“An EMAIL HAS BEEN SENT ABOUT WHO IT WILL BE SOLD TO”

Following this statement, Ekrem İmamoğlu’s lawyer Çağlar Çağlayan took the floor and asked Soytekin, “Who told you to whom the flats would be sold?” posed the question. Soytekin answered the lawyer’s question, “It came from KİPTAŞ. An appointment list was sent. Sales were made through it. An e-mail was sent to whom it would be sold to.”

THE CASE WAS POSTPONED TO 16 SEPTEMBER

The trial of 12 defendants, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was suspended from his post as the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, due to the allegation of irregularities in the 38th Ordinary Congress of the CHP, was postponed to September 16.

12 DEFENDANTS ARE ON TRIAL

A total of 12 people, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, are on trial in the case filed regarding the 38th Ordinary Congress of CHP held in 2023, where Özgür Özel was elected as the chairman. While Özgür Çelik, Cemil Tugay and Rıza Akpolat are among the defendants, CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is the victim in the case.

REQUEST FOR UP TO 3 YEARS OF PRISON

The case demands that 12 defendants, who are alleged to have committed the crime of voting fraud, be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison. The beginning of the process dates back to the 38th Ordinary Congress held on 4-5 November 2023 and the 21st Extraordinary Congress held on 6 April 2025. Former Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Lütfü Savaş and some delegates filed a lawsuit in different courts, claiming that the 38th Ordinary Congress was mixed with suspicion. Claiming that the votes of the delegates were bought in exchange for bribes, the plaintiffs argue that the will of the delegates was disabled through bribery and fraud during the congress process. The lawsuits filed regarding the congress were later consolidated in Ankara 42nd Civil Court of First Instance.

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş answered the questions of journalists after the Cabinet Meeting held at the Presidential Complex under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In response to the question of what regulations have been made to eliminate the non-standard practices and legislative differences that have recently been experienced in some nurseries and reflected on the public with the Nursery and Day Care Centers Regulation published in the Official Gazette, Göktaş emphasized that they have a very sensitive approach on this issue as the Ministry and said, “We care that our children between the ages of 0-6 grow up in loving and compassionate environments, feel safe and grow up as healthy individuals. We have taken another pioneering step in this context. The Nursery and Day Care Centers Regulation published in the Official Gazette. “With our Nursing Homes Regulation, we have implemented a common and holistic regulation for the first time in order to put an end to non-standard practices that risk the development and safety of our children. We are extremely determined to protect our children and put an end to the irregularity in this area.”

Emphasizing that with the new regulation, differences in authority, process and standards will be eliminated in all centers for children aged 0-6 opened by public institutions and municipalities, Göktaş said, “Thus, the nursery services offered by public institutions and municipalities will have a common legislative basis. We are creating common rules for all centers that operate and will operate by public institutions and organizations in our 81 provinces. In this way, we will ensure a complete unity of practice by determining the same standards across the country.”

Stating that within the scope of the prepared legislation, the opening, permit and activity processes of nurseries and day care centers have been clarified and their physical and institutional standards have been reshaped, Minister Göktaş also stated that all data regarding the organization and the children will be monitored through the central information system to be established, so that the system will be completely transparent and controllable.

Stating that with the regulation, local governments increased their capacity by providing a solid legal infrastructure for their service delivery processes, Göktaş noted that the supervision of the education programs implemented in the centers will be carried out by the Ministry of National Education (MEB). Göktaş stated that the regulation will not cover closed-circuit child care centers opened within the institutions for the children of public institutions and municipalities’ own staff.

“WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD HAS ACCESS TO SAFE, PEACEFUL AND QUALIFIED CARE”
Minister Göktaş underlined that nurseries and day care centers should not be viewed as just care centers and continued as follows:
“We consider these centers as strategic social policy tools that support the development of our children, strengthen family welfare, contribute to parents’ balance between work and family life, and support social development. This new regulation we have implemented is an extremely important step to strengthen our family-oriented policies and expand child care services.”
Emphasizing that there will be no compromise on the safety of children, Göktaş said, “As the Ministry, we are working to ensure that each of our children has access to safe, peaceful and qualified care. I hope the new regulation will be beneficial for our children and families.”

AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik criticized CHP Group Chairman Özgür Özel, who complained about Türkiye to the foreign press, with harsh words. Çelik said the following in his message published on social media:

“A CHP TRADITION”

CHP MP Özgür Özel wrote an article in a foreign newspaper and questioned “the change of power through elections in Türkiye”. It is a CHP tradition to label the will represented by our President, who has been elected many times, as a “regime”. The thing that CHP has used most in our political history is to create space for itself by creating a “regime crisis”. When this method became unusable in domestic politics, Özgür Özel and his team turned to seeking “foreign tutelage”. Even though they cannot find approval from anyone, they are trying to use every political agenda of Türkiye as a basis for their quest for tutelage. Since there is a healthy election system in Türkiye, the Özgür Özel mentality cannot come to power. Because the common sense of our nation sees that the political dynamics of this mentality are not national. On the other hand, Özgür Özel also questioned Türkiye’s role within NATO. Such a disconnected approach from the world is rare. The whole world is talking about Türkiye’s strong role within NATO and its increasing importance in regional and global security. The opposition in Türkiye continues to go in the opposite direction.

“A SHAME THAT ÖZEL WRITTEN ON HIS OWN RECORD…”

Özgür Özel’s statement that our President is not as popular as he used to be is not something to be taken seriously in any respect. No one takes these words seriously about our President, one of the most well-known leaders in the world. Our President is a leader whose words the whole world pays attention to.

Özgür Özel’s talk of “social and political turmoil” is just delusion. Our nation continues its historical march in brotherhood, unity and peace. The only place where there is “turmoil” is the CHP due to the fights over the board.

Özgür Özel’s description of our President, elected by the will of our nation, as a threat to our NATO allies is a shame that he wrote on his own record. Such a distorted mentality has never been seen in our political history. The person who says this cannot go beyond being a “personnel of the tutelage mentality”.

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek made a statement to the press in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, where he went to hold official contacts. Drawing attention to the judicial cooperation between Türkiye and Azerbaijan, Gürlek stated that there is a close coordination between the two countries, especially regarding the extradition of criminals.

EXTRADITION OF CRIMINALS IS ON THE AGENDA

Making evaluations regarding the extradition of people who fled abroad after committing a crime in Türkiye, Minister Gürlek said that the Azerbaijani authorities provided the necessary support in this process. Gürlek said, “Our Azerbaijani state and our Minister of Justice provide us with all kinds of convenience.”

“WE FOLLOW THE PROCESS TILL THE END”

Emphasizing that the extradition files are followed meticulously, Gürlek said, “We follow anyone who committed a crime in Türkiye and escaped abroad until the end of this process. We add new documents and all updated information regarding the extradition process to the files. We expect the extradition of these people to Türkiye within the scope of mutual judicial cooperation.”

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek visited the martyrs’ cemeteries in Azerbaijan, where he came to make official contacts. Gürlek first laid a wreath at the mausoleum in Fahri Hıyaban, where the grave of the late President Haydar Aliyev is located. Gürlek then visited the Eternal Flame Monument at the Baku Martyrs’ Alley, where the graves of the January 20 martyrs are located, and the Baku Turkish Martyrs’ Cemetery, and laid a wreath at the monument there. Gürlek stated that he will hold meetings with the Azerbaijani Minister of Justice, the Chief Prosecutor and the heads of the Security Service, and that he will be received by President Ilham Aliyev. Minister Gürlek was accompanied by Türkiye’s Ambassador to Baku, Birol Akgün, during his visit.

Breaking news! Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan made remarkable statements about the EU at the joint press conference with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ceenbek Kulubayev in Ankara.

Minister Fidan said, “We discussed visa issues with the EU delegation.” Minister Fidan said, “The EU makes good use of Türkiye’s advantage in terms of geography and infrastructure in terms of connectivity.” he said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan said, “Netanyahu’s expansionist policy is a policy that supports chaos, instability, war, tears, destruction and genocide in the region.” he said.

A joint press conference was held after the Seventh Meeting of the Türkiye-Kyrgyzstan Joint Strategic Planning Group, which was held in Ankara under the co-chairmanship of Fidan and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ceenbek Kulubayev.

Conveying his congratulations on Kyrgyzstan’s election to the 2027-2028 temporary membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, Fidan described this event as a historical success and victory for Kyrgyzstan.

Fidan stated that Kyrgyz authorities undertake important duties for Kyrgyzstan and the Turkish world, and stated that Kyrgyzstan’s diplomatic successes in the international arena and Türkiye’s contribution to this success are one of the most concrete examples of solidarity between the two brother countries.

Noting that the cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye is steadily strengthening, Fidan stated that the meeting reviewed the extent to which the goals set at the last meeting of the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council between the two countries were achieved.

Announcing that a cooperation program was signed between the foreign ministries of the two countries for the 2027-2028 period, Fidan said, “The cooperation between us should go in a more planned, programmed and structural way. We are bringing this to the agenda at all levels.” made his assessment.

Reminding that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Kyrgyz President Sadır Caparov set the trade volume target between the two countries as 5 billion dollars, Fidan stated that they are working to achieve this.

Fidan pointed out that there are 350 Turkish companies in Kyrgyzstan and the number continues to increase.

Stating that connectivity, financing and investment issues were also discussed at the meeting, Fidan said, “We have seen in this latest Iranian incident that connectivity, cargo transportation, transmission of materials and products are truly strategically important issues. Corridors and connection roads are becoming more and more important.” he said.

Fidan described the Organization of Turkish States (TDT) as an embodiment of the common will of the Turkish world and continued his words as follows:

“It is the common will of our leaders that this organization, this union, should operate more institutionally and more effectively in all areas in modern times. Of course, we, the bureaucracy, non-governmental organizations and the business world have a lot of responsibility in this regard. Everyone is trying to do their best in this regard. On the other hand, as you know, there is a summit held every year. This year, we will hold the summit in Ankara, hosted by our President.”

GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES

Fidan stated that during his meeting with his counterpart, efforts to end the unfair isolation of Turkish Cypriots, who are an integral part of the Turkish world, were discussed, and that global and regional issues, especially Ukraine, were discussed.

Fidan said that it was discussed that the Russia-Ukraine War continues and that the effects of the war carry the risk of spreading even more dangerously, and said:

“How do we look at this as two countries, what are our evaluations? The impressions I got during my last visit to Russia, the contacts made by our friends… We exchanged views on these issues. Our aim and desire is to stop the war as soon as possible and start negotiations for a comprehensive peace meeting, and we agree on this issue.”

On the other hand, Fidan said that mutual satisfaction was expressed about the agreement reached with the USA on Iran and said, “They also have special relations with Iran. They have policies that they follow on that issue. Iran has a geography that opens to Central Asia. In this respect, since it borders Central Asia, Iranian policies also closely concern the Turkish states.” he said.

Fidan stated that in his meeting, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria issues, which are a common issue for everyone, especially the Palestine issue, were discussed one by one and said, “(Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu’s expansionist policy is a policy that supports chaos, instability, war, tears, destruction and genocide in the region. What can we do as the international community to stop this plan, this policy, what measures can be taken, what kind of action plan can be put forward… As you know, as Turkey, we are discussing the issue with all our international interlocutors and partners.” We’re addressing it.” made his assessment.

Stating that Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye stand on the same ground on all issues, Fidan said that this is the necessity of brotherhood.

Emphasizing that there are different action potentials and that these situations are being reviewed, Fidan said that there are decisions taken at the meeting of the Joint Strategic Planning Group and issues to be followed.

Minister Fidan underlined that the meeting also formed the infrastructure of the next High Level Strategic Council Meeting.

Breaking news… AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik said, “Those who have been deprived of their most basic rights for years in Türkiye and the oppressed regions know very well that our President and human rights are written side by side.” he said.

AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik stated the following in his post on his social media account:

Israeli Foreign Minister Sa’ar criticized the human rights meeting of our President with Kallas, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

More than political hypocrisy, these words are the very definition of brazenness.

The “genocide network” led by Netanyahu is a mentality that is hostile to “human beings” and “all humanity”, let alone human rights. It is out of the question for these new Nazis, enemies of humanity, to talk about human rights.

Those in Türkiye who have been deprived of their most basic rights for years and the oppressed regions know very well that our President and human rights are written side by side.

Israeli Foreign Minister Sa’ar criticized the human rights meeting of our President with Kallas, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

More than political hypocrisy, these words are the very definition of brazenness.

“genocide” led by Netanyahu…

— Ömer Çelik (@omerrcelik) July 1, 2026