Acting with these principles, we will announce our strong and well-structured action agenda to the world in March. We will hear, make heard and encourage everyone’s voice with an impartial, fair presidency, without leaving anyone behind. Going backwards in global climate action is unacceptable. We will explain to everyone in the clearest terms that the implementation flexibility and tolerance for the transition process, which are equally granted to all countries, are now at zero point. This approach not only provides a technical negotiation framework; “It represents an understanding of responsibility that reminds us of humanity’s ancient relationship with nature and is nourished by the common memory of civilizations,” he said.

‘GOBEKLITEPE IS THE PLACE WHERE HUMANITY MEETS AROUND A COMMON MEANING’

Minister Kurum said, “One of our starting points is Göbeklitepe, which is considered the zero point of human history. Because Göbeklitepe is the place where humanity came together for the first time and gathered around a common meaning. In this respect, we define COP31 as the ‘COP of the Future’, where humanity comes together again. Yes, Dialogue is the starting point of the COP31 process. In this context, COP31 is where governments, private sector, cities, young people and civil society are listened to in a meaningful way, where different people come together.” Consensus will be the second phase to be built on the basis of this dialogue. COP31 will focus on realistic commitments that balance between assertion and applicability, equity and responsibility. Action is the ultimate goal of this process. With these three principles, COP31 will prioritize concrete practices that bring commitments to the field. “We will demonstrate this stance at all stages of the process, with a presidency approach that will move beyond a predominant negotiation process; that is trust-generating, result-oriented and prioritizes implementation work in real sectors.”

‘STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP MESSAGES WILL BE GIVEN ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE SUMMIT’

Minister Kurum said, “We will hold the summit within the framework of a 2-day program in Antalya, under the auspices and hosting of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. On the first day of the summit, high-level general sessions and strategic leadership messages will be given with the participation of heads of state and government. On the second day, partnerships will be developed with practice-oriented round table meetings. Our President’s leadership represents the understanding of diplomacy that is rooted in Türkiye’s foreign policy; able to talk, listen, establish balance and focus on producing results. This “This approach will play a strong political role in climate diplomacy, bringing the parties together around the same table, building trust and making reconciliation possible,” he said.

AK Party Local Governments Presidency sent a comprehensive circular to AK Party municipalities before the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. In the circular signed by Mustafa Demir, it was emphasized that programs should be made in line with the spirit of Ramadan, delivering social aid to those in need and acting sensitively to national and spiritual values.

“IT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO UNITY AND COOPERATION”

In the circular signed by Mustafa Demir, Deputy Chairman of the AK Party Responsible for Local Governments, it was emphasized that the month of Ramadan is an exceptional time when sharing, cooperation and solidarity are experienced in the strongest way. It was stated that the AK Party was a movement founded by the nation, and AK Municipalities were asked to carry out activities that would contribute to the strengthening of unity and solidarity during Ramadan with this understanding.

INSPECTIONS WILL BE INCREASED

In the circular, it was noted that municipalities should mobilize all their resources so that citizens can access healthy and affordable products during Ramadan. In this context, it was requested that inspections, especially regarding food safety, hygiene and affordable price practices, be increased further during the month of Ramadan.

Municipalities should carry out regular checks at markets, marketplaces, bakeries and food sales points; It was stated that the necessary precautions should be implemented meticulously to prevent citizens from suffering.

In the circular sent to municipalities by the AK Party Local Governments Presidency, the following headings were included regarding the issues to be implemented during the month of Ramadan:

• All events planned during Ramadan; It is carried out with sensitivity in accordance with the spirit of Ramadan and our national-spiritual and historical values, and the participants who will take part in the programs are determined within this framework.

• Strong awareness of support for all oppressed geographies, especially Gaza, throughout Ramadan and not including boycott products in events,

• Delivering social aid to those in need, protecting the privacy of our citizens during the distribution process,

• Our mayors participate in the iftar dinners of our citizens during Ramadan; Conducting home visits, organizing iftar and sahur programs with our elderly, disabled citizens and relatives of martyrs,

• Visiting relatives of martyrs and veterans; Organizing special iftar programs for them,

• Organizing special iftar programs for university students, young people, children, the elderly, orphans and homeless people.

MUSTAFA DEMİR: “THE MAYOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS CITY”

AK Party Deputy Chairman and Local Governments Chairman Mustafa Demir made evaluations about the upcoming month of Ramadan. Demir wished that Ramadan would bring goodness to the entire Islamic world, Türkiye and cities.

PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN’S GREETINGS WILL BE TRANSMITTED

Demir stated that unity and solidarity will be strengthened during Ramadan and that AK Party municipalities will support the citizens as always. Stating that the mayors will establish a stronger bond with the citizens during Ramadan, Demir said, “Our mayors will come together with our citizens at iftar and sahur tables with the greetings of our President. They will spend the month of Ramadan feeling responsible for all the citizens of their city, like the Prophet Omar, as the mayor of the places they are located.” made his assessment.

CITIZENS IN NEED WILL NOT BE LEAVED ALONE

Expressing that the month of Ramadan will lead to meetings of the hearts, Demir stated that the mayors will come together with the citizens at iftar and sahur tables, listen to their problems and find solutions. Emphasizing that the AK Party acts with the understanding of “the nobody of the orphans”, Demir stated that citizens in need will never be left alone.

In the joint press conference he held with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reminded that he and Vucic last held the 4th High Level Cooperation Council Meeting in Belgrade on October 11, 2024.

Stating that there have been important developments in both bilateral relations and regional and global issues during the intervening period, Erdoğan said that they evaluated the effects of these developments on Turkey-Serbia relations with Vucic and discussed the steps to be taken for the future.

Erdoğan stated that they discussed what they could do to maintain stability and strengthen economic development in the Balkans.

Emphasizing that the ever-increasing trade and investments with Serbia are the locomotive of relations, Erdoğan said:

“The total trade volume reached 3.5 billion dollars last year. We are approaching our goal of 5 billion dollars step by step. We have previously announced that we will participate in Expo 2027, which will be held in Belgrade, hosted by Serbia. We believe that this important event will serve as an additional opportunity to develop economic, commercial and cultural relations between our countries.

We are pleased with the interest our investors show in Serbia. “While around 100 companies with Turkish capital were operating in Serbia in 2015, today this number has exceeded 1500 and the total investment amount has reached 300 million dollars.”

“WE EVALUATED THE ISSUE OF INCREASING FLIGHTS”

Stating that contractors support the production of housing, roads and infrastructure in Serbia with more than 100 projects they have undertaken, Erdoğan said that Serbian President Vucic’s development strategy based on infrastructure investments and growth had an impact on them reaching this point.

Erdoğan said, “I would like to express once again that we also expect investors from Serbia to come to Türkiye.” he said.

Expressing that human relations constitute an important dimension of their relations, Erdoğan pointed out that the best manifestation of people’s desire to know each other more closely is the increasing number of mutual tourists.

Erdoğan said, “Today, Turkey is the second tourism route for Serbian tourists. Our citizens also rank first among the tourists visiting Serbia. Today, we evaluated the issue of increasing flights between Turkey and Serbia in order to further increase and facilitate these visits.” he said.

Stating that they see great interest in Turkish language learning in Serbia, Erdoğan underlined that they are working to ensure that this interest is adequately met by institutions such as Yunus Emre Institute and Turkish Maarif Foundation.

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek met with the delegation led by Slovenian National Assembly Speaker Klakocar Zupancic at the Ministry. Speaking here, Gürlek stated that they are in constructive cooperation with Slovenia in political, economic and cultural fields, and said that the friendly ties between Türkiye and Slovenia are increasing day by day.

“IMPORTANT AND COMPLEMENTARY DIMENSION”

Stating that cooperation in the field of justice constitutes an important and complementary dimension in the relations between the two countries, Gürlek emphasized that they attach great importance to the development of cooperation within the framework of the rule of law, mutual experience sharing in the field of judiciary, judicial assistance and international agreements.

Describing some reforms made in the legal system recently, Gürlek said, “Under the leadership of our President, we made very important reforms in the field of judiciary by announcing the 4th Judicial Reform Strategy Document between 2025 and 2029. In this context, we presented the 11th Judicial Package to the Parliament in December 2025, and our work on the 12th Judicial Package continues. At the same time, in order to strengthen criminal justice and make the execution and trial processes more effective, the Turkish Penal Code and “We are also considering making some changes in the execution system.” he said.

“WE STAND BY THE JUSTIFIED STRUGGLE”

Gürlek continued as follows: “In this context, we find it very valuable that our country recognized the State of Palestine as a result of the vote held in the General Assembly of the Slovenian National Assembly. In particular, our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed his satisfaction with Slovenia’s decision to recognize the State of Palestine in every environment. As Turkey, we continue to defend human dignity, peace and justice under all circumstances. We always continue the rightful struggle of the Palestinian people and stand by the Palestinians. The friendship and justice between the two countries “I reiterate that we desire to improve cooperation in the field of justice every day. We consent to all kinds of agreements and development of our relations regarding cooperation in the judicial field.” Gürlek expressed his gratitude to Klakocar Zupancic for his visit.

The ‘Ottoman Turkish Competition Final in Pursuit of Cultural Heritage’ program, which brought together Science and Anatolian High Schools across Turkey, organized by Genç Hayrat in cooperation with the Hayrat Foundation and the Ministry of National Education, at the Presidential Ottoman Archives Complex in Kağıthane, was held with the participation of Bilal Erdoğan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Science Dissemination Society.

15 THOUSAND STUDENTS FROM 505 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED

Governor of Istanbul Davut Gül, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Knowledge Dissemination Foundation Necmeddin Bilal Erdoğan, Deputy Minister of National Education Ömer Faruk Yelkenci, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Enes Eminoğlu, Kağıthane District Governor Yüksel Kara, Kağıthane Mayor Mevlüt Öztekin and Young Hayrat President Kürşat Karaca, students and instructors attended the program. 505 schools determined by the organizing committee among Science and Anatolian high schools in all provinces and districts of Türkiye participated in the competition. 15 thousand students attended the seminars titled ‘Why Should I Learn Ottoman Turkish?’ seminars were given. 7 thousand of these students were given Ottoman language education for 7 weeks. Türkiye and provincial rankings were announced in the exam held online across Türkiye on January 31. The winners were entitled to compete at the Presidential State Archives Ottoman Archive Complex on February 12. Awards were presented to the 10 students who ranked highest in the provinces. After the protocol speeches, Bilal Erdoğan presented a gift and a plaque to Yusuf Kağan Kaymaz, who came third in the Türkiye-wide exam, Ammar Alkurdu, who came second, and Yusuf Aydın, who came first. In commemoration of the day, Young Hayrat President Kürşat Karaca sent a message written in Celi Thuluth to Bilal Erdoğan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Knowledge Dissemination Foundation, ‘Don’t worry, surely Allah is with us!’ He gave as a gift the work written on Surah At-Tawbah 40. The other protocol delegation participating in the program also presented gifts to the students.

‘IT FEEL NATURAL TO US THAT OUR YOUTH LEARN TO READ OTTOMAN LANGUAGE’

Speaking at the program, Bilal Erdoğan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Science Dissemination Society, said, “It really seems natural to our young people to learn how to read Ottoman Turkish or Ottoman Turkish. But more recently, 10, 15 years ago, these were great taboos in Türkiye. If someone said, ‘I cannot read texts written in old letters, I want to read them, let me get an education on this,’ this would pose a problem. Some people immediately objected to this.” They were voicing it, but now it’s normalized. This is our own language, our own texts, our own history. In our country, let alone Arabic, when you learn Arabic and Persian, your vocabulary also becomes stronger. But when you learn Ottoman Turkish, when you develop a little knowledge of the old texts, what happens to the vocabulary? “When a student with a rich vocabulary then tries to learn foreign languages, he learns those languages with a higher vocabulary. Therefore, I think that this study plays a very important role in strengthening the vocabulary and vocabulary of our young people and strengthening their ties with their past.”

With the Presidential Decree published in the Official Gazette the other day with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek was appointed as the Minister of Justice, and Erzurum Governor Mustafa Çiftçi was appointed as the Minister of Internal Affairs. Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek and Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi came to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) to take the oath in the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in accordance with Article 106 of the Constitution. Tension arose in the Parliament during Akın Gürlek’s oath ceremony. CHP MPs blocked Akın Gürlek’s way to the podium. CHP deputies occupying the podium tried to prevent Akın Gürlek from taking the oath.

Osman Gökçek talked about the fight in the Parliament

“THEY ATTACKED THE ROSTER WHERE OUR MINISTER WAS”

AK Party Ankara Deputy Osman Gökçek, who made a statement on the issue in AHaber, said that what was done was violating the constitution by saying “They attacked the podium where our minister was” regarding the fight in the Parliament.

PRIVATE MET WITH İMAMOĞLU IN SİLİVRİ

On the day the provocation took place in the Parliament, Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Özgür Özel went to the Marmara Penal Institution in Silivri to visit Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was detained on bribery and corruption charges. Özel and İmamoğlu met for approximately 2 and a half hours.