At the meeting held at the Haydar Aliyev Cultural Center, bilateral and inter-parliamentary relations between Turkey and TRNC, diplomatic efforts to increase the international recognition and visibility of TRNC were discussed, and regional and global negotiations were evaluated.

During the meeting, Kurtulmuş stated that, as Turkey, they are continuing their outstanding efforts to increase the recognition of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in all international platforms, and that one of these platforms is the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and İSİPAB.

Stating that it is extremely important for TRNC to be present at this conference as an observer member and for Öztürkler to make a speech, Kurtulmuş emphasized that they will strive to ensure that TRNC is recognized on more international platforms.

Stating that Türkiye stands by the TRNC in every field, Kurtulmuş said:

“I would like to express that we follow very carefully all kinds of regional tensions, provocations attempted to be created in the region, excessive arming efforts of the Greek side, and efforts of some states to upset the balance in the region by establishing bases there. On this occasion, let me say this once again. The Republic of Turkey is the guarantor of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the whole of Cyprus. Everyone should know that Türkiye will never give up using its guarantor status here. “We want it to be clearly seen and understood by everyone that no fait accompli will be allowed that will not be accepted by our Turkish Cypriots, our Turkish brothers and the State of the Republic of Turkey.”

TRNC Republican Assembly President Ziya Öztürkler reminded that the motherland Türkiye always stands by the Turkish Cypriot people so that the Turkish Cypriot people can live freely.

Öztürkler stated that the motherland Türkiye, under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has made a great effort in order to express the voice and just cause of the Turkish Cypriot people on every international platform, and continued his words as follows:

“We have emphasized and will continue to emphasize at every point that the unfair isolations imposed on the Turkish Cypriot people in art, culture and sports should be removed as soon as possible. But we will continue to fly both the flag of the Republic of Turkey and the flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus freely side by side. The presence of the Turkish soldier on the island is not a matter of debate for the Turkish Cypriot people. Turkish soldiers exist and will continue to exist. Likewise, the guarantorship of our Motherland, the Republic of Turkey, has not been and will not be a matter of discussion at any point.”

At the meeting, Chairman of the Turkey-Azerbaijan Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group and AK Party Istanbul Deputy Şamil Ayrım, Turkish Grand National Assembly Clerk Member and İYİ Party Çanakkale Deputy Rıdvan Uz, AK Party Nevşehir Deputy Emre Çalışkan, AK Party Elazığ Deputy Mahmut Rıdvan Nazırlı, MHP Kütahya Deputy Ahmet Erbaş and Turkey’s Ambassador to Baku. Birol Akgün also took part.

Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi said the following in his statement on his virtual media account:

“We visited our Minister of Health, Mr. Kemal Memişoğlu, and evaluated the joint work carried out on the peace, security and faster access of our citizens to public services. We held consultations on many issues, especially the HAYAT 112 Emergency Mobile Application, which allows our citizens to reach the help of our state faster in emergency situations, strengthening the capacity to respond to disasters and emergencies, combating addiction and increasing cooperation between our institutions on issues closely related to public health. Our Honorable President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Under his leadership, we will continue to serve our beloved nation with a citizen-oriented service approach by further strengthening the coordination between strong institutions. I thank our Minister for his kind hosting and wish him success in his work. May God grant strength to our state, health and well-being to our nation, and peace and prosperity to our country.

Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Kurtulmuş met with the Chairman of the Oman Shura Council Al Maawali in Baku. TBMM Speaker Kurtulmuş stated that Oman played an important role in mediating the US/Israel-Iran War, and that it was exposed to risks and threats in this process, and that he believed that the region would stabilize with the positive outcome of the negotiation between the US and Iran in Switzerland and the peace becoming permanent.

Stating that the Islamic world should learn lessons from this war, as well as from the genocide that Israel has been carrying out in Gaza for 3 years, Kurtulmuş pointed out the importance of the Islamic world and the countries in the region to unite around a common strategy, leaving aside the sectarian, political, intellectual and ethnic differences between them.

Kurtulmuş stated that the next expectation is for Iran to reduce tensions with the Gulf countries and achieve normalization, and that Oman will play a vital role in the future of the Gulf.

President of İSİPAB Turkish Group and AK Party Şanlıurfa Deputy Abdürrahim Dusak and Turkey’s Baku Ambassador Birol Akgün also took part in the meeting.

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) Numan Kurtulmuş met with Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Esedov in Baku, where he was on the occasion of the 20th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (İSİPAB).

During the meeting held at the Prime Ministry building, evaluations were made on the further development of bilateral relations, which reached the level of alliance with the Shusha Declaration, in all areas such as economy, education, culture, energy and transportation, and on increasing inter-parliamentary cooperation, and regional and global issues were discussed.

TBMM Speaker Kurtulmuş stated that a very successful meeting was held hosted by the Azerbaijan National Assembly, good discussions were held and opinions were shared, and expressed his hope that the results of the İSİPAB conference would be useful.

Expressing their satisfaction with the point Turkey-Azerbaijan relations have reached, Kurtulmuş stated that they are sure that a much more developed Karabakh will emerge after the victory achieved with the courage and heroism shown by Azerbaijan in its rightful struggle in Karabakh.

Stating that the balance in the Caucasus has changed with the Karabakh victory and the importance of the Turkish world has increased in the eyes of all regional and world countries, Kurtulmuş shared his desire to go all the way through the negotiations with Armenia and achieve positive results.

Kurtulmuş also drew attention to the importance of the Central Corridor and noted that they are doing all kinds of work to keep this corridor open and further strengthened.

Emphasizing that the negotiations between the USA and Iran in Switzerland will open a new window to the region and closely affect the balances in the Middle East, Kurtulmuş expressed his hope that the peace will be permanent.

TBMM Speaker Kurtulmuş stated that they believe that conflicts can be resolved at the negotiation table, and that the parties can achieve the results they want through negotiation and diplomacy, especially the Russia-Ukraine war.

At the meeting, Chairman of the Turkey-Azerbaijan Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group and AK Party Istanbul Deputy Şamil Ayrım, Turkish Grand National Assembly Clerk Member and İYİ Party Çanakkale Deputy Rıdvan Uz, İSİPAB Turkish Group President and AK Party Şanlıurfa Deputy Abdürrahim Dusak, AK Party Nevşehir Deputy Emre Çalışkan, MHP Kütahya Deputy Ahmet Erbaş. Türkiye’s Ambassador to Baku Birol Akgün also took part.

At the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Metin Yener was re-elected as the President of the Court of Accounts. In the election held by secret ballot at the General Assembly, Metin Yener, the current President of the Court of Accounts, and Bahtiyar Sazlık, General Director of Budget of the Presidency of Strategy and Budget, competed.

WAS RE-ELECTED WITH 272 VOTES

In the election in which 289 deputies voted, Yener was re-elected as the President of the Court of Accounts with 272 votes. Sazlık received 14 votes and 3 votes were deemed invalid.

METİN YENER’S CURRICULUM VITAE

Metin Yener was born in Ankara in 1972. Yener, who graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics, started his career as an assistant expert in the Prime Ministry. Yener, who served in the Prime Ministry as a Prime Ministry expert, head of department, deputy general director of laws and decisions, and general manager of personnel and principles, was appointed as the Presidential General Director of Personnel and Principles on August 3, 2018.

Yener, who completed his master’s degree in Economic Policy at Gazi University and Public Administration at Indiana University, is also the President of the Association of Courts of Accounts of Turkish States.

Yener was elected as the President of the Court of Accounts at the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly on June 22, 2021.

According to information based on sources close to the subject in the international news agency Reuters; The giant defense package includes engines produced by General Electric, which are KAAN’s lifeblood in the testing and first production stages. It is stated that the total financial value of the agreement will exceed 700 million dollars.

STRATEGIC GESTURE BEFORE THE NATO SUMMIT!

The fact that the Washington administration brought this sale to the approval stage before the critical NATO Leaders Summit that Türkiye will host on July 7-8 is interpreted as a very important “alliance gesture” towards Ankara. This move, which comes at a time when defense expenditures are being discussed within the alliance, is clear evidence that the ice between the two countries is melting.

NO STEP BACK DESPITE THE “DEMOCRAT” OBSTACLE IN CONGRESS

There was also a behind-the-scenes war of diplomacy behind the sales process. It was learned that Gregory Meeks, the senior Democrat member of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, opposed the package and resisted approving it. However, the Trump administration is expected to bypass these objections and officially complete the sale in the coming days and make an official notification to Congress through the US State Department.