Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said, “Our Çağrı Bey drilling ship, which we named Curad-1 in April, is the name given to the first newborn babies in Somali. We gave this name to our first well there. Hopefully, it will reach the well point and start deep-sea drilling activities.” he said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with the ship personnel through Minister Alparslan Bayraktar.

President Erdoğan met with the personnel of the ship ‘Çağrı Bey’

Erdogan said:

“WE ARE EXPECTING GOOD GOOD FROM ÇAĞRI BEY”

Dear members of TPAO and valuable members of our Çağrı Bey drilling ship, first of all, I hope that your journey will be beneficial and you have a long journey that will last until April, but this journey will be a truly blessed journey and we hope to have good news and news from Somalia. May God help you, hopefully with these drillings we will hear and make the voices of all these ships of Türkiye heard, not only in our country but all over the world. I hope this blessed journey will be beneficial.

ÇAĞRI BEY DRILLING SHIP’S JOURNEY TO SOMALIA

Çağrı Bey, which is 228 meters long, 42 meters wide and 114 meters high, can drill to a depth of 12 thousand meters.

Çağrı Bey, who will not be able to sail through the Suez Canal due to the height of the tower, will sail from end to end in the Mediterranean, then sail to the Atlantic Ocean via the Strait of Gibraltar, follow the West African coast, pass the Cape of Good Hope and reach Somalia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned Israel’s decision to register land in the West Bank.

In the statement made by the Ministry, “We condemn in the strongest terms the latest decision of the Israeli government, which aims to impose its sovereignty and expand settlement activities in the occupied West Bank. This step, which aims to forcibly displace the Palestinian people from their homeland and accelerate Israel’s illegal annexation steps, is a clear violation of international law and is null and void. Israel has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian lands. The expansionist policies intensified by the Netanyahu government in the occupied West Bank undermine ongoing peace efforts in the region and lead to a two-state solution.” “We call on the international community to take a determined stance against Israel’s attempts to create a de facto situation. Turkey will continue to support efforts to establish an independent and sovereign Palestinian State with geographical integrity, based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.” statements were included.

In the sea phase of Steadfast Dart 2026, NATO’s largest and most comprehensive exercise in 2026, the Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, stationed at TCG Anadolu, once again proved itself with its autonomous take-off capability and firing power from the short runway. Bayraktar TB3, which was stationed on the ship within the scope of the exercise and took off from the short runway without any problems, destroyed the targets with full accuracy in the double salvo MAM-L fire it fired towards the designated surface target. The soldiers of the countries participating in the exercise gave full marks to Bayraktar TB3 after the successful shots made by the national UCAV against sea targets. Bayraktar TB3 SIHA, which impressed the soldiers of allied countries, successfully completed its operation by landing safely at TCG Anatolia after the shots hit the targets accurately.

FIRST OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION IN THE AREA OF OPERATIONS ABROAD

This activity of Bayraktar TB3, which is the first UAV in the world that can perform operations by taking off and landing from short-runway ships, is of strategic importance as it is its first operational demonstration in a field of operations abroad. While there are currently 3 Bayraktar TB3 UCAVs on duty on the TCG Anadolu ship, the performance of these platforms in geographies such as the Baltic Sea is followed with great interest by NATO allies.

IT IS AIMED TO CARRY OUT SHOOTING WITH MAM-T AMMUNITION

In the following stages of the exercise, the capabilities of Bayraktar TB3s will continue to be demonstrated at the highest level. According to the planning, it is aimed that 2 Bayraktar TB3 UCAVs will take off from TCG ANADOLU one after the other and carry out a coordinated operation in the coming days. At this stage, a double salvo MAM-L is being fired with a Bayraktar TB3, while the other Bayraktar TB3 platform is aimed to be firing with MAM-T ammunition, which has higher destructive power.

When a retaining wall collapsed as a result of a landslide in 29 Ekim District of Izmir’s Menemen district, 2 6-storey buildings and 6 parked vehicles were damaged. Luckily, no one was killed or injured. AFAD, fire brigade and municipality teams came to the region upon notice and started work. Following the incident, two buildings whose ground floor collapsed and a surrounding apartment building were evacuated as a precaution. A total of 151 people in 3 buildings were taken to the social facilities of Menemen Municipality. Gözde Aktaş, one of the residents of the building whose house was damaged, said that they were woken up by a loud noise around 04:00, and that they were able to go out through their neighbors’ window because the entrance of the building collapsed.

Stating that they experienced great fear, Aktaş added that they filed a lawsuit against the company that built the retaining wall in 2022. Merve Demirdaş, whose car and house were damaged after the retaining wall collapsed, stated that she heard a sound like an explosion around 04.00-05.00 in the morning, and then heard her neighbors say “everyone get out”. Explaining that he wanted to go out but saw that the stairs of the apartment building had collapsed, Demirdaş said, “When I saw him, I went downstairs again. Together with my dog, we went from the negative floors to the garden of the next apartment building with our neighbors. From there, we went out through another apartment.” Demirdaş added that his parked car was stuck under the wall and his house was also damaged.

The 214-page indictment prepared within the scope of the bribery and corruption investigation against CHP’s Nilüfer Municipality in Bursa was accepted by the Bursa 19th High Criminal Court. In the case, 21 defendants, 15 of whom are detained, including the then Mayor Turgay Erdem, are on trial.

1 HOUR RECORDING ON FILE

In the indictment, Erdem was listed as the “organization leader”, while former Director of Zoning and Urbanization Ayşegül Erkol and Proanaliz Building Control official Tamer İşler were listed as the “organization manager”.

Accusations of “Establishing and Managing an Organization for the Purpose of Committing a Crime, Bribery and Laundering of Criminal Assets” were made. In the file, it was stated that bribes were received from contractors through Erkol and İşler, and more than 5 million dollars and TL were seized from İşler’s house. Expert examination of the 1-hour audio recording sent via WhatsApp on September 17, 2024, containing statements regarding zoning permits, is ongoing. In the recording sent by Zoning and Urbanization Director Ayşegül Erkol to Proanaliz Building Inspection officer Tamer İşler, the words “Those files will explode in your hands” draw attention. He went on to say that Turgay Erdem tried to sign the zoning licenses until 2021, that after the inspector process, the signing authority was exercised by the directorate, and that some files that were not suitable for the project were also signed. It was stated that the entire audio recording was under expert examination.

The A Haber live broadcast, attended by the new Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, the architect of the “Clean Hands” operations in Türkiye, the previous night, was watched with great interest throughout the country. Gürlek, who promised to solve the problems that citizens suffered during the court processes, was followed closely by the public; He explained that the files on drugs and prostitution, illegal betting, new generation criminal organizations and the fight against FETO will be investigated. Gürlek also told A Haber for the first time about the behind-the-scenes of the investigations he carried out during his term as chief prosecutor. Stating that 2 to 3 kilograms of cocaine were consumed in Kasım Garipoğlu’s mansion in 3 days, Gürlek stated that he said, “I cannot allow this,” and added, “We do not look at anyone’s position in investigations. No one can give instructions to the courts.” Minister Gürlek’s statements became trending on social media. Gürlek’s words, “I am the Minister of Justice of 86 million people. My door is open to every political party. I stand with the just and the victimized. I am the servant of justice,” received messages of appreciation and support from citizens. Here are some of those messages…

İrfan İlhan: Our country needs people like you.

Mercan Demir: May God be your friend and helper.

Vildan Sayın: Minister, I hope you will be able to solve my divorce case that has been going on for 4 years.

Zümrüt Sultan: We trust you. Esra Aydın: During Akın Gürlek’s term as chief prosecutor, 40 tons of drugs were hidden.

PRAISE FROM FAMILIES

Abese İrca: We cannot see everything that is going on right now, but when enough time passes, we will see that Akın Gürlek prevented not only corruption but also a sneaky invasion attempt against the Republic of Turkey.

Ersin Işık: As a father, you have won my heart in the fight against drugs, Mr. Minister. The people are behind you.

Adil Gürlü: We read and watch Akın Bey’s operations. I hope he will continue to fight this drug epidemic as minister. From celebrities to street vendors, all those who encourage and sell should be punished. They should take their dirty hands off the young people now.

Ali Çalkara: I think twice before sending my son out. It is difficult to be a parent these days. Someone teases and stabs? I hope the Minister Akin will solve this.