Turkish search and rescue teams arrived in Venezuela, which was affected by severe earthquakes, and started their work. Search and rescue teams from the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) and the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), who came to the city of La Guaira, which was most affected by the earthquake, arrived at the region upon the notice that there might be live people in the rubble of the 14-storey building that collapsed in La Paez District. An expert team of 75 people under the coordination of AFAD is waging a fierce struggle. In addition, 5 rescue vehicles and 6 search dogs are operating in the region.

THEY REACHED THOSE UNDER THE RUBBLE

Residents of the area shared the information that there were 43 flats in the collapsed 14-storey building and 41 flats were residential. Teams led by AFAD managed to reach the earthquake victims under the rubble alive.

BIG RACE AGAINST TIME IN VENEZUELA

While search and rescue efforts continue uninterruptedly in the city of La Guaira, where the highest loss of life and property occurred after two major earthquakes in Venezuela, Venezuelans waiting by the rubble are waiting for their relatives to be taken out as soon as possible. Venezuelans are searching for their relatives with photos in their hands, social media posts and missing person notices posted on the walls, and they do not leave the rubble. Families, who are in tears waiting for news from their relatives, demand the authorities to speed up search and rescue efforts.

Despite the uninterrupted efforts of the teams, there is concern that the loss of life will increase. While aftershocks continue after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that occurred in the country on June 24, people are staying in tents set up in parks. Earthquake victims whose houses were destroyed are housed in stadiums, sports halls and municipal social facilities. Venezuelans, who are waiting for news from their relatives at the wreckage, expressed their demands in their statement to increase the number of search and rescue personnel and to send reinforcement teams to the region. Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez reported that the number of people who lost their lives in the earthquakes increased to 1430, the number of injured increased to 3 thousand 238 and 3 thousand 142 families lost their homes.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted harshly to the decision taken by the Israeli government regarding Armenian claims regarding the events of 1915. The statement said, “The Israeli government, which systematically oppresses the Palestinian people in front of the eyes of the whole world and is on trial for genocide against the Gazans at the International Court of Justice, aims to cover up its own crimes with the political decision it adopted regarding the events of 1915.” Emphasizing that the decision was a “malicious attempt”, the statement said: “This malicious attempt, which ignores legal and historical facts, reveals the predicament of (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) and his accomplices, for whom there is an arrest warrant within the scope of the investigation carried out at the International Criminal Court in connection with crimes against Palestinians. Turkey is determined to end Israel’s expansionist and destabilizing policies in the region and to ensure that the Netanyahu government is held accountable before the law for the crimes it committed against civilians, especially the Palestinian people.” will continue to work.”

Yusuf Tavaslı (91), author of works such as “FULL Prayer Teacher” and “Complete Prayer Book”, calligrapher and hafiz, died due to organ failure in the hospital where he was treated in Istanbul. Tavaslı’s body was buried in the family cemetery in Eyüpsultan Cemetery after the afternoon prayer at Eyüpsultan Mosque yesterday.

Yusuf Tavaslı, who was born in Denizli in 1935, settled in Istanbul in 1950 and received intensive memorization training until 1962. The master author, who then started his publishing career, was known for his religious guide books with his unique colorful cover designs. Tavaslı’s works reached sales of over 10 million copies, breaking a record that is difficult to break.

PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN: HE HAD AN EXCEPTIONAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS
President Erdoğan expressed his sadness at the death of the master calligrapher and writer in his condolence message published on his social media account. Erdoğan included the following statements in his message: “I pray for God’s mercy on the writer, calligrapher and hafiz Yusuf Tavaslı, who has a special place in our hearts with his works, books and practice of calligraphy, and I express my condolences to his family, relatives, friends and students.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made important statements at the closing of the AK Party 33rd Consultation and Evaluation Meeting in Sakarya Sapanca. Erdoğan said briefly as follows:

❱ A QUARTER CENTURY-OLD EPIC: We opened a brand new page in Türkiye by establishing the AK Party on August 14, 2001. AK Party introduced many innovations to Turkish politics; It transformed Türkiye. If today we are talking about a quarter-century-old epic full of success at every stage, the importance we attach to consultation as well as the bridges of love we have built with our nation have a large share in this. On every page of this quarter-century-old epic; We keep our doors open to all kinds of suggestions and constructive criticism. Our principle is to hold ourselves accountable before the nation holds us to account. We have the ability to combine the experience of our gray hair and the dynamism of our youth on the same ground and melt them in the same pot. We have the ability to bring together all the colors of Türkiye under the umbrella of our party. AK Party has a “Türkiye Book”.

❱ WE CAME BY BREAKING BARRIERS: We set out on the journey of serving the nation 25 years ago with these intentions. We set out on this path knowing what we were aiming for; We came out with a unity of destiny, not a unity of interests. As our late master Necip Fazıl said: “Behind the curtain is the curtain, behind the curtain is the curtain; As each trench is overcome, the goal is in the other trench.” When we overcame a trench, new horizons opened up before us; When we overcome an obstacle, bigger goals appear before us. Of course, we paid a heavy price and faced huge walls. But we have come to this day by overthrowing the barriers placed in front of us, one by one, and by breaking down the barriers placed against us, one by one.

❱ WE DID NOT LEAVE OUR BROTHERS ALONE: We set out 25 years ago as the hope of the nation, but today we have become the source of hope for 100 million people living outside our borders. Now my dear brothers and sisters; During our term as Prime Minister and Presidency, we visited 81 provinces of our country with you many times. We went together to districts, towns and villages that no politician had ever visited before. We didn’t say far or near, we didn’t say rain and mud, we didn’t say sun, summer and frost; We traveled throughout Türkiye many times. We supported our Palestinian brothers against Israel’s state terrorism. We embraced sister geographies that had been neglected, ignored, and left out of Türkiye’s coverage area for years; We reached out to the oppressed. Wherever there is injustice or lawlessness, wherever Türkiye’s help is needed, wherever Turks are expected, wherever their path is awaited, we have tried to be there with all our means.

❱ YOU ARE THE HOPE OF GAZA: As white cadres, we are all the hope of 86 million, of course, but this organization, this party, this movement is not only the hope of 86 million, but also the hope of the ummah. Be sure; You are Gaza’s only hope. You are the hope of the rising Damascus. You are the hope of Aleppo, reborn from its ashes. You are the hope of Mogadishu, Khartoum, Beirut, Tripoli and Tripoli. Remember, Nicosia is looking at you; Baku is looking at you; Sarajevo, Skopje, Prizren, Baghdad, Basra are looking at you. Remember, we are a movement that receives the prayers and support of not only our own people, but also hundreds of millions of our brothers and sisters in our geography of heart. Whoever succumbs to his personal ambitions should know that the responsibility of our beloved nation and the ummah in sister geographies is on him.

WE WILL NOT BE CONFIDENT WITH THE PROBLEMS

❱ We will listen to criticism as much as, or even more than, congratulations and appreciation. We will especially stay away from arrogance and maintain humility. The ruling party means; It means door of need, door of trouble, door of cure. We will not ignore the problems reported by our citizens and will try to find solutions; We will push our possibilities even further.

At the end of the program, AK Party General Secretary Eyyüp Kadir İnan and Deputy Chairman Faruk Acar presented the sign with a crescent-star motif, on which the 10 stanzas of the National Anthem were written in Latin maquis style, repeated 33 times, to President Erdoğan.

THIS IS THE SQUAD THAT WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE GENOCIDE

❱ We have promises to the oppressed, we have debts to be paid to the oppressed, we have responsibilities towards the oppressed. See; They deliberately killed our baby Hind Receb, who was waiting for an ambulance in a car in Gaza, among the corpses of his relatives, while he was praying and reading the Quran with the healthcare worker. They deliberately killed the baby whose mother was breastfeeding him. They deliberately killed innocent babies in parks, schools, hospitals and incubators. Before they knew the world or understood what was going on, they martyred thousands of babies and thousands of young people whose mouths smelled of milk. There was a genocide there in Gaza; The attacks still continue. There is no doubt that the account for this genocide will be asked, asked, asked! We cannot neglect this. If God permits, this team will be held accountable for this genocide.

‘REMEMBER EREN BÜLBÜL AND ÖMER HALİSDEMİR IN EVERY STEP YOU TAKE…’

❱ I say it with all my heart; Your burden is too heavy. May those beautiful eyes, those innocent eyes of Hind Receb come to your mind in everything you do, in everything you do, in every step you take. Remember Eren Bülbül, remember Aybüke Yalçın, remember Ayşenur Alkan, remember Mehmet Selim Kiraz, remember Ömer Halisdemir, Halil Kantarcı, remember Martyr Mustafa Cambaz. Remember our companions who were the targets of bullets on the night of July 15. Remember their children, our brothers, who were cruelly taken away from life when they were only 16-17 years old. What you need to do is; It means to embrace your cause wholeheartedly, to do justice to the trust placed upon you, to work harder, to strive harder. If anyone is tired, please come aside and rest. Those who don’t come to the sidelines should do their justice to the field!

DISCUSSED KARABÜK WITH MPS

Within the scope of the 33rd Consultation and Evaluation Meeting, AK Party Deputy General Secretary and Karabük Deputy Cem Şahin and Karabük Deputy Ali Keskinkılıç met with President Erdoğan. At the meeting, where Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu was also present, investments in Karabük, planned projects and the priority needs of the city were discussed.

Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran reacted to Israel’s recognition of the 1915 events as “genocide”.

Director of Communications Duran, in his statement on his social media account, said, “It is simply hypocritical that the Israeli administration, which has committed the most brutal massacre of the 21st century by slaughtering tens of thousands of innocent civilians, including babies, women and the elderly, dares to use historical events as a political weapon. Israel’s recognition of the 1915 events as so-called ‘genocide’, the blood of Palestinian innocents on their hands, the state terrorism they carry out in the Middle East and the crimes against humanity they recklessly committed.” It is a futile manifestation of the effort to cover up.

“HE HAS NO RIGHT TO BE UNDER CONSCIENCE GUARD”

It is the greatest irony in human history that those who talk about moral and historical obligations are today a structure that constantly bombs hospitals, schools, places of worship and refugee camps and tramples on international law. “Those who are tried for the crime of genocide at the International Court of Justice have no right to give Türkiye a history lesson or act as conscience watchers,” he said.

During the meeting held at the Istanbul Working Office of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Kurtulmuş expressed his pleasure in hosting the Speaker of the Estonian Parliament, Hussar, in Türkiye within the scope of the NATO Parliamentary Summit.

Expressing his desire to further strengthen bilateral and interparliamentary relations between Turkey and Estonia, Kurtulmuş also emphasized the importance of acting jointly with Estonia in parliamentary assemblies such as the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA), and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (PAB). Stating that they believe that Türkiye’s defense industry capacity and experience can make significant contributions to Estonia’s efforts in the field of defense and security, Kurtulmuş stated that Türkiye takes an active role within the framework of NATO missions.

Expressing his hope that the NATO Parliamentary Summit in Istanbul and the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit to be held in Ankara on July 7-8 will present a strong perspective on the future of NATO, Kurtulmuş said that it is essential for NATO, which is a security umbrella, to focus on what kind of peace perspective can be developed and how it can contribute to achieving peace. Kurtulmuş stated that, as Türkiye, they are committed to being strong in the defense industry against all problems in the region and that they prioritize negotiation and diplomacy in resolving all conflicts. NATO PA Turkish Group President and AK Party Antalya Deputy Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu also took part in the meeting.