According to the written statement made by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, within the scope of the work carried out jointly by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Ankara Police Department, an operation was carried out against the suspects who were found to have gained unfair profits by organizing illegal betting and games of chance over the internet. In the operation carried out simultaneously in Adana, Antalya, Batman, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Hakkari, Hatay, Isparta, Istanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kocaeli, Mardin, Muğla, Samsun, Şanlıurfa and Yozgat, based in Ankara, a total of 98 suspects were subjected to the relevant article of the Law No. 7258 on the Regulation of Betting and Games of Chance and the 220th article of the Turkish Penal Code. Proceedings were initiated on charges of ‘establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime’.

It was decided to carry out search and seizure operations at the suspects’ homes and workplaces, and to implement arrest and detention measures against them. Within the scope of the operation, 61 suspects were caught and detained. It was reported that efforts to capture 37 suspects for whom detention warrants were issued are continuing. During the searches carried out at the suspects’ homes and workplaces, a large amount of digital materials were seized.

It was noted that the investigation was carried out in a multifaceted and meticulous manner.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made important statements at the Opening Ceremony of the National Security Conferences at the Presidential Complex.

President Erdoğan: We have no choice but to be strong

Highlights from President Erdoğan’s speech;

Today we are together to open the National Security Conferences. I welcome you all to this veteran place.

I hope that the National Security Conferences prepared in line with our instructions will be successful. I would like to thank all participants who will contribute to the program.

We have been present for centuries in a challenging geography of high strategic importance to the nation. Our ancestors established powerful states in a wide geography stretching from Europe to Central Asia.

“WE ARE BORN FROM OUR ASHES”

We encountered many difficulties. We have gone through many troubles. But every time we rose from the ashes like a phoenix. Until today, we have not placed our hopes on anyone other than our own strength in ensuring the security of our state. We established our Republic with this understanding. We continued our fight against terrorism for more than 40 years with this understanding. We paid a heavy price. We have achieved very important gains. Türkiye has shown everyone, friend and foe alike, that it has become a playmaking actor in the region.

“TERRORISM-FREE Türkiye IS THE STATE VISION”

The Terror-free Türkiye process is the name of a strategic state vision. As soon as we let our guard down, they will not give us the right to live on these lands. We have no choice but to be strong.

In our age’s understanding of security, both the attack on power lines and the cyber threat that renders the banking system inoperable fall directly within the scope of national security. Software plays a decisive role on the battlefield as much as tanks and missiles.

“ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALSO PRESENTS SERIOUS RISKS”

We attach great importance to data security. When used correctly, artificial intelligence accelerates the decision-making process. Artificial intelligence also poses serious risks. Treating artificial intelligence as a security issue with ethical, legal and social dimensions is an obligation rather than a choice.

Türkiye has become one of the countries that study the battlefields best. We tried to constantly improve ourselves. We minimized our foreign dependency by strengthening our defense industry.

We see very clearly the value of the capacity we have when we look at the crisis that surrounds us. We will build the great and powerful Türkiye, step by step, which finds its meaning in the expression “Turkish Century”. Our source of inspiration is our nation. As long as the Turkish nation exists, our state will continue to exist.

CHP faced one of the most critical processes in its political history after the court’s “absolute nullity” decision regarding the congress.

KILIÇDAROĞLU HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS SHOWED

Following the “absolute nullity” discussions in the CHP, this time there was tension in the meeting room within the party. Both Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Manisa Deputy Özgür Özel announced that they would hold the group meeting in the Turkish Grand National Assembly Group Hall. As party members supporting Özel filled the hall from the early hours of the morning, tension rose from time to time and a brawl broke out at the entrance of the Parliament. Kılıçdaroğlu, who was initially expected to go to the Turkish Grand National Assembly, changed his plan and announced that he would hold the group meeting at the CHP Headquarters.

After the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu announced that he would hold the GNAT Group Meeting at the CHP Headquarters, party members started to gather at the headquarters building.

CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu announced that he would hold the GNAT Group Meeting at the party headquarters following the tension in the GNAT. After Kılıçdaroğlu’s statement, party members supporting Kılıçdaroğlu started to gather at the Headquarters. Former CHP Istanbul Provincial Chairman Gürsel Tekin and Barış Yarkadaş, as well as MPs, started to come to the Headquarters. Slogans of “Kılıçdaroğlu, the People’s Hope” were shouted for Kılıçdaroğlu in the building. Party members also reacted to Halk TV for coming out.

HARD WORDS TO ÖZGÜR ÖZEL

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Özgür Özel supporters declared war on each other. Party members who attended Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s group speech at CHP Headquarters shouted slogans against Özgür Özel.

Slogans “Fetullah’s dogs cannot intimidate us. Free the Thief, Free the Briber, Free the Traitor” echoed in the Headquarters.

Breaking news… Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek said, “Street gangs and organized crime organizations are structures that threaten the peace of our nation, the future of our youth, public order and the security of our cities. We continue our fight against these structures with determination in full cooperation and coordination with our Ministry of Internal Affairs, and we express that more effective steps will be taken against criminal organizations in every field.” He made a statement.

Minister Gürlek stated the following in the information he made on his social media account:

In this context, under the coordination of our Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office; As a result of the effective cooperation with our Istanbul Provincial Police Department, a simultaneous operation was carried out in Istanbul-based Tekirdağ, Izmir, Siirt, Samsun, Tokat and Şanlıurfa against the organized armed crime group, whose leader has a red notice and is currently detained in Italy.

SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS IN 7 PROVINCES AND 113 ADDRESSES

Within the scope of the investigation; It is considered that he was involved in qualified acts of plunder and threats, tried to prevent or direct the suspects from testifying, and provided financial support to members of the criminal organization, Simultaneous operations were carried out at 113 addresses in 7 provinces against a total of 54 suspects, including 6 lawyers.

Breaking news… MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli spoke at his party’s group meeting. MHP leader Bahçeli said, “The goal of a Turkey without terrorism is vital. When we say Turkey without terrorism, we simultaneously defend peace at home, deterrence outside, security at our borders, stability in our region and the unity of our nation. The goal of a Türkiye without terrorism will be pursued with determination.” he emphasized.

Highlights from Bahçeli’s statements:

The cauldron is boiling in the Middle East and new daggers are being stabbed into the heart of our region every day. The fire raging in the nearby geography has turned into a dangerous fire that darkens the skies and swells the seas, not only where it falls but also beyond the borders. Not every crisis in our region has emerged suddenly, there are imperial calculations. This is not the first time that our region has been subjected to desk-based calculations and externally imposed statuses. The Turkish nation cannot be cornered.

Israel challenges peace. If a bomb falls on the negotiation table, there is blackmail.

EMPHASIS ON A TERRORISM-FREE Türkiye

The goal of a terrorism-free Türkiye is vital. When we say Türkiye without terrorism, we simultaneously defend peace at home, deterrence abroad, security at our borders, stability in our region and the unity of our nation. The goal of a terrorism-free Türkiye will be pursued with determination.

Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi gave important messages to young people at the Grand Turkey Final of the Turkey Debate Competition organized by the Turkish Youth Foundation (TÜGVA). Çiftçi responded in a language he understood to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who attacked the scandalous statements targeting President Erdoğan and Interior Minister Çiftçi in his speech.

WE WILL NOT COMPROMISE

Stating that they will never compromise on their stance on Palestine, Minister Çiftçi said, “Türkiye’s word is followed with hope in every corner of the heartland, especially Palestine and Gaza. Because Türkiye’s word finds a response as trust in the hearts of the oppressed, as a prayer in sad geographies, as a call in the conscience of humanity.” That’s why our stance, our words and our sensitivity are so valuable. There will be those who will be disturbed by our sensitivity towards Palestine. Of course, there will be those who are uncomfortable with our connection to Jerusalem. There will also be those who are uncomfortable with us raising our voices against the genocide taking place before the eyes of humanity in Gaza. But we will never compromise on this stance,” he said. Çiftçi said: We will carry the cause of Jerusalem’s freedom in our hearts. We will feel the pain of Palestine in our conscience. We will listen to the cry of Gaza. We will see standing by the oppressed and fighting for a just world order as the most fundamental responsibility of being human. Our esteemed President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on every platform, supports the rights of Palestine, the oppressed of Gaza, the dignity of Jerusalem. The defensive leadership stance will also guide us. We will carry this sensitivity with the same belief, the same determination, and the same conscience, and we will not let anyone question this sensitivity.

THIS PATH, WHICH STARTED WITH WORDS, BECAME A LIGHT FOR HUMANITY

Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi gave important messages to young people at the Grand Turkey Final of the Turkey Debate Competition organized by the Turkish Youth Foundation (TÜGVA). He stated that the Holy Quran was sent down to humanity as the Divine Word, that the Prophet’s message began with words, that new horizons were reached from the Companions of Suffa to Beytülhikme, from Bukhara to Andalusia and finally to Istanbul, and that science was a light to humanity on this path. At the end of his speech, Çiftçi said, “I congratulate our Turkish Youth Foundation, which is a youth school where our young people meet their values, for this meaningful program.”

HE GIVEN AN EXAMPLE FROM ERDOĞAN TO YOUTH

Addressing the young people participating in the Türkiye Debate Competition organized by TÜGVA, Çiftçi gave an example from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to point out the power of oratory and debate. Referring to the first place he won with President Erdoğan’s friends in the High School Debate Competition, which he participated in when he was a student at Istanbul Imam Hatip School in 1972, Çiftçi stated that that first place turned into a path to reach the world podium years later, and that this stance went down in history as a strong call of conscience against global injustice.

GENOCIDENT KATZ’S DISPUTE

Minister Çiftçi’s statement, “When I was governor, I had a prayer from God Almighty. May God grant me the Governorship of Jerusalem even for one day…” was trending on social media. While Çiftçi’s statement caused panic in Israel, genocidal Israel’s Minister of Defense Israel Katz, in response to these words, made arrogant statements about the Ottoman Empire and Jerusalem. “To the Turkish Minister of Internal Affairs, who dreams and threatens to establish power in Jerusalem, I say this: Jerusalem is not Constantinople and the state of Israel is not the crumbling Crusader Empire; on the contrary, it is a strong and determined state that has proven its ability to defend itself against all kinds of threats,” Katz said.