“WE ENCOURAGE OUR INVESTORS TO DO MORE ACTIVITIES IN PAKISTAN”

Stating that their solidarity with Pakistan continues in every field, President Erdoğan said, “Today, we discussed the steps we can take to further develop our trade and investment relations in a way that befits this solidarity. We confirmed our goal of increasing our trade volume to the level of 5 billion dollars that we previously determined. Our ministries of commerce are working on the special economic zone planned to be established especially for our business people in Karachi. Similarly, negotiations are continuing on expanding the scope of our preferential trade agreement.” he said.

Stating that he believes that the business forum attended by Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif today will contribute to their relations in terms of investment and trade, Erdoğan said:

“We also encourage our investors to engage in more activities in Pakistan. Our cooperation in the field of defense industry, which is one of the most important elements of our economic relations, is developing day by day with new projects. I believe that these projects, which we are implementing step by step, will strengthen Pakistan’s power. We want to deepen our cooperation with Pakistan in the fields of energy, transportation, critical minerals and information technologies. Today, we confirmed our determination once again with the Prime Minister.”

President Erdoğan wished that today’s meetings and the decisions they made would be beneficial.

SHERIFF: Türkiye HAS ALWAYS BEEN BY US

Sharif, who made a statement at the joint press conference, used the following statements:

I would like to thank my dear brother Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It is always a great pleasure to visit Istanbul. A city that brings together East and West. Young women, girls and mothers made intense efforts in the Turkish War of Independence. Our people also helped them. There has always been such solidarity between the two countries.

Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif came to Türkiye as the guest of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. President Erdoğan and Şerif held a bilateral meeting at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. The meeting lasted about an hour.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Director of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) İbrahim Kalın, Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, and Chief Security and Foreign Policy Advisor to the President Akif Çağatay Kılıç were present at the meeting, which was closed to the press.

Following the bilateral meeting, the leaders held a meeting between delegations.

Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran stated that they welcomed Pakistani Prime Minister Şerif in Istanbul. Duran gave information about the meeting between Şerif and President Erdoğan in his post on his social media account.

Duran said, “During the meetings, relations between Turkey and Pakistan, especially trade and investments, will be reviewed in all aspects, and views will be exchanged on regional and global developments. A Business Forum is also planned to be held within the scope of the visit.”

“Türkiye IS ONE OF PAKISTAN’S MOST LOYAL ALLIES”

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif attended the “Türkiye-Pakistan Business Forum” held in Istanbul and made a speech. Sharif stated that it was a great pleasure to be in Istanbul and said, “Turkey is one of Pakistan’s most loyal allies around the world. This brotherly bond between the two countries dates back centuries. In fact, this bond dates back long before the establishment of Pakistan in 1947.” he said.

Sharif pointed out that the ideas discussed within the scope of the forum should be implemented for the benefit of the two countries and continued as follows:

“The time has come when Pakistan, with the great support of my dear brother President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, can mediate peace between the USA and Iran. This was not an easy task, it was quite challenging. Without the sincere support of President Erdogan and other friendly and brotherly countries, this task would have been almost impossible. But Alhamdulillah, we have reached this point today.”

Sharif stated that the ceasefire came into force under the mediation of Pakistan and said, “The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was signed by US President Donald Trump, Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and me, representing Pakistan as a mediator. Now, we should take advantage of this opportunity and explore the enormous potential in this peace process. Not only for our bilateral interests, but for the entire region.” he said.

Emphasizing that they came together to evaluate opportunities within the scope of the forum, Şerif said, “Your industrial structure has been completely transformed. Today, your automobile industry is at the same level as Europe. So are your textile, livestock and agriculture sectors. This has been a kind of small miracle that has happened in the last 20 years under the leadership of President Erdoğan. We are here today so that we can learn from your experiences and benefit from your great success stories.” made his assessment.

Sharif stated that a special zone will be allocated to Turkish investors within the Karachi Industrial Park.

Pointing out the richness of his country in terms of rare mineral resources, Şerif said, “Now is the time to discover these natural resources, thanks to our joint cooperation. I think there is no limit.” he said.

“Türkiye STANDED LIKE A ROCK BY PAKISTAN”

Sharif pointed out that 60 percent of Pakistan’s population of 240 million is in the 15-30 age group, and said that the young population power is quite high.

Stating that every challenge also contains an opportunity, Sharif said that the size of Pakistan’s young population can be turned into an economic advantage with artificial intelligence-focused initiatives and technology investments.

Sharif emphasized that Pakistan is carrying out comprehensive reforms in the energy sector and Türkiye provides strong support in this process.

Stating that President Erdoğan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar and the Turkish business world are willing to invest in Pakistan, Şerif noted that their priority is inter-company collaborations, and if this is not possible, inter-governmental models can also be put into effect.

Sharif pointed out that Pakistan and Türkiye have stood by each other in difficult times throughout history and said:

“Just last year, when a war was imposed on Pakistan for no fault of ours and we had to defend our land, the honor and dignity of our country, our armed forces, those brave troops under the command of (Pakistan Land Forces Commander) Marshal Asim Munir, defeated our enemy in an unprecedented way within 4 to 5 days. And at that time, among the few brother countries, who was supporting Pakistan; Turkey. Turkey stood like a rock next to Pakistan.”

Stating that Türkiye faced some commercial losses for this reason, Şerif said, “They say ‘it doesn’t matter if we are helping or supporting a brother. There are also financial losses in this process. This is not a price.’ they said. he said.

Sharif expressed his respect for President Erdoğan and underlined that he wanted to take the relations between the two countries even further under his leadership.

Şerif called for the presentations and speeches made at the conference to turn into concrete results and said:

“Let these comments, presentations, words and speeches be translated into action and implemented with lightning speed, so that we can not only achieve concrete results, but also declare to the whole world that this friendship, built on the foundations of mutual trust, respect and dignity, has turned into a kind of economic cooperation, an economic transformation that the world has never seen before. If we are ready to accept this challenge, then I can assure you that nothing can stand in our way. Neither this Bosphorus, nor the mountains, nor the largest sea in the world.”

AFAD President Ali Hamza Pehlivan met with Turkish search and rescue teams working in Venezuela and reiterated Türkiye’s support to Venezuela.

The wrestler met online with Turkish search and rescue teams working in the city of La Guaira, which was most affected by the earthquake in Venezuela. At the meeting attended by Turkish Armed Forces Humanitarian Aid Brigade Commander Brigadier General Mehmet Bahtiyar and AFAD Denizli Deputy Provincial Director Haluk Önay Erten, Pehlivan talked about AFAD’s work in Venezuela.

Pehlivan said, “We work with an understanding for our people in our country and for humanity beyond our borders. We are in communication with 84 countries on 5 continents on humanitarian aid and disaster management. We strive to be with people in need of support wherever they are in the world.” he said.

Pehlivan thanked the Turkish search and rescue teams in Venezuela and underlined that they are in solidarity with Venezuela.

Denizli Deputy Provincial Director Haluk Erten and Humanitarian Aid Brigade Commander Brigadier General Bahtiyar also talked about the search and rescue efforts in Venezuela.

Within the scope of the corruption investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, CHP Malatya Deputy Veli Ağbaba’s nephew Ahmet Can Ağbaba and Çankaya Mayor Hüseyin Can Güner’s private secretary and close friend Sadık Can Köksal were detained. The statements of both of them at the prosecutor’s office have been completed.

MONEY INPUT FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE
In the statement made by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, it was stated that it was determined that large amounts of money had been transferred to Yeğen Ağbaba’s account from an unknown source.

ARREST REQUEST FOR BOTH NAMES
Ahmet Can Ağbaba, the nephew of CHP Malatya Deputy Veli Ağbaba, who was detained within the scope of the corruption investigation, and Sadık Can Köksal, the private secretary and close friend of Çankaya Mayor Hüseyin Can Güner, who was detained within the scope of the drug – prostitution investigation, were referred to the court with a request for arrest after their statement at the prosecutor’s office.

(Image: Ahmet Can Ağbaba)

MUNICIPAL TENDERS, MONEY TRANSFERS AND “WHERE IS THE 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS” CORRESPONDENCE

It was learned that CHP’s Veli Ağbaba’s nephew, Ahmet Can Ağbaba, was referred to the Criminal Court of Peace with a request for arrest on the charge of “influence trading”. In the referral letter of the prosecutor’s office, it was stated that Ahmet Can Ağbaba received 150 thousand TL from Turgut Koç, who was detained in another investigation file, to his bank account on April 24, 2024. The file also included findings regarding the money traffic between Veli Ağbaba, Gökhan Cumalı, who is said to be his driver, Özlem Akyılmaz Mercan, a council employee, and Turgut Koç.

150 THOUSAND TL BRIBERY FROM TURGUT KOÇ TO YEGEN AĞBABA

In the referral letter, it was determined that Ahmet Can Ağbaba received 150 thousand TL from the suspect Turgut Koç, who was detained within the scope of another investigation, to his bank account on April 24, 2024. The prosecutor’s office also emphasized that there is no kinship bond between Ahmet Can Ağbaba and Turgut Koç.

VELİ AĞBABA, HIS DRIVER AND COUNCIL EMPLOYEES ARE ON FILE

In the arrest request, it was stated that Gökhan Cumalı, who was detained in another investigation file, was the driver of Turgut Koç and Veli Ağbaba. In the referral letter, it was noted that there were money inflows into Gökhan Cumalı’s account by Veli Ağbaba, Turgut Koç and Veli Ağbaba’s parliamentary employee Özlem Akyılmaz Mercan.

(Image: Private Secretary Sadık Can Köksal)

5 SEPARATE MONEY TRANSFERS TO COUNCIL EMPLOYEES
In the referral letter, it was stated that Turgut Koç sent money to Veli Ağbaba’s parliamentary employee Özlem Akyılmaz Mercan on different dates. Koç’s; It was determined that he sent 25 thousand TL on January 9, 2023, 10 thousand TL on August 15, 2023, 25 thousand TL on September 12, 2023, 100 thousand TL on July 4, 2024, and 100 thousand TL on July 26, 2024. It was also stated that Turgut Koç sent a lot of money to Gökhan Cumalı.

CONFESSION FROM TURGUT KOÇ “BROTHER VELI ASKED FOR MONEY”

According to the referral letter, Turgut Koç, who was arrested from another file, admitted in his statement at the prosecutor’s office that Veli Ağbaba asked him for money and that’s why he corresponded.
The prosecutor’s office stated that it was also determined that there were many photographs of Turgut Koç with Veli Ağbaba in his digital materials.

“WHERE IS THE MONEY” CORRESPONDENCE WAS ALSO IN THE FILE

Remarkable findings were also found in the examination of Gökhan Cumalı’s phone numbers. It was stated that there were conversations about money with Veli Ağbaba on Gökhan Cumalı’s phone. Accordingly, it was recorded that on January 16, 2024, Veli Ağbaba asked “where is the money?”, and in the WhatsApp correspondence with Veli Ağbaba on March 4, 2024, correspondence and photographs regarding 100 thousand dollars, which were considered to be in a cargo bag, were detected.

Presidency Defense Industry President Haluk Görgün, in his post on his social media account, stated that the BLOK-3 version of the TAYFUN missile, developed with national resources, once again proved its success in the field by hitting a moving target with full accuracy in the test firing, which further advanced its long-range precision strike capability. Görgün made the following evaluations:

“Our TAYFUN missile will make significant contributions to our security architecture as one of our strategic capabilities that strengthens our country’s deterrence. On behalf of all stakeholders of our ecosystem, I would like to express my gratitude to our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has played a historical role in helping our defense industry reach these days with his strong leadership and unwavering support. I congratulate all our subcontractors, engineers, technicians and colleagues at the Presidency of Defense Industries who contributed to this success, especially the ROKETSAN family. I congratulate all our subcontractors, engineers, technicians and colleagues at the Presidency of Defense Industries who contributed to this success. Building the Century of Türkiye “We will continue to work non-stop, with all our strength, to further carry forward the trust we have undertaken to achieve this.”

In the post made by ROKETSAN, it was stated that the TAYFUN Block-3 missile, which reaches hypersonic speeds and offers high hitting power and precision, destroyed a moving surface target with surgical precision for the first time at long range. The post said, “We are increasing the capabilities of our products day by day and continuing to strengthen our strategic deterrence! May it be beneficial to our country and our beloved nation.” The statement was included.

ROKETSAN General Manager Murat İkin also stated the following regarding the test:

“TYFUN blew very hard again in the Black Sea. Our TAYFUN Block-3 missile, which hit the moving target with full accuracy at long range, once again showed the level our engineering capabilities have reached with the seeker head integration. I would like to thank all my colleagues who contributed to this critical success, which has few examples in the world and was realized for the first time in our country.”

THE FIRST TALENT IN Türkiye AND THE FEW EXAMPLES IN THE WORLD

Within the scope of the test, a free-floating unmanned marine vehicle/ship determined as an enemy element was engaged with a missile reaching hypersonic speeds. Within the scope of the test in which a live warhead was used, the target was locked with the seeker head and was successfully destroyed. With the firing test, a free-floating unmanned marine vehicle/ship at sea was targeted for the first time by a ballistic missile, and complete success was achieved.

With the launch, seeker head integration was achieved on a ballistic missile, which is the first in Türkiye and one of the few in the world, and a cruising surface target was successfully hit. The unmanned marine vehicle, approximately 7 meters long and representing a small fishing boat, was hit by TAYFUN BLOK-3 at very high speed and destroyed with surgical precision.

TAYFUN missile was developed by ROKETSAN, a rocket, missile and ammunition technologies company, as a highly reliable missile system that will have an impact on targets at depth.

TAYFUN, which is not affected by air defense system threats thanks to its cruising speed reaching hypersonic levels, also prevents unwanted damage with its high hit sensitivity.

Halime Nuray Tunç, whose left arm was amputated during the February 6 earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, received a bionic arm prosthesis with the support of the Social Development Center Education and Social Solidarity Association (TOGEMDER). In the earthquake known as the “disaster of the century”, mother Tunç’s 2 daughters, who were trapped under the rubble in Hatay with their 3 children, lost their lives. Tunç lost one of his arms in the earthquake and his spinal cord was also damaged. Various campaigns were organized so that Tunç, who needed a myoelectrically controlled above-elbow bionic arm prosthesis, could have this prosthesis. In this context, TOGEM-DER, whose Honorary President is Emine Erdoğan, stepped in to supply the bionic elbow module of the prosthesis, which costs 2 million 100 thousand liras, and the microprocessor five-fingered hand component of the prosthetic system. The necessary money was covered by the association and the elbow module was ordered. After obtaining the missing part, Tunç got the prosthetic arm he dreamed of.

EMINE ERDOĞAN’S INSTRUCTION
TOGEM-DER President Mihrimah Belma Sekmen said, “Emine Erdoğan watched Ms. Halime on television programs. They instructed us to contact her and do whatever was necessary. We did the necessary work.” Halime Nuray Tunç, who received her prosthesis, expressed her feelings as follows: “I received a phone call. They said, ‘We are calling from TOGEMDER. First Lady Erdoğan is calling us, they want us to take care of it’. When they said that the prosthesis would be completed, we were very surprised, very emotional, we did not know what to do, we were very happy. I feel very different now, I cannot express it, frankly, I am so happy.” TOGEM-DER President Sekmen also gifted a computer to Tunç’s 10-year-old daughter İrem.

Upon the request of the person who applied to the Presidential Communication Center (CİMER) for his mother, who became ill in Saudi Arabia, where he went to perform the pilgrimage, NA (70) was taken by ambulance plane and brought to the dormitory within 48 hours and received treatment. The citizen, who applied to CİMER on June 5, stated that his mother fell ill in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, while performing the pilgrimage in the organization of the Presidency of Religious Affairs, and was taken for treatment at the Saudi German Hospital, where she was diagnosed with Covid and tuberculosis and was under treatment in intensive care, and requested that their application for an ambulance plane to bring her mother to Türkiye and continue her treatment there be accepted and urgently transferred. Upon request, the necessary procedures were carried out by the Jeddah Consulate.

An ambulance plane operation was organized under the coordination of the Presidency of Religious Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health to transport NA to Türkiye. The patient, who was reported to be ill with a diagnosis of pneumonia, was taken from Saudi Arabia by ambulance plane on June 7, after completing his technical and flight permits, and was transferred to Istanbul Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital. It was learned that NA’s treatment continued in the intensive care unit and that he was conscious.