line with our mission of being a bridge of communication between the nation and the state. Because you can actually see a bridge of communication at this fair. There is a flow of communication from our state to our nation and from our nation to our state. Here, youth are informed about the opportunities offered by our state institutions. They see new opportunities added every day. Besides, our institutions also directly learn about the demands and expectations of our youth. There is a very dynamic process. There is a serious interaction in this sense. Today, we are organising the first State Incentives Promotion Days of 2025 in Ankara. Next week, we will launch the State Incentives Promotion Days in İstanbul, and hopefully, we will have the opportunity to organise this event in various provinces throughout the year. The increasing interest and engagement of our youth gives us motivation and happiness."
"We see our youth as founding actors"
Pointing out that the significance attached to youth under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is clear and obvious, Head of Communications Altun stated, "We see our youth as founding actors. We regard our youth as our stakeholders in a real sense. We strive to enable their participation in governance processes. We do not assess or consider them as a determined object but as a determining agent. Again, we place them at the centre of governance processes."
Stating that young entrepreneurs can learn what kind of incentives are offered to them by meeting with institutions, Head of Communications Altun noted that they could also see the employment, scholarship, incentive opportunities, and funds provided by public institutions and organisations.
Underscoring the exceptional level of interaction, Head of Communications Altun went on to say:
"We observe the ease with which such events are being organised within the Presidential System of Government and the active governance system led by our President, and our youth can observe and witness the positive outcomes of this active governance system in action. These are the venues where we promote the opportunities and possibilities we provide to our youth in a very concrete manner within the context of our vision of the Century of Türkiye. Our institutions do this directly. Executives of our institutions directly meet with the youth here. This is a crucial opportunity for our youth, as well as for public institutions and organisations.
Praise be to Allah, we can see this crystal clear. A youth that is productive and enthusiastic about learning, knowing, researching, and discovering, rather than just consuming, is growing by the day.
Here, we see the generation that our President calls the 'TEKNOFEST' generation. We have visited the booths of numerous institutions. We conversed with many of our young people. Indeed, yet another positive aspect of this platform is that it brings together and fosters collaboration between young people who are currently engaged in a project and those who aspire to be part of one. In this regard, our young people engage with each other as positive role models."
"Today, Türkiye is truly a regional power, a global player"
Head of Communications Altun stated that they regard the youth as agents, as actors who contribute to building the future, adding that they are committed to creating opportunities for them.
Stating that the youth have seen that state institutions provide them with great opportunities at the fair, Head of Communications Altun went on to say:
"The great strides Türkiye has made in the last 23 years under the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have played a central role in providing these possibilities and opportunities. Today, Türkiye is truly a regional power, a global player, and an actor that is increasingly more prosperous, more stabilising, and more influential, with a steadily growing reputation. Our youth play a genuine role, both effectively and potentially, in the actual accomplishments of this influential and stabilising actor. This period is truly the culmination of the vision of the Century of Türkiye as articulated by our President, and it is our aspiration to further the potential we possess in collaboration with our youth."
Head of Communications Altun visited the booths at the "State Incentives Promotion Days Fair" and conversed with the youth. Head of Communications Altun also visited the booth exhibiting Anadolu Agency's publications and was briefed on the publications.
TRT Director General Zahid Sobacı also attended the program.
