In Istanbul, the network that made unfair profits through so-called investment groups and shell companies they created on digital platforms by using the bank corporate identity, bank manager or names and images of famous investment experts such as İslam Memiş without permission was busted. 89 members of the network, whose transaction volume reached 60 billion, were caught.

TRUSTEE APPOINTED TO 4 COMPANIES
89 suspects were detained in simultaneous operations in 27 provinces centered in Istanbul, organized by the Police of the Cyber ​​Crimes Branch Directorate of the Istanbul Police, under the coordination of the Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. Trustees were appointed to 4 separate companies, 15 fuel stations and a fuel and LPG filling facility with a total value of 4 billion 606 million liras. In addition, blocking measures were implemented on one real estate, 11 vehicles, company partnership shares, bank and crypto asset accounts of the suspects and other movable and immovable assets. Network members; It was determined that some bank officials and investment expert İslam Memiş defrauded many people by promising high profits under the name of investment, using their names and images. It was determined that the members of the network, who defrauded 269 victims of a total of 600 million liras, transferred their unfair profits to cryptocurrency exchanges through 76 separate shell companies.

The button was pressed after the statements that the former chairman of the CHP, Özgür Özel, received bribes from the mayoral candidates in exchange for being nominated before the 2024 local elections. Gökhan Böcek, the son of Muhittin Böcek, CHP’s candidate for Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, said that his father delivered the 1 million euros requested for the candidacy process to the CHP Headquarters.

SENT TO ANKARA
Witness and suspect statements, HTS records, base station data and other evidence in the investigation file of the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office were evaluated together. It was stated that there were allegations that the money requested by the CHP Headquarters was obtained and delivered in Ankara and that the process was coordinated through various meetings. It was reported that the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office decided not to have jurisdiction on the grounds that the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office had authority in the investigations to be carried out against the MPs and the file was sent to Ankara.

It was noted that the file regarding Özgür Özel, Veli Ağbaba, Ali Mahir Başarır, Umut Akdoğan, Mustafa Erdem and Cavit Arı was sent to Ankara, and the investigation into non-deputy suspects and other actions continues before the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. According to the records reflected in the raw HTS data set, mutual (two-way) communication based on CHP Headquarters was detected between Umut Akdoğan and Muhittin Böcek on January 10, 2024, at 13.20 and 13.23. On the same day, it was reflected in HTS analysis that Mustafa Erdem contacted both Mustafa Gökhan Böcek and Muhittin Böcek at different times. According to HTS records, remarkable phone calls were held between Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Muhittin Böcek and CHP Group Deputy Chairman Ali Mahir Başkar on the dates when the money delivery claim was brought up. In the records, it was stated that Muhittin Böcek called Ali Mahir Başkar at 23.03 on January 8, 2024 and at 11.34 on January 10, 2024, and at 13.59 on the same day, Ali Mahir Başkar called Muhittin Böcek while the base station of the CHP Headquarters was in the coverage area. It was pointed out in the file that the meetings in question coincide with the time period in which Mustafa Gökhan Böcek said he delivered the money.

OTHER BRIBERY FALLS ARE AWAITING
A total of 332 summaries of proceedings belonging to 145 CHP deputies, including CHP’s former chairman Özgür Özel, deputies Veli Ağbaba, Özgür Karabat, Burhanettin Bulut and Turan Taşkın Özer, are among the summaries currently awaiting approval in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. In terms of the number of briefs, Özgür Özel holds the record with 56 files.

AKTAŞ’S CONFESSIONS EXPOSED THE BRIBERY RACE
Confessor Aziz İhsan Aktaş’s statements revealing the bribery chain in CHP municipalities had an earthquake effect on CHP. While Aktaş disclosed that he paid a bribe of 5 million lira in Özgür Karabat’s office before the 2024 local elections, the allegation of a bribe of 1 million dollars comes to the fore in the investigation carried out by Adana Seyhan Municipality regarding Burhanettin Bulut.

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş announced the results of the family research conducted in cooperation with the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) and the Institute Social. Commenting on the results, Minister Göktaş said that we are facing an existential threat in fertility. In the study carried out in 12 provinces with different socioeconomic characteristics, 6 thousand 530 households were reached and 10 thousand 408 people were interviewed face to face. The research showed that Turkish society continues to value the concept of family, and it was revealed that the new generation has a serious distance from the idea of ​​marriage.

RESEARCH RESULTS

The duration of marriage was measured as 20 years.

The average number of live births has halved.

40 percent of young people do not think about getting married.

More than 90 percent of the participants argue that having children “reinforces the feeling of being a family.”

STEPS TAKEN

The way is now open for civil servants to work part-time until their children reach primary school age.

Work was pioneered to extend postpartum maternity and paternity leave periods.

In TOKİ social housing projects, a special quota was reserved for families with 3 or more children.

Steps were accelerated to expand nurseries and child care centers in public institutions and organizations.

Legal regulation was put into effect in order to protect children from the harmful effects of digital media.

Funding resources were included in production to support young people in establishing a home.

The Zero Waste Movement, which started under the leadership of Emine Erdoğan and turned into a global environmental policy with the strong steps taken, meets with its international stakeholders in Istanbul. “1-7 June Istanbul Zero Waste Week”, organized under the coordination of the Zero Waste Foundation and under the auspices of the Governorship of Istanbul, started with a comprehensive event program. Zero Waste Festival enthusiasm will be experienced at Atatürk Airport for 4 days starting tomorrow.

Zero Waste Forum will be held in the same area between 5-7 June. More than 120 ministers, more than 200 mayors, 8 former ministers of state and senior figures of metropolitan cities from 183 countries will attend the forum. Events will be held within the scope of the Zero Waste Festival in 39 districts of the megacity. The activities aim to encourage permanent behavioral changes in reducing waste generation, disseminating conscious consumption habits and using resources more efficiently.

The main theme of the festival this year is “Energy Efficiency”. The festival, where participation is free, will include many activities, from sustainable living practices to circular economy examples, from virtual reality experiences to children’s workshops. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience environmental impacts thanks to carbon and water footprint measurement areas, a zero waste museum, training stands and applied workshops.

The festival aims to make environmental awareness a part of cultural life with concerts, art events and social activities. Sustainable gastronomy examples will be presented to visitors in practical activities to be held in the “Zero Waste Kitchen” area. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Governor of Istanbul Davut Gül and President of Zero Waste Foundation Samed Ağırbaş attended the launch meeting held in the festival area yesterday.

Minister Alparslan Bayraktar stated that all the electricity to be used during the Zero Waste Festival will be provided from renewable sources and said, “We will be the world’s first YEK-G, that is, renewable resource certified festival. We will bring the understanding of energy efficiency and zero waste to the society in all areas of life,” while Governor Gül said, “Our goal is to make Istanbul the capital of zero waste.”

60 THOUSAND TREES WERE SAVED, 40 BILLION LITERS OF WATER WERE PROTECTED

With the work carried out by Gaziosmanpaşa Municipality within the scope of the Zero Waste Movement, more than 60 thousand trees were prevented from being cut down, 40 billion liters of water were protected, and 60 percent of domestic waste was converted into energy. Environment Week activities in the district were held with the participation of students and teachers. In the program where awards were given to environmental ambassadors, the importance of zero waste and efforts to spread environmental awareness were shared.

COME ON YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE CONCERT

On the first day of the Zero Waste Festival, Rafet El Roman, on the second day, Sinan Akçıl and Emre Aydın, on the third day, Poizi and Sefo, and on the fourth day, Buray and Ceza will give a concert. Mehmet Kılınç-Enes Kılınç and Fungistanbul will also take the stage during the day.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the 164th Establishment Anniversary Ceremony of the Court of Accounts:

I hope that the 164th anniversary of the Court of Accounts’ patrol, one of the most established institutions of our state, will be beneficial for our country and nation, especially the Court of Accounts family. Our Court of Accounts is an institution where the principle of continuity of our state is institutionally embodied.

RIGHTS OF 86 MILLION

Just as we see the defense of the national will as a duty of honor; We do not condone the waste of public property, its exploitation through illegal and irregular means, and especially its attempt to gain profit. Our attitude and stance on this issue is very clear.

Each of our 86 million citizens has the right to public property. Strange people, orphans and orphans who have no hair yet have their share. Beytulmal is also entrusted to us by future generations. It is our red line that all public personnel, regardless of their rank, title or position, act sensitively when using resources. Resources allocated to public personnel due to their duties or positions are not the property of anyone’s father. No matter what is written on his door, no public official can or should use it as his personal wallet. We cannot allow this.

Of course, it is not possible for states that cannot use their resources effectively and efficiently to be powerful and effective. For this reason, good management of public finances is of great importance. As Türkiye, we are a country that has suffered from wastefulness, carelessness and populism in the past.

WE WATCH THE SCANDALS

The scandals centered on local governments, which we have recently followed sometimes with astonishment and sometimes with shame, can never be excused. It is our duty to fight against those who see the nation’s trust as plunder, within the framework of the law and the law, no matter who they are.

WE WILL ACHIEVE VICTORY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TUTORIAL

We remember very well how the resources that the nation has raised from tooth and nail were squandered. Along with the greedy and incompetent, one of those who dealt the biggest blow to public finance was the tutelaries. All anti-democratic interventions, starting from the May 27, 1960 coup, whose 66th anniversary passed last week, have caused billions of dollars of damage to this country, impoverished our people and left Türkiye behind. None of us have forgotten how SSK was publicly collapsed, how the banks were emptied, and how the rentiers prospered from the public’s pockets. Along with the greedy and incompetent, one of those who dealt the biggest blow to public finance was the tutelaries.

JULY 15 CAUSED 350 BILLION DOLLARS OF DAMAGE: All anti-democratic interventions have caused billions of dollars of damage to this country, and the cost of the latest bloody coup attempt of July 15 to the Turkish economy is more than 350 billion dollars. They stole thousands of dollars from the pockets of each of our citizens.

THE COST OF GEZI IS TENS OF BILLION DOLLARS: The direct cost of the Gezi events, which was also a coup attempt, is 1.5 billion dollars, and the indirect cost is tens of billions of dollars. I believe that these should also be taken into account when talking about using public resources for the benefit of the public. Whether through street events, FETO-like terrorist organizations, or junta members; Unfortunately, the damage caused to our country and the nation’s purse by tutelage attempts targeting the national will is not discussed enough. Türkiye’s struggle against all kinds of tutelage centers is also a struggle to get rid of these burdens completely. Hopefully, when this struggle is victorious, the economic recovery of our country will accelerate and the nation’s resources will flow more into the nation’s pockets.

THE TURKISH WORLD HAS GAINED A DIFFERENT DIMENSION

Last November; We are very pleased with the Association of Courts of Accounts of Turkish States established in Istanbul with the participation of the Courts of Accounts of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. I believe that the union, of which our country will hold the term presidency for three years, will add a different dimension to our relations with the Turkish world. Hopefully, we will open the doors of a new era with the 13th Leaders Summit of the Organization of Turkish States, which will be hosted by our country in the fall. I pray that God will be our friend and helper. With these thoughts, I hope that the 164th anniversary of the Court of Accounts will once again be beneficial for our country and nation.

THE TOUR OF ACCOUNT HAS BEEN RENEWED WITH REFORMS
With the steps we have taken in the last 23 years, we have further expanded the scope of the Court of Accounts. We have transformed our Court of Accounts into a structure that responds to the needs of the 21st century and is shaped according to international standards. With this regulation, we enabled the Court of Accounts to renew itself. Thanks to democratization reforms, the Court of Accounts gained the authority to audit institutions using public resources. The Court of Accounts has also undertaken digital transformation.

HE MEETED WITH PASHINYAN ON THE PHONE

President Erdoğan spoke on the phone with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. During the meeting, where the normalization process between Türkiye and Armenia and regional issues were discussed, Pashinyan congratulated Erdogan on the past Eid al-Adha. During the meeting, Erdoğan stated that the normalization between Türkiye and Armenia continues with steps towards the initiation of direct trade. President Erdoğan also met with President of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council Abdulfettah al Burhan yesterday. During the meeting where he discussed regional issues, Erdoğan stated that Turkey would continue its efforts to stop the bloodshed in Sudan. Erdoğan stated that relations with Sudan in the fields of trade, energy and defense will be improved. ANKARA

The legal process regarding the ownership of the Basilica Cistern, one of the landmark structures remaining from the Byzantine period, has been concluded. The court ruled that the ownership of the historical building belongs to the General Directorate of Foundations, in accordance with the Foundations Law No. 5737, and decided that the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) should evacuate the cistern.

TRANSFER HAS BEEN DONE
IMM teams claimed that the location and square meter information on the island and parcel specified in the court decision belong to the area where the exit door of the Basilica Cistern is located. Thereupon, the General Directorate of Foundations and Fatih District Governorate teams continued the transfer process by entering through the exit door. IMM teams evacuated the historical cistern and handed it over to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directorate of Foundations and Fatih District Governorship teams. Following the transfer, the General Directorate of Foundations will continue the processes regarding the ownership and management of the Basilica Cistern.

WILL BE OPENED AGAIN
The cistern, which was closed with the start of the transfer process, will be reopened to visitors after the completion of the counter procedures to be carried out by the General Directorate of Foundations. Local and foreign tourists who come to visit the Basilica Cistern will be directed to the Şerefiye Cistern until the opening.