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Worldwide awareness against waste: Zero Waste message echoed in world capitals
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.
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Hijab ban by the pool – Breaking News
A warrant was issued for the arrest of the site manager in a site in Mersin, within the scope of the investigation into why a hijab-wearing woman was not allowed into the pool area.
HE COULD NOT PASS THROUGH THE TURNSTILE
The incident took place on June 16 at Zafer Sitesi in Mezitli district of Mersin. When Ayşegül T. (35) tried to go to the pool area to look after her son, she was not allowed through the turnstile by the pool attendant “on the grounds that her attire was not appropriate”. Ayşegül T., who was learned to live in Istanbul and came to her relatives for vacation, complained about the site management. Site and pool attendant Baran D. was detained within the scope of the investigation initiated by the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office for the crime of ‘inciting the public to hatred and hostility and humiliating’. Considering that the action fell within the scope of the crime of “preventing the exercise of freedom of belief, thought and opinion”, site officer Baran D. was referred to the Criminal Court of Peace with a request for his arrest. The judge decided to impose judicial control measures. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Mehmet G., the site manager abroad. –
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CHP Ankara Provincial Chairman Fahri Yıldırım: Özel’s troll army is being exposed
CHP Ankara Provincial Chairman Fahri Yıldırım, who was appointed by the CHP Headquarters for a short time, made a statement to SABAH.
FOR PERCEPTION OPERATION
Noting that the troll army, which was stated to have been established by Manisa Deputy Özgür Özel and his staff, was investigated, Yıldırım said, “Ali Haydar Fırat Bey stated that 34 thousand troll accounts from the previous period were detected, 3 thousand 400 of which were affiliated with FETO. Our deputy chairmen are conducting a very detailed investigation about the troll accounts, and our party will provide the necessary information in the coming days.
Through troll accounts, an extraordinary effort was made to change the perception in society and isolate Mr. Kemal. We know that these troll accounts are also used by foreign intelligence channels. We know that they are trying to weaken the party and alienate Kemal Bey. Almost all of the troll accounts operate abroad in exchange for money. Their accounts are not real. You examine it, it comes from South America, Afghanistan and Pakistan. “We are faced with a shameful situation,” he said.
PROVINCIAL HEADLINES ARE UNDER OCCUPATION
Stating that following the dismissal decisions against the provincial heads, the provincial headquarters building has still not been delivered in Ankara, as in other provinces, Yıldırım said, “Our provincial headquarters are currently under de facto occupation. Our dismissed friends must hand over the buildings to the newly appointed names in accordance with the statute, but they are actually occupying them. We have now received the bank accounts and cars of our provincial headquarters. I think they will leave the building this week, too. We do not plan to enter the provincial building with the police.”
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AK Party is preparing to present the 12th Judicial Package
Discussions on the bill containing regulations regarding the Police Department and the press will continue in the Turkish Grand National Assembly this week. 13 articles of the 26-article omnibus bill were accepted. At the General Assembly, the President of the Court of Accounts will be elected among the 2 candidates determined by the GNAT Planning and Budget Commission. In the election to be held between the President of the Court of Accounts Metin Yener and the Director General of Budget of the Presidency of Strategy and Budget Presidency Bahtiyar Sazlık, the votes of the absolute majority of those attending the meeting will be sought, provided that it is not less than one quarter more than one quarter of the total number of members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. It is planned to present the 12th Judicial Package, which the AK Party has been working on for a long time, to the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The proposal will include provisions stating that preliminary examination hearings in civil trials can be held through audio and video transmission in order to conclude the cases in a shorter period of time, and that the Supreme Court cannot give an overturn decision on the grounds that first instance courts, excluding regional courts of justice, are not competent or competent. The period between hearings will not be more than 3 months. The package will include a regulation for those who are known to the public as “IBAN victims”, who had their accounts used by their presidents but were unknowingly defrauded.
STUDENT AMNESTY IS COMING
This week, the Higher Education Law proposal, known publicly as student amnesty, is planned to be submitted to the Parliament. With the proposal, there will be regulations that will allow students who have been dismissed from higher education institutions to return to universities. Previous studies focused on including those who lost their student rights because they completed the maximum education period and those who could not benefit from previous amnesty regulations.
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We will build the Turkish Century by growing peace
Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi and Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin attended the Muharram Month Fasting and Sharing Program held at the Hacıbektaş Horasan Saints Lodge Cemevi Complex, which was built on the land donated by MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli to the Federation of Khorasan Saints Associations. Stating that the month of Muharram is an exceptional time when a person returns to his inner world, the soul is taken into account and the conscience deepens, Çiftçi said: “To commemorate Karbala is to understand the path of Hazrat Hussein. That path is the way of standing by the oppressed, the way of keeping the right superior. That path is the way of protecting human dignity, maintaining justice and not consenting to oppression.” Emphasizing that the door of the state is open to every individual of the nation, Çiftçi continued his speech as follows: “Under the leadership of our esteemed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey continues on its way with a will that strengthens freedom of belief, our cultural riches, the law of brotherhood and our social peace. The door and heart of our state is always open to every individual of our nation. I hope that we will bring the Turkish Century to the hearts of every citizen by increasing peace, strengthening trust, strengthening brotherhood. “We will build by touching.” Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin also noted that the Month of Muharram offers an opportunity to remind the message of Karbala and to do some soul-searching. Pointing out that it has been a conscious choice to allocate the largest share of the budget to education for years, Tekin stated that the biggest cause of the AK Party governments is to keep brotherhood alive. Tekin also announced that they have created 8 modules in two different categories in Public Education Centers within the General Directorate of Lifelong Learning of the Ministry of National Education and will open public education courses in order to eliminate the deficiency that Alevi Bektashi people need to learn their own beliefs and culture.
MEANING AND ARCHITECTURE TOGETHER
Symbolic elements were included in the architecture of the cemevi, where elements of Alevi belief and culture were processed in detail. There are four columns outside the building, representing Hodja Ahmet Yesevi’s “Four Doors and Forty Positions” teaching. The 307 square meter cem hall, designed with reference to the concept of “Ya Allah, Ya Muhammad, Ya Ali”, was built with 12 corners to symbolize the 12 imams and the 12-cornered surrender stone. The seven layers of sky were symbolized with the swallow motif used on the ceiling of the hall.
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Celebration of the father from young people – Last Minute News
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the program held at the Haliç Congress Center the previous evening on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Turkish Youth and Education Service Foundation (TÜRGEV). AK Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir pointed to the young people waiting in the area and told Erdoğan after the program that they wanted to congratulate him on Father’s Day. Thereupon, Erdogan went to the young people. Özdemir and his wife Nihal Özdemir presented a painting to Erdoğan with whom they celebrated Father’s Day. AK Party Istanbul Youth Branch included the following statements in the table: “Thank goodness we have Erdoğan”, “Dad, spare one night for us” and “Today, millions of young people thank you for those nights”.
REFERENCE TO EMOTIONAL MEMORY
The sentence “Dad, spare one night for us” refers to a memory Erdoğan shared about his wife Emine Erdoğan and their children. While Erdoğan was talking about the times when he could not spend enough time with his children due to intense political work in an interview, he stated that his daughter Esra Erdoğan wrote in a note she left on Albayrak’s door: “Dad, spare one night for us.”
In the meeting where emotional moments were experienced, Erdoğan chatted with the young people and took a souvenir photo. Meanwhile, Erdoğan used the following expressions in the message he shared on social media on the occasion of Father’s Day: “I congratulate our heroic fathers, who worked selflessly for their families throughout their lives, struggled, struggled, and devoted all their resources to their children. I remember with mercy all our fathers who passed away into eternity, especially our dear martyrs.”
EMOTIONAL MESSAGES FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE STATE
The top of the state and cabinet members published meaningful messages on the occasion of Father’s Day.
❱ In his message, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz wished that young generations would experience the feeling of fatherhood at a much earlier age in the Decade of Family and Population.
❱ Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran said, “I sincerely congratulate the Father’s Day of all our fathers who carry the burden of life on their shoulders, work day and night for the peace of their families, and often show their love not with words but with their efforts.”
❱ Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi said, “I wholeheartedly congratulate all our fathers who express their love not with their words but with their efforts, and who leave honesty, compassion, hard work and love of the country to their children.”
❱ Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı wished a happy Father’s Day to all fathers who work day and night for their children.
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Minister Göktaş: Building a society that grows with love is a national issue for us
Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, in his post on his social media account, said, “We are very happy to support our young people as they build the home of their dreams. These supports are of vital importance to us, especially in the Decade of Family and Population, but it is not just about incentives. Today, in the digital world, contrary to approaches that portray family as the ‘end of freedom’, we know that the place where a person finds the most peace is with his family. Keeping this tradition alive and building a society that thrives on love is a matter of country for us. What keeps us alive “It is our family,” he said.
We are very happy to support our young people as they build the home of their dreams.
These supports are vital for us, especially in the Decade of Family and Population, but it is not just about incentives.
Today, in the digital world, approaches that portray family as “the end of freedom”… pic.twitter.com/BUyXaMV2HG
— Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş (@MahinurOzdemir) June 21, 2026
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