The reception, held at the Tevfik Fikret Hall in Galatasaray High School, was attended by Dursun Özbek, Galatasaray High School Principal Mustafa Reşat Dabak, and ambassadors from countries including Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Vietnam, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Chad, and Cameroon.
The award, established by the Francophone Ambassadors in Turkey, was presented for the first time this year. At the ceremony, the award was presented to Dursun Özbek by the Ambassador of Djibouti to Ankara, Aden Hussein Abdillahi.
"LONG LIVE FRANCOPHONIE, LONG LIVE GALATASARAY"
In his speech at the ceremony, Dursun Özbek said, "I am experiencing deep emotion for receiving the 2025 Francophone Personality of the Year Award.
I am grateful to be deemed worthy of this award. It is a great honor for me that I cannot describe. It carries a strong significance.
I was born in a small village in Giresun. The scholarship I received to enter Galatasaray High School, which led me to receive this prestigious award today, changed my entire life.
I would like to express my gratitude to the esteemed ambassadors for organizing this award ceremony. I would like to conclude my words by saying, 'Long live the Republic of Turkey, long live Francophonie, long live Galatasaray'."
News Source: 12punto
