ÖZGÜR ÇELİK WAS ALSO REFERRED TO DISCIPLINARY

Sarı said that, apart from this, they also disciplined 3 former provincial presidents, who were mentioned in the indictment and were the subject of the case, more commonly known as the butlan case, although they were not currently provincial presidents, and said, “One of these friends is our previous term Mardin Provincial Chairman Mehmet Kılıçarslan, another is our previous term Istanbul Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik, and another is our previous term Batman Provincial Chairman Hüseyin Yaşar. These 6 friends, 3 of them are the current provincial chairman and 3 of them are the previous term provincial chairman. “We have cautiously referred it to the High Disciplinary Board,” he said.

CONGRESS COMMISSION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED

Sarı also gave information about the preparations for the ordinary congress and said, “Apart from this, we said that we would initiate a process regarding the ordinary congress, both with the statement made by Mr. Chairman, with the decision we took at the last party assembly, and with the evaluation we made at the Central Executive Board last week, that we would form a commission and that this commission would run the process related to the ordinary congress in the coming period, especially the ordinary congress calendar, and that it would be assigned to this issue. This issue came to the agenda of our Central Executive Board today and a commission consisting of 6 of our friends was established. These friends of ours.” “And our members of the Executive Board are Orhan Sarıbal, Yıldırım Kaya, Adnan Demirci, Nevaf Bilek, Hasan Efe Uyar and Deniz Demir. These friends of ours will serve in the Ordinary Congress Preparation Commission as our members of the Central Executive Board. In the coming period, they will complete their work as soon as possible and submit a calendar specifically for the ordinary congress to the Republican People’s Party.”

Stating that the European Parliament once again reveals its double standards and political prejudices towards Türkiye, AK Party Secretary General İnan said that the accepted report is far from objective evaluations.

Underlining that the source of Türkiye’s democratic legitimacy is the will of the nation, İnan’s statement is as follows:

“The European Parliament has once again registered its double standards and political prejudices towards Türkiye. The accepted report is nothing more than a political text written with ideological motives, far from the facts. Any initiative that tries to adjust the will of our nation, independent judiciary and our sovereign rights has no validity in our eyes. The only guarantee of democracy in Türkiye is the will of the nation. Turkey is not a country that will receive permission from reports or external focuses. The March of Strong Turkey and the Century of Turkey “No report will stop our goals.”

The European Parliament has once again confirmed its double standards and political prejudices towards Türkiye.

Accepted report; It consists of a political text far from reality, written with ideological motives.

Depending on the will of our nation, independent judiciary and sovereignty…

— Eyyüp Kadir İnan (@eyupkadirinan) June 17, 2026

In his statement on his social media account, Duran stated that the AP report was prepared with ideological approaches and distorted information.

Pointing out that the report was written with a biased approach, Duran said:

“The unfounded and unfair evaluations regarding the Blue Homeland in the report, the support given to Greece’s maximalist demands and the biased attitude towards the Cyprus issue clearly show how biased the report was prepared. It is clear that this understanding, which opens space for the discourses of terrorist organizations and anti-Turkey circles, serves division, not constructive dialogue.”

“WE DO NOT ACCEPT UNSOUNDED ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE JUDICIARY”

Director of Communications Duran emphasized that the statements about the Turkish judiciary in the report are unacceptable and said, “We do not accept the unfounded accusations against the independent Turkish judiciary and the political evaluations targeting our Minister of Justice, Mr. Akın Gürlek. The Republic of Turkey carries out judicial processes through its own institutions within the framework of the principles of the rule of law.” made his assessment.

Calling for a constructive approach towards the future of Turkey-EU relations, Duran said, “The best way would be for the circles that are expected to contribute to the progress of Turkey-EU relations on the basis of common interests to adopt a constructive approach based on facts instead of prejudices and equity instead of political motives.” he stated.

We reject in the strongest terms the report prepared by the European Parliament with ideological approaches and distorted information, which does not reflect the realities of Türkiye.

The unfounded and unfair evaluations regarding the Blue Homeland in the report reflect Greece’s maximalist…

— Burhanettin Duran (@burhanduran) June 17, 2026

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan was received by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to the statement made by the Kremlin Palace, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Kremlin Foreign Policy Advisor Yuriy Ushakov also took part in the Putin-Fidan meeting held in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan.

PRAISE FROM PUTIN TO PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN

Speaking at the beginning of the meeting, Putin emphasized relations with Türkiye and made the following statements:

“Relations between our countries are developing steadily. We are very pleased with this. Our contacts have now gone beyond the official framework and gained a friendly character. This is largely thanks to the approach taken by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. I would like you to convey our best wishes to Erdoğan. We are always pleased to welcome him to our country.”

“THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WE NEED TO CONSULT”

Foreign Minister Fidan conveyed President Erdoğan’s greetings to Putin and said, “There is a very busy agenda in our region and in the world. Your experience on this issue is extremely important. There are many issues we need to consult.”

The Center for Combating Disinformation (DMM) reported that the claims shared on some social media accounts, “With the latest report of the European Parliament (EP) on Türkiye, the era of travel with a green passport is over” contains disinformation.

In the statement made on DMM’s NSosyal account, the following statements were made:

“The claims shared on some social media accounts that “With the latest report of the European Parliament (EP) on Türkiye, the era of traveling with a green passport is over” are completely unfounded.

In the AP Turkey report, which is clearly prepared with a deliberate agenda and an unfair assessment, there is no decision restricting, preventing or eliminating the current visa-free travel rights of special (green) passport holders.

There has been no change in the visa-free travel rights that our citizens have with green passports.

“We are kindly requested not to rely on content that aims to manipulate public opinion, spread disinformation and create unfounded concern among our citizens.”

313 suspects were caught in operations carried out by our Gendarmerie against 32 separate Organized Crime Organizations in 24 provinces. From the suspects; 197 of them were arrested. Judicial control provisions were applied to 114 of them. Others’ operations continue.

Suspects caught in operations organized by Provincial Gendarmerie Commands under the coordination of Gendarmerie General Command KOM and Cyber ​​Crimes Departments and Chief Public Prosecutor’s Offices; In Erzurum and Manisa; They smuggle weapons in Gaziantep, Balıkesir, Hatay, Muğla, Zonguldak and Trabzon; In Sakarya and Sinop, where they defrauded our citizens with “investment consultancy” advertisements on social media platforms; They placed illegal bets and mediated money transfers through websites in Antalya and Konya; They carried out the drug trade in an organized manner in Kırklareli, Tekirdağ, Van, Aydın and Iğdır; They smuggle immigrants in Mersin; In Elazığ, where they tried to obtain financial benefits from businesses in the region through pressure, assault and threats; They committed the crimes of “qualified fraud and forgery of official documents to the detriment of public institutions and organizations” in Osmaniye; They smuggle tobacco in Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Eskişehir and Mardin; They were found to be engaging in usury. As a result of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) investigation, account activity of 21 Billion 944 Million TL was detected in the suspects’ accounts. We uncompromisingly continue our fight against organized crime organizations to ensure that no crime or criminal that disrupts the peace of our cities goes unpunished. We congratulate our heroic Gendarmerie, Department Heads, MASAK, Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and all those who contributed.

313 suspects were caught in operations carried out by our Gendarmerie against 32 separate Organized Crime Organizations in 24 provinces.

From the suspects;
-197 of them were arrested.
-Judicial control provisions were applied to 114 of them. Others’ operations continue.

Gendarmerie General Command KOM and… pic.twitter.com/hYVgUZb9uD

— TR Ministry of Internal Affairs (@TC_icisleri) June 17, 2026