An operation was carried out against illegal cannabis cultivation in Sur, Yenişehir, Çermik, Kulp and Eğil districts by the Diyarbakır Provincial Gendarmerie Command, under the coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command’s Anti-Narcotic Crimes Department and the Diyarbakır, Eğil, Kulp and Çermik Chief Public Prosecutors’ Offices. During the operation, 387 thousand 882 hemp roots and skunk, which can be obtained from 9.1 tons of cannabis resin, were seized. As a result of the operation, 10 poison dealers were caught, 7 of them were arrested, and the procedures for the others are continuing.

387 THOUSAND 882 CANNABIS ROOTS AND SKUNK WERE SEIZED

In the operations carried out with the participation of 41 operational teams and 310 personnel, with the support of the Gendarmerie Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (JİHA) and remote sensing systems, 387 thousand 882 cannabis roots and skunks, from which 9.1 tons of powdered marijuana could be obtained, were seized.

“WE CONTINUE OUR STRUGGLE WITH DETERMINATION”

Making a statement on the subject, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said, “We continue our fight against street dealers, drug manufacturers and illegal drug cultivation activities with determination. We congratulate our heroic Gendarmerie, our Department, our Diyarbakır Provincial Gendarmerie Command, our Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and those who contributed.”

Breaking news: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, regarding the 6th anniversary of the re-opening of the Hagia Sophia Mosque for worship, said, “Hagia Sophia Mosque Kebir, which opens its doors to both the Islamic world and all humanity, Christians and Muslims, of course makes us all very happy. Now, we are really proud of its happiness. This temple is a very different work, a very different work, with its architectural features and its location in the world.” temple.” he said.

Erdoğan, Hz. After the Friday prayer at Ali Mosque, he answered journalists’ questions about the agenda and made evaluations.

Reminding that today is the 6th anniversary of the re-opening of Hagia Sophia Mosque for worship, Erdoğan said:

“Thankfully, we have been blessed to reopen the Hagia Sophia Mosque, which we have been honored to patrol for the 6th year, for worship. Of course, we are very happy for this. In the rallies we held here with Master Necip Fazıl, the deceased showed the Hagia Sophia Mosque Kebir and said, ‘Hagia Sophia will be opened, Hagia Sophia will be opened one day.’ he would say. I had the privilege of making the presentation at that time. Let alone opening it, we have now had the honor of bringing the world to Islam. Thank God, we have brought to the Islamic world those expressions that the Master said at that time, which truly came from his heart. We are also happy about this.”

Stating that they continue to carry out restoration and renovation works in the mosque, Erdoğan said, “The Hagia Sophia Mosque Kebir, which opens its doors to both the Islamic world and all humanity, Christians and Muslims, of course makes us all very happy. We are truly proud of its happiness right now. This temple is a very different work, a very different temple, both with its architectural features and its location in the world. For this reason, we are blessed to experience this process as the leader of Türkiye within the world of Islam.” “For this reason, we praise our Lord and send our heartfelt greetings, love and respect to the whole world.” he said.

“(NATO SUMMIT) FEEDBACK WAS VERY VERY POSITIVE”

When asked how the feedback was regarding the NATO Leaders Summit held in Ankara, President Erdoğan said:

“Honestly, the feedback was very positive. The continuous thank you telegrams and phone calls, as well as the hospitality and dignity we provided on that opening day, all pleased our guests. For this reason, all the leaders, especially Donald Trump, were really in a very different feeling. They shared these feelings with us, both at the dinner and after the meal, and even at the fashion show they held with my wife, at the dinner, they shared their happiness with us in a very different way. We experienced this happiness in a double way, and that’s why “We are happy. Of course, after 20 years, this summit in Istanbul and then in Ankara have been a different source of richness and happiness for us. Frankly, I owe it to all our guests to thank them after the NATO Leaders Summit.”

Erdoğan called the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, to congratulate him after Spain became the champion in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and when asked about his evaluation of this victory being welcomed with enthusiasm in Gaza, he stated that it was Sanchez’s natural right to be happy as the prime minister of a world champion country and said, “Hopefully, we will be blessed with such a championship, and we will capture such a world championship. We started well, but it did not end well. From now on, there may be European championships ahead of us, the world championships again.” “If we can achieve such things, it would suit Türkiye very well. I hope we are ready for this.” he said.

500 THOUSAND LIRA FROM HAND, 300 THOUSAND LIRA FROM PERSONAL ACCOUNT

The statement of Koral Altın, the executive producer of the “Leyla Hanım” documentary, brought up another debate regarding payment methods in the municipality. Altın said that they agreed for approximately 3 million 230 thousand liras for the documentary, and later received another 800 thousand liras for the re-shot interviews and artist expenses. He announced that 500 thousand liras of this 800 thousand liras were brought to his home by the Director of Technical Affairs Burak Güreşen and delivered by hand, and the remaining 300 thousand liras were sent from Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet’s personal bank account. Stating that he did not know the source of the money given in person, Altın also stated that he did not sign any documents in return for the payment of 800 thousand liras. Altın said, “I have no idea why the President sent money from his personal account. I was surprised when he did.”

A PRIVATE COMPANY PAID THE MUNICIPALITY DEBT

Koral Altın’s statement also included a striking money traffic, stating that the payment that should have been received from the municipality was sent through a private company. Altın said that during the period when he could not collect his receivables directly from the municipality, he sent approximately 1 million lira to the account of a company called YK Otomotiv. Stating that he did not know why the payment was made by the company instead of the municipality, Altın said that when he asked the then Financial Affairs Manager Seyhan Özcan, he was told that this was made on the instructions of the President. Altın explained that later, when he received payment from the municipality, he sent 900 thousand liras back to YK Automotive, and transferred the remaining 100 thousand liras to Turgut Koç’s account upon the instructions of the company officials. He sent the receipt to the municipal manager and said, “Could such a ridiculous thing happen?” He also stated that he reacted by saying.

Murat Hürriyet

“SHADOW MAYOR” AND RELATIVE STAFF IN THE MUNICIPALITY

Both secret witnesses, Ümit Duygu Çetiner and Hüseyin Ergül, were described as “shadow mayor” about the Mayor’s wife, Murat Hürriyet. Çetiner said that the municipality is actually managed by Murat Hürriyet and critical positions are determined by him. Ergül also stated that Murat Hürriyet, whom he said was his cousin, appointed key personnel in the municipality. It is stated that the Director of Technical Affairs, Burak Güreşen, is a relative of Murat Hürriyet; It was noted that some close friends and relatives in the municipality were placed in important units. Allegations that Hakan Oral and his wife Zekiye Köstekli Oral were also included in this relationship network and that the municipality’s agenda, power bank, advertising and promotion works were given to the structure with which Zekiye Köstekli Oral was affiliated were reflected in the testimony minutes.

“LEGALIZING MONEY” WITH THE CIRCUMCISION WEDDING

Ümit Duygu Çetiner said that Turgut Koç told him that he told President Hürriyet, “If you hold a circumcision wedding, you can legalize the money.” Çetiner stated that the conversations in question took place in September and October 2022, and the car rental tender coincided with the same period. Stating that the circumcision wedding of Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet’s son was held on December 9, 2022, Çetiner said that many guests from Izmit attended the wedding. Turgut Koç, in his own statement, argued that he could not take back the 3 kilograms of gold he claimed to have given to Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet on the Northern Marmara Highway.

“HAND-WRITTEN SMALL SHEET” FOR PURCHASES

In Ümit Duygu Çetiner’s additional statement, there was another claim regarding the municipality’s purchasing processes. Çetiner said that it was rumored that Mehmet Ersoylu, one of the purchasing managers of the period, might have problems during the inspector’s examination. He stated that he heard from those around him that Ersoylu said that President Hürriyet wrote in his own handwriting on small pieces of paper which products should be purchased and that he kept these papers. In his statement, Mehmet Şevket Verit argued that he worked as a purchasing unit manager between 2019 and 2021, that the main authority in purchasing was held by the manager and that he had no knowledge of the transactions.

DIGITAL MATERIALS AND MONEY MOVEMENTS WERE EXAMINED IN THE INVESTIGATION

In the testimony minutes, it is stated that the allegations are not limited to verbal expressions only; It was also seen that questions were asked about the photos on the suspects’ phones, deleted messages, bank transfers and tender documents. It was recorded that Turgut Koç’s phone contained correspondence with Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet regarding the car rental process, company and contract statements, and deleted messages. The 1 million lira company payment in Koral Altın’s bank accounts, the 900 thousand lira refund and the 100 thousand lira money transfer sent to Turgut Koç were among the financial traces of the investigation.

20 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED; 1 PERSON RECEIVED HOUSE ARREST

Three separate criminal judgments of peace; It ruled that the evidence in the investigation file had not yet been fully collected and that there were concrete facts that the suspects could put pressure on other people and obscure the evidence if they were released. A total of 20 suspects, including Mayor Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet, her husband Murat Hürriyet, Deputy Mayor Seyhan Özcan, Private Secretary Nusret Ömürhan Yılmaz, Director of Technical Affairs Burak Güreşen, office driver İrfan Can and CHP İzmit District Chairman Gökhan Ercan, were arrested. Other suspects arrested; Mehmet Ersoylu, Fatih Yaşar, Ramazan Kırıcı, Yusuf Kırıcı, Yüksel Kırıcı, Hakan Oral, Cemil Yılmaz, Çetin Sarıca, Zekiye Köstekli Oral, Kenan Yılmaz, Adem Ok, Ali Han Ünal and Nihat Önal. The arrest request for the tender officer Leyla Kıran was rejected, considering that there was no concrete evidence indicating a strong suspicion of crime. Kıran was released with judicial control measures such as a ban on traveling abroad and not leaving his home. It was learned that the investigation was carried out through the tender and direct procurement processes in the municipality, company connections, suspicious money transfers and communication traffic between municipal administrators and contractor companies.

Speaking at the opening held in Palandöken district, Yusuf Tekin said that there are currently 18 schools under construction in the city and 22 schools for which the tender process is being prepared.

Stating that the construction of around 40 schools will continue until the end of the year, Tekin said, “Apart from that, we have other work and things we do. For example, we transferred the Marshal Hospital to Erzurum High School. The areas used by the armed forces there were evacuated. We are turning it into an area that Erzurum High School will use in its old form. These are good things. We are all doing our part. We are trying wholeheartedly to serve Erzurum and our nation.”

Stating that he visited every province of Türkiye, Tekin continued: “Everywhere we go, there are such mayors that children cannot find a school to go to. We tell the municipality to produce a suitable area in the zoning and build a school. The man does not care, does not care, does not help. Moreover, there are municipalities that sue us because of the school land. Now, on one side, there are such mayors, and on the other hand, two mayors who think about neighborhood culture, serving the public, and developing the city spoke. I thank them both very much, God bless them both.” Let me say this to make the comparison better: You see on TV that some mayors count money in baklava boxes. Some mayors use the money of the city they are mayors to buy delegates at night. That’s why I applaud our mayors.

Stating that the mansion opened as the Minister of National Education made him happy, Tekin said, “In our society, we see that our neighborhood culture, our culture of solidarity, our feelings of cooperation have decreased due to social media, developing technology tools, these innovations in the age of communication, etc., and we are disturbed by this. Therefore, in order to make our children experience these feelings again in schools, we are trying to create an infrastructure that will rebuild that neighborhood culture of people who care about each other’s problems in the neighborhood and make an effort to solve each other’s problems. While we do this in schools, the municipality “It is very valuable for our presidents to build such buildings to provide these services, as it is a continuation of the policy we are trying to implement. That’s why I thank you for these.”

Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi also wished that the opened neighborhood mansion would be beneficial and said that he came to the city 3 times after his ministerial duty and experienced a different excitement each time he came.

Stating that he felt like he was in his hometown, Çiftçi said, “Today, we first opened the Demirciler Mosque, which is also known as the Fetih Mosque. Its restoration has been ongoing for two years. It started during my Erzurum Governorship period. Thank God, it has been opened for worship again as of today.”
Çiftçi thanked Yakutiye Mayor Mahmut Uçar, who contributed to the restoration process of the mosque. After the speeches, the protocol members cut the ribbon after the prayer made by Erzurum Provincial Mufti Yaşar Çapçı, and toured the mansion. Governor Aydın Baruş, Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mehmet Sekmen, AK Party Deputy Selami Altınok, AK Party Provincial Chairman İbrahim Küçükoğlu, district mayors, institution directors, non-governmental organization representatives and neighborhood residents attended the opening.

Another important threshold has been crossed within the scope of the 500 thousand social housing project in Malatya. At the ceremony held with the participation of the Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum, a draw was held for 8 thousand 442 social housing units, the ownership of which was finalized.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Murat Kurum said that social housing projects will not only bring citizens to their safe homes, but will also reduce rental prices in Malatya with the increasing housing supply.

TOKİ General Manager Mustafa Levent Sungur stated that the 500 thousand social housing project announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is continuing rapidly, starting from the earthquake zone. Sungur stated that the residences of 8 thousand 442 citizens, whose entitlement was finalized in the center of Malatya, were determined by lottery and the delivery process started.

Malatya Governor Seddar Yavuz also emphasized that the work carried out by the state in Malatya, one of the provinces that suffered the heaviest destruction in the February 6 earthquakes, was “the largest zoning and construction mobilization in history”. Following the speeches, 8 thousand 442 beneficiaries experienced the excitement of acquiring their new homes with the draw held in the presence of a notary.

“YOU ARE VERY RIGHT SISTER” MESSAGE

Fatih Altaylı explained that he wrote a new article a few months ago stating that AHBAP was not held accountable. Stating that Haluk Levent sent him a message after this article, Altaylı said, “You are very right, brother. We had an audit about 10 months ago. We are being audited regularly. After the audit, I will be held accountable to every penny in the live broadcasts. My word is my word.” “He sent a message saying:

HE ALSO DID NOT INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE AID WAS REACHED.

In Altaylı’s statement, he admitted that he did not investigate whether the money collected by AHBAP reached those in need. Fatih Altaylı put forward the general and local election process as to why AHBAP did not closely monitor its activities.

“EVERY PERSON DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE”

Stating that Haluk Levent did not give up his gambling habit in the subsequent period, Altaylı said, “In that period, I made these broadcasts and tweeted with the idea that every person deserves a second chance and to support everyone who comes to the aid of people. However, now I see that I gave support that he did not deserve.” He made a defense of remorse by saying.