Ali İkram Tuna was appointed as Deputy Mayor of Şişli. In the statement made on Şişli Municipality’s social media account, it was stated that “Our Deputy Mayor of Şişli, Mr. Ali İkram Tuna, has started his duty.” In the statement, which also included Deputy Mayor Tuna’s message, the following was noted:
“As of today, we have started our duty as Deputy Mayor of Şişli to serve our Şişli district, the heart of our business, art and culture world. During the time we carry this trust entrusted to us, we will be based on an impartial, equal and fair management approach that identifies problems on the spot and includes our people in the solution. With a transparent and accountable approach, we will use all the possibilities and resources of Şişli Municipality only and only with the principle of public benefit, to facilitate the lives of our citizens directly. Şişli and the road passing through Şişli “I would like to express my gratitude to our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and our Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi, who entrusted me with this duty, which I hope will be beneficial for all our citizens.”
In the statement made by Şişli Municipality on May 12, it was announced that Istanbul Deputy Governor Ayhan Terzi started his duty as Deputy Mayor of Şişli.

The Republican People’s Party was virtually divided into two before the absolute nullity case on July 1. The statement published by former Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on his social media account, in which he criticized the current administration by saying “CHP cannot be a shelter for haram”, brought about a new debate within the party.

“THE TRUST CANNOT BE CONTAMINATED, THE TRUST CANNOT BE STOLE”

In his message, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said, “My friends, the founder of the Republican People’s Party is the spirit of the Great Leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, on whom the will of independence of our nation is manifested. There is no betrayal of the spirit. The Republican People’s Party is not a legacy left to us. Our party is a sacred trust to us. The trust cannot be defiled. The trust cannot be defamed.

My brothers, the shadow of this great plane tree can never be a shelter for haram and pollution. He knows how to purify when necessary and how to do his inner self-examination. But he never turns away from his path. Because this march is a march of power. Because this march is a march to restore the people’s hope,” he said.

SUPPORT TO KILIÇDAROGLU FROM 22 MPs

Following Kılıçdaroğlu’s statements, 22 MPs, including the heavyweights of the party, clearly showed their side by supporting the former chairman. 22 CHP MPs republished Kılıçdaroğlu’s post and raised a flag of rebellion against Özgür Özel before the absolute nullity trial on July 1.

Those names who supported Kılıçdaroğlu are as follows:

CHP Ankara Deputy Deniz Demir, CHP Ankara Deputy Semra Dinçer, CHP Aydın Deputy Hüseyin Yıldız, CHP Bursa Deputy Orhan Sarıbal, CHP Denizli Deputy Gülizar Biçer Karaca, CHP Tunceli Deputy Gürsel Erol, CHP Gaziantep Deputy Hasan Öztürkmen, CHP Istanbul Deputy Erdoğan Toprak, CHP Istanbul Deputy Gamze Akkuş İlgezdi, CHP Istanbul Deputy İlhan Kesici, CHP İzmir Deputy Mahir Polat, CHP İzmir Deputy Rahmi Aşkın Türeli, CHP İzmir Deputy Rıfat Turuntay Nalbantoğlu, CHP İzmir Deputy Sevda Erdan Kılıç, CHP Kahramanmaraş Deputy Ali Öztunç, CHP Kars Deputy İnan Akgün Alp, CHP Konya Deputy Barış Bektaş, CHP Uşak Deputy Ali Karaoba, CHP Tokat Deputy Kadim Durmaz, CHP Tekirdağ Deputy Faik Öztrak, CHP Kütahya Deputy Ali Fazıl Kasap, CHP Ordu Deputy Mustafa Adıgüzel

“STAND UP” CALL TO THE BASE OF THE PARTY

On the other hand, the crisis in the CHP was not limited to the support of the MPs. CHP former Party Council member Ali Haydar Fırat called out to the party base in his statement on his social media account.

Aksoy stated that Cemil Tugay did not fulfill his promise of water discounts before the election and argued that the regulation was not in favor of the citizens but to increase the municipality’s revenues.

ADDITIONAL LOAD OF 2 BILLION LIRAS

“The promises made to the people of Izmir were not kept, on the contrary, an additional burden of approximately 2 billion lira was left on the shoulders of the citizens with the ‘discount’ discourse,” said Aksoy, adding that the municipality’s practice does not reflect the truth.

“WE DEFENDED THE RIGHTS OF OUR CITIZENS”

Reminding that they had previously criticized citizens for charging a higher tariff if the water consumption limit was slightly exceeded, Aksoy stated that with the new regulation in the Municipal Council, the discount right of subscribers who exceed the limit has been completely eliminated. Aksoy said, “While we, through our esteemed council members, defend the rights of our citizens who pay a higher price just for consuming an extra glass of water, now the right to a discount has been completely destroyed with this regulation.”

THIS IS CALLED DISTORTING THE TRUTH

Aksoy, who included remarkable analogies in his statement, criticized the regulation with the following words: “This is called distorting the truth. This is called pointing to the right and hitting left. This is called running water through a straw. This is called pretending to give with a spoon and taking it with a ladle.”

“THE TRUTH HAVE A HABIT OF REVEALED”

Emphasizing that the perception intended to be created in the public will not change the reality, Aksoy said, “The perceptions that are tried to be created through manipulation are not real. Because the truth has a habit of coming out sooner or later.”

“WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF IZMIR PEOPLE”

AK Party İzmir Deputy Şebnem Bursalı Aksoy stated that the citizens of Izmir expect the promises made to be kept and public services to be carried out in a transparent, fair and equitable manner, and that they will continue to defend the rights of the people of Izmir.

CHP Mersin deputy Ali Mahir Basarir attempted a dirty provocation by targeting young people in his speech in the Parliament. Basarir used statements aimed at creating a perception that young people are heading abroad and experiencing hopelessness in the country.” AK Party Ankara Deputy Zehranur Aydemir reacted to CHP’s Ali Mahir Basarir’s statements. Aydemir said, “We are everywhere today, and we will continue to be so, because we have a strong leader behind us, our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.”

AK Party Ankara Deputy Zehranur Aydemir, who spoke at the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, said, “In the last twenty-five years, the number of our universities has been increased to 208; we abolished the fees, ended the coefficient tyranny, lifted the headscarf ban; we abolished the interest and inflation difference in KYK loan repayments; 100 thousand young people benefited from the National Internship Program; 6 thousand university communities benefited from ÜNİDES in the last two years alone; “220 thousand young people had the opportunity to work with the İŞKUR Youth Program; more than 140 thousand young people established their homes with the Family and Youth Fund and many more.”

Aydemir, the youngest member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, who came face to face with CHP’s Ali Mahir Basarir after his statement, said, “Today, I spoke at the podium of the General Assembly, representing the AK Party, as Türkiye’s youngest MP. Many young people are interested in politics, young people are trained in politics, but when you look at it, you are the ones who prevent many more young people from being here in politics, Mr. Ali Mahir Basarir. Today, young people, if even your own Youth Branch President is not on this podium, it means that you are on these lists. “You did not include young people. As young people, we are pioneers in every field of Türkiye, we are the dominant actor in the defense industry, we are also the dominant actor in sports, we are everywhere today, and we will continue to be so, because we have a strong leader behind us, our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,” he said.

INVITATION TO ETNOSPOR CULTURE FESTIVAL

While completing his speech, Bilal Erdoğan invited the students to the Ethnosport Culture Festival, which will start tomorrow.

Rector Prof. Dr. In his statement to the press about the event, Atilla Arkan said that they provide education in 3 languages, English, Arabic and Turkish, and that 30 percent of their students are international.

Stating that international students mean Türkiye’s strength, human resources and soft power, Arkan explained that Türkiye can reach 7 continents in this way.

Stating that in order to successfully emerge from a world of chaos, conflicts and global competition, all nations need to build an environment of qualified collaboration and solidarity with good people, intellectuals and thinkers, Arkan said, “The best way to do this is education. Here, we train intellectuals, thinkers, public policy managers and leaders not only of our own country but also of other countries. Therefore, we attach great importance to the international day in this sense.” he said.

Following the speeches, the video message sent by United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed for the event was watched.

The event will last all day with panels, cultural shows and music concerts.

Consuls general of some countries in Türkiye, vice-consuls, rectors of some universities, representatives of institutions and organizations, academicians and students attended the opening of the event.

The first day of the Distinguished Observer Day, held in Doğanbey location in Seferihisar district of Izmir, was followed by Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Chief of General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, Naval Forces Commander Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu, Land Forces Commander General Metin Tokel, Air Forces Commander General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu, military personnel and distinguished observers from other countries. More than 10 thousand personnel, including observers, troops and elements from 50 countries, along with our national elements, participated in EFES-2026, one of the largest combined and joint exercises of the Turkish Armed Forces.

‘THE EPHESUS EXERCISE IS IMPROVING MORE EVERY YEAR’

Speaking before the night phase, Aegean Army and Garrison Commander General İrfan Özsert stated that risks and threats are increasingly diversified today, where the global security environment has become more complex and uncertain than ever before, and said, “The battles of the future will take place on multi-domain and layered fronts, where air, land, sea, cyber, space and information domains are operated simultaneously, electronic warfare capabilities and information/influence operations are intertwined, and rapid decision-making cycles come to the fore with the use of artificial intelligence-based command and control systems.” It is predicted that smart, autonomous and swarm unmanned vehicles, effective, long-range and fast missiles and air defense systems will be the factors that determine the outcome, and that planned burial will also be of great importance after peace.

In the face of this dynamic structure of the security environment; It is important to develop our interoperability capabilities with new, flexible and adaptive structures, combined joint operations. Our exercise improves interoperability, coordination and unity of understanding among participating countries to respond to these needs. “It offers the opportunity to train together in various environments, from conventional warfare methods to special forces and humanitarian aid operations, and to exchange mutual knowledge and experience,” he said. Özsert continued his words as follows: