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Rehabilitation attack in prisons! Minister Gürlek: “We are further strengthening the rehabilitative aspect of our execution system.”
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek made statements regarding the rehabilitation efforts carried out within the scope of combating drug and substance addiction in penal institutions. Minister Gürlek stated that they further strengthened the rehabilitative aspect of the execution system.
MULTI-FACED SUPPORT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ADDICTION
Stating that multifaceted support programs are implemented for convicts in penal institutions, Gürlek noted that psychosocial support studies are continuing as well as medical and psychiatric services. Stating that individual interviews and structured group studies play an important role in reintegrating convicts into society, Gürlek emphasized that family support services were used effectively in the process.
VOCATIONAL COURSES AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Gürlek stated that vocational training courses were organized in order for the convicts to spend their prison period more efficiently, and that social development was supported with sports, artistic and cultural activities. He stated that regular book reading programs, soilless agricultural practices and production workshops are among the important parts of the rehabilitation process.
“WE CONTINUE WITH A HUMAN-FOCUSED APPROACH”
In his post, Minister Gürlek stated that the work carried out aims to help convicts acquire healthy life skills, strengthen their sense of responsibility and reintegrate them into society, and added, “We continue our work in this field with determination with our human-oriented approach.” he said.
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Special video sharing from AK Party for Mother’s Day: There is a mother behind every story
AK Party celebrated Mother’s Day with a video sharing.
In the video post made on AK Party’s NSosyal account, “There is a mother behind every name, every effort, every story. Happy day to our mothers who raise a life, raise a generation, and give strength to our nation.” expressions were used.
In the post created with artificial intelligence, images of mothers of successful people in different professional groups and Tenzile Erdoğan, the mother of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, were included.
There is a mother behind every name, every effort, every story.
Happy Mother’s Day to our mothers who make a life grow, raise a generation, and give strength to our nation! #MothersDay pic.twitter.com/JRxiSjHS84
— AK Party (@Akparti) May 10, 2026
In the video sharing, “There is a mother behind all the names that contributed to these works you see on the screen. Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers.” sentences were included.
MOTHER’S DAY MESSAGE FROM AK PARTY SPOKESPERSON ÇELİK
AK Party Deputy Chairman and Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik celebrated Mother’s Day. In his message published on his NSosyal account on the occasion of Mother’s Day, Çelik stated that mothers show the meaning of the world at every moment of their lives.
Emphasizing that mothers carry the value of life in their hearts with their pure love and endless sacrifices, Çelik said:
“Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, especially the mothers of martyrs and veterans. Let the ‘Mother’s Day’ of the mothers of Gaza, who carry the guard of humanity with noble dedication in the face of the greatest tests on earth, be a turning point for liberation from oppression.”
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Excitement and experience at TÜGVA’s school
Politicians and business people shared their experiences with young people at the Young Executive School 2026 Summit Program organized by the Turkish Youth Foundation (TÜGVA). TÜGVA President İbrahim Fifth and leading names of the business world attended the Young Executive School 2026 Summit Program organized by the Turkish Youth Foundation (TÜGVA). Minister of Commerce Ömer Bolat, who participated in the program and gave life advice to young people, said, “There is now a very good environment for entrepreneurship in Turkey. We have always recorded positive growth in the last 23 years. We have experienced an average annual real growth of 5.4 percent. We have been through great difficulties, we have overcome them all. We are always in turbulent, chaotic periods. In this period, countries that can maintain stability, have a strong economy and ensure social peace rise and shine rapidly. Everyone wants to see that place as their address. Of course, there is also the fact that this is what we are experiencing. “As a result of our economic development in society, we managed to become the 16th largest economy in the world with a value of 1.6 trillion dollars in 23 years. We were the 21st in 2002. We reached an export figure of 400 billion dollars in goods and services, an increase of approximately 8 times. In addition, we increased from 19.5 million to 32.5 million jobs.”

TRUST IS VERY IMPORTANT
Underlining the importance of trust in life, Minister Bolat said, “Trust is very important in business life, trust is very important in politics, trust is very important in social life and family life. Who wants to do business with someone who is unreliable, not loyal to their debts, or a fraudster? They don’t want to. Therefore, let’s try to be on the side of employees, producers, and the truthful, and let’s organize in voluntary organizations like the example of TÜGVA and get stronger there. I wish you all success.”
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Bridge from Mehmetçik to Zap – Last Minute News
Work continues on the 2.5-kilometer road near Tatlı village, which is one of the three alternative routes determined after transportation on the Hakkari-Van highway was stopped due to the landslide that took place on April 13 in Akçalı village of the center. The Ministry of National Defense stepped in to connect the route in question to the Hakkari-Van highway over the Zap River, whose flow rate is increasing. The panel bridge works, which were brought to the city from Malatya by the 2nd Army Engineer Brigade Command upon the instructions of the Ministry and whose installation started on May 4, were completed as a result of the feverish work of the military personnel.

PLATES WERE PLACED
The bridge, which is 39 meters long, 3.5 meters wide and has a carrying capacity of 37 tons, placed on both sides of the Zap River, was named “Kaan Bridge”. Highways teams also carried out ground improvement work and placed signboards at the point where the bridge, which was built to accommodate the passage of heavy tonnage vehicles, is located and on the alternative route. It was stated that the road, where construction equipment and personnel carry out their work using the prepared bridge, will be opened to traffic in a short time after the ground improvement works are completed.
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4 judges expelled from FETO were caught
Within the scope of the work carried out by the Edirne Keşan Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, an operation was carried out on a vehicle that was considered to be preparing to go abroad illegally. 5 adults and an 8-month-old baby, who were in a vehicle stopped on the Keşan-Malkara highway at around 23.15 on May 7, were examined in detail.
THEY WERE CAUGHT BEFORE ESCAPING
During the identity checks, it was determined that the passengers in the vehicle, whose driver was determined to be Kadir Ovali, were judges who were dismissed from their profession within the scope of the FETO/PYD armed terrorist organization. Accordingly, it was determined that there were 4 dismissed judges in the vehicle: Ali Akpınar, Hülya Kaya, Seyfullah Çakmak and Muhsin Gökçe. It was revealed that Ali Akpınar, one of the suspects, was tried at the Ankara 27th High Criminal Court, Hülya Kaya at the Uzunköprü 1st Criminal Court of First Instance, Seyfullah Çakmak at the Istanbul 27th High Criminal Court and Muhsin Gökçe at the Ankara 21st High Criminal Court on the charge of “being a member of an armed terrorist organization”, some files were at the appeal stage and there was a search record for Muhsin Gökçe. It was determined that the 8-month-old baby in the vehicle belonged to export judge Hülya Kaya.
SUSPICIOUS MIGRANT TRAFFICKING
It was assessed that driver Kadir Ovali acted as an organizer to take the suspects abroad illegally. It was determined that the other suspects were also planning to escape via different routes. Following the operation, 4 dismissed judges, including Kadir Ovali, were detained. A large-scale investigation was launched against the suspects on charges of “immigrant smuggling” and “membership of an armed terrorist organization”.
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Türkiye has a say in defense – Last Minute News
The achievements achieved in the defense industry are reinforced with new successes. Thanks to the investments carried out in cooperation with the public, private sector and universities and the strong support given to R&D projects, a structure that will have a say in the war technologies of the future is being built. The momentum achieved in the defense industry in the last 23 years is also reflected in the figures. Within the scope of the incentive system, the way was paved for the implementation of 1112 defense industry projects with a total investment size of 460 billion lira. These investments cover a wide range of areas, from land, air and sea platforms to electronic warfare systems, from ammunition technologies to cyber security infrastructures. By increasing strategic production capabilities, significant progress has been made towards the goal of reducing foreign dependency and localizing critical technologies.
STRONG SUPPORT
Human resources and R&D ecosystem, which are one of the most important elements of the development in the defense industry, were also comprehensively supported. Since 2002, 2 thousand 142 defense industry projects have been supported within the scope of TÜBİTAK scholarship and support programs. In this process, a total of 64 billion lira was provided to 4,300 scientists and young researchers.
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150 thousand people flocked to the field
SAHA 2026, organized by SAHA Istanbul, Türkiye’s and Europe’s largest defense, aviation and space industry cluster, has ended. While 150 thousand citizens visited SAHA, an export agreement worth 8 billion dollars was signed. Thousands of citizens flocked to the fair area at Istanbul Expo Center and closely examined the local and national products produced by Turkish engineers. Many stands, especially those of ASELSAN, ROKETSAN, BAYKAR and MSB, were overflowing. Citizens; He saw domestic unmanned aerial, land and sea vehicles, warplanes, stealth bombers, infantry rifles and many other products closely. Citizens who spoke to SABAH shared their thoughts about the fair.

THESE ARE OUR NATIONAL PRIDE
Kerim Polat (55): We came from Pendik with my son. When you visit this place, you feel proud. These are our national pride. Long live our state.
ALL OF THEM ARE THE POPLE OF OUR EYE
İbrahim Hamza (59): I came from Gebze. The fair is more beautiful and bigger than I expected. I’m thinking which product is better, but I’m having a hard time choosing. They are all the apple of our eye.

HE CAME WITH A TURKISH FLAG ON HIS BACK
Abuzer Koç (60): May God bless our brothers who created these works, especially our Chief. Enfal-17, YILDIRIMHAN and TB-3 impressed me very much.
Yahya Güler (49): We had the chance to see the new products. Of course we are proud. Thank you to everyone who contributed.

HIS TUGRAH HONORED ME
Fatma Zahmacıoğlu (36): We came with my wife and two sons. I couldn’t forget the statements made by Israel, “It’s Türkiye’s turn”, but I was proud when I saw these weapons. We came primarily to see YILDIRIMHAN, but I also saw products I had never seen before. It made me proud to see the Ottoman signature on YILDIRIMHAN.
Elif Turgut (20): The product I liked the most was Kızılelma and Bayraktar TB2. I also saw the tanks on the other side, they were all very impressive. I really said well done and as a Turk, I was very touched. It made me very proud that we could make things like this and sell them to other countries.

I’M HAVING HARD NOT TO CRY
Fatma Meydancı (57): I have a hard time not crying when I see what I see. May God bless you always. At one time, both my mother and I were waiting in line at the grocery store to buy some oil, but now I’m watching a plane. What more can I say?

THE WORLD SEEED TURKISH AWAKENING
Osman Meydancı (61): The product I liked the most was the YILDIRIMHAN missile. The products of Baykar and ASELSAN are also great. The whole world, especially Israel, saw the Turks waking up.
I AM SYRIAN, I AM PROUD
Ömer al-Numan (21): I am Syrian. I was born in Latakia. I saw the ballistic missile produced by the Turks. I also witnessed the level of technology that the Turkish defense system has reached. I am proud and grateful that this country protects me under its flag.

OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A JUST WORLD
BAYKAR Chairman of the Board of Directors, Selçuk Bayraktar, made a ‘Vision Speech’. Noting that the biggest threat to our independence is not the conventional armies massed at our borders, but the ‘Technocapitalist Global Domination’ that directly infiltrates the devices in our pockets, Bayraktar said: “We have to protect that divine spirit and deep feeling that makes human beings, the most honorable of creations, the ‘honest of creation’, as defined by our belief. Our civilization is the civilization of the heart. Technology in the hands of those who have no heart and mercy. But it turns into a tool of destruction. Our goal is to build a just world where technology serves people.

LASER SYSTEM FOR TOLGA
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