Within the scope of the bribery and corruption investigation against the ISTANBUL Metropolitan Municipality, Cem Oğuz, the Chief Advisor of the suspended former Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Muhittin Böcek, and municipal employee Buse K. were detained. The corruption investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on charges of “being a manager of a criminal organization”, “being a member of a criminal organization”, “extortion”, “bribery”, “qualified fraud”, “illegal acquisition of personal data” and “tender rigging” continues. During the investigation, Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Muhittin Böcek’s Chief Advisor Cem Oğuz and municipality employee Buse K. were detained in their homes during the operation carried out by the Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch Directorate teams. Cem Oğuz and Buse K. were brought to Istanbul for further processing. The suspects testified at the prosecutor’s office after their procedures at the police station. Oğuz and Buse K., who were referred to the judge after their statements, were arrested. Böcek’s drivers, Aydın Günaydın Özer Uygun and Yasin Yellice, were previously arrested during the investigation.

The corruption and bribery investigation, which broke out when a personnel working in the Planning Directorate of Muğla’s Marmaris Municipality was caught red-handed by the police while accepting a bribe of 4 thousand dollars, is gradually growing. In the municipality, where a total of 400 thousand dollars of bribe traffic was allegedly carried out, 4 of the 13 people who were detained and referred to the courthouse on the grounds that there were irregularities in zoning and license procedures and bribes were taken, were arrested.

Within the scope of the investigation, it is claimed that some personnel of Marmaris Municipality obtained financial benefits by making irregularities in the new occupancy and license processes of hotels, restaurants and businesses.

Within the scope of the investigation, 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, while Deputy Mayor Ö.H., Zoning Director İ.P., engineers V.Ç. and TD were arrested. 9 suspects were released, 6 of them on condition of judicial control.

A ceremony was held at the Istanbul Palace of Justice in memory of the martyrdom of the terrorist organization Mehmet Selim Kiraz 11 years ago. The ceremony started with a moment of silence and the National Anthem. Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Fatih Dönmez reminded that Kiraz was martyred by DHKP/C members while he was on duty on March 31, 2015, and stated that the attack targeted the independent judiciary and the rule of law. Hakkı Kiraz, the father of the martyr prosecutor, stated that he never separated his son from his spiritual side. Minister of Justice Gürlek, Chief Prosecutor Dönmez and Hakkı Kiraz left carnations on the desk where the martyr prosecutor’s photo and name were placed in his office room on the 6th floor; The Holy Quran was read and prayers were made. Deputy Minister of Justice Can Tuncay, Governor Davut Gül, chief prosecutors, judges, prosecutors and lawyers attended the program.

MEMORIAL MESSAGE FROM ERDOĞAN

On the other hand, President Erdoğan commemorated martyr prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz with a post on his social media account. President Erdoğan used the following statements: “I commemorate our Public Prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, who was murdered in a vile attack by terrorists while on duty, with mercy and respect on the 11th anniversary of his martyrdom.”

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey Investigation Commission on Children Driven to Crime listened to the families of the victims yesterday. Before the commission meeting, emergency health response teams were also brought to the area where the hall was located. In the commission; Families of the victims “Gülden Coni, Oğuzhan Çöpür, Abdurrahman Balcı, Atlas Çağlayan, Kıvanç Uman, Eyüp Arıcı, Murat Duha Yıldız, Hakan Çakır, Fatih Acacı, Alperen Toprak, Yusuf Buğra Demirci” explained their experiences. At the meeting where emotional moments were experienced, tears flowed from time to time.

MURDERERS HAVE COMMON SYMBOLS

Families who spoke at the commission emphasized that their children were killed as a result of severe violence and often planned attacks. Zeynep Balcı, the mother of Abdurrahman Balcı, who was killed on March 17, 2025, explained the threats of the perpetrators and pointed out that children involved in similar crimes use common symbols and language. Balcı said, “It’s just like a dark cloud coming out of a lamp. They made our lives dark.” He noted that the family of the murderers found the courage to threaten by saying, “If not today, tomorrow. If necessary, we will burn our future once again.”

THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED MARTYRS OF OPPRESSION

Balcı argued that the current system is not a deterrent and said that children who are dragged into crime should receive the real consequences of their crimes. Balcı wanted those who lost their lives in this way to be declared “martyrs of oppression”.

REBELLION AGAINST DISCOUNTS

Gülhan Ünlü, the mother of Atlas Çağlayan, who was stabbed to death in Güngören, Istanbul, said that the perpetrator intended to start a fight on the day of the incident and that her son was attacked in front of his eyes. Stating that his other son will carry this trauma for a lifetime, Ünlü reacted to the release of the perpetrators in a short time due to the age reduction. “Our lives were destroyed in a minute. I was able to say goodbye to my son while he was dying on the pavement,” said mother Ünlü, stating that the perpetrator would be walking the streets 5 years later and said, “A murderer has no age. A murderer is a murderer, whether he is 30 or 15.”

COMMON DEMAND: DETERRENT PUNISHMENT

The families heard in the COMMISSION united in a common demand:

The current penal system for offenders under the age of 18 is not a deterrent, it should be rearranged.

While penalties are being made more severe, more effective mechanisms should be created to ensure that perpetrators assume responsibility towards society and to prevent similar crimes.

The murdered children should be considered “martyrs of oppression”.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the “Strong Türkiye in Communication with 5G Ceremony” held at the Presidential Complex. Wishing that the new generation mobile communication infrastructure 5G will be beneficial for the country and nation, Erdoğan said:

❱ CYBER TECHNOLOGY IS A REQUIREMENT: In today’s world, sovereignty is no longer geographically based, physical and limited to a certain piece of land. In this period when global power competition has become harsher, dizzying developments in the field of technology and digitalization have eroded the classical notion of sovereignty. Now, if you want to be strong, deterrent, have a say, influence and reputation in the world, you have to speed up your cyberspace efforts, take cyber security measures and develop your cyber technology. Especially recently, the wars and conflicts that have occurred in our immediate surroundings, especially in Lebanon, Gaza and Iran, have once again shown us the importance of cyber security. If you cannot control your airspace as much as you control your borders, if you cannot protect your cyber homeland and your data, which is an integral part of it, as much as you protect your airspace, then there is a serious weakness in your sovereignty.

❱ THOSE WHO MANAGE THE DATA: In the digital age, the decisive actor of geopolitical superiority will not only be those who control the land, but also those who manage the data. In this regard, when 5G is considered together with data centers, cloud infrastructures, artificial intelligence and cyber security capacity, it is clear that it is a matter of digital sovereignty and national security. As a matter of fact, we have prepared the infrastructure for this very strongly in the last 23 years. With the strategic steps we took in digital transformation, we have taken our country to remarkable levels in this field. In this process, while increasing our digital speed and capacity, we also did whatever was necessary to create a strong cyber security architecture.

❱ WE INCREASE SECURITY: We view cyber security as an integral part of our national security, not just a reaction to threats. It seems that foreign-origin instant messaging and calling applications have been the subject of various discussions, especially since the Gaza genocide. We will gradually implement additional measures in the coming period, especially to strengthen the security of data belonging to state institutions.

❱ WE WILL OFFER 5G IN EVERY SIDE OF THE COUNTRY: We are proud to add a new one to our successes with the 5G technology that we will offer to the service of our nation. We started the preparations for 5G in 2016, made our first tests in 2018, and after 2019, we launched it as a pilot application in our Gazi Parliament, stadiums and organizations with large participation. With the aim of widespread coverage, we have equipped all over Türkiye with 5G infrastructure, from rural areas to city centres. Thus, we have created a suite of systems that can offer both high speed and high capacity at the same time in a very wide area. We will initially put 5G into service in 81 provincial centers and offer it to every inch of our country within 2 years.

❱ TRANSFORMATION IN EVERY FIELD: Remote intervention opportunities in health will improve. For example, a doctor can operate on his patient from hundreds of kilometers away, and the patient’s condition can be monitored remotely. In transportation, vehicles, infrastructure and traffic systems will be able to share instant data, so the roads will be safer and the loss of life will hopefully decrease. Augmented reality, virtual laboratory, simulation and real-time interaction will be used more in education. In agriculture, a more sustainable and highly efficient production will be achieved with smart agricultural practices.

FACTORIES WILL BECOME MORE AGILE

❱ The real important change will occur in production. We are entering a new era where smart sensors, robotic systems and production lines are managed with real-time data, malfunctions are detected before they occur and productivity reaches its peak. Factories will become more agile, efficient and competitive. Exclusive 5G networks will become widespread in organized industrial zones, ports, large facilities and critical production facilities. This transformation will undoubtedly create a multiplier effect on Türkiye’s high value-added production capacity.

OUR COMMUNICATION SPEED INCREASES 10 TIMES

❱ President Erdoğan said that he wanted to share in general terms what 5G will bring and said: “The fifth generation mobile communication infrastructure stands out with its three main features: high speed, low latency and large connection capacity. 5G reaches data speeds up to 10 times higher than the previous generation, with two gigabytes of data transfer per second, meaning our communication speed increases 10 times. The simultaneous connection capacity, which was previously expressed in thousands, can be increased to millions of devices with 5G.” “With this system, which will make the Internet of Things much more efficient and faster, millions of devices per square kilometer will be able to communicate with each other uninterruptedly and securely. We are opening the doors to an era where communication will not only accelerate but also completely change its shape with 5G.”

ERDOĞAN PRESSED THE BUTTON ON HIS TABLET SCREEN Türkiye SWITCHED TO 5G

In the program, 5G technology was introduced in Turkey when President Erdoğan pressed the button on the tablet screen. President Erdoğan established a live connection with the governors of Bitlis, Çanakkale, Istanbul, Hatay, Rize and Mardin using 5G technology. Erdoğan was accompanied by Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Uraloğlu, Turkcell General Manager Ali Taha Koç, Vodafone Türkiye General Manager Engin Aksoy and Türk Telekom General Manager Ebubekir Şahin.

WE DID NOT CARE ABOUT THOSE WHO SAID ‘WE CANNOT DO IT’

❱ President Erdoğan said, “In the past, there was a Turkey that watched new technologies from the stands, envied others, and could not follow what was happening in the world because of dealing with issues such as headscarves, hair-beards, clothing-clothing. For years, they attributed Türkiye’s backwardness to the nation’s belief values, cultural codes and the clothes people wore. As the grandchildren of an ancestors who gave order to the world for about 6 centuries, we are suffering from this bad trend. We objected to inertia and this ideological bigotry. We declared a full mobilization in technology, believing in the children of this nation and the bright minds of this country, without paying attention to those who lack self-confidence and saying ‘We can’t do it, we can’t do it’. Today, we are reaping the fruits of this.

MINISTER URALOĞLU: THE ROAD MAP YOU DRAWED HAS BEEN CROWNED WITH VICTORY

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said, “5G is not just a technology but the name of an era that will transform our country’s economy, industry, health, transportation and agriculture. We will expand 5G services, which will start in 81 provinces, with a gradual strategy. We will make 5G services available to our citizens in every part of our country within two years. Mr. President, the road map you have drawn with the ‘digital Turkey’ targets in the Turkey Century has been crowned with a concrete victory today.”

WE SHINE LIKE THE POLAR STAR

❱ We launched our FIRST local and national communication satellite, TÜRKSAT 6A, into space in 2024, and officially put it into service in 2025, thus becoming one of the 11 countries in the world that can produce its own satellite. We draw the horizon and set the direction for the era in all sectors where technological possibilities and capabilities are decisive, especially in the defense industry. From R&D to mass production, with our own products and software, our own facilities and engineers, we shine like the pole star in the skies of the new world. We are building a new and strong Türkiye step by step.

RECEIVED THE VICE PRESIDENT OF PALESTINE

PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh. Erdoğan met with Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh at the Presidential Complex.

A total of 57 people, including Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey, his wife Seden Bozbey, his daughter Side Bozbey and his brothers Ramiz and Ertan Bozbey, were detained in the operations carried out in 4 provinces centered in Bursa within the scope of corruption and bribery investigations carried out by the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. In the investigations carried out on charges of establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime, being a member of a criminal organization, and laundering assets resulting from crime, it was determined that 7 companies were used for money laundering purposes and that there were 213 immovable properties and 35 vehicles belonging to these companies.

TRUSTEES WERE APPOINTED TO COMPANIES AND PROPERTIES WERE SEIZED

SDIF appointed trustees to Verev İnşaat, Seres Gayrimengül, Tiba Mimarlık, Fide Özel Eğitim, Bozbey İnşaat Sanayi, Perçem İnşaat and Kafkas tour car rental companies, which were found to be used to launder assets obtained from crime within the scope of the investigation. A total of 213 immovable properties and 35 vehicles, which were determined to be registered to all these companies, were seized. While statements and judicial proceedings continue against 57 people detained within the scope of the investigation, efforts are continuing to capture the 2 fugitives.

MASAK INVESTIGATIONS TOOK 6 MONTHS

As a result of the 6-month-long investigations conducted by MASAK against the criminal organization of which Bozbey is at the center, it was learned that 213 immovable properties and 35 vehicles obtained from crime were registered to 39 individuals and 7 companies, and the transaction volume subject to the crime reached a total of 15 billion 951 million TL. While legal action was taken against a total of 59 suspects, 57 people were detained and 2 people were reported to be fugitives abroad.

CORRUPTION THROUGHOUT THE FAMILY

The most striking aspect of the operation was that many names with the same surname as CHP Mayor Bozbey were included in the detention list. It was noteworthy that Mustafa Bozbey, his wife Seden Bozbey, his daughter Side Bozbey Gürer, his brothers Ramiz and Ertan Bozbey, and names from the family circle were also detained. It turned out that corruption was not only a criminal organization within the Municipality, but also profiteering through family and relative relations.