Artist Haluk Levent, who discredited public institutions in the disaster of the century and made a billion-dollar profit by gambling and betting with the aid collected from the AHBAP Association, confessed his gambling addiction and the profiteering he made from the AHBAP Association, which he founded, on his social media account. Stating that he received 50 million worth of gold and land guarantee from the association, Levent disguised it as an illegal transaction and disguised his attempt to escape abroad and turning off his mobile phones, claiming “I was going to pay 140 million to the association, but I was caught before I could pay.” Haluk Levent, the President of the Friends Association, who exploited the most sensitive feelings of the nation in the disaster of the century and established a huge corruption and fraud network worth billions of liras under the mask of “Türkiye’s most reliable name”, explained his heist in the letter he sent from the prison where he was detained.

Emphasizing that his passion for gambling put him in a vicious circle, Levent stated that he borrowed money from people with high interest rates and promises in order to pay off his debts. Levent said, “Gambling is a very bad disease. I succumbed to my reputation, ambition and weaknesses. Can a debt of 35 million lira turn into 250 million in 6 months? It is possible… I am someone who offers 2-3 times as much to borrow money from people.” Responding to the allegations that he embezzled the money of the Dude Association, Levent confirmed that he made irregular transactions within the association, but he disguised this as illegal borrowing, not theft. Claiming that he planned to close the gap that occurred before the ministry’s inspection, Levent explained that he acted with the logic of “take from there and give here” and explained the millions he received from the association. Levent, who admitted that the association had purchased gold for 50 million liras and a land guarantee, claimed that he aimed to replace these before the inspection came.

HE HANGED UP THE PHONE, TRIED TO ESCAPE AND SAID ‘I DID NOT KNOW’
Levent, who learned that there was a travel ban against him at the airport where he went to go abroad and was later caught in Bursa while turning off his 4 mobile phones and escaping, did not mention these at all in the letter he wrote from prison. Levent only reacted to the timing of the operation, claiming that he took action on Friday, July 10, to pay his debts to the association, and that he would cover the entire deficiency with the transfer of 20 houses worth 150 million lira in Çerkezköy and 140 million TL transferred to his bank account.

SUSPICION OF MONEY LAUNDERING THROUGH REAL ESTATE PURCHASE
Haluk Levent ignored the AHBAP profiteering and claimed that he was arrested for fraud over the so-called real estate sale. Levent, who admitted that he bought the real estate with a value of 22 million dollars from Hüseyin Başaran for 60 million dollars, did not explain why he bought the real estate at 3 times the price.

MILLION PROFIT USED BY FAMOUS SCAMMER RAKİ
In Fatih, Istanbul, Armenian citizen Tigran P. disguised himself with a wig, glasses, a full beard and dyed eyebrows and opened a bag store in a passage. Tigran P., who started shopping for gold thanks to the trust he established with the surrounding tradesmen, after a while made a profit in the market with the “Kunduzi” method of Güney Zobu, nicknamed “Raki”, the famous fraudster of the 1980s.

Tigran P. put the gold brought by the couriers into his safe. After telling the couriers, “You sit down and I’ll come with the money,” he disappeared with his accomplice Henrik S. (36). Suspicious when Tigran did not arrive, the couriers saw that the back of the safe had a hole and that the hole opened into the corridor behind the shop.

Two suspects who stole 4 kilos of 14 carat gold worth 300 thousand dollars were caught while having a picnic on the seashore. Tigran P., who got rid of his fake disguise after the escape, looked different when he was caught, but he was caught by the shirt he wore during the incident and the scar on his forehead. YunusEmre KAVAK/ SABAH

HAVELSAN was the main contractor of the Ship Traffic Services Center, which was opened with an official ceremony in the Famagusta district of TRNC the other day. Speaking about the project that aims to maximize maritime security and situational awareness throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and the “Blue Homeland”, HAVELSAN General Manager Mehmet Akif Nacar said that the domestic digital maritime surveillance system has been strengthened with the support of artificial intelligence. Making a statement to the press about the Vessel Traffic Services System established in the Famagusta district of TRNC within the scope of the Eastern Mediterranean Vessel Traffic Services Project, Nacar underlined that the system has achieved an integrated structure in which foreign ship movements, human smuggling and illegal operations can be detected, thanks to the local software integrated with the radars, electronic systems, communication infrastructure and towers installed in the field, and said: “The system can work in integration with our existing systems and raises situational awareness to higher levels with its artificial intelligence-supported analysis ability.

In 2023, HAVELSAN replaced foreign software with local ones in the Turkish Straits Vessel Traffic Services and reinforced the sensors with local products. The system installed in TRNC went one step further than its predecessors with a higher localization rate. This system will be the eye of both Türkiye and TRNC in the “Blue Homeland”. Thanks to this system, what is happening here can be detected and displayed much more easily. This will bring us greater freedom to move. “We will provide situational awareness at sea with our own systems, without depending on others,” he said. AA

The echoes of the visit of the Cambridge Central Mosque, built with the support of Türkiye in Cambridge, England, by the King of England Charles III the other day, continue. During his visit to the Cambridge Central Mosque, described as “Europe’s first environmentally friendly mosque”, Charles III met with the mosque’s imams, trustees and members of the Muslim community in Cambridge. During the visit, Türkiye’s Ambassador to London Osman Koray Ertaş, Cambridge Mosque Foundation Board of Trustees members Zeynep Coşkun Koç and Prof. Dr. Many guests attended, as well as Selim Argun and Abdülhakim Murad, a British researcher and writer who converted to Islam at the age of 19.

Cambridge Mosque Foundation Board of Trustees Member Zeynep Coşkun Koç stated that the letter written by President Erdoğan to King Charles was also presented during the visit, and noted that Erdoğan stated in the letter that he found the King’s visit to the mosque valuable at a time when Islamophobia and racism were increasing. Koç said, “The King was also very pleased to receive such a letter from the President. Our President had an invitation to him. We conveyed this. He was also very happy and said, ‘I really want to go to Türkiye anyway.'” he said. Stating that King Charles said that he was very impressed by the architecture and environmentally friendly features of the mosque while leaving the visit, Koç stated that the King himself drew attention to the importance of worshiping in this structure, which was built as a mosque. Koç said, “Everyone is very aware that this mosque could not have been built without Türkiye’s support. It is very good to hear this. This shows the vision led by our President Erdoğan.” he said.

Gürsel Tekin announced that 7 district presidents and administrators in Istanbul, who were part of activities that were incompatible with the location and party identity within the preparations for another political formation, were dismissed. Tekin stated that the district heads were cautiously referred to the disciplinary process.

Breaking news: Gürsel Tekin, in his statement on his social media account, stated that the management of 7 district heads in Istanbul were dismissed. Stating that the disciplinary process has been initiated against the district presidents cautiously, Tekin said, “Our party’s corporate identity, discipline and traditions are above any personal discretion.” he said.

Tekin’s post is as follows:

“DISCIPLINARY PROCESS HAS BEEN STARTED”

“The Republican People’s Party is a deep-rooted Republican institution built on its charter, program, organizational discipline and political morality. No duty and no position is above these rules.

Especially in our Istanbul organization, it is never acceptable for people who hold the title of district president to take part in the preparations of another political formation, to mediate it, or to be part of activities that are incompatible with the party identity, while continuing their duties.

Everyone who represents the Republican People’s Party must primarily adhere to the statute, organizational discipline and political morality of this party. It is unthinkable for those who act contrary to these principles to continue their duties.

For this reason, the district presidents and administrations whose names are mentioned below have been dismissed from their duties; District heads were also cautiously referred to the disciplinary process.

HERE ARE THE DISCHARGED DISTRICT HEADS AND MANAGEMENTS

The Republican People’s Party is not a tool for anyone’s personal political calculations. Our party’s corporate identity, discipline and traditions are above all personal preferences. There is no room for even the slightest compromise on this issue.

-CHP Başakşehir District Chairman and his management

-CHP Büyükçekmece District Chairman and management

-CHP Beylikdüzü District Chairman and management

-CHP Kadıköy District Chairman and management

Following the appointment decision made by the CHP Headquarters, the new Provincial Chairman Fahri Yıldırım and his accompanying delegation entered the CHP Ankara Provincial Headquarters building at around 01.00 at night, and the former CHP Ankara Provincial Deputy Chairman Yüksel Işık, who was dismissed after the decision of ‘absolute nullity’, and the CHP members accompanying him reacted to the Provincial Chairman Fahri Yıldırım and his entourage in front of the provincial building and asked Yıldırım and his delegation to leave the building.

Police forces came to the provincial building and took security measures in front of the provincial headquarters.

Former CHP Ankara Provincial Deputy Chairman Işık reacted to the situation in front of the provincial building and said, “The point I want to draw your attention to is that there are people wearing uniform black clothes here. We know that these people are not members of the Republican People’s Party. For this reason, we requested the police to carry out identity checks and immediately take out those who are not members of the Republican People’s Party. We hope that the police will do their part.”

Provincial Mayor Yıldırım and his accompanying delegation were protested by Işık and the CHP members accompanying him as they left the provincial building accompanied by the police, as per their own wishes.

The incident ended with CHP Ankara Provincial Chairman Yıldırım and his delegation, accompanied by police forces, moving away from the area of ​​the provincial building and Işık and his supporters outside entering the provincial building.

Making a statement to the press about the Vessel Traffic Services System established in the Famagusta district of TRNC within the scope of the Eastern Mediterranean Vessel Traffic Services Project, Nacar said that the system has an integrated structure in which foreign ship movements, human smuggling and illegal operations can be detected, thanks to the local software integrated with radars, electronic systems, communication infrastructure and towers installed in the field.

Stating that the digital ship surveillance system made by HAVELSAN has a higher localization rate than those made in the past, General Manager Nacar said, “The system can work integrated with our existing systems and raises situational awareness to higher levels with its artificial intelligence-supported analysis ability.” he said.

Nacar reminded that HAVELSAN replaced foreign software with local ones in the Turkish Straits Vessel Traffic Services in 2023 and reinforced the sensors with local products, and emphasized that the system installed in the TRNC went one step further than its predecessors with a higher localization rate.

Emphasizing that the Vessel Traffic Services System established in the TRNC within the framework of the Eastern Mediterranean Vessel Traffic Services Project will be the eye of both Türkiye and the TRNC in the “Blue Homeland”, Nacar said:

“Thanks to this system, what is happening here can be detected and viewed much more easily. This will allow us to act more freely. We will provide situational awareness at sea with our own systems, without depending on others. TRNC will benefit from this system to the maximum extent in terms of smuggling, illegal activities and the safety of ship traffic.”

Pointing out that an important digital maritime surveillance system has been established in the TRNC, Nacar said, “The artificial intelligence-supported domestic digital maritime surveillance system installed in the TRNC will significantly increase maritime security in the Eastern Mediterranean ‘Blue Homeland’.” he said.

Stating that HAVELSAN has established similar coast guard, radar and surveillance systems in Türkiye and friendly countries, Nacar underlined that they also carried out projects in the Black Sea, Southeast Asia and Africa.

Nacar pointed out that HAVELSAN is turning to other fields with products such as aviation simulations, command control systems and battle management software, and said, “HAVELSAN will become even stronger in 2026 with new projects in the fields of big data, artificial intelligence and cloud computing.” he said.