It has been claimed that the new generation youth center, which was opened 3 days ago with the participation of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel in İzmir’s Konak district and named after Manisa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek, who passed away last year, is actually an unlicensed construction office. AK Party Konak District Chairman Sait Başdaş stated that the youth center that Konak Municipality hastily opened was an unlicensed construction office and said, “They are trying to pass off a container as a youth center just to create a perception.

“This is not a service, it is a perception,” he said. The youth center, which CHP Konak Municipality announced had completed its construction in Çınarlı District, was opened with a ceremony 3 days ago with the participation of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel. However, AK Party Konak District Chairman Sait Başdaş claimed that the facility opened by CHP Chairman Özgür Özel was actually a ‘construction office’. Başdaş said, “When I went to the address in question, I was surprised by what I saw; They turned a construction office into a youth center. They are trying to create a perception in Türkiye by painting the construction office in two days and saying ‘We have done a project’. “This is exactly the CHP mentality,” he said.

Former CHP Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım was detained and arrested with his girlfriend in a hotel room in Ankara within the scope of a ‘bribery’ investigation. Yalım was suspended from duty by the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on March 31. During the examination of digital materials obtained within the scope of the investigation, images of the moments when Özkan Yalım used drugs were also revealed.

The footage included the places Aslıhan Aksoy and Özkan Yalım visited during their Dubai holiday, the hotel they stayed in, the entertainment venue they went to, and footage of Aksoy recording herself while using drugs. It was determined that Aksoy was appointed to the staff of Uşak Municipality only 10 days after May 8, the date when he and Yalım went on holiday to Dubai.

FOR THE LOVER
The rapid rise of Aslıhan Aksoy, whose statement was taken within the scope of the investigation, in municipalities was also put under the spotlight. Aksoy’s career and relationship traffic were reflected in the records. Aksoy met Özkan Yalım at his own Ahenk Restaurant. He had a love affair with Yalım, who was a member of parliament at that time, for about 4 years. Between 18 May 2024 and 1 August 2025, he worked as a SGK member in the Human Resources unit of Uşak Municipality. Aksoy, who moved to Izmir in August 2025, started working at Bornova Municipality Press and Public Relations Call Center on September 22, 2025. This rapid rise and high salaries were also mentioned in secret witness statements. On the other hand, CHP council member Hatice Terekeci Özkan was elected as the deputy mayor of Uşak Municipality.

IN BATUM WITH HIS SECOND LOVER…
Former Mayor of UŞAK, Özkan Yalım, was detained on March 27. Before he was taken into custody, he went to Batumi, Georgia, with his girlfriend Seher Akay (21), another municipal employee, on March 21. After 3 days together, the duo went to Ankara from Rize-Artvin Airport. On the third day they spent at the hotel, they were detained by the police raid. In the investigations, it was evaluated that this holiday was made with the money obtained from Uşak Municipality.

New details have emerged in the bribery and corruption investigation that broke out in Bursa Metropolitan Municipality. It was stated in the reports prepared by the police that Mustafa Bozbey, who was arrested within the scope of the corruption and bribery investigation, turned the office room where he was elected by the votes of the people into a ‘real estate office’ during his term as Nilüfer Mayor.

Details of the ugly bargain were revealed in the preliminary report prepared by the chief civil inspector. Kutludeniz Construction Ltd. Stating that he joined the company as a partner, Erdal Aydın talked about the negotiation they made for the comparable price increase in the office of the then Mayor of Nilüfer, Mustafa Bozbey, for the Emek 22 Site, located on island 1384, parcel 2. Aydın stated that in 2018, he and his company partners visited Bozbey in his office through Hüseyin Gür, who is known to be a relative of Bozbey.

“WE WILL HELP”

Erdal Aydın, who witnessed this bargaining incident, stated that Sırrı Aydın, one of the partners of Kutludeniz Construction Company, and Hüseyin Gür, the intermediary, said to Mustafa Bozbey in the office, “The current precedent yields 340-345 flats. Therefore, this precedent does not save.” He said that Mayor Bozbey then said, “We will help in whatever way we can.” According to Aydın’s statement, after the meeting ended, his intermediary, Hüseyin Gür, had another one-on-one meeting with Mayor Bozbey. Aydin stated that after all these negotiations, they received an additional 1000 square meters per license for the project consisting of 12 building permits.

10 MILLION DOLLARS

Erdal Aydın said that in return for all these negotiations, Hüseyin Gür, who was the intermediary, demanded 3 flats for himself and 15 million dollars for Mayor Bozbey and his deputy Erdem from the partners of the construction company. Aydın added that through later negotiations, they agreed to give 10 million dollars to the then Mayor of Nilüfer, Mustafa Bozbey, and Deputy Mayor Turgay Erdem.

The Istanbul Provincial Organization and 39 district organizations of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) were dissolved. MHP Deputy Chairman Semih Yalçın, in his statement on his social media account, said, “The Nationalist Movement Party Istanbul Provincial Organization and 39 District Organizations have been terminated in accordance with the 34th article of our charter, based on the authority granted by the 52nd and 54th articles of our party charter. It is respectfully announced to the public.” Then, making a new post, Yalçın announced that Volkan Yılmaz was appointed to replace the dismissed MHP Provincial Chairman Sertel Selim. Dismissed Istanbul Provincial Chairman Sertel Selim made a statement on his social media account and said, “The sacred duty placed on our shoulders as the Istanbul Provincial Chairman has ended as of today. We are under the command of our leader, Mr. Devlet Bahçeli.”

NEW PRESIDENT VOLKAN YILMAZ
MHP’s new Istanbul Provincial Chairman, Volkan Yılmaz, was elected as Silivri Mayor in the Local Government elections held on March 31, 2019. Yılmaz, who served as MHP Silivri District Board Member, Istanbul Provincial Board Member and Provincial Vice President, also served as a member of the Central Executive Board of the Nationalist Movement Party between 2012 and 2019. Yılmaz, who is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) and a Member of the Council of the Union of Municipalities of Turkey (TBB), was a candidate for the Istanbul 3rd Region Deputy in the 25th and 27th Term Parliamentary General Elections.

Türkiye is seen as an island of stability that points to diplomacy and peace while crises emerge one after another in its region and in the world. The fifth Antalya Diplomatic Forum (ADF2026), one of the most important organizations supporting this stance of Turkish foreign policy, will be held in Antalya on 17-19 April, under the auspices of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The theme of this year’s forum will be “Dealing with Uncertainties While Designing Tomorrow”.

This theme emphasizes the importance of being able to foresee and effectively address problems in order to build a better future. On the first day of the forum, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan are expected to deliver the opening speeches. Within the scope of the forum, sessions will be held in the format of “Leader Panels, ADFPanels, ADFRounds, ADFTalks”. World brands in their fields will take part in these sessions.

PRESIDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES WILL COME

ADF2026 will bring together leaders, decision-makers, diplomats, academics, business experts, media and civil society representatives to explore ways to best manage uncertainties, address urgent issues and prepare for future challenges. Participants will discuss global trends and regional dynamics, exchange ideas on possible solutions and share best practice examples through keynote speeches, panel discussions, interactive sessions and bilateral discussions.

Last year, ADF was attended by 155 countries, 21 of whom were heads of state and government and 61 of whom were ministers. This year’s theme, “Dealing with Uncertainties While Designing Tomorrow”, emphasizes the importance of being able to foresee and effectively address problems in order to build a better future. This theme underlines the need to stay ahead of developments by identifying risks and opportunities, developing strategies and transforming the knowledge gained into concrete actions.

AK Party Deputy Chairman and Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik answered the questions of Sabah Newspaper Ankara Representative Okan Müderrisoğlu and A Haber Ankara Representative Murat Akgün in the A Haber live broadcast. Making evaluations about the war that started with the attack of Israel and the USA on Iran, Çelik noted that the activity in the region is not just about the conflicts on the field. Çelik said, “This traffic we are talking about also shows the lobby fights in the background of the war. On the one hand, there is a war lobby led by Israel, and this lobby has a serious counterpart in America.” Drawing attention to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s unique experience among world leaders, Çelik said: “If Turkey had acted as a mediator instead of Oman, the parties would not have been able to leave the table so easily. Our President’s command of the Iran file is unlike any other head of state in the world. Our President is the most experienced among the leaders who came to power through democratic elections.”

WE ARE AT THE THRESHOLD OF IRREVERSIBILITY
Stating that the world order is now at an irreversible threshold, Çelik stated that the status quo established after the Second World War is being shaken and said, “As we were saying, the order established after the Second World War is being shaken. This order is now abolished. When we look from the period when NATO was established, one of the main indicators was the disarmament of Japan and Germany, but today we see that these seams are bursting.” Stating that the Kurds are not tools of imperialist games in the Middle East, Çelik said, “The first is that our Kurdish brothers in Iran and Iraq act with extreme common sense. The Israeli side, rather than the United States, tried to make them a part of the war, but our Kurdish brothers showed admirable common sense in both Iraq and Iran. Even if they had problems with the Iranian regime, they did not become a party to this injustice and stood on the right side of history.”

THE UNIFYING POWER OF Türkiye
Underlining the trust of the people of the region in Türkiye, Çelik said: “All the Kurds in the region know that when Erdogan says something, it is not only for the benefit of Türkiye, but also for their benefit. Today, Turkey is taking initiatives through every channel to ensure that everyone stays out of the conflict, and this has a direct impact on the power elements in the region.” Reminding Türkiye’s unifying power, Çelik said, “While even the cities next to each other cannot talk, Turkey can talk to both sides. Today, the agenda in the world press, from Brazil to China, is President Erdoğan’s political strategy.” Stating that there is intense diplomatic traffic for peace, Ömer Çelik said, “Right now, Turkey is leading this, speaking loudly for peace. Pakistan, Egypt, Qatar and other Gulf countries are making great efforts. However, as long as America’s support continues, it is not possible to stop Israel with any rules. The world needs to balance this and establish various mechanisms.”

THE MOST CRITICAL SUMMIT IN NATO HISTORY
Stating that the most critical summit in NATO history will be held in Türkiye, Çelik said, “The summit will be a matter of ‘ok or continue’, especially between Europeans and Americans. As a security organization, there is still no alternative for the Western alliance.”