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Bilal Erdoğan spoke at the “Role of Civil Society Organizations Panel” in Kütahya!
CIVIL SOCIETY IN Türkiye
Erdoğan pointed out that politics in Türkiye will now need the guidance of the strengthened civil society, those who are concerned about an issue and those who are volunteers, and stated that the structure formed by the relatives of those suffering from that disease in the field of health, the professional organization formed by the investors of any sector, and the professionals of any sector should express their ideas about better education. Stating that non-governmental organizations have not deepened in their fields so far, Erdoğan continued as follows: “Unfortunately, we know that since they have not deepened, while politics is doing something, they cannot prepare the file, study an issue and bring it before the politician or lawmaker. For this reason, just as our ancestors in civil society thought about ‘what is the most neglected field’, thought ‘where is it most lacking?’, he established his foundation.” He even took care of migratory birds. As they say, there is no commandment left by our Prophet that cannot be institutionalized with a foundation, there is no commandment or prohibition of our Lord in the Quran that cannot be institutionalized with a foundation.” Stating that he recommends young people to join a place that works on the issues they are worried about, or to establish an association, foundation or club, Erdoğan said, “I think this is a part of the development of Türkiye. Considering how weak the civil society is in the rest of the Islamic world, I think that when we achieve this in Türkiye, the leadership position for the ummah that we have started to see in politics and economy will follow in civil society.” made his assessment.
“IMPORTANT IDEA WHAT DID OUR PEOPLE PURSUE”
Bilal Erdoğan pointed out that there has been a “westernization” turmoil for more than 200 years and that the elite classes have been caught up in these delusions and said, “Those who are ahead of the society are breaking away from their values because they are caught up in that westernization, moving away from their culture, tending to reject their identity. The rest of the society has unfortunately seen that the people they expect to walk in front of them are always moving away from themselves.” he said. Emphasizing that Türkiye has many economic, infrastructure and political achievements under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Erdoğan continued: “I think it has been understood that it is not necessary to reject our identity in order to progress in technology, science, science and economic growth in order to develop, there is no need to move away from our religion, it is not necessary to become decultural or imitate Western culture. We still need to disseminate and explain this to more people. Therefore, let the last period Ottoman intellectuals be local and national ones, the Republic During the period, we had important intellectuals along the lines of Mehmet Akif Ersoy. What did they pursue? ‘We, as Muslims, as Turks, as Anatolian people, can compete and run to the top of the world with our culture, identity and belief. For this, it is not necessary to be like an infidel, to break away from one’s identity, to reject the past, to break ties with history.’ We now see this proven by names like Selçuk Bayraktar and the progress Türkiye has made. “As Muslims, as Turks, as Anatolians, by keeping our own equestrian sports, our own oil wrestling, aba wrestling, belt wrestling, shalwar wrestling, and horse archery alive.” Emphasizing that he never meant “rejection of the West” or “rejection of other cultures” when talking about cultural revival, Erdoğan continued his words as follows: “I myself am a person who lived in the West for 15 years. I know Western culture, there are some I like, there are some I dislike, there are some I like, but let me give an example from food. Since I am in the food and beverage industry, I do not say ‘don’t eat hamburgers, kids’. Don’t forget the lahmacun. Look at our pita, our lahmacun, our lahmacun, We have kebabs. So, let’s ensure that every Turkish child grows up knowing their own culture, its elements, its big names, and its aesthetic understanding. Then, when it tries to reach out to other places without taking root in its own land, the pot topples over. You see, the soil is scattered everywhere, there is nothing, there are no roots. Instead of becoming rootless, our branches grow and spread everywhere without seeing any end… The aim of ensuring this is to preserve our culture, “I think it is very important to re-establish our relationships with our past in a healthy way.”
“WE NEED TO CONTINUE THIS EFFORT FOR A FEW GENERATIONS TO FIND OURSELVES”
Erdoğan stated that in order to succeed in every field, it is necessary to think about what those who did the best in the previous period would do if they were alive today, to understand how their minds work, and to be productive. “We probably need to continue this effort for a few generations to find ourselves.” Erdoğan pointed out that it is necessary to build strong institutions, which are called “non-governmental organizations” today, which our ancestors achieved as “foundations” and which even America took as an example in its founding, to make certain works permanent, to start with a person and then institutionalize them according to our own disposition. Referring to the importance of building efficient institutions that do not waste money with the right organizational structure, sustainable financial resources, Erdoğan said: “If we achieve these, I believe that we can make those lost, weakened, wasted muscles strong and functional again. Then there is the ‘Civilization watch period’. They are calling. ‘Is there anyone who takes it?’ they say. This business is really migrating from the West. We can apply, but we have to be very ready and work hard. We need to raise our heads in this period of transformation, transformation and transition. A window of opportunity may open. If God allows, this can really happen. This nation can start to establish a paradigm in the world again. First, with God’s permission.”
The tender was bribed by the criminal organization allegedly led by Aziz İhsan Aktaş, and the mayors, including Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, Avcılar Mayor Utku Caner Çaykara, Seyhan Mayor Oya Tekin, Ceyhan Mayor Kadir Aydar, the evacuated Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar and the released and reinstated Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere, who were suspended from their duties after their arrest. Within the scope of the indictment prepared for the allegation of organizing the criminal proceedings, 200 defendants appeared before the judge for the first time on Tuesday, January 27. During the two-week period of the trial, which was held in the large courtroom at the Marmara Penal Institutions Silivri Campus, the defenses of 33 defendants, including the detained defendant Rıza Akpolat, who was suspended from his post as Beşiktaş Mayor and requested to be imprisoned from 113 to 337 years, and other detained mayors, were completed. As the trial enters its 3rd week tomorrow, in the hearing to be held this week, the defenses of 158 undetained defendants will begin to be taken, especially the undetained defendant Aziz İhsan Aktaş, who was requested to be imprisoned from 187 to 450 years in the indictment and who was cited as the leader of the organization and who was released on June 4, 2025 within the scope of effective remorse provisions. UAV
In Eskişehir, AK Party member Mihalgazi Mayor Zeynep Güneş Akgün was insulted by İYİ Party member Mehmet Emin Korkmaz through her attire. In his post on social media, Korkmaz said, “Look at the Mayor of Eskişehir/Mihalgazi! Is the duty of this political Islamist woman in shalwars to govern the district or to milk cows in her barn?” He said: Korkmaz closed his social media accounts after the reactions. Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç emphasized that discriminatory and derogatory posts regarding the targeting of President Akgün based on clothing, belief and lifestyle are unacceptable, and stated that the legal process will be carried out with determination.
REACTION FROM ÖMER ÇELİK
Korkmaz, on whom an ex officio investigation was launched by the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office for the crime of ‘inciting the public to hatred and hostility or humiliating’ in accordance with Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Code within the scope of crimes against public peace, was taken into custody. Korkmaz was taken to court and arrested. AK Party Deputy Chairman and Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik said, “We condemn the hate speech directed at our esteemed president. We will continue to fight against the politics of hate. We will hold this focus of hate, which attacked our president, to account on the basis of law.” Thanking the representatives of political parties, Çelik said, “This common sensitivity against hate speech is a great value of our country.” Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş said, “This immoral attack targeting Ms. Zeynep Güneş is a clear disrespect directed not only at a mayor, but at millions of women who stand by their labor, work, produce and add value to our country, and directly towards the will of our nation. We will never accept or normalize this indecent and self-aware mentality directed at women.” İYİ Party General Secretary Osman Ertürk Özel stated that Korkmaz was referred to the disciplinary board with a request for expulsion.
Following the normalization process that started between Türkiye and Greece, there was an increase in high-level contacts. Greek Prime Minister Kiryakos Mitsotakis will come to Türkiye on Wednesday as the guest of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During Mitsotakis’ visit, the 6th Meeting of the Turkey-Greece High Level Cooperation Council will be held. Political, economic, commercial and cultural relations will be discussed. Steps that can be taken to increase the bilateral trade volume, which is 6.7 billion dollars in 2025, to 10 billion dollars will be discussed. Views will be exchanged on regional security, geopolitical developments and global issues. Türkiye’s contribution is expected to come to the agenda, especially in the face of the NATO mission and Europe’s security priorities. At the annual evaluation press conference held last month, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, when asked about the expectations from the Erdoğan-Miçotakis meeting, said, “There is only one step. We will sit down with an intention and will to solve the existing problems and we will not leave the table until the problem is solved.”
Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç attended the mawlid program held at the Sultanahmet Mosque for Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi, who lost his life in a knife attack in Kadıköy, and made important statements.
Stating that the legislation regarding children dragged into crime should be re-evaluated, Tunç said, “The idea that a comprehensive research should be carried out in terms of eliminating the reasons that push children to crime and the measures to be taken and a law change should be made according to the results has emerged in our parliament. Currently, this commission is continuing its work. These legal regulations will be brought to the agenda in our parliament according to the report that will be created after the commission’s work is completed.”
Stating that they meticulously followed the investigation into the murder of Atlas Çağlayan in Güngören, Minister Tunç said, “Four people who threatened the Çağlayan family on social media were identified and arrested. Again, Ahmet Minguzzi’s family was threatened on social media. 3 people who threatened the family and 1 person who destroyed the grave were sentenced to up to 5 years in prison.”
Ahmet Minguzzi’s mother, Yasemin Minguzzi, said, “There are two acquittals. They must definitely go in. We do not accept this. We met with the Minister of Justice and our President and got their word.”
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Harsh words from Keçiören Mayor Özarslan to Özgür Özel! “I will file a criminal complaint”
“CHP IS BEING AWAY FROM ITS CORE VALUES”
Drawing attention to the founding identity of the Republican People’s Party, Özarslan said, “This is Atatürk’s party, the founding element of the Republic. However, they are trying to distance it from its core values. It is unacceptable to protest the country in foreign countries. This is one of the biggest mistakes made.” Özarslan also touched upon MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli’s approach to the Kurdish issue and criticized CHP’s attitude on this issue. Özarslan said, “It is not understandable to avoid the table on an issue based on brotherhood, which is put forward for the future of the country. In my opinion, this is among the wrong policies.”
“ÖZGÜR ÖZEL SHOULD NOT DECEIVE CHP members”
Social media is collapsing, I said this too shall pass. I was a CHP mayor, the first message came at 23.59, messages came one after another. Unreasonable expressions, unspeakable insults, I have never seen such messages. The leader of a party founded by Atatürk could never be this light-hearted. I am calling out from here, Özgür Özel, with what right do you have the right to put out these messages with dirty accusations of cataracting my mother and my late father, you have neither humanity, morality, manliness, nor CHP membership. If you have honor and integrity, you would resign from the head of the party. Let him come out and deny it, the one who doesn’t prove it is dishonorable. I will resign from the Mayor of Keçiören, he should also resign from the Mayor, shouting in the squares is not enough. He should not deceive CHP members, he should not deceive nationalists, he should not go to Belgium and criticize our country. This country was not established easily.
WARNING TO MANSUR YAVAŞ: ‘IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU TOO TOMORROW’
Addressing Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş, Özarslan argued that what he experienced could happen to other mayors as well. Özarslan said, “Everyone stays in an environment where they are happy, peaceful and safe. I am calling out to Mayor Mansur and other mayors: This situation happened to me today, it will happen to you tomorrow too.” “Are you angry with Mansur Yavaş?” Answering the question, Özarslan said, “I am only angry because he has not taken care of me lately. I have no other resentment.”
Minister Tunç’s post is as follows;
Regarding the criminal statements shared on social media against Eskişehir Mihalgazi Mayor, Ms. Zeynep Akgün, an ex officio investigation was initiated by the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office for the crime of “inciting the public to hatred and hostility or humiliation” in accordance with Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Code, within the scope of crimes against public peace, and the suspect was taken into custody. The judicial process is being carried out meticulously. Targeting a woman based on her clothing, beliefs and lifestyle; These ugly and discriminatory statements aimed at degrading his dignity and personality are never acceptable. This language of hatred directed against an elected public official and the national will will definitely find its response before the law and conscience.
Regarding the criminal statements shared on social media against our Mayor of Eskişehir Mihalgazi, Ms. Zeynep Akgün, the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has declared “the public to be held in hatred and hatred” in accordance with Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Code within the scope of crimes against public peace.
— Yılmaz TUNÇ (@yilmaztunc) February 8, 2026
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