On the day of the cable car disaster in Antalya, while discussions continued regarding the images of CHP leader Özgür Özel, Veli Ağbaba, Ali Mahir Başkar, and businessman Hazım Giray on the yacht, Başkar made a press statement in the Parliament about the video spread on social media yesterday.

Making a statement regarding the images apparently recorded by Giray, Basari claimed that the video was a “montage”.

Basarir claimed that the images were obtained through a personal data breach and said, “They have now released a video. They combined two conversations. We were having fun that day. Who is doing this? Yes, the deep structure in the state is doing it. There is such a video. We had a holiday with our families, with our children. How can this leak? How can this leak? Did I share it? Veli Ağababa? Mr. Chairman? No, no one shared it! Are you listening to us?” he said.

Basarir’s words, “We were with our family”, opened the door to a new discussion rather than a defense. The resulting picture was interpreted as indicating that a previously planned organization was not cancelled. While a great disaster was occurring, the continuation of the program started a “priority questioning” in the public.

According to AFAD records, the cable car accident in Antalya on April 12, 2024 occurred at 17.28 and the rescue efforts took approximately 22.5 hours. The fact that the footage of the yacht with the CHP administration was taken was the Göcek Merdivenli Bay line, which shows that the yacht tour continues despite the ongoing crisis in the region.

According to backstage information, it is stated that CHP Chairman Özgür Özel and Veli Ağbaba openly reacted to Basarir due to the leakage of the images.

REVOLUTIONARY ENTHUSIAST OF LUXURY
Ali Mahir Basarir, who was investigated many times due to his statements against the president elected by the votes of the people, slandered the Turkish Armed Forces, attacked the judges in the courtroom, betrayed former CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, to whom he owed his political career, and was etched in memories for jumping with joy after the dubious congress. It was claimed that Basarir had a luxury room allocated to him at Ataköy Marriott, that he was the secret partner of Halk TV, and that his wife was Halk TV’s lawyer.

SUCCESSES ENTERED HYSTERIA
Ali Mahir Basarir, who held a press conference in the Parliament yesterday regarding the video, brought up the “montage” claim. He succeeds and then says, “Where did you find it, brother? Where did you find that video?” he asked. Continuing his contradictory statements, Basarir also made a reference to “deep powers” regarding the images. Basarir, who could not slow down, revealed the hysteria he was experiencing in the press statement with his unconvincing defense. ANKARA

HE ALLOCATED HIS VEHICLE TO GİRAY
During the inspection, it was determined that the Audi A6 Limousine vehicle with TBMM license plate belonging to ALİ Mahir Başkar was used by businessman Mehmet Hazım Giray. The vehicle allocation claim created controversy. It was reported that Giray was driving between Istanbul and Izmir and had criminal connections and criminal records. Basarir said, “Short term use.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received representatives of workers, civil servants and employers at the Presidential Complex on the occasion of May 1 Labor and Solidarity Day. Erdoğan said the following in his speech:

I AM YOUR BROTHER WHO STARTED WITH THE TITLE OF WORKER: I send my greetings and love to all our workers, employers and employees all over our country. I congratulate all our worker brothers and sisters on May 1 Labor and Solidarity Day. I am a brother of yours who started his life as a worker. I would especially like to express that I see May 1 as my own holiday.

WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WITH YOU: We have always stood by our workers’ brothers and their representatives throughout our 23-year rule. We have implemented the issues that have been exploited for years and ignored and ignored by governments for years, in cooperation with you and in unity of heart. We expanded union rights. We removed the obstacles to organizing. We strengthened the collective bargaining system. For whatever reason, we did not consent to the defeat of the rights of our fellow workers. The last time we solved the problems of our miner brothers who took action because they could not collect their receivables from a company.

WE DO NOT TAKE ANY STEPS AGAINST WORKERS, LABORERS: We do not take any steps against workers, laborers and employees. Because it is your sweat that truly makes this country a homeland. The efforts of each of my brothers who produce in the factory, work in the field, labor in the workshop, and sweat in the office are the basis of the rise of this country. We will never allow the rights of you and our workers like you, who earn their living through their labor and produce added value for their country and nation, to be violated. Our vision is clear.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR COUNTRY: We want a working life that puts people at the center, glorifies labor and strengthens social justice to prevail in this country. We see our unions as our companions on the path to this important goal. Hopefully, we will continue to develop and grow our country in unity and solidarity.

LETTER OF CONFIDENCE TO ERDOĞAN FROM AMBASSADORS OF 5 COUNTRIES

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Ambassador of the Philippines Jamie Ramon Torre Ascalon JR, Ambassador of Kenya Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri, Ambassador of Peru Luz Betty Caballero Moreles, Ambassador of Russia Sergey Vasiliyeviç Verşinin and Ambassador of Colombia Yenniffer Edilma Parra Moscoso. Ambassadors presented their letters of credence to Erdoğan. Ambassadors, their families and some embassy members took a souvenir photo with Erdoğan. ANKARA

Minister Uraloğlu’s first stop in the city was Çorum Governorship. Uraloğlu, who signed the Governorship Book of Honor, received information from Governor Ali Çalgan about the work carried out in the city. Following his visit to the Governorship, Minister Uraloğlu visited Çorum Municipality, AK Party Çorum Provincial Directorate and MHP Provincial Directorate, and then attended the Kırkdilim Tunnels Opening Ceremony on the Çorum-Laçin highway.

EMPHASIS “THE ROAD IS CIVILIZATION”

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister Uraloğlu reminded President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s words “Road is civilization” and said that transportation investments are not only road construction; He said it means abundance, trust, trade and unity. “We have come a long way with the divided road campaign that we started in 2002 under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with the understanding that the road is civilization,” said Uraloğlu, drawing attention to the transformation achieved in the transportation infrastructure throughout Turkey. Minister Uraloğlu said, “The length of our divided road was 6 thousand 101 kilometers, today we increased it to over 30 thousand kilometers. While only 6 provinces were connected to each other, today we connected 77 provinces with divided roads. We increased the length of bridges and viaducts from 311 kilometers to 821 kilometers, and the tunnel length from 50 kilometers to 856 kilometers. “We completed 57 kilometers of tunnels on highways in 2025 alone,” he said.

93 BILLION LIRA TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT IN ÇORUM

Emphasizing that only 50 kilometers of tunnels could be built in the first 80 years of the history of the Republic, Uraloğlu stated that an additional 806 kilometers have been added since 2002, and that Çorum has become one of the important centers of this great transportation vision. Minister Uraloğlu, who announced that more than 93 billion liras have been invested in Çorum’s transportation and communication infrastructure since 2002, said that the length of the divided road in the city was increased from 59 kilometers to 408 kilometers.

Breaking News… The Global Sumud Flotilla, which set out to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and bring humanitarian aid there, was intervened in international waters by the Israeli navy.

INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN STARTED

An ex officio investigation was launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the acts of violence committed by Israel against the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was heading towards Gaza in order to break the blockade and deliver humanitarian aid.

DETAINED ACTIVISTS ARE BEING TAKEN TO GREECE

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced that they will deliver the activists they detained from the Global Sumud Fleet, which they attacked a few miles off Greek territorial waters, to Greece in the coming hours, in accordance with the agreement made with the Greek government.

Minister Saar, in his statement on the social media platform of US-based company

Saar thanked the Greek government for its willingness to accept activists in the Global Sumud Flotilla.

GLOBAL SUMUD FLEET

The Global Sumud Fleet 2026 Spring Mission, which aims to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver vital humanitarian aid, sailed to the Mediterranean from Barcelona, ​​Spain, on April 12. While the fleet set out again on April 26 with the participation of the Italian island of Sicily, on the night of April 29, in the international waters off the island of Crete, the Israeli army illegally intervened and attacked the boats carrying activists.

In his post on his NSosyal account, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz evaluated the tourism statistics for the first quarter of the year announced by TÜİK today. Stating that tourism revenues continue their strong performance, Yılmaz stated that the annualized value of tourism revenues, which increased by 4.2 percent on an annual basis in the first quarter of 2026, reached 65.6 billion dollars.

“WE WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING THE RESILIENCE OF OUR ECONOMY”

Pointing out that the increase in the number of visitors and the increase in expenditure per capita supported this performance, Yılmaz said:

“Despite the increasing geopolitical tensions in our region, we are taking determined steps to limit the effects on economic activity and strengthen our resilience. In this context, we have launched the Tourism Support Package in order to support the tourism sector, which is an important component of our foreign exchange-earning service exports, and thus provided the sector with an additional guarantee and credit facility of 60 billion lira. We will continue to support our sectors that contribute to reducing the current account deficit, strengthening employment and growth, and strengthen the resilience of our economy without compromising the basic priorities of our program, despite the increasing regional risks.” “We will continue to strengthen it.”

In the joint statement made by the foreign ministers of 11 countries, the following statements were made:

“WE CONDEMN THE ISRAELI ATTACK IN THE STRONGEST WAY”

“The Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Turkey, the Federal Republic of Brazil, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Kingdom of Spain, Malaysia, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Colombia, the Republic of the Maldives, the Republic of South Africa and the State of Libya condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a peaceful and civil humanitarian initiative aimed at drawing the attention of the international community to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza.

“NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN”

Israeli attacks on the ships in question and the unlawful detention of humanitarian aid activists in international waters are clear violations of international law and international humanitarian law. Ministers are deeply concerned about the safety of civilian activists and call on the Israeli authorities to take the necessary measures to ensure their immediate release.

“Ministers also call on the international community to fulfill its moral and legal obligations to uphold international law, protect civilians and ensure accountability for these violations.”