In the investigation against Antalya Metropolitan Municipality subsidiary company ANSET, 9 suspects, including the wife and mother-in-law of the detained Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Cansel Tuncer, were detained. An operation was carried out by the teams of the Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch of the Provincial Police Department within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against ANSET regarding the allegations of “tender rigging”, “bribery”, “laundering of proceeds from crime” and “rigging the performance of an act”. During the operation, Cansel Çevikol Tuncer’s wife VT and mother-in-law NT, who were arrested within the scope of the same investigation while working as the general secretary of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, BA, DA, EB, M.Ş, NI, RSÖ, S.Ü., who worked in the municipality and municipality affiliated companies. and Ş.A. He was detained. It was learned that archaeologist M.Ş.’s statement will be taken in Istanbul.

IRREGULARITY IN TENDERS
It was learned that there were irregularities in various tenders for the procurement of goods and services carried out by ANSET, and that some public officials involved in the tender processes prepared documents related to the procurement of goods and services by pretending to have been performed works and services that were not actually performed. It was stated that the wife and mother-in-law of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Cansel Tuncer, who was detained during the investigation, were detained as a result of financial investigations regarding unexplained money transfers during the acquisition processes of real estate.

Following the arrest of 10 people, including Mayor Bora Balcıoğlu, within the scope of the corruption investigation carried out against Istanbul Silivri Municipality, it was revealed that 21.5 million lira of public damage was incurred, the mayor received 450 thousand dollars of bribe, 40 thousand 200 euros were delivered in a black box at the CHP district building, and 3 villas were settled illegally. The confessions of two confessors and Mayor Balcıoğlu were revealed. Balcıoğlu was suspended from duty. It was claimed that a property of 5 thousand 368 square meters in Balaban District was previously abandoned to the public as a green area, and then it was re-established and converted into an industrial land.

It was stated that the real estate was transferred to another structure, although it should have been returned to its former owner, and the expert report stated that 21 million 522 thousand 717 liras of public damage was caused due to the transaction. One of the most striking details of the investigation was the contractor’s claims. The contractor admitted that he gave 450 thousand dollars directly to Mayor Balcıoğlu in order to obtain a workplace occupancy. In the statements taken during the investigation, a cafe operator admitted that he gave 40 thousand 200 euros to the former CHP district chairman, with Balcıoğlu’s knowledge, in a black box in the CHP district headquarters building, in order to obtain the right to operate.

On the last day of the 4-day THINK TANK Project organized by Rize Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Necmeddin Bilal Erdoğan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Science Dissemination Foundation, attended the summit speeches program at Üsküdar RİDEVA Cultural Center. Speaking at the program, Erdogan drew attention to the importance of international students studying in Türkiye. Stating that they established Turkish alumni associations in their countries after receiving university education in Türkiye and that they maintain their connections through these associations, Erdoğan said, “Turkish graduates associations are being established in the countries. The Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (TYB) organizes, monitors, coordinates and supports them. Some of them work in Turkish companies in their countries. Some of them still continue to visit, visit and cooperate with Turkey. Turkey graduates become voluntary ambassadors of Türkiye in the countries they visit.” he said.

WE LOVE AFRICA
Emphasizing the importance of international students and the relationships to be established through them in increasing Türkiye’s export figures, Bilal Erdoğan said: “For example, we are now talking about 275 billion dollars of exports. It is not even a job for us to be a country that exports 500 billion dollars. For this, we need to increase our markets. For example, in 2050, one in four people in the world will live in Africa. Now Africa loves us. We love Africa. We are the country with the most extensive diplomatic area in Africa. Africa has an important place in the future of the world.” “When it has the strength, I think Türkiye needs to be a strong country that walks the path with Africa. Türkiye has a lot to contribute to Europe.”

AK Party, which is the political party with the most members in Türkiye, launched a major mobilization across Turkey to deliver certificates of appreciation signed by President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to its 11 million 543 thousand 301 members. Within the scope of the work carried out under the coordination of the AK Party Headquarters, 81 provinces and all districts were on the field. Certificates of appreciation prepared specifically for each member are delivered personally by members of the organization at their homes and workplaces.

Within the scope of the work carried out under the coordination of AK Party Deputy Chairman and Head of the Organization Ahmet Büyükgümüş, members of the organization establish direct contact with millions of members. During the visits, not only a certificate of appreciation is presented, President Erdoğan’s greetings are conveyed, and the members’ opinions and suggestions are also listened to. Thus, it is aimed to establish a strong bridge of love between the organization and its members. The certificate of appreciation includes the following statement: “I would like to thank you for joining our AK Party family as a member and for supporting the cause of our nation and the future of Türkiye. I hope that your contribution and effort for our country and nation will be beneficial on this path where we walk determinedly towards our Turkey Century goals in unity and brotherhood, and I greet you with my most heartfelt feelings.”

MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli made statements regarding the agenda at the Turkish Grand National Assembly group meeting. Bahçeli said:

CRISIS PRODUCTION MECHANISM: Israel, which is a blood-crazy crisis machine that has haunted the veins of peace in the region, is attacking Lebanon by violating the ceasefire, stands against even the US-Iran agreement that the nations of the world are looking forward to with its rhetoric and statements, and continues to be a center of instability in the Eastern Mediterranean and around Cyprus, flattering subcontractor desires. The Netanyahu administration is a crisis production mechanism that threatens the peace of the region.

DECLARATION OF ITS EXHAUST: The targeting of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, by this evil mentality, which has tied its political life to the bloody security narrative, added fuel to the fire to preserve its seat, and tried to cover up the atrocities it created in the Middle East with the curtain of slander and propaganda, is a declaration of Netanyahu’s impotence, haste and exhaustion. Trying to give moral lessons to Türkiye, pointing fingers at our President, raising the flag of surrender of the headquarters of reason. Their unfounded accusations and endless accusations are null and void for us. We are not going to listen to the ominous ravings and respond to pathetic discourses from the same pit while the increasing brutality of those who seek success in the blood of babies is before the eyes of the whole world.

THE AGREEMENT MUST BE RECOGNIZED ON THE FIELD: The US-Iran agreement should not remain on paper, but should be responded to on the field, transit security in Hormuz must be guaranteed, and discussions on the nuclear program must be carried out on the basis of international law and control mechanisms. This bastard, who tramples international law and attempts to build impenetrable walls against peace, will sooner or later, but surely, give account for every drop of blood he sheds and every house he destroys, one by one, in the presence of history and nations.

LINE TURAN CORRIDOR: We said Zengezur, but now let’s name it correctly: This line is Turan Corridor. Turan Corridor is the gateway to the historical and cultural future extending from Kars to the Turkestan steppes. The opening of the Turan Corridor will be an economic and geopolitical leap from Ankara to Turkestan. Turan Corridor is the strategic key of the Turkish and Turkish Century. Armenia will either drift in pursuit of the old occupation mentality, quest for diaspora, and desire for rematch, or it will accept the new reality of the region and open the door to permanent peace.

‘OUR PRESIDENT IS IN OFFICE AND WE ARE BEHIND HIM’

Answering the questions of the journalists, Bahçeli reminded the President’s Chief Advisor Mehmet Uçum’s words about the election, “The election may be on Sunday, April 16, 2028” and said, “There is not even a time difference between the timely election and the date given by our President’s advisor. The important thing is that the election be held on time. It is time for every issue discussed for now to be clarified and Türkiye to become a country that grows in stability. Different names are emerging as new presidential candidates. Our President is in office, and we stand behind him.” he said.

UN PLAYS THE THREE MONKEYS

Bahçeli said, “While humanity is groaning in Gaza and pain and massacre are rampant in our region, the United Nations is playing the three monkeys. When the possibility of the Israeli government being held accountable appears on the horizon, they want to build immunity armor around Netanyahu. The fate of the tin soldiers who line up and take a stand for the sake of Israel’s interests will be defeat and disappointment. The crimes against humanity committed in Gaza and Beirut will neither be covered up in diplomatic lobbies nor in time.” “It’s a file that will be put on dusty shelves. This book will remain open until the Supreme Court,” he said.

Metro works carried out by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure in Istanbul continue rapidly. Halkalı-Arnavutköy Line will be put into service by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 19. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the works in the Halkalı-Arnavutköy section of the Halkalı-Istanbul Airport-Gayrettepe Line have been completed. Uraloğlu said, “We have completed the work on the 21.75 kilometer Halkalı-Arnavutköy section. In this context, we will put Ibn Haldun University, Kayaşehir, Olympiad, Halkalı Stadium and Halkalı Stations into service between Halkalı-Arnavutköy.”

AIRPORT 30 MINUTES
With the commissioning of the entire line, Uraloğlu will operate the Vezneciler- Sultangazi-Fenertepe Metro and İbn Haldun University Station, Bakırköy-Kirazlı- Başakşehir-Kayaşehir Metro and Kayaşehir Station, Ataköy-İkitelli-Olimpiyat Metro and Olympiaköy Station, Kabataş- Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey-Bahçeşehir-Esenyurt Metro and Halkalı. He said that integration will be achieved at Stadium Station. Stating that the line will be integrated with MARMARAY at Halkalı Station, Uraloğlu said, “The travel time between HalkalıIstanbul Airport will decrease to 30 minutes.” ANKARA