President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who attended the program held at the Haliç Congress Center on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Turkish Youth and Education Service Foundation (TÜRGEV), met with young people after the program. After AK Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir pointed to the young people waiting in the area and told Erdoğan that they wanted to congratulate him on Father’s Day, Erdoğan went to the young people.

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THE TABLE WAS GIVEN AS A GIFT

AK Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir and his wife Nihal Özdemir presented the special painting prepared to congratulate President Erdoğan on Father’s Day. In the table prepared by the AK Party Istanbul Youth Branch, the expressions “Thank goodness we have Erdoğan”, “Dad, spare one night for us” and “Today, millions of young people thank you for those nights” were included.

“DAD, SAVE ONE NIGHT WITH US”

The sentence “Dad, spare one night for us” in the painting refers to a memory shared by President Erdoğan about his wife Emine Erdoğan and her children. While Erdoğan was talking about the times when he could not spend enough time with his children due to intense political work in an interview, he stated that his daughter Esra Erdoğan wrote in a note she left on Albayrak’s door: “Dad, spare one night for us.” In the meeting where emotional moments were experienced, President Erdoğan chatted with the young people and took a souvenir photo.

AK Party Culture and Art Policies Vice Presidents Hilmi Türkmen, Serpil Yılmaz and Müjde Kotil and AK Party Istanbul Culture and Art Policies President Helin Görgülü attended the program organized by the AK Party Culture and Art Policies Presidency at the Istanbul Provincial Directorate.

Making evaluations about the work of the AK Party Culture and Art Policies Presidency and its plans for the next period at the meeting, Yayman said that the presidency was established as an indicator of the importance the AK Party attaches to culture and arts.

“WE SEE CULTURE AND ART AS THE IDENTITY AND MEMORY OF OUR NATION”

Pointing out that the AK Party is the only political party in Türkiye that has a culture and arts policy chairmanship, Yayman said that they see culture and art as an element that strengthens the nation’s identity, memory and social solidarity.

Yayman said, “We see culture and art as the identity and memory of our nation. Whatever values ​​our nation has, constitute the basis of our culture and art. We see culture as a matter of increasing a nation’s problem-solving ability and administrative, political and social capacity.” he said.

Emphasizing that culture and art are one of the important elements of the Turkey Century vision, Yayman said, “If the 21st century, as our President puts it, will be the century of Türkiye, the way to achieve this is through culture and art. Our presidency was established for this very reason. We will carry out activities together with you that will raise awareness in this field.” he said.

CULTURE AND ART STRATEGY DOCUMENT IS BEING PREPARED

Hüseyin Yayman stated that “Library Talks” programs were among the first activities of the AK Party Culture and Art Policies Presidency, and that they aimed to spread these meetings to different cities of Anatolia.

Underlining that culture and art also serve a function that brings society together, Yayman said, “We consider culture and art not as a means of separation, but as a means of unification and an activity that will take our nation forward.” he said.

Yayman informed that they are working on a strategy document that will reveal the AK Party’s view on culture and art, and stated that the document is planned to be shared with the public in the October-November period.

Yayman also said that they will organize events in different provinces of Anatolia within the scope of the AK Party Culture and Arts Academy meetings, and noted that they aim to organize article, poetry and short film competitions on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the AK Party.

“DIGITALIZATION IS THE TRUTH OF LIFE”

Answering the questions of journalists at the meeting, Yayman stated that cultural policies cannot be considered independently of digital transformation and said, “With artificial intelligence, digitalization is the reality of life and this cannot be denied anymore. In the face of this digitalization and modernization, as a conservative party, we have an approach of commemorating our own values ​​and not dooming them to extinction.”

Stating that new methods are needed for cultural and artistic events to reach young generations, Yayman said that it is important to produce digital content and work in different formats in addition to traditional commemoration programs.

Regarding the Culture Road Festivals, Yayman pointed out that festivals have an important function and that concerts can take precedence over other events, and that programs such as interviews, exhibitions and conferences should be made more visible.

Underlining the importance of supporting young people in the field of culture and arts, Yayman noted that reward and incentive mechanisms should be developed.

Yayman shared his opinion that the inclusion of Kahramanmaraş in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of literature is an important development for Türkiye and that such achievements are important for the registration of cultural values ​​at the international level.

Stating that they aim to carry out studies in the field of culture and arts in consultation with all stakeholders, Yayman added that similar meetings with journalists will continue.

The meeting also discussed issues such as increasing support for culture and art projects, encouraging cultural production and creating common sense with the contributions of different views.

Graduation excitement was experienced in the Village University Project, which was implemented by Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ) to increase access to education and information in rural areas. Village residents who completed their education within the scope of the project, which started in March 2025, wore robes at the university’s graduation ceremony. Meaningful images emerged at MAKÜ’s 2025-2026 Academic Year Graduation Ceremony. Village University students, accompanied by Refreshment University students, participated in the cortege march with university graduates. The participants took their places in the ceremony area with their robes and celebrated this special day by throwing their caps together with other graduates.

THERE IS EDUCATION IN 25 VILLAGES
Within the scope of the project, which aims to support lifelong learning in rural areas, training and field studies have been carried out in 25 villages so far. While a total of 2 thousand 871 people participated in the training programs, 13 events and 43 different training activities were organized during the project. 26 academics who took part in the studies met directly with citizens in the villages and shared information in various fields. The Village University model aims to bring the knowledge produced at the university to rural areas, as well as to bring together local experience and knowledge with academic studies. Thanks to the project carried out with a participatory approach, it is aimed to strengthen social learning environments in villages and contribute to sustainable development. The project, which produced its first graduates, draws attention as one of the exemplary practices that strengthens the bond between the university and the society.

Ankara Police Chief Maksut Yüksek inspected the increased security measures throughout the city before the NATO Summit to be held in the capital on July 7-8, 2026. Yüksek, who examined the police practices carried out in areas where citizens are densely populated, visited the checkpoints and received information from the personnel on duty.
Yüksek, who closely follows the practices carried out in the busy points of the capital, also met with the citizens and listened to their opinions and demands. Stating that security measures will be maintained with the same sensitivity and determination throughout the summit, Yüksek stated that the priority goal is to protect public order and ensure the peace of citizens.
Extensive security planning is being carried out throughout the province by the Ankara Police Department within the scope of the NATO Summit. While many units, especially public order, traffic and riot police, will work in a coordinated manner, security measures will be implemented at the highest level in the capital throughout the summit.
On the other hand, it was reported that tens of thousands of personnel will work within the scope of security preparations for the 36th NATO Summit to be held in Ankara, and additional measures will be taken at airports, accommodation areas and critical routes.

Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM), attended the ‘MTTB Politics School Closing and Certificate Program’ held at the National Turkish Student Union (MTTB) Headquarters. In the program held at MTTB Headquarters, certificates were presented to the participants who successfully completed the politics school. In addition to the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, former Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey İsmail Kahraman, Chairman of MTTB Tahsin Basari, Rector of Istanbul University Prof. Dr. Osman Bülent Zülfikar, academicians, students and many guests attended. Speaking at the program, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Numan Kurtulmuş said, “We have never been, and will never be, in an attitude that denies tomorrow what we said yesterday. We trusted our young people, who are the future of this country, yesterday, we trust today, and we will trust tomorrow too.

Because we know that every nation can only rise on its own roots. We know that just as every tree rises on its own trunk, all societies rise on their own trunk. That’s why we will never give up on this ideal at home. Yesterday, perhaps a very concrete version of this ideal of ours, which I will express later, was to realize the heavy industry move in Türkiye. It was to establish factories in every city of Türkiye. Great struggles were fought for this. Successes have been achieved in many areas, from Revolutionary automobiles to Türkiye’s public investments. We are now in a new era. In this period, being ahead and being a followed country in many new fields, especially high technologies, information technologies, transportation and communication technologies, artificial intelligence, is an indispensable element of the ideal of a strong and great Turkey again. It is the ideal to make Türkiye a country that has achieved social unity internally, is strong in every respect, and is followed in every field, without needing help, in short, to become a strong and great Turkey again. The second leg of this is our attitude towards the outside world, especially our immediate environment. “Our goal here is to fight for the establishment of a new global system that is fair and equitable,” he said.

WE WILL MAKE EFFORT
NUMAN Kurtulmuş said, “One of our important characteristics as a nation, one of the most important elements of our state tradition, is the goal of order in the world. With this leadership put forward by our President, we strive to be an example and a pioneer to the nations of the world. We have to completely end the terrorism issue, for which we wasted nearly 50 years of Türkiye’s first year, the first year of our Republic, and establish complete peace and brotherhood in this country. No one in this country can be treated differently because of their race, ethnic structure, family structure and social life.” “We must reach a point where there is no differentiation. I hope we will continue on our way to establish a period in which no one can deceive the children of this country into giving them weapons. I see the work of our National Solidarity, Fraternity and Democracy Commission as important for Turkey’s democracy. In my international contacts, I see that our counterparts on the other side admire Türkiye for the work of this commission,” he said.