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Anıtkabir, which opened its doors to 592 thousand 352 people in October, including the October 29 Republic Day, was flooded with visitors on the 84th death anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Hayalime Ortak Ol Derneği, which has traditionalized its Anıtkabir visits with its students since 2017, took its place among the visitors with its students, board members and volunteers this year.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - Anıtkabir, which opened its doors to half a million visitors in October, including the October 29 Republic Day, hosted approximately 3 million people in the first 10 months of 2022. Students, members of the board of directors and volunteers of the Hayalime Ortak Ol Derneği (Association of Join My Dream | HOOD), which was established in Izmir in 2017, also paid a traditional visit to the Anıtkabir on the 84th anniversary of Atatürk's death.

Atakan Atalar, the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, who shared his views on the Anıtkabir visit, said, “In our association, which we established in 2017 in order to carry the light of enlightenment lit by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, we have started to provide equality of opportunity for our children and youth in education, sports and art. On this path, we touched the lives of more than 2,000 students. We are very happy to accompany our children, whom we reach through our Village School Aid projects, and our HOOD students, who are part of the association, on their way to their dreams. It is an honor for us to appear before our Father today with our HOOD students” said.

They support the development of students with scholarship opportunities and career network

Saying that their biggest goal is to help young people with limited opportunities realize their dreams, Alper Elbirler, General Manager of HOOD, stated: “The first aim of our association's activities is to remove the obstacles in front of our students who do not have enough opportunities. In this context, we provide support in many areas such as social development programs, psychological counseling and guidance services, social activities, in addition to the regular scholarships we give to students. On the other hand, with the system we call the 'career network', where our connections in different sectors are located, we enable our students to get in touch with experts in the fields they are interested in. In this way, we guide both the education and career journeys of our students.”

There are currently 45 students benefiting from the activities of the association

Underlining that there are currently 45 students benefiting from the activities of the association, Şeniz Öztorun, Student Relations Officer of HOOD, said, “We support students from many cities such as Samsun, Tekirdağ, Antalya, Konya, Bursa, Eskişehir and Erzurum, especially İstanbul, İzmir and Ankara. We are very happy to visit Atatürk with our students who came to Ankara from different cities of our country on such a meaningful day.”

Education is indispensable for a modern country

Atakan Atalar, the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, emphasized that education is indispensable for a modern country; “To ensure that our children and youth, who were brought up with Atatürk's consciousness and who are the greatest trustees of our Republic, have access to equal opportunities, under the guidance of our Head Teacher Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's principles and reforms. This is our biggest goal as an association. We will continue to work to always be there for our children and youth who are chasing their dreams and always trying” he said.