The Weekly Press Information Meeting of the Ministry of National Defense was held at MSÜ Istanbul Rectorate Campus by Rear Admiral Zeki Aktürk, Ministry of National Defense Press and Public Relations Advisor and Ministry Spokesperson. The following statements were used in the press release: Within our university; While the qualified officers needed by our Turkish Armed Forces are being trained through the Army, Naval and Air Force Academy and War Institutes, scientific studies are carried out in the field of defense and security through research institutes, knowledge production and doctrinal development are contributed, the language proficiency of the personnel is improved through the School of Foreign Languages, and non-commissioned officers with technical knowledge and skills and high duty awareness are trained through the NCO vocational schools; This comprehensive and holistic structure ensures the continuity of qualified human resources that increase the effectiveness of our Turkish Armed Forces.

WE INVITE ALL YOUTH

Our National Defense University, a value that inspires the future by nourishing the roots of our past; It strengthens the strength of our Turkish Armed Forces by training the leading personnel of our land, naval and air forces who will effectively use the advanced technology systems of our local and national defense industry, and invites all young people who want to join this honorable march.

84 THOUSAND CANDIDATES APPLIED IN THREE WEEKS

Approximately 84 thousand candidates completed their preferences within the scope of the 2026 National Defense University Military Academy and Petty Officer Vocational Schools Military Student Candidate Selection Procedures, which started on March 25, in a three-week period. The intense interest shown to our National Defense University is one of the most concrete indicators of the trust our nation has in our Turkish Armed Forces. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our candidates and their precious families and remind them that the selection process will be completed on April 24.

On the other hand, applications for Contracted IT Personnel Supply to the Ministry of National Defense for 2026 will start tomorrow (April 17) and end on May 4. Within the scope of Regional Career Fairs; It is planned to participate in the Aegean Career Fair in Aydın on 15-16 April, and the Eastern Black Sea Career Fair in Trabzon on 21-22 April. The classification results of the reserve officer/petty officer candidates and privates who will be recruited in the April, June and July 2026 periods will be available from the e-Government portal, military branches and the Ministry of National Defense Mobile application as of tomorrow (April 17).

TRAINING-DRILL ACTIVITIES

Our Turkish Armed Forces; It continues to improve its operational capability through national and international training and exercise activities, and to increase its effectiveness and deterrence by taking its modern warfare capabilities to an advanced level. Blue Homeland-2026, which was held in the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean between 3-9 April, and Turkey-Pakistan Joint Commando and Special Force (Cinnah-13) exercises, which were held in Isparta and Ankara between 29 March and 9 April, were successfully completed. The Turkey-Azerbaijan Haydar Aliyev Active Firing Joint Battalion Task Force Exercise, which started on April 2, will continue in Kars until April 22, and the International Anatolian Phoenix Exercise in Konya, where 4 countries participated in the actual shooting and 14 countries participated as observers, will be completed tomorrow (April 17).

Our esteemed Chief of General Staff, together with his force commanders, participated in the Actual Firing Phase of the Blue Homeland Exercise on April 9, and the Distinguished Observer Day of the International Anatolian Phoenix Exercise on April 14. The Distinguished Observer Day activities of the Computer Aided Command Post Phase of the EFES-2026 Combined Joint Operation Exercise, which was carried out between 11-17 April under the coordination of the Aegean Army Command, were held in Istanbul yesterday (April 15) and are being carried out in Izmir today. The actual phase of the EFES Exercise will be held in Izmir between 20 April and 21 May. Dynamic Minotaur/Kurtaran Submarine Search and Rescue Exercise is hosted by our country and is being held in the Eastern Mediterranean between 15-21 April with the participation of 20 countries. The Distinguished Observer Day of the exercise will be held on April 20 at TCG Alemdar.

ÇAĞRI BEY DRILLING SHIP IN SOMALIA

In addition, we are participating in the Flintlock Exercise held in Libya and Ivory Coast between 13 April and 1 May, and it is planned to participate in the Locked Shields Exercise, which will be held with on-site participation between 20-24 April. Regarding the visits of foreign military ships to our ports; Port visits are made to Antalya by the French Naval Forces element Provence between 13-17 April, to Mersin by the Bangladesh Naval Forces Sangram between 14 April and 5 May within the scope of the United Nations Interim Task Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mission, and to Izmir by the Albanian Naval Forces element Oriku between 16-19 April within the scope of the NATO Standing Naval Task Group-2 (SNMG-2) mission.

TCG Gaziantep, TCG Bayraktar, TCG Bartın and TCG Lieutenant Güngör Durmuş and Çağrı Bey Drilling Ship and accompanying support ships arrived in Mogadishu/Somalia on 9-10 April. Our TCG Gaziantep frigate and TCG Lt. Güngör Durmuş fuel oil ship continue their escort and protection mission to the Çağrı Bey Drilling Ship off the coast of Somalia. Within the scope of the Vienna Document, representatives of the member countries of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe visited our 1st Main Jet Base Command located in Eskişehir and our Artillery and Missile School Command in Ankara/Polatlı between 6-10 April. Our Air Forces Command is participating in the Space Symposium held in the USA between 13-16 April and the Air Defense Conference held in the Czech Republic between 14-17 April. We congratulate once again our students from the Military Academy and Petty Officer Vocational Schools who participated and won the Serik Triathlon Turkish Cup competition held in Antalya between 10-12 April on behalf of the Turkish Armed Forces, and our athletes who became the first in the 57 kilo elite women category and the Turkish Champion in the Mae Muay category in the Muaythai Turkey Championship held in Mersin between 7-12 April.

THE NUMBER OF TERRORISTS WHO SURRENDERED WAS 75

Our Turkish Armed Forces; to fight against terrorism, to protect our borders; It continues to ensure the defense and security of our country on land, at sea and in the air with determination and determination. In this context, last week; 8 more PKK terrorists have surrendered, thus, the number of terrorists who have surrendered since January 1st has reached 75. Land search and scanning within our borders and beyond; Work on detecting and destroying caves, shelters, shelters, mines and improvised explosives continued. In addition, together with the 4 kilometers of tunnels destroyed in Manbij, the length of the tunnels destroyed in the Syrian Operation Areas was 772 (Tel Rifat: 302 / Manbij 470) kilometers.

BORDER SECURITY

In the last week at our borders, where security has been established at the highest level on a 24/7 basis; 270 people, 17 of whom were members of a terrorist organization, were caught. The number of people caught trying to cross our borders illegally since January 1st was 2 thousand 92, and with 2 thousand 625 people blocked, the number of people blocked this year reached 22 thousand 617. Also during the week; A total of 167 kilograms of drugs were seized during the search and screening activities carried out along the Hakkari, Van and Iğdır border lines.

TURKISH F-16s FLYED IN SOMALIA

Our Turkish Armed Forces, which serve effectively in a wide geography within the scope of bilateral relations and international missions; It continues to make strong and sustainable contributions to regional and global peace, security and stability. Within the scope of the “Framework Agreement on Defense and Economic Cooperation”, F-16 warplanes and ATAK and Cougar helicopters that we deployed to Somalia made a greeting flight at the ceremony held in Mogadishu on April 12, on the occasion of the anniversary of the establishment of the Somali National Army. On this occasion, we once again celebrate the 66th anniversary of the National Army of our friendly and brotherly country, Somalia.

ISRAEL IS HARMING THE STABILITY OF THE REGION

Within the scope of developments in the Middle East; We will continue to provide our best support in order to transform the ongoing temporary ceasefire into a permanent ceasefire before it becomes more complex and difficult to manage, and ultimately to achieve permanent peace. We hope that this war, whose global as well as regional effects are felt more and more every day, will be ended as soon as possible and that the parties will be constructive in the ongoing negotiation process. On the other hand, Israel’s attacks, which are a part of its regional expansionism, continue. The attacks in Lebanon harm not only the territorial integrity of Lebanon, but also the stability and peace of the region, and disrupt the ongoing negotiation process. While we welcome the launch of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, we state that Israel’s attacks, which are incompatible with the spirit of negotiation, are the biggest obstacle to achieving positive results.

MINISTER GÜLER’S VISITS

Our Minister, who attended the “Evaluation Meeting” held at our Land Forces Command together with the Command Level on April 11, visited the Ankara Chamber of Commerce and met with the President and Board Members on April 13, and on the same day (April 13), he went to Qatar within the scope of his official visit, made inspections and inspections at the Qatari-Turkish Combined Joint Force Command, and met with our Turkish soldiers for dinner. Our Minister, who continues his Qatar program on April 14; Evkaf and Sharia met with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense and was accepted by the Emir of Qatar. Our Minister, who received our athletes who were successful in the International Military Sports Council (CISM) competitions and İlke Özyüksel Mihrioğlu, who was selected as the female athlete of 2025 by the council, on April 15, will attend the “Productivity and Technology Fair” held in Ankara today (April 16), and the Antalya Diplomacy Forum between April 17-19. Our esteemed Chief of General Staff is visiting Germany as the official guest of the German Chief of General Staff between 15-17 April. Our Naval Commander, Admiral Kadir Yıldız, is attending the “11th NATO Naval Operations Commanders Conference” organized by NATO Allied Maritime Command in the United Kingdom between 15-17 April.

NEW WEAPON SYSTEMS IN THE INVENTORY

Within the scope of efforts to further increase the advanced technology equipment and deterrent power of our Turkish Armed Forces, which continues to modernize its defense capabilities with the opportunities offered by our local and national defense industry; In various amounts by our Land Forces Command; The Fırtına-2 howitzer and the Akıncı Attack Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TİHA) were taken into the inventory after the inspection and acceptance activities were completed. Again, various amounts of ACAR 300-G Land and UAV Surveillance Radar were delivered to our Land Forces by ASELSAN. ASFAT and our Machinery and Chemical Industry joint stock companies affiliated with our Ministry are participating in the “Productivity and Technology Fair” held in Ankara between 16-19 April. Our Machinery and Chemical Industry Joint Stock Company, which has implemented a total investment program of 1.5 billion dollars covering the period 2023-2027, with its comprehensive investment program; 155 mm howitzer ammunition, 76 mm Denizhan National Naval Gun, artillery and 2.75 inch rocket; It will significantly increase the production capacity of 60, 81 and 120 mm mortar ammunition, tank and howitzer weapon systems, sniper cartridges and light caliber weapons. The Hüseyin Kahya Energetic Materials Factory in Kırıkkale, which is planned to start production in 2026, will produce many strategic explosives, especially nitrocellulose, gunpowder and rocket fuels, and the production of energetic materials such as Concentrated Nitric Acid and Solid TNT will be realized for the first time. will be passed, thus Türkiye’s foreign dependency on explosive raw materials will be completely ended. As a result, our Turkish Armed Forces; It will continue to be effective, deterrent and ready in every field, from border security to the fight against terrorism, to the protection of our rights and interests in the Blue and Sky Homeland, and to fulfill its entrusted duties and responsibilities with perseverance, determination and success.

9 people lost their lives and 20 people were injured in the armed attack that took place at Ayser Çalık Secondary School in Haydarbey District of Kahramanmaraş’s central Onikişubat district. Those who lost their lives in the school attack were sent off to their final journey.

FAREWELL TO 11 YEAR OLD TARIK

The funeral of 11-year-old student Yusuf Tarık Gül, who lost his life in the armed attack on the school in Kahramanmaraş’s Onikişubat district, was buried after the ceremony.

The body of 5th grade student Gül, who lost his life in the armed attack at Ayser Çalık Secondary School yesterday, was taken from Kahramanmaraş Forensic Medicine Institute by his relatives and brought to Karacasu Crimean Cemetery.

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Father Burak and mother Kezban Gül and their relatives shed tears when they came to the coffin.

The funeral of student Yusuf Tarık Gül was buried after the prayer.

AYLA TEACHER’S WIFE FELT SAD AT THE FUNERAL

Relatives of Ayla Kara came to Tekir District Çarşı Mosque, where the funeral ceremony will be held. Meanwhile, Ayla Kara’s husband Ramazan Kara, who came to the mosque, fell ill. Kara, who was intervened by medical teams, was taken to the ambulance as a precaution. On the other hand, it was learned that teacher Ayla Kara is the mother of three children, Furkan Kara is a lawyer, her son Ertuğrul Kara is a student, and her daughter Dilara Karabıyık is married.

4 STUDENTS WERE SENDED OUT IN TEARS

The funeral prayer of 4 students was performed at Abdulhamit Han Mosque. Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş and Bilal Erdoğan also attended the prayer. The funeral prayers of Belinay Nur Boyraz (11), Bayram Nabi Şişik (11), Kerem Erdem Güngör (11) and Zeynep Kılıç (11) were performed at the Abdülhamit Han Mosque. After the noon prayer, the funeral prayer performed by the President of Religious Affairs Safi Arpaguş was attended by Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son Bilal Erdoğan, representatives of political parties and NGOs, MPs and the children’s grieving families, relatives and citizens.

Relatives hugged the coffins covered with the Turkish flag and burst into tears. Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi and Bilal Erdoğan also shouldered the coffins and took them to the hearse.

THE MINISTER TOOK THE PAINFUL MOTHER INTO THE VEHICLE

The mother of Bayram Nabi Şişik, who lost his life in the attack, also wanted to get on the hearse. Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş made the funeral vehicle stop and put the grieving mother into the vehicle.

TEARS FLOWED AT ŞURANUR SEVGİ KAZICI’S FUNERAL CEREMONY

A funeral ceremony was held for 11-year-old Şuranur Sevgi Kazıcı, a 5th grade student, who lost her life in the attack, following the noon prayer at Duraklı Atoluğu Mosque in Dulkadiroğlu district. Şuranur Sevgi Kazıcı’s family, Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, her relatives, the people of the neighborhood and hundreds of citizens attended the funeral ceremony.

Tears flooded as the blessings were received after the funeral prayer. Şuranur Sevgi Kazıcı, who lost her life in the attack, was buried in the family cemetery in Şeyh Adil Cemetery after the prayer.

THE FATHER OF 11 YEAR OLD ADNAN WAS HEART-BREAKING

Adnan Göktürk Yeşil, a 5th grade student who lost his life in the attack, was sent off to his final journey in his hometown, Osmaniye’s Düziçi district.

His family, relatives and many citizens attended the funeral of Yeşil, who was buried in the Yeşiller Family Cemetery in Düziçi district. At the funeral, where tears flooded, the little boy’s relatives had difficulty standing.

‘BYE BYE MY MARTYR’

The words of father Cevdet Yeşil, who hugged his son’s coffin, “Goodbye, my martyr”, broke their hearts.

Father Cevdet Yeşil said, “We are very sorry that Adnan is our only child. Our child was a hard-working, successful child. He was in the fifth grade. He wanted to study in this school very much. That school was a successful school, it had good teachers. We did not disappoint him, we enrolled him in that school. Again, it was routine, as usual, he got on the bus at 12 noon. It was already lunch, fifth graders. Then, around 2-2:30, they said there was a conflict at the school. So we went hastily. Unfortunately, it was time.” We searched for our son until 5 o’clock. Somehow, the police reached us. We went to the hospital and found out that our son had passed away.

He was in the 5th grade at school and came second in the trial exam. They gave him a medal, he was very happy. He loved his late teacher very much, especially his mathematics teacher. The suspect also shoots the mathematics teacher and then martyrs the children. The result is like this. He was successful and hardworking. I had a faithful, honest child who loved his country and his people very much. Even though he was 11 years old, he was very conscious. We are very sorry that we only have one child. May God not let our nation experience such pain again. May he rest in peace. “I hope he will be with our Prophet and have a high rank in heaven,” he said.

The body of Adnan Göktürk Yeşil, who lost his life in the incident that shocked Türkiye, was buried in the family cemetery after the funeral prayer.

FURKAN SANCAK BALAL WAS SENDED DOWN ON HIS LAST JOURNEY

The funeral of 11-year-old student Furkan Sancak Balal was buried after the ceremony. The body of 5th grade student Balal, who lost his life in the armed attack at Ayser Çalık Secondary School yesterday, was taken from the Kahramanmaraş Forensic Medicine Institute by his relatives and brought to the Social Complex Mosque in Afşin district.

Balal’s relatives shed tears when they came to the coffin. Student Furkan Sancak Balal’s body was buried after the prayer. Mother Tuba Belli, brother Ömer Alp, Minister of Commerce Ömer Bolat, AK Party Kahramanmaraş Deputy Mevlüt Kurt, teachers and relatives and many citizens attended the ceremony.

BREAKING NEWS… Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek said that investigations into the school attacks that took place in Şanlıurfa and Kahramanmaraş are continuing. Minister Gürlek gave the following information in his statement:

Investigations regarding the school attacks that took place in Şanlıurfa and Kahramanmaraş provinces are being carried out in a multifaceted manner by our Kahramanmaraş and Siverek Chief Public Prosecutor’s Offices. Sharing images of the incident despite the broadcast ban; Spreads content that may create fear, anxiety and panic among the public; publicly circulates misleading information aimed at discrediting official statements; Many accounts have been identified that praise crime and criminals and encourage them to commit crimes.

In this context, 55 Chief Public Prosecutor’s Offices launched an investigation against 130 account holders and 95 people were detained. Efforts are continuing to capture 35 people, and access to 1,104 social media accounts has been blocked.

In addition, accounts that caused public uneasiness were identified with posts that targeted schools and suggested that attacks would be carried out; In this context, 67 users who targeted 54 schools were detained and legal proceedings are ongoing against them. By our Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office; An instruction has also been given to the General Directorate of Security’s Combating Cyber ​​Crimes Directorate in order to detect and take precautions against digital content and platforms that may lead our children to violence. Period; It is followed by 171 Chief Public Prosecutor’s Offices in 81 provinces and is carried out in coordination with our Ministry of Internal Affairs and our Ministry of National Education.

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, attended the opening session with the theme of ‘Growing Hope for Future Generations, Ensuring Peace and Ensuring Justice’ within the scope of the 152nd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), hosted by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Parliamentarians from many countries also attended the opening session.

‘THE CENTERS THAT CLAIM THAT THEY REPRESENT THE CONSCIENCE ARE ENJOYED BY WATCHING THE PAIN’

Speaking at the opening, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Kurtulmuş said, “The international system has clearly gone into collapse. The dire situation in Gaza is only one of the clearest expressions of this collapse. The failure to demonstrate an effective and binding will in the face of a situation where civilians cannot be protected, their right to life cannot be guaranteed, the health infrastructure collapses, humanitarian aid passage is blocked, and basic living opportunities are eliminated; it is a serious responsibility and a serious test for all of us in terms of the international system. There is no need to mince words here. “The international structure, which remains silent in the face of renewed systematic attacks on humanity, is actually losing its founding claims, and the centers that claim to represent conscience are content to watch the pain,” he said.

‘POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS CAN NEVER BE MADE OVER THE RIGHT TO LIVE OF CIVILIANS’

Kurtulmuş said, “The Palestine issue has gone far beyond being the tragedy of a specific region and has become a common testing ground for humanity. Gaza is like a clear laboratory of how destructive consequences the selective application of humanitarian law produces. Gaza is a heavy test that makes us question why institutions were established today, who the rules exist to protect, and to what extent the human family can behave consistently in the face of common values, and we are all faced with this test. Silence maintained at the expense of the lives of the oppressed, never, never impartiality.” “With your permission, I would like to repeat this sentence. Silence maintained at the expense of the lives of the oppressed can never be accepted as impartiality. I would like to state clearly that the passage of aid convoys cannot be accepted as a blessing depending on the diplomatic calendar and cannot be implemented.

‘PARLAMENTS HAVE A GREAT DUTY’

Kurtulmuş said, “The most basic function of the global conscience is to call a violation a violation, regardless of who it comes from, and to bring the violator before the human family as guilty. What is really needed in the period we are in is to act in accordance with the words spoken and the rules established, rather than producing more words. The international community has to quickly get rid of an understanding that is satisfied with condemnation, lingers with postponement, and confines serious crises to procedural discussions, and solve the problems we face in the international arena with astuteness. We know that diplomacy, of course, requires coolness. Courtesy is one of the indispensable elements of the international system and international contact. However, politeness should never be turned into a cover that makes cruelty invisible, and we should not lose the ability to call the oppressor the oppressor under the curtain of politeness. There is also a difference between speaking in a measured manner and speaking ineffectively. For this reason, I would like to underline that parliaments have a great duty to speak out clearly and never hide the truth in our words. “We will not behave in any way,” he said.

‘IT IS CLEAR THAT WE NEED A MORE SINCERE COOPERATION’

At the end of his speech, Kurtulmuş said, “Most of the societies that bear the heaviest burden are among the societies with the least historical responsibility in all these areas. It is clear that we need a more sensitive, more balanced and more sincere understanding of cooperation in the face of this injustice. We will not be in favor of language that deepens divisions. We will continue to defend a line that is based on fairness, emphasizes negotiation, protects human dignity, reduces representation crises and makes multilateral structures more reputable. The same approach is undoubtedly valid for inter-parliamentary contact. Different views “We have to develop an understanding where discussions can be held on legitimate grounds, harsh disagreements can be handled within civilized procedures, and new opportunities are multiplied around the common good. Undoubtedly, if we act this way, it will be possible for hope to flourish. Undoubtedly, when we act in this way, we will continue our principled stance in political determination. When we act in this way, we will make a great contribution to the expansion of justice in the world.”

Mustafa Kavuş evaluated the seven years he spent in office with an emotional and meaningful message. Kavuş, who described the past seven years as a ‘dedicated journey’, talked about the services provided and shared his hopes for the future. In his statement, Mayor Kavuş expressed his deep commitment to Meram with the following words: “We did not only serve this beloved district for seven years; we engraved our labor on every stone, our love on every street, and our sincerity in every moment.”

“EVERY CORNER OF MERAM HAS A NEW STORY”
Emphasizing that Meram is not just an ordinary town to live in, but also “a garden of civilization that has a soul and breathes”, Mayor Kavuş also revealed the basis of the service concept to date in his statement. Kavuş stated that they worked day and night during their tenure; He stated that they have taken important steps in a wide range of areas, from urban transformation to transportation, from infrastructure to social living spaces. Stating that the face of Meram has changed significantly and modernized in this process, Kavuş said, “The streets echo with hope today; every corner we touch hosts a new story.” With his words, he drew attention to social renewal as well as physical transformation.

“WE PRESERVED THE SPIRIT AND HISTORY OF THE CITY DURING THE SEVEN YEAR PERIOD”
Underlining that the investments made are permanent works left not only for today but also for the future, Mayor Kavuş stated that the roads opened not only shorten the distances, but also bring hearts closer to each other. Stating that the nature of Meram has been added value with the investments made in green areas, Kavuş said that the joy of children, the energy of young people and the peace of adults echoing in the parks are the most concrete reward of these services. Emphasizing that they consider preserving the spirit and historical texture of the city during the modernization process as one of their greatest responsibilities, Kavuş said, “The main thing has always been to keep it alive, beautify it and add meaning. This is what we have achieved the most for seven years.” He summarized his understanding of service with his expressions.

“WE WILL CONTINUE TO WALK WITH THE SAME FAITH AND EFFORT”
Stating that being elected for the second time in Meram has greatly increased his responsibility, Mayor Kavuş said that his efforts to meet expectations have doubled. Mayor Kavuş thanked everyone for their support in every investment made, and stated that the prayers, support and trust of the citizens of Meram are behind all the successes achieved, and that they are working with the effort to be worthy of this trust. Stating that the past seven years have turned into a success story that touched Meram’s destiny and brought hope to its future, Kavuş concluded his words with the following message; “This is just the beginning… We will continue to walk and produce services for a more beautiful, more livable and stronger Meram with the same faith, the same love and the same effort.”

The financial bottleneck that Izmir Metropolitan Municipality was in was also reflected in the reports. According to the 2025 review of the audit commission elected among İZBB Assembly members, the municipality’s income, which was 42.3 billion TL in 2024, reached 65 billion TL in 2025. 77.2 million TL of the 85.7 million TL tax accrual was collected. While the total debt burden exceeded 52.9 billion TL, 42.36 percent of this debt consisted of external financial debts. Its short-term debts were 28 billion 660 million TL, and its long-term debts were 24 billion 316 million TL.

IZSU’S DEBT INCREASED 3 TIMES IN 1 YEAR
The debt of IZSU General Directorate, whose internal and external debt was 5.1 billion TL in 2024, tripled and reached 8.4 billion TL in 2025. It was observed that ESHOT’s total debt reached approximately 9.1 billion TL as of December 31, 2025. The fact that the total debt of the Metropolitan Municipality and its subsidiaries is 80 billion lira caused comments like ‘İZBB is Bankrupt’. According to the report, the district municipalities that received the most investment support from İZBB were Çeşme with 144.4 million TL and Konak with 126.1 million TL. While 39.6 million TL investment support was given to Denizli Bozkurt Municipality, 10.1 million TL resources were transferred to Adıyaman Municipality. The least contribution was received by Karşıyaka, where Tugay was previously president, with 5 million TL.