Malazgirt Premiere of Malazgirt in the Footsteps of Victory Documentary
The Malazgirt Premiere program of the "Malazgirt Documentary in the Footsteps of Victory", which was prepared within the scope of the "Determination of the Malazgirt Battlefield, Historical and Archaeological Survey Project", which was carried out in order to determine the exact area where the Battle of Malazgirt took place and our rector Prof. Dr. Mustafa Alican took part in the management, took place.
The program, which started with a moment of silence and the reading of the National Anthem, continued with the speeches of Prof. Dr. Adnan Çevik, the academic advisor of the Malazgirt Battlefield Identification, Historical and Archaeological Survey Project, Coşkun Aral, one of the directors who prepared the Malazgirt Documentary in the Footsteps of Victory, our Rector Prof. Dr. Mustafa Alican, Malazgirt Mayor Cengiz Altun and Malazgirt District Governor Göksu Bayram.
Delivering the opening speech of the gala, Prof. Dr. Adnan Çevik, the academic advisor of the project, stated that the project started in 2020 with the support of the Ahlat Museum Presidency and the participation of more than forty field experts from twelve universities. Stating that the Malazgirt project continues with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directorate of Cultural Heritage Museums, Prof. Dr. Çevik continued his words as follows:"Battlefield archaeology is being done for the first time in Turkey in this context. It is being done for this great victory. The battle of Malazgirt took place in Malazgirt. As our project enters its fourth year, we want to turn Malazgirt into Çanakkale. Just like Çanakkale, we intend to make this great victory visible on the spot".
Since 2020, Prof. Dr. Çevik stated that the findings obtained about the war have excited them and expressed the following: "In order to bring the "Malazgirt Documentary in the Footsteps of Victory" to the 950th anniversary of the victory, we tried to show Turkey and the world what we did with a documentary shot under the direction of journalist Coşkun Aral, who comes to mind when it comes to war. Next year we will shoot the documentary "Four Seasons Malazgirt". I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Malazgirt project."
After Prof. Dr. Çevik, Coşkun Aral, one of the directors of the "Malazgirt Documentary in the Trace of Victory", expressed his gratitude to Prof. Dr. Adnan Çevik and his team for the emergence of the work. Aral continued his words as follows: "This kind of collective work is being done in the world. But these studies are very important for our country. Such a documentary will help Malazgirt become a tourism attraction. I wish everyone who attended the premiere a good time". Prof. Dr. Mustafa Alican, who took the floor to make his speech after the documentary filmmaker Aral, started his speech by greeting the protocol and the participants and conveying his thanks. In 2013, Prof. Dr. Alican stated that he wrote a book titled "The First Day of the Apocalypse Malazgirt" and that this was the first monograph written about the Malazgirt Victory, and that he came to Muş in 2014 with a project of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Prof. Dr. Alican continued his words as follows: "After leaving Muş in 2014, I thought I would never come to Muş again, but in 2018, I found myself in Muş again and started working here. In 2019, we started our Malazgirt Project together with my teacher Adnan Çevik. During the project, Malazgirt Mayor Cengiz Altun gave us a lot of support. Thanks to this project, we will bring Malazgirt closer to Turkey." Prof. Dr. Alican thanked the documentary directors and participants again and left the podium.
Following Prof. Dr. Alican, Rector of Muş Alparslan University, Mayor of Malazgirt Municipality Cengiz Altun started his speech on behalf of the people of Malazgirt by thanking Çoşkun Aral, Prof. Dr. Çevik, our Rector Prof. Dr. Alican, our District Governors and the team members working on the project. Mayor Altun continued his words as follows: "The spirit of Malazgirt is the spirit of brotherhood. It is the desire to live together. We need to impose this desire on our youth. That is why our youth camp is ready. I am grateful to everyone who made this project come to life. I wish everyone a good time."
Malazgirt District Governor Göksu Bayram, who took the floor to make the last greeting speech, expressed his honor to serve in this region and continued his speech as follows: "Malazgirt is one of our places of existence. If there is Çanakkale in the West, there is Malazgirt in the East. I sincerely thank our rector for this project." After the speech of District Governor Bayram, "Malazgirt in the Trace of Victory Documentary" was screened. The program ended with the presentation of plaques.
