On the anniversary of the acceptance of the March 12 National Anthem, the Poet of Independence Mehmet Akif Ersoy was commemorated with various events at KAEU. On March 10, 2022, the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences held a conference titled "The Poet of Independence Mehmet Akif Ersoy", and on March 11, 2022, a panel discussion titled "Reading Akif, Understanding Akif" was held by the Faculty of Education.

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Doğan, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature gave a speech at the conference held on March 10, 2022, at the Ahi Evran Congress and Culture Center, July 15 Milli İrade Hall, and said that they came together because of the anniversary of the adoption of the Turkish National Anthem. He gave information about the life of Mehmet Akif Ersoy and the period when the National Anthem was written. Doğan explained that there was a lot of pain and tears during the period of Mehmet Akif Ersoy, said that Akif's poems and works reflected his period in the best way. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Doğan noted that "Memleket ve Vatan" was the topic that was widely mentioned in the works of Akif, and he emphasized that Mehmet Akif Ersoy was a person who believed that art was for people. Explaining that Akif had not volunteered to write the National Anthem for an award-winning competition, Doğan added that he had decided to write the poem on the condition of donating the award. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Doğan, who also read verses from Mehmet Akif Ersoy's poems at the conference, ended his speech with Akif's words., “May Allah prevent this nation to write its national anthem again!”.

After Prof. Dr. Ahmet Doğan's speech, Prof. Dr. Nur Çetin, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, presented Doğan with a certificate of appreciation. The conference ended after a souvenir photo was taken with the students.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Türkyılmaz, who was the moderator of the panel discussion at the Ahi Evran Congress and Culture Center, July 15 Milli İrade Hall, gave information about the panel discussion which took place on March 11, 2022.

After the moderator, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Türkyılmaz, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdülkerim Karadeniz made a presentation by taking the floor. In his presentation, Karadeniz stated that reading the poems of Mehmet Akif Ersoy was not sufficient, and understanding the depth of his poems was necessary.

After Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdulkerim Karadeniz, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maksut Yiğitbaş took the floor and made a presentation. In his presentation, Yiğitbaş emphasized Akif's artistic personality by telling sections from Mehmet Akif Ersoy's life.

After Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maksut Yiğitbaş, Retired Instr. Mahmut Seyfeli took the floor and explained the semantic depth of some words in the National Anthem.

At the end of the panel, the Dean of the Faculty of Education Prof. Dr. Refik Balay gave a certificate of appreciation to the panelists.