In the report prepared by the audit commission, which was elected among the municipal council members last January, as a result of its investigations for 2025, findings that would be considered ‘no more’ were reached. In the 43-item annotation report prepared by the AK Party members of the Audit Commission, it was seen that Bornova Deputy Mayor Cemal Hocaoğlu had a siren and strobe lights installed on his official vehicle, although it was prohibited. It was revealed that a fine of 103 thousand 629 liras was imposed on the official vehicle that was under police control and was allocated to the private secretary. It was learned that the strobe lights and siren were removed after the punishment.

THEY PAID RENT FOR 14 MONTHS IN VAIN

The findings made by the members of the Audit Commission were not limited to this. Bornova Municipality rented a place for 40 thousand liras per month to expand the cat clinic. Then, renovation work started in the building on July 24, 2025. Although the renovation was completed in a short time, the Eros Cat Clinic Annex Building was not put into service in the meantime. It was seen that Bornova Municipality paid 560 thousand lira in rent for the empty building in vain for 14 months.

THEY RENTED THE TRUCK GARAGE WITHOUT TENDER

Another detection took place in Işıkkent District. It was revealed that Bornova Municipality rented the common use area of ​​its own truck park in Işıkkent to a business without going out to tender, in violation of the laws and regulations. In addition, the parking fees that were supposed to be collected from the vehicles by the municipality’s management and affiliates directorate were not collected. Thus, public harm was caused.

GREAT DISRESPECT TO ATA

Bornova Municipality Directorate of Technical Affairs made a tender through direct procurement method for the renovation of the Ata Memorial House in Belkahve. During the renovation work, which cost 1 million lira including VAT, insulation and screed were also installed on the roof. After the works were completed, the final acceptance process was carried out by the municipality with the contractor company on June 30, 2025. During the on-site inspection, it was seen that the roof of the Ata Memorial House was leaking even though the roof insulation and screed installation had been carried out.

WHAT ARE THE OTHER DETECTIONS?

*The Directorate of Press and Public Relations purchased materials worth 7 million 611 thousand lira on February 21, 2025. During the inspection, it was seen that there was no goods acceptance report. It was also determined that the purchase was made against savings measures.

*Although İZBB is within its area of ​​responsibility, the district municipality carried out asphalt work on Ankara, Mustafa Kemal and Gençlik Avenues. During the examination, it was seen that no protocol regarding asphalting was signed with IzBB and no invoice was issued.

*The Red Crescent Girls’ Dormitory, which was closed on the grounds that it was not earthquake-proof, was renovated without any strengthening work. The electrical installation and air conditioning systems of the rotten building were overhauled, and plaster painting and roof insulation works were carried out. Renovation before reinforcement was confusing. In addition, it was noteworthy that the electricity bills for the building were high even though it was closed.

*It was determined that Mayor Ömer Eşki used the luxury vehicle with license plate 35 HU 1881, belonging to the municipal company İZBAŞ, as his official vehicle with an unofficial plate, although he did not have any allocation.

*It was observed that the rubble collected within the district borders was stored illegally at the construction site of the Directorate of Technical Affairs, in violation of environmental laws. The report stated that the practice was against the current legislation and was not in legal compliance.

CASHIER: “THEY WASTE CITIZENS’ MONEY”

Speaking to SABAH, Audit commission member Adem Kasacı from AK Party said; “I wish our first agenda at the council meeting had been the problems of the district and the audit commission report. Unfortunately, we had to talk about the boyfriend of the Mayor of Uşak, who is an ATM, and the money paid to him under the name of salary. Although the mayor wanted to dismiss this issue with an apology and ‘I will cover the public damage’, this incident deeply upset the people of Bornova. This situation damaged the institutional structure of the municipality. Our audit revealed how the scarce resources created by the taxes of the people of Bornova were wasted. “Our Bornova does not have a penny of money to waste. Citizens pay their taxes on time and expect services from the municipality in return. The audits have revealed that some of this money was paid as a salary to the lover of Buca Mayor Görkem Duman. Another noteworthy issue is that the municipal administration uses the scarce resources it has transparently and for the benefit of the public.”

Among the 57 suspects detained in the investigation regarding the crimes of ‘Establishing and Managing an Organization for the Purpose of Committing a Crime, Bribery, Laundering the Value of Assets Resulting from Crime and Causing Construction Pollution’, which was carried out during the term of former Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey as Mayor in Nilüfer, Mustafa Bozbey, his former private secretary Aytunç Esendemir and a front company. 23 suspects, including the owners, businessmen who paid bribes and those who intermediated the bribes, were arrested. Mustafa Bozbey, who was arrested as the “leader of the organization”, was taken to prison. The map of the 16 billion TL dirty bribery wheel was also included in the investigation file. It was determined that Seres Gayrimenkul company, registered to Mukim Demirtaş, the son of Bozbey’s uncle, was established with a capital of only 100 thousand TL, but 56 million 78 thousand TL inflow was made into the accounts of the company, which did not carry out any official activities. Again, it was determined that Verev İnşaat, of which Necati Eren, whom Mustafa Bozbey called “my friend for many years”, is the chairman of the board of directors, made a total profit of 11 million TL throughout the entire operating period, yet there was an inflow of 28 million 892 thousand TL into the company’s account, the source of which could not be explained. While judicial control conditions were imposed on 28 suspects, one suspect was released and house arrest was ordered for 4 suspects. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that Mustafa Bozbey was suspended from duty as a temporary measure.

29 years have passed since the death of Alparslan Türkeş, the Founding Chairman of MHP and the leader of the idealist movement.

MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli visited Türkeş’s grave in Ankara on the 29th anniversary of his death. Bahçeli was accompanied by the party’s deputy chairmen and party members. After the recitation of the Quran, Bahçeli left carnations on Türkeş’s mausoleum, poured water with a copper jug, and then prayed.

MESSAGE FROM ERDOĞAN

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in his post on his social media account, said, “The late Türkeş will continue to live in the hearts of our appreciative nation with his ideas and struggle. May he rest in peace.”

On the other hand, Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran commemorated Türkeş in his post on his NSosyal account.

IT BECAME THE SYMBOL NAME OF TURKISH NATIONALISM

Alparslan Türkeş was born on 25 November 1917 in Nicosia. He was the person who read the declaration of May 27, 1960. He was exiled, returned and transformed CKMP into MHP. He organized the nationalist movement with the “Nine Lights” ideology. He served as deputy prime minister in 1975-1977. He was imprisoned for 4.5 years after September 12, but was acquitted. He returned to politics in the 1990s. He passed away on April 4, 1997. He left a political and ideological legacy as one of the most influential leaders of Turkish nationalism.

At the opening ceremony of the miner’s monument in Zonguldak in April 2017, the then AK Party Provincial Chairman Zeki Tosun said to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; Necmettin Erbakan gave this photo of himself and Alparslan Türkeş as a gift.

Tokat Mayor Mehmet Kemal Yazıcıoğlu organized a Mawlid program on the anniversary of Türkeş’s death. Donuts were served to the citizens.

Türkiye’s diplomatic missions abroad hosted simultaneous events in different countries within the scope of March 30 International Zero Waste Day. At the events that drew attention to the global dimension of food waste, awareness was raised about sustainable consumption and efficient use of resources. On the occasion of “30 March International Zero Waste Day”, which was celebrated for the fourth time this year, various programs were organized 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 to the UN in Vienna, the Permanent Representation of UNESCO, the Permanent Representation of the OECD and the UN Geneva Office. At the 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.

‘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.

EMINE ERDOĞAN’S VIDEO 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. First Lady Erdoğan also stated that the international community should act together against this trend.

ZERO WASTE EXHIBITIONS

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 reused at the end of their useful life. The exhibition also drew attention to the relationship between climate balance, resource use and waste management.

Within the scope of the corruption investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against Uşak Municipality, it was revealed with the invoice and details that the VIP conversion of the Mercedes vehicle registered in the name of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel was made from the Uşak Municipality’s safe. While the millions of bills covered by public resources brought the allegations about why Özkan Yalım was not expelled from CHP to the agenda again, a post was made on CHP’s social media account. In the post containing receipts for the purchase of the vehicle, it was claimed that the vehicle was not purchased by Yalım. However, it was determined that the chassis number in the shared document and the chassis number in the scandal were the same. Thus, CHP registered that the VIP transformation was covered by Uşak Municipality’s coffers.

According to the statement in the file, two separate invoices were issued by DizaynVIP company on behalf of Uşak Municipality Social Facilities for two separate Mercedes V300 vehicles, 898 thousand TL and 6 million 856 thousand TL, totaling 7 million 754 thousand TL. Then, these two invoices were combined into a single item and a single invoice was issued for a total of 7 million 754 thousand TL. During the investigations, it was clearly determined through the official system records that the luxury vehicle was registered in the name of Uşak Municipality, based on the chassis number of one of the vehicles converted into VIP. The determination that the other vehicle was registered in the name of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel stood out as one of the most critical details in the file. The system gave a “no authorization” warning when inquiring about the second vehicle.

However, during the investigation carried out by the Financial Crimes Fighting Units, the hidden record was opened and it was confirmed that the vehicle was registered in the name of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel. This finding brought the claim that “Özgür Özel’s vehicle was transformed into a VIP with the money from the Uşak Municipality’s safe” among the concrete findings that were directly included in the investigation documents. Özkan Yalım’s words, which were previously revealed to the public as “I bought the car under Özgür Özel”, came to the fore again with this development within the scope of the investigation. The resulting invoices and vehicle ownership determinations are considered as an element that supports the statements attributed to Yalım. On the other hand, allegations that Yalım said, “If you expel me, I will tell you what I know,” began to be voiced louder as the investigation deepened.

WHY IS THE PARTY QUIET?

Despite all the allegations against him, the fact that the CHP Headquarters did not initiate any expulsion process against Özkan Yalım raised question marks behind the scenes. “Why is the party silent in the face of these allegations?” While the question is being asked louder, prosecutor’s office sources state that new evidence is being examined in the file and the investigation may expand to include new names.

ALGICI GIVEN CHP’S CHASSIS NUMBER

After the scandal emerged, a post was made on CHP’s social media account. In the post containing the receipt, it was claimed that the vehicle was not purchased by Özkan Yalım. However, it was determined that the chassis number in the shared document and the chassis number in the scandal were the same. Thus, CHP registered that the VIP transformation was covered by Uşak Municipality’s coffers.

In the statement made on DMM’s NSosyal account, it was stated that some social media accounts and disinformation-oriented channels included posts stating that “Türkiye supplied advanced anti-aircraft and UAV missiles to Iran, and the allegedly shot down US F-15 warplane was shot down with a Turkish-made shoulder-launched anti-aircraft system.”

In the statement, it was emphasized that the posts in question were completely unfounded and did not reflect the truth, and the following was noted:

“Such unrealistic claims, whose origins can be guessed, are deliberate psychological warfare attacks and black propaganda attempts aimed at damaging Türkiye’s constructive role in regional crises and its efforts focused on peace and diplomacy. Turkey takes a stance based on maintaining peace and stability in all processes in the region. These perception operations, targeting our country’s globally appreciated diplomatic success, aim to mislead the international public. Such dirty information dissemination activities aimed at manipulating public opinion and targeting delicate balances in the region should not be respected. Official “It is of great importance to be careful against speculative statements other than sources.”