Manisa Celal Bayar University 2023-2024 Academic Year Graduation Ceremony was held with great enthusiasm at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center on the Health Campus.

Rector Prof. Dr. Rana Kibar, Yunusemre District Governor Atilla Kantay, Şehzadeler Mayor Gülşadeler Mayor Gülşah Durbay, Yunusemre Deputy Mayor Mehmet Mesut Doğan, Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Ahmet Çetin, Prof. Dr. Oktay Üçer, Secretary General Erhan Doğan, protocol members, academic and administrative staff, guests, families and students attended the ceremony.

At the ceremony, which started with a moment of silence and the reading of the National Anthem, faculty valedictorian Dursun Gökalp Yıldız made a speech on behalf of the graduates.

Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration Prof. Dr. Hatice Yurtsever started her speech by giving brief information about the faculty and said, "Dear parents, we have tried to raise your children, whom you gave to us four years ago, by showing the highest effort we can. We have made an important effort to educate our students in a way that will meet the need for trained personnel in the field needed by the public and private sectors.

Dear students, today you have crowned four years of hard work. Success is never a coincidence. It is not easily achieved. At the end of this challenging journey, we have come together to celebrate the success you deserve. First of all, you have a lot to do for your family, for yourself, with the awareness that you have responsibilities towards this country. As Ataturk said, 'Those who set out never to rest will never, ever tire.' The success and social contribution you will achieve in this process will make us as Manisa Celal Bayar University and our faculty as proud as you and your family. I hope we have succeeded in making our faculty a home for you. May the path of all of you always be open and bright."

Şehzadeler District Mayor Gülşah Durbay, stating that she is also a graduate of Manisa Celal Bayar University, said: "Dear young people, candidates for future managers and entrepreneurs, I would like to share with you my happiness for gathering here to graduate you today as a result of your years of effort. Our university is one of the largest universities in the Aegean region and is also known for the success of the students it graduates all over our country. My young friends graduating today will continue their careers in the dynamics of business life and will make important contributions and gains to the economy of our country. I sincerely believe that each of you will be well-equipped, problem-solving managers and entrepreneurs in your fields.

Dear young friends, I firmly believe that you will raise the Republic, which was entrusted to us by the Commander-in-Chief Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the hero of our struggle for independence, who said 'All my hopes are in youth', to the level of contemporary civilizations by working hard. May your path be clear. I owe a debt of gratitude to your teachers and families who have been a light for you on this path. I wish you success throughout your life."

Rector Prof. Dr. Rana Kibar started her speech by mentioning the Palestinian issue and continued her speech as follows "Dear families, the children you entrusted to us four years ago, we have raised each of them as a well-equipped professional expert in their field with our valuable faculty members and today we are giving them back to you. You cannot be too proud of their achievements. I congratulate each and every one of you for this pride we are experiencing today.

Rector Prof. Dr. Kibar thanked the academic and administrative staff for their hard work and said, "As Manisa Celal Bayar University, we are proud of graduating around 130 students to the sector in the relevant fields. We are extremely confident in our students. We graduate our students equipped to fight not only the difficulties they will face in the professional field in their future lives, but also all the difficulties they will face in their life struggles.

Dear young people, a deep-rooted youth means a strong future. We are a nation with an extremely deep-rooted past. We have no doubt that you will work harder for the future with the strength we get from our ancestors and serve this homeland, nation and state in a way befitting the century of Turkey. We are with you in your education life as well as in your future life. The doors of Manisa Celal Bayar University and our hearts are always open to you. I wish you a healthy, happy and peaceful life from now on. I wish you all the best for your graduation. May God help and help you on your way."

The program continued with the awarding of certificates of achievement to the graduating students and ended with the throwing of caps after all graduates received their graduation certificates.