Memorial program for teachers who lost their lives in school attacks
Teachers who lost their lives in school attacks were commemorated with the "Loyalty to My Teacher" program held in Fatih.
With the "Loyalty to My Teacher" program organized by the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education in Fatih district, teacher Ayla Kara, who lost her life in the school attack in Kahramanmaraş, and teacher Fatma Nur Çelik, who lost her life in the knife attack at the high school in Istanbul Çekmeköy, were commemorated. Provincial Director of National Education Murat Mücahit Yılmaz, Ramazan Kara, wife of teacher Ayla Kara who lost her life in the school attack in Kahramanmaraş, protocol members, teachers and many students attended the program at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Cultural Center. During the program, which started with the recitation of the Holy Quran, a video specially prepared for the martyred teachers was published. Poems were read for teachers.
Provincial Director of National Education Murat Mücahit Yılmaz, in his speech, said, "The sanctity of this profession is the truth. If there is no emotion, no mercy in this profession, no conscience in this profession, then we cannot be real teachers. Teaching is one of the most devoted professions. Because it is the person who first lives these words and actions in his heart and then makes his students live them. It is present in all of our lives. We have touched a student, spoken a word and forgotten it. But for those 20 years, that word, that touch has been his life guide. That's why." The teaching profession is so sacred. The person who will turn this world into heaven is the human being. Knowledge is knowing yourself. If you don't know yourself, it is a lot of reading. I have presented the request to the scientific council for years. I finally understood that humanity needs to separate knowledge and epistemology. Today, knowledge alone, science alone, and technology alone do not bring happiness. Unfortunately, the monstrous feelings of consumerism, egoism and selfishness in people are unhappy, aimless and unhappy. "Teachers are now a guide to life, like a guide in this dirty age," he said.
"When I go to school, my problems go away and I find peace"
Ramazan Kara, the wife of teacher Ayla, who lost her life by shielding herself to protect the students in the attack in Kahramanmaraş, said, "Our people are very strong and sensitive. They supported us from the first moment and were with us at all times. To put it briefly, the hero martyr family teacher was someone who loved the school and the students very much. Teacher Ayla used to say, 'When I go to school, my problems go away. I find peace.' She had retired for about three years. But she does not retire because she loves the students. She was a responsible person who tried to do her job in the best way. On Wednesday "We were at home together around 10-15 o'clock. He asked me if I had to go to school. Then he said, 'Just in case something happens to the children, I should go.'"
"I am proud of my wife, teacher Ayla, for being a shield for the 10-11 year old little ones," said Kara, adding, "She called me at 12.00 and again at 15.00, as if something was going to happen. I called again at 12.50. 20 minutes after we talked, I received news from my son that there was a conflict at Aysel Çalık Secondary School. We thought, probably someone opened fire in the garden. We never thought such an event would happen to us." We couldn't think of it. The murderer entered the classroom and teacher Ayla was protecting the little babies. When a girl she saved came to our house to express her condolences, I am proud of my wife, teacher Ayla, for protecting the little 10-11 year old babies. We believe that she did what she had to do. It was a source of pride for us to keep alive the memory of our head teacher, Ayla Kara, who was chosen as the mother of the year with the courage and sacrifice she showed to protect the students. "Teacher Ayla left a deep mark in our hearts with her courage and sacrifice. She received a prayer from every heart she touched. She paid for it with her life and helped 19 students hold on to life," he said.
