Metro works carried out by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure in Istanbul continue rapidly. Halkalı-Arnavutköy Line will be put into service by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 19. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the works in the Halkalı-Arnavutköy section of the Halkalı-Istanbul Airport-Gayrettepe Line have been completed. Uraloğlu said, “We have completed the work on the 21.75 kilometer Halkalı-Arnavutköy section. In this context, we will put Ibn Haldun University, Kayaşehir, Olympiad, Halkalı Stadium and Halkalı Stations into service between Halkalı-Arnavutköy.”

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With the commissioning of the entire line, Uraloğlu will operate the Vezneciler- Sultangazi-Fenertepe Metro and İbn Haldun University Station, Bakırköy-Kirazlı- Başakşehir-Kayaşehir Metro and Kayaşehir Station, Ataköy-İkitelli-Olimpiyat Metro and Olympiaköy Station, Kabataş- Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey-Bahçeşehir-Esenyurt Metro and Halkalı. He said that integration will be achieved at Stadium Station. Stating that the line will be integrated with MARMARAY at Halkalı Station, Uraloğlu said, “The travel time between HalkalıIstanbul Airport will decrease to 30 minutes.” ANKARA

Breaking News… With the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs Civil Administration Chiefs Appointment Decree was published in the Official Gazette. Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi stated that the places of duty of 430 civil administrators were redetermined with the decision published in the Official Gazette.

430 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER’S PLACE OF DUTY HAS CHANGED

In his post on his NSosyal account, Minister Çiftçi stated that, with the approval and appreciation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Civil Administration Chiefs Appointment Decree of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was published.

Explaining that with the decision, the places of duty of a total of 430 civil administrators serving in the central and provincial organizations of the ministry, who completed their service period in their current duty positions or were evaluated based on their service and excuse situations, were re-determined based on merit, seniority, service requirements and institutional needs, Çiftçi shared the following information:

“In this context, 11 of the 15 civil administrators serving in our provincial organization were appointed to positions in our central organization, including 4 as district governors and 4 as deputy governors. In addition, 208 civil administrators were appointed from the district governorship to the district governorship, 82 from the district governorship to the deputy governorship, 74 from the deputy governorship to the deputy governorship, and 32 from the deputy governorship to the district governorship. In addition, 5 in Istanbul, 4 in Ankara and In Izmir, the places of duty of our 6 District Governors have been changed. In addition, out of 13 civil administrators, 6 of whom serve as provincial and 7 district trustees, 4 of our civil administrators who served as district trustees were appointed to positions appropriate to their demands and seniority in line with the successful services they provided during their term of office, and our senior and successful civil administrators were appointed in their place.

“LET IT BE GOOD AND PROSPEROUS TO OUR NATION”

Minister Çiftçi said, “I wholeheartedly believe that our civil administrators, who are the closest state representatives to our nation, will continue to serve our cities and our beloved nation with the same determination with their knowledge, experience and experience on the way to building the Turkey Century. I wish our decree to be beneficial and auspicious for our civil administrators, their valuable families, the cities in which they will work, and our beloved nation. May God grant them success in these important duties they undertake.” “Let it be done.” He stated:

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The following statements were used in the statement made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs:

“Detention decisions were taken for 346 suspects in the operations carried out today against “Financial Crime Organizations” in 65 provinces. As a result of the work carried out in coordination with the General Directorate of Security KOM Presidency and the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Offices, the suspects caught in the operations organized in 65 provinces by the Provincial Police Departments KOM and Financial Crimes Fighting Branch Directorates; It was determined that they committed the crimes of Extortion, -Opposition to the Tax Procedure Law, -Conspiracy in the Execution of Acts and Laundering of Assets Derived from Crime, -Forgery of Official and Private Documents, -Opposition to Law No. 6114, -Opposition to Law No. 1219 and -Abuse of Office. Our prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation against these individuals and continues our fight against crimes and criminals for the peace and security of our nation. “We continue our operations against organized crime organizations, gangs and financial crime structures with determination. We congratulate our Hero Police, KOM Presidency, Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and those who contributed.”

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş attended the signing ceremony of the cooperation protocol between the ministry and the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB). Deputy Minister Sevim Sayım Madak and YTB President Abdulhadi Turus attended the ceremony held at the Ministry. The cooperation protocol was signed by the Deputy Minister of Family and Social Services, Sayım Madak, and the President of YTB, President Turus. Minister Göktaş stated that they have turned the existing work into a permanent cooperation with the protocol and said, “We are a country that keeps our social state understanding alive in every geography where our bond of love reaches. We have a strong state tradition that protects its family, culture and values wherever it is. This understanding, which sees the needs, problems and expectations of its citizens as its own matter, is the strongest basis of our social service vision. With every step we take, we further strengthen the bond of love we have established with our citizens, kin and relative communities. As a ministry, we also support our citizens. “We strive to be with them in every field they need. First of all, we see strengthening the family institution as the fundamental basis of carrying our identity, culture, law of brotherhood and spirit of solidarity from generation to generation. In this context, we prioritize studies that strengthen family ties and intergenerational ties. We mobilize all our resources for the needs of our disabled individuals and the elderly, the participation of women in social life and the safe future of our children.”

‘WE WILL CONTINUE ACTIVITIES THAT STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY’

Minister Göktaş stated that they see popularizing foster care as a responsibility for children to have a safe home and a strong sense of belonging, and said, “I know closely what kind of difficulties our citizens living abroad face, sometimes in the face of language, sometimes in the face of legislation, and sometimes in the face of institutional processes. I have personally witnessed how a timely helping hand, correct guidance and sincere support solve many problems before they escalate. With this protocol we will sign today, we are making the hand of service to our citizens abroad stronger. This In cooperation, we will combine our ministry’s social service experience with YTB’s strong field experience. In line with our 10 Years of Family and Population vision, we will continue our work abroad that strengthens the family, supports healthy generations and preserves the intergenerational bond. We will increase awareness about foster care and include our citizens who want to take care of our children with their hearts and means. We will also strengthen women’s access to rights, opportunities and services, and make the needed guidance and support mechanisms more effective. “We will carry out awareness, training and guidance activities in many areas, from support to fighting addiction. We will make it easier to access services such as psychosocial support for the families of martyrs and veterans with the disabled identity card.”

‘WE WILL IMPLEMENT JOINT PROGRAMS’

Stating that they will strengthen the knowledge, experience and communication network between family and social service experts abroad, Göktaş said, “In this way, we will ensure that our experts working in different countries act with a common understanding. In addition, we will implement joint working groups and joint programs between the two institutions. In this direction, we will evaluate the information coming from the field more quickly and produce more planned and comprehensive solutions to the needs. With this cooperation, we will further strengthen the service bond between our citizens abroad and our state. We will strengthen the compassion of our state, a strong service “We are trying to make this understanding visible with our network. We believe that this understanding will find a strong response in the field with effective coordination between our institutions. We know that we can only deliver the compassion of our state to our citizens with a strong cooperation, no matter how far the distances are. The signature we will make today is an important step to make this understanding more permanent. We will give a new impetus to our efforts to strengthen the family, protect children, support women and make the lives of our elderly and disabled citizens easier.”

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek made a statement on his social media account, quoting the Ministry of Justice’s post regarding the ‘e-Lawyer application’.

Gürlek said, “With our e-Lawyer application, which we have implemented with a lawyer-friendly approach, we contribute to the more effective use of the right to defense by eliminating time and access barriers. Thanks to the application we have recently launched, our lawyers can make video calls with their clients from their offices and access justice services faster, more effectively and more accessible. We will continue to use all the opportunities of technology to increase the quality of delivery of justice services.”

With our e-Lawyer application, which we have implemented with a lawyer-friendly approach, we contribute to the more effective use of the right to defense by eliminating time and access barriers.

Thanks to the application we recently launched, our lawyers can video chat with their clients from their offices… https://t.co/NvIohWR9r9

— Akın Gürlek (@abakingurlek) June 16, 2026

According to the statement made by TDK, the 4th meeting of the Turkic World Joint Alphabet Commission, which is one of the important points on the way to linguistic and cultural unity of the Turkic world, was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

TDK President Prof. Dr. The meeting, attended by Osman Mert with his delegation, was carried out under the coordination of the Secretariat of the Organization of Turkish States.

At the meeting, alphabet proposals for Kazakh and Kyrgyz Turkish, based on the Common Turkish Alphabet accepted by mutual agreement in 2024, were officially approved for the first time and shared with the public.

With the final declaration signed after comprehensive scientific negotiations, guidelines were determined that will ensure the implementation of the Common Turkish Alphabet in a consistent, synchronized and coordinated manner.

SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE PRACTICAL USE OF THE ALPHABET

This step, which will raise the cultural and humanitarian ties in the Turkish world to the next level, is expected to facilitate the preservation of common language heritage and the direct, unhindered communication of future generations with each other.

Within the scope of the final declaration, coordinated steps will be taken to practically implement the accepted alphabet structures in the fields of education, science, publishing, media and especially digital communication.

Turkish Language Association, with its academic knowledge and mission, will play a leading role in the preparation of educational materials, scientific studies and digital content that will be needed for the practical use of the alphabet.