According to the statement made by the Ministry, at the Cyber ​​Security Meeting held in GAMER Meeting Hall, the last 6 months of operational process in the fight against cyber crimes, threat projections of the relevant units within the General Directorate of Security and Gendarmerie General Command for 2026 and beyond, new generation cyber security strategies developed against artificial intelligence-based attacks and the integrated operational capacity that will strengthen inter-institutional data sharing were discussed.

At the meeting, Çiftçi pointed out that security risks are changing rapidly with the development of digital technologies, and stated that criminal organizations operate on a global scale using internet technologies and artificial intelligence. Minister Çiftçi said, “The crime profile we face is no longer static, but dynamic. Criminal organizations use internet technologies and artificial intelligence as weapons, establish networks at a global level and can change their methods instantly.” he said.

“WE WILL NOT COMPROMISE ON ZERO TOLERANCE UNDERSTANDING”

Giving a message of determination in the fight against cybercrime, Çiftçi said:

“We will not compromise on our ‘zero tolerance’ approach to crimes committed in the cyber environment. We will digitally trace the proceeds of crime, dry the financial veins of criminal organizations in the cyber world, and make the digital world not a shelter for criminals, but an area where justice will prevail.”
Çiftçi stated that they will protect the peace of the nation in the cyber world with the same determination, just as they protect every inch of the homeland with the power they receive from history and civilization.

According to the statement made by the Ministry, Bayraktar participated in the 2nd Grand Wrestling Festival Junior Championship held at Ankara Sports Hall. Bayraktar, who watched the competitions of the little wrestlers together with Turkish Wrestling Federation President Taha Akgül and World Champion National Wrestler Rıza Kayaalp, gave the medals to the athletes who were ranked after the competitions.

Minister Bayraktar, who made a short speech here, said, “We stand by Turkish wrestling and athletes until the end, and hopefully we will continue to do so from now on. Hopefully, European champions, world champions, Olympic champions, many Tahas, many Rıza wrestlers who have broken records in European championships and world championships will emerge from among you.”

Good athletes will emerge, moral athletes will emerge. That’s why we stand by our youth, we stand by our children. “Our support is behind you all the way.” Minister Bayraktar also conveyed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s greetings to the citizens in the hall.

Albayrak stated that they followed up the issue at the institutional level after AK Party Provincial Youth Branch Chairman Cihan Birsen and the party youth’s justified reactions drawing attention to the environmental pollution in Porsuk Stream, and put forward legal facts instead of polemics. Emphasizing that the municipality neglected its duty, Albayrak said:

“The water regime and bed arrangement of Porsuk and Sarısu Streams are monitored by DSI. However, the cleaning of the remaining part of the city settlement from garbage, waste and environmental pollution is the responsibility of Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality, that is, local governments, in accordance with the Metropolitan Municipality Law No. 5216 and the Municipality Law No. 5393.”

“CONSTANTLY MAKING EXCUSES MAKES OUR CITY WASTE TIME”

Criticizing the inertia of CHP’s Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality regarding cleaning and landscaping, Albayrak reminded that DSI is ready for cooperation and institutional support today, as in the past. Albayrak, implying that the municipality is trying to avoid responsibility with perception management instead of doing business, continued his statement as follows:

“As a matter of fact, DSI supported the cleaning work behind Sazova Park three years ago upon the request of the Metropolitan Municipality. Today, it is ready to assist as much as possible in case of a request from the Metropolitan Municipality. What needs to be done here is not to direct the responsibility to other institutions, but to initiate the cleaning work and ask for support from DSI if needed. Our duty is not to escalate the debate, but to bring our institutions together for a solution.”

CLEAR CALL TO EBB MANAGEMENT: “START THE NECESSARY WORK IMMEDIATELY”

AK Party Provincial Chairman Gürhan Albayrak reiterated his call to the CHP administration, which has taken the lead in this environmental problem that directly concerns the health of the people of Eskişehir and the aesthetics of the city, and stated that the visionless and excuse-making approach to municipalism harms Eskişehir:

“Our call to Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality is clear: Start the necessary work immediately, and our DSI should support it within its means; Sarısu Stream should be cleaned. Constantly making excuses only wastes our city’s time. It is our common responsibility to protect Eskişehir’s apple of the eye, Porsuk, and all the water resources that feed it. We are not on the side of polemics, but on the side of cooperation and solution.”

Following this insensitive attitude of the CHP municipal administration towards the deplorable state of the water resources passing through the city center, all eyes are now on whether the Metropolitan Municipality will take any concrete steps.

Tijen Mergen, a businesswoman who graduated from Boğaziçi University, made a controversial post on her LinkedIn account after the school’s 159th Graduation Ceremony. Mergen, who did not hide his discomfort with the atmosphere on campus, literally vomited hatred by targeting the conservative families and students who attended the ceremony.

TARGETED FAMILIES WHO SHARE THE PRIDE OF THEIR CHILDREN

Stating that he “watched the change at the university with sadness”, Mergen defined the reason for his discomfort in terms of the clothing style of the families. Mergen, who declared people who came to share their children’s happy day after years of effort as outdated, included the following scandalous statements in her post:

“Students wearing chadors, mothers, fathers wearing skullcaps, thousands of people who worked hard for years and came to experience that proud day. I would like to see a more contemporary portrait in Türkiye’s leading science center.”

FEBRUARY 25 MENTALITY HAS RECOVERED AGAIN

It did not go unnoticed that Mergen, who took shelter behind the mask of “awareness” and “tolerance” throughout the article, insulted Islamic values ​​with the expressions he squeezed in. This approach, which promotes respect for differences and marginalizes the conservative segment, revived the dark university atmosphere of the February 28 period in minds.

Within the scope of the investigation carried out for a while under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office; The operation decision was taken in line with the suspect’s statements taken by the prosecutor’s office, effective statements of remorse and the confessions of secret witnesses. In the early morning hours of July 20, 2026; Simultaneous raids were carried out on addresses determined in the provinces of Antalya, Kırıkkale and Ankara, especially in Izmit and Istanbul.

BREAKING NEWS: Bribery and corruption operation in Izmit Municipality: 31 detention orders, including Mayor Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet | Video

CLAIM THAT COMMISSION WAS RECEIVED

It is claimed that the companies that won and bid in the tenders organized by Izmit Municipality had kinship ties with the municipal officials, and that money was collected under the name of “commission” from the companies that received tenders from the municipality. It is also claimed that Mayor Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet’s husband, Murat Hürriyet, was directly involved in the tender processes, personnel recruitment and staff determinations.

HÜRRİYET TAKEN INTO CUSTODY: “I DID NOT EAT SOUR SO THAT I GOT A STOMACH ACHE”

Izmit Mayor Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet and her husband Murat Hürriyet were taken into custody after police teams came to her house and searched in the morning. Making a short statement in front of his house during the detention process, Mayor Hürriyet said, “I feel very at ease. I did not eat sour food so that my stomach would hurt. I love everyone very much.”

CHP DISTRICT CHAIRMAN AND BUREAUCRATS ARE ON THE LIST

Within the scope of the simultaneous operation, CHP Izmit District Chairman Gökhan Ercan was detained by Istanbul Financial Branch teams after a search at his home. It was learned that the investigation was not limited to political figures only, but also included municipal subsidiaries and critical directorates. Many high-level bureaucrats such as Izmit Municipality Bekaş General Manager Ömer Akın, Tender Officer Leyla Kıran, Financial Affairs Manager Seyhan Özcan, Private Secretary Nusret Ömürhan Yılmaz and Director of Technical Affairs Burak Güreşen were also included in the list of 31 people detained. While the searches continued in the municipality building and the addresses of the suspects, it was reported that the detained persons would be transferred to the Istanbul Vatan Police Department after their first procedures at the police station.

THE PRIVATE SECRETARY MANAGER AND HIS DRIVER WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

The corruption investigation that shook Izmit Municipality actually started a while ago. In the first wave, the municipality’s former Private Secretary Duygu Çetiner, the producer of the “Leyla Hanım” movie supported by the municipality, Koral Altın, and Mayor Hürriyet’s former driver Hüseyin Ergül were detained; Former Purchasing Manager Mehmet Şevket Verit was arrested and sent to prison.

HERE ARE THE 31 NAMES WHO WERE DETERMINED TO BE DETAILED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION:

1. Fatma Kaplan HÜRRİYET – Mayor of Izmit
2. Murat HÜRRİYET – Mayor’s Spouse
3. Ömer AKIN – Izmit Municipality Bekaş General Manager
4. Gökhan ERCAN – Izmit CHP District Chairman
5. Leyla KIRAN – Tender Officer
6. Seyhan ÖZCAN – Financial Affairs Manager
7. Hamit İlker ULUSOY – Council Member, Surveying Engineer
8. Nusret Omurhan YILMAZ – Private Secretary
9. Figan ÇETİN – Former License Manager
10. Burak GÜREŞEN – Director of Technical Affairs
11. Engin ERTAÇ – Former Küçükçekmece Mayor Candidate
12. Mehmet ERSOYLU – Support Services Manager
13. Hakan ORAL – Bekaş Band Conductor
14. İrfan CAN – Presidential Driver
15. Hüseyin DEMİRKIR – Former Police Commissioner
16. Özlem Kırma DALKIÇ – Deputy Purchasing Affairs Manager
17. Yusuf KIRICI – Partner/Official of Rem Peyzaj Construction Company
18. Demet IŞILDAK – Sole Proprietorship Owner
19. Zekiye Köstekli ORAL – Özek Production Company Official
20. Adem OK – Yenibifikir Cleaning Company Official
21. Fatih YAŞAR – YK Turizm Automotive Official
22. Kenan YILMAZ – YK Turizm Automotive Official
23. Yasin OK – Zirvetur Car Rental Authority
24. Remzi GÜNGÖR – Nursel Asphalt Transportation Official
25. Çetin SARICA – MDS Management Officer
26. Ramazan KIRICI – Kırıcılar Construction Official
27. Yüksel KIRICI – Uygar Asphalt Construction Official
28. Cemil ÇELİK – Bekaş Bilişim A.Ş. official
29. Ali Han ÜNAL – DBSA Construction Official
30. Nihat ÖNAL – Arı Pazarlama Hardware Official
31. Selin Evren ÖZOĞLU – Lawyer

Breaking news: 17 suspects who were detained within the scope of the football betting investigation were sent to the courthouse after their procedures at the police station.

In the betting match-fixing investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, an operation was carried out against 19 club managers for allegedly betting on their own team’s matches in favor of the opponent or on goals during their tenure, and 17 suspects were caught during the operation. In the studies carried out by taking data from legal betting sites operating in Türkiye between the years 2020 and 2026 of the managers of football clubs, individuals who had coupons within the scope of bets in favor of the opposing team, bets on goals, and bets placed on players were identified during the period they served as managers in their clubs. A simultaneous operation was carried out to capture 19 suspects in 10 provinces centered in Istanbul, and 17 people were caught and detained. The procedures of the 17 suspects taken into custody at the police station have ended. The suspects were referred to the courthouse.