Professor Cihat Yıldırım, a faculty member of the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Aksaray University, participated as a speaker in the 30 August Victory Day programme organized by Aksaray T-Type Closed Penal Institution as part of community engagement activities. The programme aimed to promote historical awareness, introduce national and cultural values, and strengthen the sense of national unity and solidarity. It was attended by the institution’s administrators, teachers, a psychologist, a social worker, a religious official, institutional staff, and convicted and remand prisoners. The programme began with a moment of silence and the singing of the Turkish National Anthem. Professor Cihat Yıldırım delivered a conference on the historical background of the 30 August Victory, its significance in the Turkish nation’s struggle for independence, and the importance of national historical awareness in shaping collective memory. The conference contributed to enhancing participants’ historical knowledge and awareness, as well as strengthening their understanding of shared historical and cultural values. At the end of the programme, Professor Cihat Yıldırım was presented with a plaque in recognition of his contribution.
