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The final program of the Summer Schools organized by the Turkey Youth Foundation (TÜGVA) across 81 provinces was held with great enthusiasm at the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex, hosted by Galatasaray Sports Club. Thousands of youth welcomed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with prayers (salavat) as he entered the stadium.
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More than 700,000 middle school students participated this year in the summer schools, which offered a broad curriculum ranging from sports activities to Qur'an and Hadith lessons.
Speaking at the event, President Erdoğan expressed his gratitude to Galatasaray Sports Club for hosting the organization and stated:
"Tonight, at the TÜGVA Summer Schools Final organized under the theme 'Let Our Summer School Be Colorful', we came together with our youth, who are the symbols of hope, love, light, and the future. I would like to extend my thanks to Galatasaray Sports Club for opening its doors to us and hosting this beautiful organization.
I wish that the 2026 TÜGVA Summer Schools Final will bring blessings. I congratulate all my brothers and sisters who decorated this stadium with 70,000 flowers. I wholeheartedly greet all our children struggling to hold onto life under Israel's brutal attacks in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon. May God be their helper."
