Turkish Red Crescent organized iftar for Gazans on the first day of Ramadan. Hundreds of displaced Palestinians had their first iftar with aid from Türkiye. In addition, the Red Crescent, which increased its soup kitchen capacity to 60 thousand people, sent off its 21st Kindness Ship from Mersin Port to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. The holy month of Ramadan also brought joy to the oppressed people in Gaza. Turkish Red Crescent set up a giant iftar table for the people of Gaza to break their first fast. Hundreds of families came together at the street iftar prepared in the Yarmouk region in the central part of Gaza, and Palestinians ate hot food. Red Crescent, which has further expanded its humanitarian aid activities in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide with the arrival of Ramadan, increased its daily hot meal capacity to 60 thousand people.

The Red Crescent is planned to provide iftar support to a total of 1 million 800 thousand people throughout Ramadan. On the other hand, the 21st Kindness Ship of the Turkish Red Crescent departed from Mersin Port on the first day of Ramadan. 175 thousand food parcels, clothing, hygiene, shelter, water and basic living materials set out for Gaza. The Red Crescent continues to carry out both emergency humanitarian aid and Ramadan-specific support programs in Gaza.

DIGITAL DONATION SEASON IN Türkiye

In her statement to SABAH, RED Crescent President Fatma Meriç Yılmaz stated that the Red Crescent has put into use new models that will strengthen aid processes across Türkiye this year. In the pilot application launched in cooperation with Agricultural Credit Cooperatives, those in need can directly shop for basic food with the code sent to them, while the food parcels sent by donors will be quickly delivered to those in need, thanks to the digital donation model carried out with Migros.

1.8 BILLION LIRA AID IN 28 COUNTRIES

Turkish Red Crescent, which started a charity campaign with the theme “This Ramadan, We Stand by Those Who Are Alone”, plans to reach a total of 7.5 million people in need at home and abroad within the scope of the 2026 Ramadan campaign. This year, the Red Crescent allocated an aid budget of approximately 1.8 billion lira to 28 countries, including Gaza.

Istanbul Police Department’s Financial Crimes Department carried out a major operation as a result of its work on betting and match-fixing allegations in football. During the investigations, it was determined that some club managers placed “suspicious” bets on their own teams’ matches through legal betting sites during their tenure. Managers’ betting accounts, especially those based on goal charts (over-under) and player performances, were subject to technical monitoring. Based in Istanbul; In simultaneous raids carried out in Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Denizli, Giresun, Izmir, Konya and Muğla, 32 of the 33 suspects for whom detention warrants were issued were captured. The suspects who were detained within the scope of Article 11 (match-fixing and incentive bonus) of the “Law No. 6222 on the Prevention of Violence and Disorder in Sports” were brought to the Istanbul Provincial Police Department for questioning.

THOSE WHO WERE MADE FOR DETENTION

Aytaç Altay, Bahadır Haktanır, Cem Koç, Cesur Burak Akar, Tuncay Gülel from Antalyaspor.

Former club president Abdullah Sancak, Burhan Serkan Kalmaz, İhsan Çetinkaya from Adana Demirspor.

Erdinç Hıdımoğlu, Ersin Sarıkaya, Ferhat Karademir, Gürkan Temür, İbrahim İnaç, Mustafa Tütüncü, Osman Topal, Tahsin Çoban from Giresunspor.

Hakan Faydasıçök, Kamil Yücel, Muhammet Ali Atasever, Osman Öztürk, Osman Serper, Yunus Emre Demirkol from Konyaspor.

Hüsamettin Akyüz, Hüseyin Gümrükçüler from Alanyaspor.

Hüseyin Sorudak, Yavuz Cinkaya from Denizlispor.

Adem Başbilen from Ankaragücü.

Ahmet Topdağ from Yeni Malatyaspor.

Caner Tuna from Bodrumspor.

Enes Memiş from Göztepe.

Orhan Dönmez from Kocaelispor.

Süleyman Yurtseven from Gençlerbirliği.

Yasin Ocak from Sivasspor.

FINANCIAL MASKS HAVE FALLED

Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office documented that Klon Payment Corporation provides infrastructure to illegal betting barons. During the investigations of the CBRT and MASAK, it was determined that the names of the betting sites were clearly written in the address sections of the organization’s database, where the transactions came from, and yet the transactions were continued knowingly. It was determined that expressions such as “betting”, “bet”, “casino”, “gambling” were used in the account descriptions and millions of transfers were made from current accounts. The teams tracking the proceeds of crime documented that the money was transferred to the accounts of PBM Tech Bilisim, a 90 percent subsidiary, and from there it was transferred to the personal accounts of the suspects and withdrawn as cash. Klon Payment Institution Inc. and Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) was appointed as trustee to PBM Tech Bilişim A.Ş. On the other hand, in the investigation launched by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, in line with MASAK reports, on suspicion of money laundering through “ghost ticket” sales during the Tuzlaspor period, 10 suspects were caught, 2 of whom were in prison. 5 of the 9 suspects who were brought to court were arrested. On the other hand, the “drug trafficking” operation initiated by the Küçükçekmece Public Prosecutor’s Office also extended to the illegal betting gang. 17 suspects were arrested in operations in 6 provinces. The investigation revealed that the account transaction volume between 2023 and 2025 was 10 billion 322 million 722 thousand lira. Huzeyfe ATICI – Leyla YILDIZ/ SABAH

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the “Cemre Foundation Promotion Program” held at Atatürk Cultural Center: I congratulate the Cemre Foundation, which started as a civil society movement in 2021 and turned into a corporate structure last year.

When it comes to the environment and combating disasters, ‘Who is there?’ When it is said; You represent millions of soldiers who say ‘I am’ without looking to the right or left. Therefore, I hereby respectfully salute you, my young friends, and all the responsible young people of Türkiye, whose sparkle in your eyes warms my heart and raises my hopes for the future. I feel great pleasure to be with you, who I believe will be in the 81 provinces of our country today and all over the world tomorrow. Walking with you is my greatest pride and happiness. When I look at you, my young brothers, I see not only the determination to flourish and keep Türkiye alive; At the same time, I see the heirs of a civilization that protects the rights of wolves and birds, mountains and stones, air and water. When I look at you, I see a sensitivity that speaks the same language as nature; I see a subtlety whose essence leads to truth and reality. When I look at you, I see the depth of perception in Aşık Veysel, who transformed our culture’s connection with existence into art by saying ‘My faithful half is black soil’.

When I look at you, I see not only the ambassadors of the heart who grow up like Hızır in natural disasters, but also a high sense of responsibility who feels responsible for the future of the world and makes helping those in need a lifestyle. When I look at you, I see the yeast of awakening and resurrection that no denial, alienation, or cultural erosion can erase from the hearts and minds of our nation, and the will to bring this to life. When I look at you, I see the manifestation of the values ​​that make us a nation. Protecting the environment is patriotic consciousness.

We have carried out very important work on the environment since we became the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. We took care of ‘garbage, potholes and mud’. We turned the Golden Horn, which was discussed to be filled with soil due to bad smell, into the pearl of the Bosphorus again.

Today, the whole world is on the verge of serious challenges regarding the environment and climate. We are in a period when we need to increase our efforts on the environment and mobilize more people, especially young people. We increased the share of renewable energy in total installed power to 62 percent. We have made a revolution in terms of afforestation.

LAFTA ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE CUTTING OLIVE TREES IN MILAS

When it comes to words, those who claim to be environmentalists but massacre olive trees in Milas and condemn the cities they rule to garbage, mud and pits; We will not allow the exploiters, who make our nation suffer without water for weeks in the middle of winter, to make our heavenly homeland uninhabitable, sometimes due to their incompetence and sometimes due to their extreme desire for profit. We never engage in political discrimination in environmental projects. We sincerely support every step and every idea that protects the environment, beautifies nature and contributes to our efforts in this field.

ZERO WASTE HAS BECOME A GLOBAL MOVEMENT

The Zero Waste Project, carried out under the auspices of my wife Emine Erdoğan, has now turned into a global environmental movement. The concept of zero waste forms the basis of our environmental projects. This movement teaches us that when we recycle a plastic bottle, we do not just dispose of waste; We also save the life of a creature, the beauty of a beach, and the hope of a child. When we save a tree, we also secure the breath of a generation. Now we are preparing to take all these efforts to the next level. As a result of diplomatic negotiations, we hosted COP 31. This year, we will host nearly 200 countries in Antalya, and hopefully we will say, “It is time for action, not words.”

Iftar with the KAYACIK FAMILY

President Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan were guests of Ali and Miyase Kayacık family at iftar dinner in Istanbul Beyoğlu last night. In her post on social media, First Lady Erdoğan thanked the Kayacık family for their hospitality and said, “We would like to thank the precious Kayacık family for opening their tables and hearts to us for their sincere hospitality. I wish health, peace and abundance in their household.”

ASKON ACCEPTED ITS MEMBERS

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received the members of the Board of Directors of the Anatolian Lions Businessmen Association (ASKON) at the Istanbul Dolmabahçe Working Office. The reception was held closed to the press.

HE PRAYED FRIDAY PRAYER IN THE RENOVATED MOSQUE WITH THE SUPPORT OF KADEM

PRESIDENT Erdoğan performed the Friday prayer at the Örnek District Central Mosque in Ataşehir. At noon, Erdoğan came from his residence in Üsküdar Kısıklı to the Örnek District Central Mosque, which was rebuilt due to earthquake risk with the support of philanthropists and under the leadership of the Women and Democracy Foundation (KADEM). Citizens showed love to Erdoğan after leaving the mosque

Prof. Dr. The 16th Ordinary Board of Trustees Meeting of the Fuat Sezgin Islamic Science History Research Foundation was held at the Okmeydanı Darülaceze Presidency. Bilal Erdoğan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Science Dissemination Foundation, who attended the meeting, said in his speech that the students supported by the foundation should not be modest but their goals should be global. Bilal Erdoğan said: “We are trying to see if we can do something for the education of Muslim communities that have no owners in the world.

Therefore, we will try to draw attention and raise awareness about the widespread education of children there. We will at least try to see if something more can be done about their education at this juncture. This is also an education foundation. We are trying to raise and educate very good scientists who will keep Fuat Sezgin’s legacy alive in the academic community, carry it to further levels, and convey his basic message to the masses.” At the 16th Ordinary Board of Trustees Meeting of the Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Islamic Science History Research Foundation, held at Darülaceze, Mecit Çetinkaya, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of the foundation, was re-elected as president.

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) rolled up its sleeves to prevent violence in social life, education and health. The studies of the commission, which included academics and field professionals from the fields of law, psychology, political science, philosophy, economics and health, were collected in the book “Combatting Individual and Social Violence”, together with field examples. MHP Deputy Chairman İzzet Ulvi Yönter noted that the commission of 22 people worked for 4 months for the book. In the foreword of the book, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli’s evaluation was included. Pointing out that the increase in individual and social violence has reached alarming levels, Bahçeli said, “Crimes committed against our little children, murders, rapes becoming normal, attacks nestled in life, cases of violence, lines of fight and polarization extending from the family to the society in general are a suffocating ball of problems that need immediate intervention and require an emergency action plan.”

GOOD CONDUCT RECOMMENDATION

In the book, it was suggested that people who have completed the minimum period in prison should not automatically be considered to be of good behavior, and that they should benefit from conditional release if they are deemed to be truly reformed. The book also included a recommendation to establish a board to prevent individual and social violence.

Authorization was received for the redaction of the report, which was accepted by the National Solidarity, Fraternity and Democracy Commission with 47 votes in its last meeting on February 18. The corrections were completed and the report was published on the official website of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

Thus, the report was made available to the public. The report consists of 107 pages with its annexes. The minutes of the last meeting of the commission were also added to the report. The minutes include the parties’ opinions as well as their comments. The report begins with the “introduction” letter of the Speaker of the Parliament, Numan Kurtulmuş. The report, which consists of seven chapters, also includes “conclusions and evaluation” and “appendices” sections.

Kurtulmuş’s article states the following:

“The natural alliance that Turks, Kurds and Arabs will form with other brotherly peoples living in the region will initiate a period that will disrupt the disintegration and disintegration scenarios of the imperialists in the region and neutralize their plans. Our nation has a stronger will for unity, brotherhood and integration than defeatist ambitions.