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President Erdoğan met with NATO Secretary General Rutte
President Erdoğan spoke on the phone with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. At the meeting, regional and global issues and issues concerning NATO were discussed.
In the statement made by the Directorate of Communications, the following statements were made:
Our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, had a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Regional and global issues and issues concerning NATO were discussed at the meeting. President Erdoğan noted that the process that started with the intervention against Iran has been dragged into a geostrategic impasse and that the international community should increase its efforts to end this war.
Our President pointed out the support NATO provides to Türkiye’s air defense and stated that the solidarity in this process once again demonstrates the deterrence of the Alliance. President Erdoğan stated that we continue our efforts to end the Ukraine-Russia war with peace. During the meeting, our President, who celebrated the 77th anniversary of NATO’s founding, emphasized that we hope that decisions will be taken at the NATO Ankara Summit to be held on 7-8 July 2026, which will make the Alliance more resilient and effective against future challenges.
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Minister Göktaş: “9 thousand 152 foster families offer a warm home to 10 thousand 897 children”
In his speech at the 2nd Social Benefit Award Ceremony of the Women’s Non-Governmental Organizations Foundation from Anatolia to the World (AYSİT) held at Pendik Mehmet Akif Ersoy Art Center, Göktaş said that while a family raises its child as a strong individual, it also shapes the future of the country.
Stating that touching a child’s life is sometimes just like opening a door, Göktaş said, “But the hope that enters through that door can change a life, or even generations, over time. That’s why being a foster family is literally a butterfly effect. This journey, which starts with a small kindness, turns into a big change that transforms the fate of a child, the story of a family and the future of the society. Let’s not forget that every mercy that touches a child’s heart is the most valuable step that builds the strong society of tomorrow.” he said. Minister Göktaş stated that 9 thousand 152 foster families provided a warm home to 10 thousand 897 children and stated that the “Heart Ambassadors Project” carried out under the auspices of Emine Erdoğan, the wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, enabled the spread of foster family services. Stating that the project is shown among UNICEF’s good practice examples, Göktaş noted that the project has also become a model taken as an example by many countries.
“OUR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN THE STRONGEST SUPPORTERS OF PROTECTIVE FAMILY SERVICE IN THE FIELD”
Explaining that they offer care services appropriate to the needs of children with the temporary and professional foster family models launched last year, Göktaş said, “With this model, we made 214 children benefit from temporary and professional foster family services in 81 provinces in just 6 months. At the end of these processes, we directed our children to the appropriate ones among temporary foster family, adoption, return to biological family or institutional care services.” he said. Emphasizing that they consider the foster family service extremely important, Göktaş stated that beyond providing temporary support to a child, it gives him/her belonging, identity and hope. Minister Göktaş pointed out the importance of school-age children growing up in foster care and said:
‘WE ARE GOING TOWARDS THE ELECTRIC AGE’
Noting that they are heading towards the electric age, Bayraktar said:
“Today, there are nearly 450 thousand electric vehicles in Türkiye. Our estimate is that by 2035, perhaps 6 to 8 million vehicles will be electric on our roads. We are heading towards an electric age. Therefore, we have to supply energy to ensure the rising living standards of our citizens. But Türkiye has a dilemma in this regard. Unfortunately, Turkey is a country dependent on foreign sources for energy. We import almost two out of three units of energy we use. So are natural gas, oil, fuel oil and coal. Therefore, We say, ‘The more we reduce our foreign dependency here, the foreign currency we pay abroad will remain in our pocket, in our treasury.’ These are now in Türkiye; “Inflation, foreign exchange, all of these will no longer be a problem.”
‘Türkiye IS TRYING TO BUILD NUCLEAR, ITS 70-YEAR-OLD DREAM’
Stating that they started oil exploration abroad as well as in Türkiye, Bayraktar continued as follows:
“We are looking for oil day and night, we are looking for natural gas. We are looking for oil and natural gas day and night. We are looking for it in Türkiye, we are looking for it in our seas. Now we are going abroad, we have started to search abroad. That is why Turkey is trying to build nuclear energy, which has been its dream for 70 years. That is why Turkey built hydraulic power plants. Now it is trying to put renewable energy with its wind and sun next to them. Turkey must use its energy efficiently. There is a need for a Türkiye that uses its energy efficiently, especially in local governments. Türkiye is such a rich country in mineral diversity, at the same time “This is our whole effort, our whole goal, to add our minerals to our economy in a value-added way, not just as raw materials, but by converting them into boron carbide, by turning them into intermediate products or final products in a different way.”
‘WE ARE DOING AMBITIOUS WORK’
Emphasizing that it is the country with the 4th largest deep sea fleet in the world, Minister Bayraktar included the following statements in his speech:
“We are the country with the fourth largest deep sea fleet in the world. As Turkey, 5 of our ships operate in the Black Sea. In 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, we made the largest natural gas discovery in the history of the Republic. And now, the natural gas we produced there has been used by 4 million households. Hopefully, we will double this in 2026. In other words, the natural gas needs of 8 million homes will be met with our own gas. God willing, we will quadruple it in 2028. “16-17 million households will heat and cook with our own natural gas. We say that we are doing great work, we are doing ambitious work. Turkey is trying to provide energy support to our citizens intensively, especially after 2019-2020. As of today, in this world, both oil prices and natural gas prices have increased. Therefore, despite this, we continue to provide these supports within our means and capabilities in a way that will minimize the impact on our citizens, and we will continue to do so from now on.”
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Breaking news | CHP’s Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey was arrested
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.
As a result of the protests during the expert discovery held on March 31, 2026 within the scope of the case regarding the expropriation of agricultural lands around Akbelen Forest in Muğla’s Milas district, Esra Işık, daughter of İkizköy Neighborhood Headman Nejla Işık, was arrested. It turned out that the claims made in some press and social media posts that “He was arrested for defending his olives/land” did not reflect the truth. Accordingly, it was stated that the reason for Esra Işık’s arrest was the accusation of “resisting to prevent her from doing her duty” within the scope of the actions and threats against the Milas 2nd Civil Judge of First Instance and his delegation who were on duty during the discovery.
‘I WILL GIVE YOU HELL’
Authorities stated that during the incident, Gendarmerie officers warned Esra Işık not to threaten or attack “the court committee”. However, it was stated that the suspect used threatening expressions and attacked the female judge on duty. It was stated that Işık attacked the female judge on duty during the incident and said “I will make you go through hell”.
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. –
Minister Göktaş: “9 thousand 152 foster families offer a warm home to 10 thousand 897 children”
Minister Bayraktar: We are on the verge of a great transformation in the world.”
President Erdoğan met with NATO Secretary General Rutte
Minister Göktaş: “9 thousand 152 foster families offer a warm home to 10 thousand 897 children”
Minister Bayraktar: We are on the verge of a great transformation in the world.”
President Erdoğan met with NATO Secretary General Rutte
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