UNIW 2025 Ramadan Iftar Program
Annual Ramadan Iftar program organized by UNIW for member NGOs and guests.
The UNIW Traditional Iftar Program was held this year under the motto "Strength and Opportunity Arising from Unity" with the participation of TGTV Founding President and 27th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey İsmail Kahraman, former Minister of Treasury and Finance Nureddin Nebati, as well as numerous presidents and executives of UNIW member NGOs.
Commencing with the recitation of the Holy Quran, the program continued with welcoming addresses. Delivering his welcoming speech, UNIW Secretary General Eyüp Akbal drew attention to global security and humanitarian crises, stating: "This Ramadan, unfortunately, has been one of the most painful and sorrowful Ramadans as our Gazan brothers and sisters under Israeli oppression face relentless bombs and weapons. Today, our greatest prayer is for the immediate end of the massacres inflicted upon Muslims in East Turkestan, Kashmir, Arakan (Rohingya), and many other regions, which deeply wound our hearts and grieve our conscience."
Our Iftar Program was attended by prominent figures including Deputy Governor of Istanbul Mustafa Kaya, Istanbul Airport Civil Administrator Governor Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. İlker Haktankaçmaz, AK Party Deputy Chairperson and Head of Civil Society & Public Relations Belgin Uygur, Director of Kandilli Observatory Prof. Dr. Haluk Özener, former UNIW Secretary General Ali Kurt, UNIW Founding Secretary General Necmi Sadıkoğlu, Chairman of the Founders Board of the Foundation of Volunteer Organizations of Turkey (TGTV) Hamza Akbulut, TGTV President Atty. İsmail Tuğrul, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cihat Yaycı, ULFED General Manager Muhammed Akta, Muslim Brotherhood Shura Council Member Mihtat Haddad (Egypt), President of East Turkestan Education and Solidarity Association Hidayetullah Oğuzhan, President of Palestinian Solidarity Association Muhammed Mişaniş, General Manager of Hayat Yolu Association Dr. Emir Turanşah, and President of Vefa Köprüsü Association Halid Hamid (Yemen), alongside distinguished academicians and political figures.
