“FOR THIS NATION, FAMILY IS NOT JUST THE 41st ARTICLE OF OUR CONSTITUTION”

AK Party Deputy Chairman Ömer İleri said that the concept of family is not a concept that can be put into short definitions and descriptions.

Pointing out the importance of family, İleri said, “I think that as long as a person does not embrace the concept of family, he will have difficulty in embracing the past and future of his nation. Therefore, the concept of family is the beginning of love and ownership. The feeling of love and ownership is probably one of the strongest feelings in our nature.” he said. Forward, emphasizing that love and ownership are miraculous feelings, said, “For this reason, I think those who serve the nation and the state always act with this awareness: ‘We serve not only the present of this nation, those who walk, live and breathe on the ground today, but also our past, those who are underground and our future, our unborn generations.’ “I think this understanding and this awareness should stem from the concept of family.” he said.

Explaining that there are intense attacks on the family institution, İleri said, “Through these attacks, they are trying to individualize us and make us self-centered. However, we have to express this. There is a point they have missed. For this nation, family is not limited to Article 41 of our Constitution. For this nation, family is love for the nation on one side, and historical responsibility on the other. Those who serve this nation act with the awareness of serving not only the present, but also our past and future. That is why it is possible for them to overthrow the concept of family and its perception of this nation.” “There is no.” he said. Underlining that very serious services have been achieved in terms of family under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, İleri made the following assessment: “We know that social transformations occur. Cultures can change at various points over time. However, in this country and in this nation, continuity on the basis of family is essential. Therefore, the continuity of our identity is essential. We will fight this fight until the end. Even if artificial intelligence comes and technologies advance, yes, we will be one of the countries that use them most effectively, but our current situation is “I wholeheartedly believe that no one will be able to break the chain we have established in terms of meaning.” In the program, Rize Governor İhsan Selim Baydaş, Rize Mayor Rahmi Metin, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Rector Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yılmaz and AK Party Rize Deputy Harun Mertoğlu also made speeches. After the panel, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş visited Rize Governorship and met with Governor İhsan Selim Baydaş.

Minister Göktaş then visited Rize Municipality and AK Party Provincial Directorate.

THE PRIVATE PEN OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE FOOTBALL CLUB IS PUBLISHED

It was revealed that Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım’s Private Secretary Hasan Doğukan Kurnaz was the president of Uşakspor Club, where bribe money was collected under the name of ‘donation’ in January 2025. During his time as president, Kurnaz said, “If you ask how the presidency came about, I was appointed as the President of Uşakspor Club with the appreciation of the Mayor, Mr. Özkan Yalım, while I was the Private Secretary of Uşak Municipality. I never thought that I would be the president of the club.” The statement attracted attention. In June 2025, Kurnaz handed over the Club Presidency to board member and Vice President Özhan Özgöbek due to his public duty.

BRIBERY TRACKER IN MARMARIS: OPERATION ON THE MUNICIPALITY

In the investigation carried out under the coordination of the Marmaris Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, it was claimed that some people acted together for self-interest in hotels, restaurants, businesses and new housing processes.

According to the investigation file, it was claimed that certain managers within the municipality directed irregular transactions through the personnel they determined and that financial gain was gained from this process. On March 26, 2026, a personnel working at the Zoning Directorate was caught red-handed by the police while accepting a bribe of 4 thousand dollars.

While the investigation was deepened upon this development, other suspects were also examined within the scope of technical and physical surveillance measures.

A RAID WAS HELD ON THE MUNICIPALITY AT MIDNIGHT

As part of an investigation reportedly carried out by the Marmaris Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, teams affiliated with the Muğla Provincial Police Department raided the Marmaris Municipality at midnight.

While some municipal employees were taken from their residences and brought to the municipality within the scope of the operation, it was learned that some officials who worked in the municipality in the previous period were also brought to the municipality.

While many police teams entered the town hall, police teams were seen taking security measures in the surrounding area. While the operation, in which Muğla Provincial Police Department Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch teams were heavily involved, started at midnight, there were lively moments in the municipality and its surroundings.

13 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, INCLUDING THE DEPUTY MAYOR

Deputy Mayor Ö.H., Zoning Director İ.P., engineers V.Ç., TD and CC, Deputy Police Director MK, tradesman TK, headman FT, contractor MG, accountant FK, freelancer M.Ş. and municipal employees NC and HP were detained.

President Erdoğan touched upon important issues in the video message he sent to the International Strategic Communication Summit organized by the Presidential Communications Directorate in Istanbul.

“THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM IS EXPERIENCING A LEGITIMACY CRISIS”

Highlights from Erdoğan’s speech:

I hope that this important summit, organized with the theme of rupture in the international system, crises, narratives and the search for order, will be beneficial for all of us. I hope that the panels and sessions to be held over a wide range of topics, from leadership diplomacy to digital transformation, from conflict resolution to global climate governance, from migration and social policies to crisis management, will bring beneficial results for all humanity.

I would like to express my gratitude in advance to the participants for their valuable contributions to the summit with their ideas, findings, proposals and evaluations. I would also like to express my congratulations to our Directorate of Communications for successfully organizing this organization, whose framework, content and scope of influence expands every year.

The international system established by the victors after the World War is experiencing a major crisis of legitimacy in almost every field. The set of institutions, rules and values ​​that form the basis of the system is losing its function day by day.

“WE ARE GOING THROUGH A DIFFICULT PERIOD WHERE CRISIS IS INCREASING”

We are going through a difficult period in which power competition is spreading to different areas such as energy, technology and trade, problems are being tried to be solved with weapons instead of dialogue, and genocides, wars and crises are escalating.

“It is more important than ever before to end the tragedies that hurt all of our hearts, as in Gaza, and to restore peace, tranquility and stability all over the world, especially in our region.”

AK Party Women’s Branch Presidency reached more than 6 million citizens throughout Türkiye during Ramadan.

At the Extended Provincial Heads Meeting held under the chairmanship of President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, AK Party Headquarters Women’s Branch President Tuğba Işık Ercan made a presentation about their one-year activities, especially the work they carried out during Ramadan.

Accordingly, 425 thousand 785 programs were carried out throughout Turkey for 30 days by the AK Party Women’s Branch Presidency in order to establish a strong bond with different segments of the society and to have an active presence in the field during Ramadan.

By the Women’s Branch, 6 million 8 thousand 756 citizens were reached by visiting 360 thousand 551 houses, 167 thousand 718 tradesmen and organizing 8 thousand 88 collective iftar programs.

In addition, 26 thousand 684 families were brought together with the sibling family model and 13 thousand 342 sibling family bonds were established across the country. On the other hand, within the scope of the “Eve Flowers Project”, 57 thousand 625 children were dressed and their faces were made happy during the holiday.

The prayers of more than 300 thousand hatm-i sherifs, recited by the AK Party Women’s Branch Presidency in 81 provinces during Ramadan, were made at the Hagia Sophia Mosque.

In order to make a strong contribution to the spiritual atmosphere of Ramadan, the number of hatims read by the organizations during this month reached 416 thousand 205.

Minister Gürlek, who came to Düzce within the scope of his program, visited the Governorship. Gürlek was welcomed by Governor Mehmet Makas, Düzce Chief Public Prosecutor Yasin Emre, Mayor Faruk Özlü, AK Party Düzce MPs Ayşe Keşir and Ercan Öztürk, AK Party Provincial Chairman Hasan Şengüloğlu, MHP Provincial Chairman İlhami Caboğlu, city protocol and governorship staff.

Gürlek signed the Governor’s Honor Book and received information about the work in the city.

Gürlek, in his statement after the visit, said that Düzce is the bridge between the Western Black Sea and Marmara, where green and blue meet.

Referring to his visit, Gürlek said, “We visited Düzce to visit our friends, especially judges and prosecutors in the judicial sense, to visit Çilimli Prison, to see the deficiencies on site and to consult with our friends. This is my third visit to Düzce after becoming Minister. Especially after the earthquake, our Palace of Justice in Düzce was built new, up-to-date, technologically livable. We will examine this on site, too.” he said.

Gürlek stated that they said that the Turkish Century would be the century of justice under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and said:

“From time to time, I explain some of the regulations regarding the 12th Judicial Package on this issue. The purpose of these visits is to transform our personal observations in the field into legal status. Here, we will visit our judges and prosecutor friends, and then we will visit the bar association. By consulting with our lawyer friends in the bar association, we are taking current problems from the field and then trying to legalize them in order to speed up the judiciary and especially to ensure legal security. I hope this visit will also be useful.”

COP31 President and Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum held bilateral meetings with UN representatives after meeting with NGOs in the USA, where he went as part of the ‘March 30 International Zero Waste Day’ events. Minister Kurum, who first met with the President of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Alexander de Croo at Türkevi, said on his social media account about the meeting: “We always find the support of UNDP, with which we maintain a natural partnership in the management of climate risks, solution of crises and sustainable development, in turning Zero Waste into a global movement very valuable. The global coordination capacity and strong presence of UNDP in the field, from which we expect the same support in the COP31 process, is important for the effective implementation of the Climate Action Implementation Mechanism.” “We believe that it will be decisive,” he said.

“WE SEE COP31 AS THE CENTER OF THE ACTION”

Minister Kurum had his second meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Stating that they discussed the COP31 process during the meeting at the UN building, Minister Kurum said, “In our meeting, we touched upon critical issues such as the global climate crisis, energy security and protection of vulnerable communities, as well as Zero Waste and circular economy approaches, financing, technology transfer and capacity building. We see COP31 as a central platform of trust and dialogue, reconciliation and action to strengthen multilateralism and accelerate the implementation of climate action; we are preparing to send a message of shared responsibility to the whole world with the leaders’ summit in Antalya. This is a productive meeting and valuable “I thank the Secretary General for our cooperation,” he shared.

EMPHASIS ON COOPERATION WITH UNEP

Minister Kurum recently met with Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Stating that they discussed topics such as Zero Waste and the fight against biodiversity and pollution, as well as the COP31 process, Minister Kurum said, “UNEP’s critical role in the fight against climate change, biodiversity and pollution is extremely valuable. At this critical threshold in the fight against climate change, we position COP31 as a process that produces concrete results and builds trust. We are pleased to see that our COP31 Presidency priorities are in harmony with UNEP priorities and their support to our Presidency. In this regard, our cooperation with UNEP is only “We believe that it will make significant contributions not only for Türkiye but also for global climate governance.”