Participating in the ‘Building of the Century: Strong Türkiye’s Revival Vision Panel’ organized by the Directorate of Communications, Minister Kurum emphasized that CHP continues its policy of lies despite not hitting even a nail in the earthquake zone. The institution said, “They brag about sending garbage bins, but they do not like the 455 thousand houses we work day and night.” The following messages came to the fore in Minister Kurum’s speech:

‘WE GAVE THE ANSWER WITH 455 THOUSAND HOUSES’

Those who rubbed their hands saying ‘the government will be buried under this rubble’ pumped up fear with lies. They sabotaged our work by spreading false information. At this point, we have responded to all these lies with our 455 thousand houses standing tall. They still continue to lie. They brag about sending garbage bins, but they don’t like the 455 thousand residences we work day and night for.

He knows very well that there is no interest in disaster housing, and he persistently, knowingly, continues to lie, looking our nation in the eye. We say and explain, ‘As in all disasters, housing will be interest-free and at fixed prices,’ but they continue with the same lies. Supposedly, he will come out later and say, ‘I said so and they did it.’ No one will swallow this, Mr. Özgür. Don’t play with people’s minds.

‘THEY COULD NOT EVEN BUILD THE MOSQUE THEY PROMISED’

CHP Chairman: ‘Why are you thanking the minister?’ He scolds MPs and mayors. Here is the Grand Mosque in the middle. It’s still in its foundational stages. Rest assured, if the earthquake zone were at the mercy of CHP, all 11 of our provinces would be at the foundation stage today.

‘WE DID WHAT WAS SAID CANNOT BE DONE’

Speaking at the panel, Director of Communications Burhanettin Duran stated that the state and the nation wrote a strong revival story hand in hand after February 6, and said, “Turkey has done what was said to be impossible in this process. It has presented a new standard to the world with its human-centered approach.” Duran also stated that 366 journalists from 26 countries were hosted in Türkiye on the 3rd anniversary of the earthquake and that he saw the revival works in the earthquake region.

There were reactions against Eskişehir’s AK Party Mihalgazi Mayor Zeynep Güneş Akgün and İyi Party founding member Mehmet Emin Korkmaz, who used ugly and derogatory statements on social media for wearing local clothes. Korkmaz’s ugly attack received reaction from all segments of politics and non-governmental organizations.

SUPPORT FROM ERDOĞAN

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also supported Akgün. Erdoğan, who had a telephone conversation with Akgün during the AK Party Central Executive Board meeting, said the following: “You are coming to our group meeting with 100 women on Wednesday, all white. You are already white. But now you have made a revolutionary turn.” Conveying the greetings and prayers of the Central Executive Board members to Akgün, Erdogan said: “Look, he says, ‘Bring this civilian constitution and save us from these things.’ Akgün, who will come to Ankara with 100 women from Eskişehir tomorrow, will attend the AK Party Group Meeting to be held in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. On the other hand, Mehmet Emin Korkmaz, who was detained due to his insulting post against President Akgün, was arrested and sent to prison by the court for “inciting the public to hatred and hostility”.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli spoke at the “57th Year with Glory” program held at ATO Congresium on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the establishment of his party:

I especially hope it is known that; Türkiye is not just the name of a geographical region and piece of land. If there is a Republic of Türkiye, there is also a Turkish nation. The owner of the Republic of Türkiye is the Turkish nation. The Turkish nation is the human example of a magnificent and magnificent family from east to west, from north to south. The Turkish nation will live as long as the world continues. The future hope of Türkiye and the Turkish nation, the architect of the future, is the Nationalist Movement Party and the People’s Alliance. As we build the Turkish and Turkish Century step by step, with the morality and spirit of this historical alliance, our effective goal is for peace, tranquility, prosperity, freedom, human rights, democracy, national unity and solidarity to prevail. The establishment and manifestation of a terrorism-free Türkiye is the crowning of this goal.

WE ARE THE GUARDIANS OF VALUES

The principled attitude, high responsibility and common-sense understanding we have displayed in this sensitive period that Türkiye is going through has shown that MHP and the People’s Alliance are the focus of national and spiritual values ​​and the unfailing guardian of national interests. Ideologies cover the theoretical field of order and social life that an idea imagines to be. We can call this the field of values. Love and concern for the homeland, nation and flag, faith; The expectation of a stronger country falls within the scope of these values. We know best the answer to the question of who will stand in my way if the security of my country is in danger.

WE SWALLOWED THE DUST OF THE DECADES, WE DID NOT SWALLOW THE TRAITORY GAMES

It is easy to say, we are constantly fighting for the right, the people and the truth, with the glory and honor of a political existence that has lasted half a century and seven years. We say that our high political and intellectual quality is not the reward of 57 years, but the historical glory of 57 years itself. With our independent conscience and peace-loving mentality; We have left behind 57 years of history with our philanthropic, nation-loving and patriotic understanding, our tremendous commitment to Turkish history and culture, and our genuine and dignified commitment to national and spiritual values. Thank God, our three crescents, which rose once in Adana on February 8-9, 1969, never came down again, and those who tried to bring them down were not given the opportunity. We swallowed the dust of decades, but we did not swallow the treacherous games. We have been tested by the difficulties of decades, but we have not let our national unity and brotherhood fail. Just as the roots under the ground do not ask for anything from the trees in return for making the trees abundantly fruitful, we did not expect the same in return for serving our nation for which we are in love.

We have always been close in our love. We loved this country unconditionally. We embraced every beauty, every trust, every value and every person of our nation for God’s sake and held them tightly to our hearts. Our great poet Yunus says, if you want, ask from within, so we did so because we believed that Allah is closer to us than we are. Sometimes we were unseen, we said okay, God is our helper. Sometimes we were unheard, we said, ‘It’s okay, everything has its time.’ Sometimes we were lonely, but we didn’t mind, we said, ‘If he falls, the loneliness of a wolf will come to our house.’ In difficult and difficult years, we ate the frost, ate a bagel by cutting it into four, and ate our hearts out while shouldering the coffins of martyrs in the mosque courtyards. At times, we received bullets fired at corners; But we were not defeated by oppression, we were not defeated by humiliation, even if one of us left, the other took his place; We never gave up or said okay to ambushes, traps and games. We are today what we were yesterday. We are the Nationalist-Idealist Movement that carries the honor of belonging to the Turkish nation with the noble blood in our veins.

WREATH OF 57 ROSES WITH CRESCENT AND STAR MOTIF FROM ERDOĞAN

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a congratulatory wreath with a star and crescent motif and 57 roses to the 57th Anniversary Program of MHP. In his speech, Bahçeli thanked President Erdoğan for the wreath.

TERRORISM-FREE Türkiye IS OUR FUTURE

Rest assured that the Turkish nation, including Turks and Kurds, will carry their victorious past to the future. Whether this burden is on our shoulders or costs us our lives, it will definitely happen. On the other hand, discussing the founding principles and structure of the Republic and trying to destroy them based on ethnic differences is equivalent to threatening the existence of the state. Achieving the goal of “Terror-free Türkiye” will come to life with the dynamism and resistance of national solidarity. From now on, it will be possible to achieve the goal of a Terrorism-Free Zone. Because Türkiye is the center of gravity not only of our region but also of the world. We are determined to prevent brother fights, MHP is ready to pay the necessary prices.

THOSE WHO QUESTION OUR NATIONALISM ARE POLITICAL HELPERS

In our eyes, the rants, boneless bullshit, and uninterrupted parasitism of early-born nationalists who wear the mask of false sincerity only resemble the noise of an empty barrel. The one who is gone is gone. Satan sold. What has returned has returned. The slag was extracted from the ore. Even if the shell is gone, the essence is here, the faithful hearts that honor their cause are here, the brave men are here, those who sing the anthem of the Gray Wolves of Asia on the Çankaya slope from their hearts are here. Unfortunately, it is clear that those who ask what we are are in the grip of forgetfulness or denial. We are Turkists, Turanists, as on the first day, we are Turkish nationalists who find their source in the Turkish-Islamic Ideal. Political recruits questioning us here and there, so who are you? If I say you are a liberal, you are not, if I say you are a conservative, you are not, if I say you are a democrat, you are still not, at best you would be a complete political helmsman and indeed you have become one. Even though they have been in our caravan in different lanes for 57 years, those who fled here and there in the first storm have made their choice. Get well soon to those who remain under the sieve, the fight will continue until the end with the honorable people who remain above it, that is, you, and the existence of this cause will not be tarnished.

Stating that a solution to the tension between Iran and the USA can be found through negotiations, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan said that our region cannot tolerate a new war. Answering questions in the live TV broadcast he attended, Fidan briefly said the following:

During the 12-day June war, we received a phone call from the USA one night, they said, ‘Tell the Iranians, anything can happen in a few hours.’ I talked to my Iranian colleague and he said, ‘How can we set a meeting date?’ It was the USA that met, it was Israel that shot. The situation may be different this time. We need collaboration platforms.

I don’t want to bring up bad scenarios. Iran has said it will respond in case of a major attack, including attacks on targets in regional countries. Hitting energy infrastructures under the name of attacking US bases may lead to the spread of war, and it is not clear where it will stop when it enters that lane.

War brings great drama and destabilization. The regime in Iran cannot be destroyed by air strikes. There are harsh responses to the disturbances in Iranian society, and there are speculations about what the losses are. When the Iranian minister came, he had the number he gave and said he was clear on this issue.

Our region cannot afford a new war. At least right now, there doesn’t seem to be an immediate threat of war. There is a possibility, the door has been opened, after the talks held in Istanbul on January 30, it was an important decision for both sides to negotiate and start from the nuclear file. Telling the Iranians to take or leave the four items is not a solution, we told the Americans. After seeing a willingness with the Iranians on the nuclear issue, we told the US side that it would be better to leave from here.

Although there are discourses that try to be shaped around maximalist approaches, on the one hand, the goal of a terror-free Türkiye and a terror-free region is progressing within the framework of the principles we have put forward. Regarding this, disinformation, maximalist approaches, extreme discourses that try to go beyond the framework, some wrong approaches or racist discourses that aim to make us lose our focus, that is, to dilute the goal of dissolving the terrorist organization and disarmament, may emerge from time to time. Necessary answers will be given to these where necessary, but we will not lose our focus and will not allow manipulation and provocation to turn us off our path.

While discussing the Syria issue, our esteemed President once again evaluated the importance he attaches to stability in Syria and the value of the one nation and one army approach for the country. They stated that with the elimination of the activities of the terrorist organization based in the northeast of Syria, the process of terror-free Turkey and terror-free zone has been overcome from an important obstacle, and that in the coming period, Syria will continue its path in unity and integrity, within a framework where Arabs, Kurds and Turkmens are the common winners.

A VISUAL DISCOURSE

Dear friends, unfortunately, this politics of hate and hate speech manifests itself as a disease from time to time. One of the clearest examples of this is the hate speech made by an indecent person towards our Eskişehir Mihalgazi Mayor Zeynep Hanım. This statement directed at a mayor who has been elected many times with the votes of our citizens and deserves this position is truly a despicable statement. First of all, I would like to express that the common reaction of our citizens from all segments of society and all views against this hate speech is extremely meaningful and valuable. I would especially like to emphasize that it is extremely valuable for our female citizens from all segments of society to oppose this hate speech and support our mayor. The fact that statements containing common sensitivity have been made by different political parties shows that a national consensus has been formed to stand against the politics of hate. There were allegations that this person was a member of the İYİ Party, and from the first moment the party officials took a very quick decision to discipline and expel him. Mr. Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu made a very clear statement and stated that they found this hate speech despicable and that they, as a party, institutionally rejected it. All of these explanations are extremely valuable. We would like to thank once again our citizens, political party leaders and representatives from every party and every opinion who take this stance. However, the greatest gratitude goes to the sensitivity of our female citizens from different views who demonstrate common sensitivity.

Dear friends, another important issue concerns our youth. While our young people continue their education, they also want to adapt to business life before graduating. In this context, the transformation initiated by YÖK in applied education has been implemented and this step will enable our students to move into the field of employment faster. This decision taken by the YÖK Presidency and management is extremely important in terms of meeting the life-related demands of our young people and being a part of employment while receiving education, and we believe that we will see the positive results of this.

SOCIAL MEDIA REGULATION IS COMING

Another issue discussed around the world is social media. We are doing a study on social media. We are carrying out these studies to protect cyber sovereignty as a part of national sovereignty. Our President draws attention to this issue to protect our cyber sovereignty. Remarkable statements are coming from the West on this issue.

They haunt both children and the sovereignty of countries. These are the things we must do to protect our freedom.

Dear friends, the issue regarding Iran is also a topic we need to follow closely. Negotiations have started and we consider it extremely important to resolve the problems through these negotiations. An external intervention in Iran would be based on wrong analyses. There are political and social problems in Iran, but the Iranian society must solve them with its own dynamics.

We do not predict that the intervention will cause great instability and create serious problems from the Middle East to the Mediterranean, from certain parts of Asia to the Caucasus. We know and see this clearly. For this reason, the option of foreign intervention, especially military intervention, should not be brought to the agenda in any way. Of course, the nuclear file is on the agenda, the ballistic missile issue is on the agenda, Iran’s regional policies are on the agenda, but treating all of these as a single bag will not lead to results. Here, it is necessary to use the opportunities and capabilities of negotiation correctly. It would be beneficial to proceed by dealing with these files one by one and solving them one by one, and it is extremely important to stay away from all kinds of external intervention options.

ESPECIALLY OUR YOUNG FRIENDS SHOULD WATCH THE ÖZDEMİR BAYRAKTAR DOCUMENTARY

We have struggled with many areas of tutelage since the first day we came to power. In fact, the most fundamental issue we have been struggling with since the day our party was founded was to pave the way for Türkiye, pave the way for democracy, ensure economic growth and create a revolution of self-confidence in our people. Chief among these was the fight against tutelage. Just as we are fighting against internal tutelage, today, for the reasons I have just stated, it is also necessary to fight against global tutelage, which is created by an unprincipled world represented by technology oligarchs and an order in which institutions are disintegrating. Today, many of our friends who work in our party, ministries and institutions took part in the tutelage struggle under the leadership of our President and became a part of those dark days. It is impossible to remember those days without experiencing them, because it is not easy to describe this darkness by telling it from the outside or writing a book. It is extremely difficult to explain what darkness feels like, what codes it has, and what kind of gloom it creates over a country. No matter how much your literary talent or analysis power you have, no matter how much you explain, there will be no end. Türkiye was living in such darkness and we saw this in many areas. One of the most important dimensions of this was the obstacles placed in front of Türkiye in the field of defense industry. There were internal interventions as well as external ones, to the extent that they harmed Türkiye’s national security. In order to refresh the memories of this process, we would like everyone, especially our young friends, to watch the documentary of the late Özdemir Bayraktar, one of the pioneers of the National Technology Move. When I watched this documentary, I saw new information about the events that took place and felt that some gaps were filled. The examples given by our friends who explained the process there clearly reveal that Türkiye’s struggle against tutelage is a struggle to protect national sovereignty, especially in the field of defense industry, and, in a sense, to protect Türkiye’s political honor. The documentary of Özdemir Bayraktar, a raider for the TEKNOFEST generation, is actually the telling of his own stories. It is your story that is being told. This is the story of how the self-confidence revolution began. It is also seen how people performing seemingly ordinary duties intervene in order to prevent a person or institution, with consequences that could cost the lives of our soldiers. Thus, it is clearly understood how much trouble Türkiye has gone through and reached today. For this reason, I would especially like to express that this documentary, this work that tells the story of a raider who was one of the pioneers of the National Technology Move, is very important for those who are interested in politics, those who are interested in national history, and everyone who wants to understand what is happening in this country from different areas.

WE WILL WALK THE LONG ROADS TOGETHER WITH DEVLET BAHÇELİ

My dear friends, today is also the 57th anniversary of the establishment of the Nationalist Movement Party, our People’s Alliance partner and the long-established plane tree of Turkish politics. We once again commemorate Alparslan Türkeş, the late leader of this movement, which was founded in Adana 57 years ago. We extend our sincerest congratulations to Mr. Devlet Bahçeli, the managers and members of the Nationalist Movement Party. As the People’s Alliance, we have opened very difficult paths, we have fought a great struggle, and God willing, from now on, we will walk longer paths together in terms of both regional policies and domestic politics. On this occasion, we sincerely congratulate once again the 57th anniversary of the Nationalist Movement Party and remember with gratitude everyone who contributed.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan had a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart. During the meeting, evaluations were made about the ongoing nuclear negotiations between Iran and the USA.

ARAKÇİ SAID, “A BIG WALL OF SECURITY HAS BEEN CREATED”

According to Fars News Agency, Arakchi addressed the ambassadors in Tehran at the ceremony held on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the revolution in Iran. Regarding the renewed negotiations with the USA, Araqchi stated that his country was serious in the negotiations and aimed to achieve real results, and that the USA should show the same seriousness and be ready for result-oriented negotiations. Arakchi said, “A huge wall of mistrust has been created due to the US’s attitude in the past and even within a year. A year ago, we were in the negotiation process when the US attacked us. I hope that trust will be created so that progress can be made in the negotiations.” he said. Hoping that diplomacy will prevail over war and attacks, Arakchi emphasized that Iran’s policy is close cooperation with neighbors and said that they will continue to work for regional peace, stability and reducing tension. Arakchi apologized to foreign mission chiefs for the difficulties they encountered due to the crisis and internet outages during the 12-day war in June 2025 and the demonstrations that started on December 28, 2025 and lasted about 10 days.