Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, Numan Kurtulmuş, met with the editors-in-chief of media organizations at the iftar program held in Istanbul Filizi Köşk. Making important statements in the program, Kurtulmuş touched upon the importance of the National Solidarity, Fraternity and Democracy Commission Report. Noting that this is an important vital threshold for Türkiye and that this threshold has been exceeded, Kurtulmuş stated that the legal regulations in question should be brought to the agenda after the month of Ramadan. Kurtulmuş said: This work was adopted as a state policy and all institutions of the state continued their respective areas with serious coordination. The commission turned this state policy goal into a nation’s surveillance. Never engage in an approach that will turn the people of this region, the majority population of which the imperialists could not turn into enemies, into enemies. Neither hesitation was expressed nor anyone made such a proposal regarding Türkiye’s unitary structure and state system. It is a completely wrong perception.

THE WORLD IS WATCHING

Although the Rafah Border Gate is open on paper, it is not actually open. There are major restrictions on aid convoys entering. While we sit here at our comfortable iftar tables, the people of Gaza continue to suffer; They try to break their fast with the two morsels of sustenance they can find in their tents, half of which are filled with water. The whole world is watching this cruelty.

A US attack on Iran would be a disaster for the region. An attack that starts as ‘short-term’ causes great vulnerabilities where it is unclear where it will stop. We explain this to our interlocutors on every occasion.

POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS ARE EXPERIENCED IN SYRIA

From the very beginning, we have always expressed our three basic preferences in Syria. One of these is that the new Syrian administration governs with an understanding that encompasses the Syrian people in ethnic and sectarian terms. Secondly, ensuring the integration of armed groups within the current new administration. Thirdly, protecting territorial integrity. Fortunately, we see that there are important developments in this direction. Our difference from those who have imperial interests over this region is this: They want this region to be further divided; We are struggling to ensure its compilation, integration and unity.

THE COUP CONSTITUTION IS NOT ENOUGH FOR Türkiye

One of the issues that Turkish politics agree on without speaking is that the September 12 coup constitution is no longer valid and sufficient for Türkiye. I hope that work will be done with a consensus on this issue. Türkiye quickly puts the issue of the new constitution on its agenda and makes progress. It is now a very outdated constitution for Türkiye.

The enthusiasm of Ramadan is felt at Turkuvaz Media. Prof. Dr. Nihat Hatipoğlu’s iftar and sahur programs are followed with great interest this year, as in previous years. The audience came to Turkuvaz Media studios and attended Hatipoğlu’s iftar program, and after the program, they broke their fast in the iftar tent set up by Turkuvaz Media. As iftar time approached, the program started with Nihat Hatipoğlu entering the hall. The program started with applause and questions were asked and answers were received.

SENSE OF UNITY

While the energy of the participating young people was reflected in Hatipoğlu, the fast was broken with the evening adhan. After the program, the audience and Hatipoğlu had dinner at the Turkuvaz Media iftar tent. SABAH spoke to the audience:

Muhammed Özen Torun from Gelişim University: We came with 8 of my friends. I am very happy to participate in such a program. We spent our childhood with Nihat Hodja. We would watch his program both at iftar and sahur.

Abdullah Ekrem Üzümcü, who studied at Istanbul Aydın University: We wanted to have our iftar with our teacher Nihat. I’m very happy right now. I came to experience the spirituality of Ramadan and to ensure our unity.

LOVE LANGUAGE

English Teacher

Elmas Bıyık: I have been following our teacher Nihat for years. We went to his program in Sultanahmet. My son was very young then, and today he is going to university. I think Islam should be explained with love and tolerance, especially to young audiences. I think he explains our religion to future generations with love, understanding and tolerance. Turkuvaz Medya’s iftar tent is also very nice. It is both clean and the food is delicious. Their employees are equally friendly.

Biruni University student Rabia Gegek: The program was very nice. The things they told were quite different and beautiful. Nihat Hodja’s Ramadan explanations touch people’s conscience.

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IT WAS VERY NICE

Üsküdar University student Mustafa Berat Türkoğlu said, “When we were little, we always watched Nihat Hatipoğlu on TV. It was great to see him live. I broke my fast in Turkuvaz Medya’s iftar tent. The food was very good, delicious and hygienic. We also drank our hot tea.”

THURSDAY TURKUVAZ

THANK YOU

Kadir Korkmaz said, “When I watched Nihat Hatipoğlu when I was a child, I always wanted to participate in the program. Our teacher’s explanations were very emotional. The environment was also very nice. It was a program that I am proud of. I would like to thank Turkuvaz Media for offering us this opportunity.” Muhammed Emre Turha said, “This program was a change for us. I listened to our teacher’s explanations carefully. Afterwards, we ate our food and drank our tea in the iftar tent. It was a really nice program. I would like to thank the organizers.”

Melek Ay stated that the program was very emotional and said, “May God keep Nihat Hatipoğlu in our care. We left behind very emotional things from the program. I thank Turkuvaz Media. We had our iftar in the iftar tent.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with farmers at the iftar program held at the Haliç Congress Center yesterday. Erdoğan, who started his speech here by greeting the farmers, briefly said the following:

From here, I send my love and respect to all my farmer brothers and sisters who produce in every inch of our heavenly homeland and add value to the Turkish economy with their labor. Just as our farmers supported us, our democracy and our homeland, we have always stood by them. Whatever we said in the squares, whatever we promised, when we took office with your discretion, we worked hard to implement our promises. I want those who say ‘There is no support for agriculture’ every time they open their mouths to listen carefully to these numbers. Last year alone, the total support we provided to the sector, including direct support, credit support, investment allowance, intervention purchases and export supports, reached 706 billion lira. The amount we allocated directly and indirectly to agriculture for 2026 is exactly 939 billion lira. In other words, we will support our producers with a figure of up to 1 trillion lira. The path to a strong Türkiye passes through strong agriculture.

606 types of agricultural products grow in our heavenly homeland. Not only the facts of the sector, but also international organizations refute the claim that ‘Agriculture in Türkiye is over’, which the opposition has been repeating. According to these reports, Türkiye ranks 1st in Europe and 7th in the world in terms of revenue. We are 3rd in the world in vegetable production and 4th in fruit production. We are in the top 3 in 21 herbal products. We increased our agricultural product, which was 24.5 billion dollars in 2002, by more than 3 times to 79.1 billion dollars in 2024. We have had a foreign trade surplus of approximately 117 billion dollars in agriculture in the last 23 years. We are among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of seeds. We export seeds to 117 countries. Despite all the troubles, various difficulties and negative conditions caused by the climate crisis, we have brought our country to a very good place in agriculture.

AGRICULTURE IS NOT OVER IN Türkiye

Even though some people pin all their hopes on this, agriculture has not ended in Türkiye, and I hope it will never end. In fact, our country will break many more records in the agricultural sector. But what will end will be the enthusiasm of those who promise free tractors to every farmer in the squares and then act on them. What will end will be the arrogance of the elitist mentality that says, ‘Is my vote the same as the vote of the shepherd on the mountain?’

One of our priorities is for our citizens to have access to healthy, quality and reliable food. Our Ministry constantly conducts field inspections against those who sell your products to citizens through counterfeiting or counterfeiting. As a result of the audit, we punish those who commit food fraud and those who try to deceive our citizens, and now we also expose them instantly. In addition, we have made the application of QR codes mandatory in workplaces that provide food and beverage services, such as restaurants and cafes, since last year. We also carry out pesticide residue control inspections on fresh vegetables and fruits before and after harvest. In addition to these inspections, our fight against exorbitant prices continues. I would like you to know that we will be intolerant towards those who cast a shadow of unfair profit on the spiritual atmosphere of Ramadan and those who steal bread from our citizens’ tables. Although the number of opportunists is low, the number of businesses that offer discounts on these holy days is also quite high.

ORGANIZED AGRICULTURAL REGIONS

Within the scope of our support model, we made the payment for livestock support last year. Now we are starting to provide support payments to those engaged in plant production. Starting from March 6, we will transfer 81 billion lira of basic and planned production support payments to our farmers’ accounts within 1 month. Just like organized industrial zones, we continue our investments in organized agricultural zones at full speed. We started production in 14 organized agricultural regions. This year, we will start production in 5 more regions for the first time.

‘I INVITE YOU TO GET AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE’

We paid a total of 47 billion lira to all our producers affected by the agricultural frost in April last year. Unfortunately, our producers were affected by hail, tornadoes and floods in some of our provinces recently. Relevant units of our state have mobilized to relieve our producers. Changing climate conditions and global warming tell us that these and similar events will continue. That’s why I definitely invite you to get agricultural insurance. We currently cover up to 70 percent of premium payments. We have implemented a new investment package for the earthquake zone. We will spend this resource of 11 billion lira for production in our 11 provinces.

150 THOUSAND SHINE SUPPORT TO PRODUCERS

I would like to announce our new good news to our farmers on this holy day. We allocate half of our rural development support budget, which is 14.5 billion lira in 2026, to young and female producers and family businesses. We are also starting a new project called ‘Abundance in the Rural Area, Support for Small and Small Livestock’. In the first phase of the project, we will give 150 thousand sheep to our producers under favorable conditions. We will provide 95 female and 5 male sheep to each producer who will benefit from the project. We will provide 15 thousand lira monthly and 180 thousand lira annual care and feeding support for these animals. For the project, our producers will be able to use interest-free loans from Ziraat Bank. These loans have a grace period of up to 2 years and maturity options of up to 7 years. We will cover the insurance of these sheep for 1 year. In this project, we will give priority to our women and young producers, as well as young people who have recently graduated from veterinary medicine, agriculture and food engineering. I invite all our young and female producers who want to engage in small livestock farming to apply for this project.

Vice President Yılmaz attended the iftar program organized by Kızılcahamam-Çamlıdere Education and Social Assistance Foundation (ESYAV) in Ankara. Speaking before the iftar, Vice President Yılmaz said, “The month of Ramadan is a season of accounting in which we discipline our souls, purify our hearts, and remember our responsibilities towards life and each other.

We realize patience through fasting, gratitude through iftar meals, and the sense of unity through tarawih prayers. Ramadan is a season of wisdom in which a person feels not only his own hunger but also the needs of others. The tranquility of Ramadan makes the conscience more sensitive; It reminds us of the responsibility of shouldering someone else’s burden. “The blessing of sharing becomes more visible during Ramadan,” he said.

“CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION WITHIN THE UNDERSTANDING OF LOYALTY IS ONE OF THE AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER”

Pointing out that ESYAV Foundation offers scholarship opportunities to 35 thousand students, Yılmaz said, “Since its establishment, it has offered scholarship opportunities to 35 thousand students and provides support to 2 thousand university students. There is this scholarship network that reaches 73 provinces of Türkiye. We are an institution that is not content with just giving scholarships, but also provides many other supports.”

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek attended the iftar program with farmers held in Istanbul with the honor of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In his message published on his social media account, Minister Gürlek stated that it is a conscientious responsibility to protect the rights of labor at every stage, from field to table.

Stating that farmers who work hard for the land and turn their sweat into abundance are the silent heroes of our country, Minister Gürlek’s message is as follows:

Their efforts, which start before sunrise, make our fields, tables and future green. Protecting our farmers’ fields and our producers’ sweat is a conscientious and moral duty. It is our common responsibility to protect the rights of labor at every stage, from field to table, and to prevent unfair profit. Because justice is not only in courtrooms; It should also be manifested in the seeds that sprout in the field, in the scales set up in the market, and in the bread that comes to the table. A strong legal order is the guarantee of labor; A strong agricultural sector is the guarantee of our country’s future. “Under the leadership of our President, we will continue to work to make the Century of Türkiye the Century of Justice.”

Erdoğan, who started his speech at the iftar program where he met with farmers at the Haliç Congress Center by greeting the farmers, thanked the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and its team for the program. President Erdoğan congratulated the farmers on their Ramadan and said, “I pray to God that the fasting we keep, the worship we do, the prayers in our language will lead to the unity and solidarity of all Muslims and the liberation of our Gaza brothers from oppression.” he said.

Important statements from President Erdoğan!

“WE WITNESSED THE LABOR AND STRUGGLE OF OUR FARMERS”

Addressing the farmers, Erdoğan said, “From here, I send my love and respect to all my farmer brothers who produce with their sweat in every inch of our heavenly homeland and add value to the Turkish economy with their labor. I would like to express my gratitude to my farmer brothers who shape the future of Türkiye, provide the food for 62 million tourists along with our 86 million people, cultivate the land with their sweat and heart, and perform a profession as old as the history of humanity. May God bless you all for your support to the development of our country, excuse your absence.” I say don’t show it.” he said.

Stating that he has been walking with farmers for decades and personally witnessed their labor and struggle, Erdoğan said that he knows the sacrifices of farmers not only from the sweat they shed to earn their livelihood, but also from their love for their country in the most painful periods.

President Erdoğan continued his words as follows:

“You were our Sisters Şerife, who carried the ammunition she bought from İnebolu to Ankara on oxcarts with her 9-month-old baby in her arms, and our Grandmother Hatuns who took the gun in their hands and ran to Aziziye Bastion in the frost of Erzurum. You were the ones who broke the dirty hands that reached out to our homeland in the War of Independence. You were the ones who supported the rise of the Republic of Turkey. You were the ones who supported this nation, which the West called ‘sick man’, to come to the stage of history again. “It was you, my farmer brothers, who were at the forefront to protect their homeland in the last treacherous coup attempt of July 15. We, as the prime minister and president, always stood by them, just as our farmers supported us, our democracy and our country. Our governments never left our producers and farmers alone. As the opportunities of our state expanded year by year, we also ensured that our farmers benefited from it.”

President Erdoğan noted that they worked hard to implement their promises when they took office, no matter what they said and promised in the squares, and said, “Every time they open their mouth, ‘There is no support for agriculture.’ I want those who say this to listen carefully to these numbers. Look, last year alone, the total support we provided to the sector, including direct support, credit support, investment allowance, intervention purchases and export supports, reached 706 billion lira. The amount we allocated directly and indirectly to agriculture for 2026 is exactly 939 billion lira. In other words, we will support our producers with a huge figure of up to 1 trillion liras.” made his statements.

In his speech, President Erdoğan said, “The path to a strong Türkiye passes through strong agriculture.” He said that they will stand by the farmers with their faith.

Stating that 606 types of agricultural products grow in this paradise, Erdoğan said, “We are in a position to meet our own needs in most of them. The claim that ‘Agriculture is over in Türkiye’, which the opposition preaches, is refuted not only by the facts of the sector, but also by international organizations.” he said.

Pointing out that according to these reports, Türkiye ranks first in Europe and 7th in the world in terms of revenue, Erdoğan said, “We are 3rd in the world in vegetable production and 4th in fruit. We are in the top 3 in 21 plant products. We are 9th in the world and 3rd in Europe in raw milk. We are in the top 10 in the world and 1st in Europe in beef meat. We are 1st in the world in chicken meat.” “We are in the top 10, 2nd in Europe. We are again in the top 10 in the world and at the top in Europe in egg production. We are 2nd in Europe in aquaculture.” gave the information.

“WE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ATA SEED VARIETIES WE REGISTERED TO 49”

Stating that they have more than tripled the agricultural product, which was 24.5 billion dollars in 2002, to 79.1 billion dollars in 2024, as another striking figure, Erdoğan said, “We have had a foreign trade surplus of approximately 117 billion dollars in agriculture in the last 23 years. We are among the top 10 countries in the world in seeds, another area where disinformation is frequently made. We export seeds to 117 countries. We have registered the number of varieties of ancestral seeds.” We increased it to 49, thank God.” he said.

Emphasizing that they have brought Türkiye to a very good place in agriculture despite all the troubles, various difficulties and negative conditions caused by the climate crisis, Erdogan said, “I would like to emphasize this fact once again through you today. Even though some people pin all their hopes on it, agriculture in Türkiye is not over. I hope it will never end.” he said.

Underlining that Türkiye will break many more records in the agricultural sector, Erdoğan said:

“But what will end will be the enthusiasm of those who promised free tractors to every farmer in the squares and then put a damper on them. What will end will be, ‘Is my vote the same as the vote of the shepherd on the mountain?’ It will be the arrogance of the elitist mentality that says: What will end will be the inflated egos of those who look down on Anatolian women with their veils, veils, dress and shalwar, as they did to our Eskişehir Mihalgazi Mayor. It will be the delusions of the dark mentality that speaks ill of our people in the declarations they published the day before the end of the holy month of Ramadan. What will end will be the imposition of Jacobins who are enthusiastic about February 28 and cannot tolerate the nation’s ability to freely practice its faith in the public sphere. “As long as Tayyip Erdoğan, who considers the farmers, producers and shepherds his friends and comrades, is in the wheelhouse of this country, the ambitions of the monuments of arrogance that point their fingers at the nation will continue to remain in their tracks.”

“WE NOW INSTANTLY EXPOSE THOSE WHO PERFORM FRAUD AND TRY TO DECEIVE OUR CITIZENS”

President Erdoğan stated that citizens’ access to healthy, high-quality and reliable food is one of his priorities, and said, “Our Ministry constantly conducts field inspections against those who sell the products you produce to citizens through fraud and counterfeiting. As a result of the inspection, we punish those who commit food fraud and those who try to deceive our citizens, as well as instantly exposing them.” he said.

Reminding that they have made the use of QR codes compulsory in workplaces that provide food and beverage services such as restaurants and cafes since last year, Erdoğan said, “We carry out residue control inspections for pesticides in fresh vegetables and fruits before and after harvest. With the new application we call ‘B-Prescription’, the amount of plant protection product to be used in which product will be determined and the sale will be made accordingly. In addition to these inspections, our fight against exorbitant prices continues. To those who cast the shadow of unfair gain on the spiritual atmosphere of Ramadan, “I want it to be known that we will be intolerant towards those who steal bread from our citizens’ tables.” expressed his views.

Erdoğan said that the number of opportunists is low and the number of businesses offering discounts on these holy days is quite high, and he thanked the businesses that both enable citizens to buy products at affordable prices and support them in the fight against inflation.

“WE ARE STARTING SUPPORT PAYMENTS FOR THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN CROP PRODUCTION”

Noting that they have left a year behind in the production planning that they started in 2024, Erdoğan said, “With the planning, we now determine which product will be planted where and how much. We have implemented this not only in crop production but also in animal husbandry. For this, we planned especially fattening and milk production regions. In other words, we made the payment of livestock support within the scope of our support model last year. Now we are starting to make support payments for those engaged in crop production.” he said.

President Erdoğan said:

“As of March 6, we will transfer 81 billion liras of basic and planned production support payments to our farmers’ accounts within a month. I wish them good luck. We are introducing salt bush, which is drought-resistant and has high nutritional value, to our pastures. Hopefully, we will implement this in all pasture areas as soon as possible. Just like organized industrial zones, we continue our investments in organized agricultural zones at full speed.”

Sharing the information that they started production in 14 organized agricultural regions, Erdoğan said, “This year, we will start production in 5 more regions for the first time. I hope all these investments will be beneficial to our cities, producers and farmers.” he said.

In his speech, President Erdoğan noted that they paid a total of 47 billion liras last year to all producers affected by the agricultural frost in April.

Reminding that both producers and citizens were affected by hail, tornadoes and floods in some provinces in the past few days, Erdoğan said, “I wish them a speedy recovery. The relevant units of our state, especially our Ministry of Agriculture, immediately went to the field and mobilized to relieve our producers.” he said.

Erdoğan stated that changing climate conditions and global warming will cause these and similar events to continue and said, “Therefore, I definitely invite you to get agricultural insurance. As the state, we currently cover up to 70 percent of the premium payments. In addition to all these, we have implemented a new investment package for the earthquake zone. We will spend this resource of 11 billion liras in total to strengthen production in 11 provinces.” he said.

“WITH THIS PROJECT, OUR YOUTH WILL ADD POWER TO PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT”

Giving good news to producers and farmers, President Erdoğan said:

“We are allocating half of our rural development support budget, which is 14.5 billion liras in 2026, to young and female producers and family businesses. We are also launching a new project to support small livestock farming. In the first phase of the project we call ‘Abundance in the countryside, support for small cattle’, we will give 150 thousand sheep to our producers under favorable conditions. We will provide 95 female and 5 male sheep to each producer who will benefit from the project. 15 thousand monthly allowance for these animals. “We will cover the annual maintenance and feeding support of 180 thousand liras. Our producers will be able to use interest-free loans from Ziraat Bank to finance the project. These loans have a grace period of up to 2 years and a maturity option of up to 7 years. We will cover the insurance of the sheep that our producers benefiting from the project will receive for 1 year.”

Stating that the distribution of these animals with superior genetics, grown in the farms of the General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises (TİGEM), will be made according to breeds suitable for the region, Erdoğan said, “We will give priority to our women and young producers in this project. We will also give priority to young people who have recently graduated from veterinary medicine, agriculture and food engineering, if they apply to this project. Thus, our young people will establish their own businesses in the lands where they were born and will strengthen production and employment.” he said.

President Erdoğan said, “We will deliver the first animals to our breeders this year. I invite all our young and female producers who want to engage in small livestock farming to apply for this project.” he said.