While Edirne Religious Specialization Center graduated 45 hafiz trainees as candidate religious officials after 8 months of training, it was stated that the center will serve the Balkans.
The Religious Academy Candidate Clergy Graduation Ceremony was held in Edirne. In the program held at the Mimar Kemaleddin Hall of the Public Education Center, 45 hafiz trainees who completed the 8-month training process of the Edirne Religious Specialization Center were entitled to become candidate religious officials. It was stated that the center started training on April 14, 2025.
The graduation program ended with the singing of hymns and the presentation of certificates to the trainees. Edirne Mufti Ercan Aksu, as well as representatives of public institutions and non-governmental organizations and the families of the graduates attended the ceremony.
Edirne Governor Yunus Sezer stated that spiritual and historical traces are seen in every step of Edirne and said, “When we visit the Old Mosque, Hasan Sezai Hazrat, Darülhadis Mosque, and see the great people lying in the courtyard of Muradiye Mosque, we feel in our hearts that this city still stands on a strong spiritual dynamic.”
Stating that the Religious Specialization Center will also serve the Balkans, Sezer said, “We consider Edirne the capital of the Balkans. It is very valuable for the center to serve here. Our intention is to appeal to the Balkans. Training our imams, muftis and religious officials coming from the Balkans through in-service training here will be much more beneficial in terms of serving our Muslim brothers in the region.”
Vice President of Religious Affairs Hatice Boynukalın Şenkardeşler emphasized that the messages of religious officials should directly touch the conscience, life and perception of sincerity of the people. Boynukalın said, “The important thing is not what you know, but how you represent that knowledge in the eyes of the public.”
Tevfik İşçen, Director of Edirne Religious Specialization Center, congratulated the trainees and stated that they were proud to have the first graduates. – EDIRNE
