Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi made special statements to A Haber. Stating that they welcomed an agreement to be reached through the dialogue process with the mine workers, Minister Çiftçi said, “Our worker brothers and union representatives did not give an opportunity to those who wanted to exploit the process. Our state stands by its workers today, as always.” he said.

Minister Çiftçi said:

“WE HAVE ALWAYS REGARDED THE SWEAT AND HALAL PROFIT”

“Our streets are the place of peace, security and the natural flow of life. Streets should be areas where our children, youth and families feel safe.

For this reason, the place to solve social issues is the ground of dialogue and negotiation; The permanent solution comes from here.

The understanding of “Keep people alive so that the state lives”, which our President and Chairman Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan underlined at every opportunity and which we put forward during the AK Party governments, is not just a saying for us, but the basic guide of our state administration.

Special statements from Minister Çiftçi to A Haber

In line with this understanding, we have always valued labor, sweat and halal earnings.

In this sense, we could not remain indifferent to the voices raised by our mine workers in the streets. Following our meeting with the employer side 2 days ago, we did our best yesterday to bring the parties together under the coordination of our Ministry of Internal Affairs and create a common ground with the participation of all relevant stakeholders.

“WE WERE WELCOME WITH GREAT SATISFACTION”

We are very pleased that this dialogue process yielded positive results in a short time and an agreement was reached.

After this agreement, our workers ended the strike by giving flowers to our law enforcement officers, which was a manifestation of the spirit of respect, trust, dignity and unity that our nation carries at its core.

As a result of this agreement, the action ended; This is an extremely important and pleasing development in terms of both the establishment of labor peace and the delivery of rights.

I would especially like to express that; Our fellow workers and union representatives did not give opportunity to those who wanted to exploit the process and displayed a common sense and dignified stance.

I would like to wholeheartedly thank all stakeholders who have contributed to preserving the peace of our society by taking this stance.

Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat attended the reception held by the Dutch Embassy in Ankara at the embassy residence on the occasion of “King’s Day”.

Speaking at the reception attended by Dutch Ambassador to Ankara Joep Wijnands and Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş, Bolat said that the more than 500-year-old friendship between Turkey and the Netherlands has also guided the development of global trade and finance.

Bolat stated that diplomatic relations between the two countries, built on solid foundations, have expanded into strategic areas such as economy, trade, culture and defense and turned into a multidimensional partnership.

“WE WILL CARRY COOPERATION FURTHER”

Stating that Turkey and the Netherlands are two allies standing side by side in platforms such as the United Nations (UN), NATO and the European Council, Bolat stated that they continue to contribute to regional and global stability in line with common priorities, and that these solid ties will take economic and commercial cooperation to much higher levels.

Pointing out that the Turkish economy maintains its resilience and strength and continues to grow despite global challenges such as regional instabilities and economic shocks, Bolat said, “The European Union (EU) has always been our main partner in this growth process. Turkey has become an important production and supply center for Europe, the EU has become Türkiye’s largest trade partner, and Turkey has become the EU’s 5th largest trade partner.” he said.

“NETHERLANDS ARE ONE OF Türkiye’S MOST IMPORTANT TRADE PARTNERS”

Emphasizing that geopolitical developments in the region, increasing protectionist tendencies and energy crises make establishing strong economic relations more important than ever, Bolat said:

“As Turkey, we aim to further strengthen our economic cooperation with its key partners in the EU, especially the Netherlands. We attach importance to further developing our relations with the Netherlands, both bilaterally and under the umbrella of the EU. Today, the Netherlands is one of Türkiye’s most important trade partners among EU member states. Our bilateral trade volume with the Netherlands increased from 6.4 billion dollars in 2015 to 13.3 billion dollars in 2025. Our target is to reach 15 billion dollars by the end of 2026. “The 145-frequency air transportation between our countries virtually confirms our strong connectivity. We also see this in our tourism data. We hosted 1.3 million Dutch people in our country by 2025.”

Bolat stated that the mutually developing investment relations with the Netherlands are an important dynamic of the partnership that grows on a global scale, and said, “Today, the Netherlands is the first country among our economic partners with its 32 billion dollar investment portfolio in Türkiye.” he said.

Stating that more than 3 thousand Dutch companies operating in Türkiye further reinforce their strong and reliable role in the EU value chains, Bolat stated that Turkish investments have reached approximately 25 billion dollars in the Netherlands by 2025, which corresponds to 40 percent of Türkiye’s total investments abroad.

Bolat stated that Turkish overseas contractors, who have undertaken prestigious projects around the world, have successfully completed contracting projects worth 4.6 billion dollars in the Netherlands to date.

“Türkiye HAS PROMISING POTENTIAL IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY

Stating that they believe that the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31), which Türkiye will host in November this year, will provide the basis for innovative collaborations for Turkish and Dutch stakeholders and business people, Bolat said:

“Turkey has an exceptional and promising potential in the field of defense industry for the Netherlands and Europe. Türkiye’s visionary role in defense and industrial integration carries a strategic value as a guarantee of regional security and stability. Turkey will once again register its key position in the global defense architecture by hosting the NATO Summit in July this year. I also had the opportunity to meet with my interlocutor, Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, on the margins of the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference. At the beginning of July, “This time, we agreed to hold JETCO’s 6th Term Meeting in the Netherlands. We will bring our business circles together on the occasion of the meeting and create a comprehensive road map for our future collaborations.”

Minister Göktaş shared a video on his social media account in which he answered questions regarding social media regulation for children. In his post, Göktaş said, “Let’s state it clearly once again. We are implementing regulations that secure our children and protect our future generations.

We want to dominate a digital ecosystem where our children can navigate safely and move forward safely into the future. “We will continue to take strategic steps towards this goal and work determinedly for our only children.”

“THIS IS NOT A BAN, IT IS A REGULATION”

In the video, “How far is the ban? Can’t we educate our children instead?” Göktaş answered the question: “This is not a ban, it is a regulation. Of course, we should provide education. We need to provide it to the whole society. We already have education programs for adults. Just as we give traffic education to our children but also put a lamp on, it is the same. Ultimately, social media should also have a traffic light.” he replied.
“So will children never be able to access the internet?” On the question, Göktaş said: “Of course, it will be on the internet. Our aim here is to bring a limitation and regulation to the platforms where foreigners can access our children. Ultimately, our children will be able to do their research and access the internet. Our aim is to bring a regulation to these companies, which earn billions of dollars especially through our children.”

Social media should also have a traffic light…

Let’s state it clearly once again: We are implementing regulations that secure our children and protect our future generations.

A digital environment where our children can travel safely and move forward safely into the future… pic.twitter.com/Xu3L8Qypsc

— Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş (@MahinurOzdemir) April 29, 2026

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek met with the deputies of the provinces of the Southeastern Anatolia Region at a consultation meeting at Ankara Judge’s House. Minister Gürlek stated that he personally went to Diyarbakır regarding the ‘Terror-Free Türkiye’ process and said that the process had a very positive reflection on the field. Minister Gürlek stated that 81 provincial chief public prosecutors’ offices are continuing their work on the fight against illegal betting and that they are considering a regulation to make illegal betting a crime.

“WE STARTED A NEW APPLICATION FOR PEOPLE CONVICTED FOR DRUG DRUGS”

Minister Gürlek also touched upon the fight against drugs and said that Türkiye has the heaviest penalties on this issue, but simply increasing the penalty is not enough. Stating that they have started a new practice for people convicted of drug crimes in 6 prisons, Minister Gürlek said, “In other words, after the treatment process is completed and the Administrative Observation Board gives a positive report, they will go out. In other words, they will leave the drugs inside and come out clean. We attach importance to rehabilitation, we are also working on this issue.”

Unsolved murders: WE ESTABLISHED A TEAM ON THESE

Stating that they also attach importance to the solution of unsolved murders, Minister Gürlek said, “There are cases that remain in between, whether they are murders or suicides. We look at such files with a different perspective. There are definitely events that create such awareness in your region about these. There are events that people say ‘This case should be solved’. We have established a team to deal with these. Our team members are all experienced.”

Minister Gürlek stated that they do not have the authority to directly intervene in these files, but the deficiencies are being examined.

Grok, the artificial intelligence robot developed by US billionaire Elon Musk’s xAI company, has caused a new scandal. A phrase used by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his speech at the AK Party Group Meeting held today was completely misinterpreted by Grok to the world public.

TRANSLATION DISGRACE FROM GROK

Reacting to CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, President Erdoğan said, “The old Türkiye no longer exists, you will burn as much land as you can…”. Erdoğan’s statement, “You can burn as much space as you can”, which means “You can do as much work as your capacity and sphere of influence”, was taken out of context by Grok. By misinterpreting the word origins and idiomatic structure, the artificial intelligence translated the text into English with a sentence that contained heavy slang and turned it into a sexually explicit insult.

REACTIONS ARE RAINING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

After the translation error was noticed, social media users reacted harshly to the situation. Users with the translation feature turned on continue to read Erdoğan’s post in an offensive language that is completely far from its original meaning, contrary to diplomatic courtesy.

In his post on his NSosyal account, Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi stated that they visited the Athens Embassy within the scope of their contacts in Athens and received information about the work from Türkiye’s Ambassador to Athens Çağatay Erciyes.

Çiftçi shared that they held a Tripartite Mechanism Meeting and held separate meetings with Greek Minister of Immigration and Asylum Thanos Plevris and Bulgarian Minister of Internal Affairs Emil Dechev, and said:

HERE ARE THE TOPICS CONSIDERED

“We comprehensively discussed the topics of irregular migration, border security, organized crime, drug trafficking and the fight against terrorism. We emphasized the need to end pushbacks, strengthen the common approach based on human life and advance regional cooperation. We drew attention to the importance of increasing instant information sharing in the fight against crime, extradition of fugitives and a common, determined stance against criminal organizations. As Turkey, we will strengthen our constructive and result-oriented cooperation with our neighbors and resolutely pursue our policies that protect human life and are based on public order.” We will continue.”