Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey was arrested.

A total of 30 people were arrested in the case where 57 people were tried. During the searches carried out within the scope of the operation, cash and jewelery as well as real estate, vehicles, bank and cryptocurrency accounts were seized.

HERE ARE THE NAMES WHO WERE ARRESTED!

➖Selda NARTOP (Meditor of Bribery, Municipality Employee)

➖Bahri ATALAY (Mediator of Bribery)

➖İldam AYDIN ​​BOZBEY (Architectural Office Owner)

➖House Arrest Judicial Control Order was issued for the persons named Naci KALE (former employee of Nilüfer Municipality subsidiary company NİLBEL, who was the mediator of the bribery),

Other suspects;

➖Mustafa BOZBEY (Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor)

➖Muhkim DEMİRTAŞ (Sheet Company Official)

➖Aytunç ESENDEMİRCİ (Former Private Secretary of Mustafa BOZBEY, Mediator of Bribery)

➖Faruk BAKGÖR (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Orhan ÇELEBİ (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Mehmet Necati ÇELEBİ (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Zafer RIZVANOĞLU (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Yusuf Berat RIZVANOĞLU (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Batuhan ABAY (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Doğan GÜNDÜZ (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Berat GÖRAL (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Tolga ŞEN (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Ümit İRVEN (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Mehmet Ziya ARSLAN (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Şener ARSLAN (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Nevzat GÜLENELİ (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Serkan BAYRAM (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Hüseyin GÜR (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Sırrı AYDIN ​​(Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Şevket İLHAN (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Tarık TARIM (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Sertaç AŞLAK (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Abdülkadir ALKAN (Bribing Businessman)

A total of 23 suspects were arrested.

8 suspects who were still detained within the scope of the previous operation were referred with a request for re-arrest within the scope of new evidence;

➖ Turgay ERDEM (Former Mayor of Nilüfer Municipality is in Prison)

➖ Ayşegül ERKOL (Former Planning Director of Nilüfer Municipality is in Prison)

➖ Serkan ÇAĞLAR (Former Construction Technician of Nilüfer Municipality, who Mediated Bribery, is in Prison)

➖ Muttalip KORAL (Nilüfer Municipality Construction Technician, who Mediated Bribery, is in Prison)

➖ Mehmet Fatih ÇELEBİ (Nilüfer Municipality Construction Technician who Mediated Bribery is in Prison)

➖ Tamer İŞLER (Bribery Intermediary, Owner of Building Inspection Company is in Prison)

➖ Ahmet ATIŞ (Owner of Atış Real Estate Marketing Company is in Prison)

7 named suspects were arrested;

➖ A Judicial Control Decision has been issued for the person named Şemsi OĞUZ (Former Council Member of Nilüfer Municipality, who Mediated Bribery, is in Prison).

Kübra ABLAY (Mediator of bribery)

HE WAS RELEASED after his statement to the prosecutor’s office,

➖Seden BOZBEY (Mustafa BOZBEY’s wife)

➖Side BOZBEY GÜRER (Mustafa BOZBEY’s daughter)

➖Ertan BOZBEY (Mustafa BOZBEY’s brother)

➖Semih ATLI (Mediator of Bribery)

➖ Cansu Pınar HAYIRLIOĞLU (Mediator of Bribery, Municipality Employee)

➖Züleyha ESENDEMİRCİ (Mediator of bribery)

➖Mehmet Ali DÖNER (Mediator of bribery)

➖Elif DÖNER (Mediator of bribery)

➖Yılmaz ADIGÜZEL (Mediator of Bribery, Nilüfer Municipality Police Chief)

➖Fahrettin ÇAKIR (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Yalçın IŞIKYILDIZ (Mediator of Bribery, Former Deputy Mayor of Nilüfer Municipality)

Serdar GUNISHIK (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Bahadır ABLAY (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Metin Yaşar ÇELİK (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Ersel ÇAKIR (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Alper BİÇER (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Murat HASAN (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Fatih SALMAN (Mediator of Bribery)

➖Ferhat BAKGÖR (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Fuat BAKGÖR (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖İhsan RIZVANOĞLU (Bribering businessman)

➖Muzaffer RIZVANOĞLU (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Naci ABAY (Bribing Businessman)

➖Yusuf BAKGÖR (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Sertaç KARAALP (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Zafer ARSLAN (Bribe Giver, Businessman)

➖Orhan TOSUN (Sheet Company Official)

➖Necati EREN (Mediator of Bribery)

A total of 28 suspects were released with a JUDICIAL CONTROL decision.

➖Ramiz BOZBEY (Mustafa BOZBEY’s brother) was released by the Criminal Judgeship of Peace.

1-Şevket GÜNDÜZ (Bribe Giver, Businessman, FUGITIVE ABROAD)

2-Tuğrul KUTLUAY (Bribe Giver, Businessman, FUGITIVE ABROAD)

Efforts to capture 2 suspects continue.

On the occasion of “March 30 International Zero Waste Day”, which was celebrated for the fourth time this year, various programs were held at Türkiye’s embassies in Berlin, Brazil, Kosovo, London, Nairobi, Pristina and Rome, as well as the Permanent Representation of Turkey to the European Union, the Permanent Representation of Turkey in Vienna to the UN, the Permanent Representation of UNESCO, the Permanent Representation of the OECD and the UN Geneva Office. In these events, it was emphasized that sustainable production and consumption habits should be disseminated by drawing attention to the environmental and social effects of food waste.

EMINE ERDOĞAN’S MESSAGE WAS SHOWN

During the programs, the video message of Emine Erdoğan, wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chairperson of the United Nations Zero Waste High-Level Personalities Advisory Board, regarding “March 30 International Zero Waste Day” was also shared with the guests. In her message, First Lady Erdoğan stated that 673 million people in the world are struggling with hunger and more than 2 billion people cannot have adequate and balanced nutrition, and emphasized that every food thrown away creates chain effects on a global scale. Erdoğan stated that the international community should act together against this trend.

ZERO WASTE EXHIBITIONS WERE VISITED

As part of the events, the exhibition prepared by the Zero Waste Foundation was opened to the visitors of the participants. While the emergence and development of the Zero Waste Movement was explained in the exhibition, environmental awareness was emphasized with designs prepared using recyclable materials. It was stated that all materials used in the exhibition, prepared according to the principle of sustainability, were designed to be recycled into the production cycle at the end of their useful life. The exhibition also drew attention to the relationship between climate balance, resource use and waste management.

“WASTE-FREE KITCHEN” TREATS

Various programs were also held at the events at the UN Development Program (UNDP), UN Environment Program (UNEP) and UN Habitat Türkiye offices. The guests were served food prepared with the “waste-free kitchen” approach within the scope of the Zero Waste Movement. In the programs, attention was drawn to the importance of international cooperation in reducing food waste and disseminating sustainable living habits.

The bill, which includes social media restrictions for people under the age of 15, was accepted by the Parliament’s Health, Family, Labor and Social Affairs Committee the other day. According to the information obtained, the age information of social media users will be verified with the “token” to be produced through the e-Government Gateway. The user will be given a verification document with an electronic signature. This document will show that the person meets the age criterion and can be verified by third parties. Only ‘age appropriate/inappropriate’ information will be transferred to social media platforms. With the system, age verification will be made without sharing identity information when logging into social media platforms.

NO SWITCHING TO FAKE ACCOUNTS

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, who participated in the TÜGVA Specialized Academy Launch Program, stated that the negotiations with social media platforms have been completed and that these sites will be logged in with identity verification in a short period of 3 months. Gürlek noted the following: “If a person opens an account on social media and commits a crime, there must be a response for this. They open a fake account, they tell the events differently. If a person insults or carries out a reputation assassination on social media, he must bear the consequences. Hopefully, we will flesh this out in the 12th Judicial Package. If a person enters social media, his identity will be known. We have very valuable judges here. They work devotedly day and night, but on social media, the man has made a judgment and does not judge.” ‘Why wasn’t this arrested?’ It is said. Social media will now be accessed with real information and personal identity. There will be a transition period to shut down these fake accounts. If they do not comply with these rules, they will close them. It is aimed for this to become law in a short time. There will be a transition period after it becomes law. Thanks to this regulation, everyone will have entered their real identity on social media.” Minister Gürlek also met with Rojin Kabaiş’s family, explained the latest situation about the file and listened to the family’s demands. –

The late Alparslan Türkeş, Founding Chairman of MHP, known as the ‘Chief’ of the Turkish world, spent his entire 80-year life as a tireless defender of the cause of truth. Türkeş, who raised the awareness of Muslim Anatolian youth against the forces that wanted to distance Türkiye from its identity and erase Islam from Anatolian lands, always took a stand on the side of the nation.

A LIFE DEDICATED TO THE STATE

Türkeş, during his term as undersecretary of the prime ministry; He founded institutions and organizations such as the State Planning Organization, the State Statistics Institute and the Turkish Culture Research Institute. Türkeş protected the youth of Anatolia against the poisonous intellectual movements targeting the youth, especially after the 1960s. He was imprisoned for 4.5 years after the military coup on September 12, 1980. Türkeş died at the age of 80 as a result of a heart attack on April 4, 1997. There was a large attendance at the funeral ceremony held for Türkeş on April 8, 1997.

MESSAGE FROM BAHÇELİ

Türkeş’s body was buried in the mausoleum in Beşevler. MHP, Türkeş’s greatest legacy, continues its struggle today along the lines of its founding leader. In his message, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli stated that Türkeş was a man of struggle and said, “The torch lit by Mr. Türkeş will never go out, his timeless call will never be erased. The vision of a Terror-Free Turkey, which has received great social acceptance today, is the realization of the ideal of ‘Civil Peace’. MHP and Ülkü Ocakları are the assurance of independence of our nation in safe hands.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Leaders discussed Türkiye-Russia bilateral relations, regional and global issues. During the meeting, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye does not approve of the attacks against Iran, that we do not approve of Iran’s response to the countries in the region, and that peace and stability-oriented contacts continue with all parties to prevent the war from getting out of control. President Erdogan stated that the aggressive policies of the Netanyahu Government throughout the region must be prevented, and that Israel’s steps towards eroding the status of Jerusalem cannot be allowed.

Erdoğan stated that he is closely following the latest situation in Syria, that every step that will strengthen stability in Syria is in the common interest of Türkiye and Russia, and that it is important not to risk the gains here. President Erdoğan stated that it is important not to interrupt Türkiye’s quest for a peaceful conclusion to the Russia-Ukraine war, that Türkiye advises all parties to stay away from steps that will escalate tensions, that attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea harm the environment of stability, and that the Iran war should not create new conflict areas in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Istanbul Governor Davut Gül shared statistical figures regarding public order incidents with the public at the April 2026 Media Meeting held at AFAD Headquarters. Congratulating the anniversary of the Police Department in his opening speech, Governor Gül said, “Istanbul is the heart of Türkiye. It is one of the most beautiful and safest metropolises in the world. Peace is the most important denominator of this beauty and trust. Therefore, the peace of Istanbul is the peace of Türkiye. With this understanding, together with all our security units, we fight against crime and criminals day and night.”

Emphasizing that operations against organized crime organizations continue with determination, Gül stated that these structures are intervened not only in their activities in the field but also in their digital extensions. “We do not allow criminal organizations to breathe in the digital world,” said Gül, and announced that 1,386 social media accounts linked to criminal organizations were closed in the first three months of the year. Stating that these accounts are used for propaganda, recruiting and continuing illegal activities, Gül noted that security units are fighting simultaneously in both physical and digital areas. Drawing attention to the decrease in shooting incidents, Governor Gül said, “Shooting incidents have decreased by 59 percent compared to the same period last year. May our fellow citizens be of peace. Our struggle will continue until we eradicate these networks.” He said, “Work will continue uninterruptedly to ensure peace and security in Istanbul.”