Halime Nuray Tunç, whose left arm was amputated during the February 6 earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, received a bionic arm prosthesis with the support of the Social Development Center Education and Social Solidarity Association (TOGEMDER). In the earthquake known as the “disaster of the century”, mother Tunç’s 2 daughters, who were trapped under the rubble in Hatay with their 3 children, lost their lives. Tunç lost one of his arms in the earthquake and his spinal cord was also damaged. Various campaigns were organized so that Tunç, who needed a myoelectrically controlled above-elbow bionic arm prosthesis, could have this prosthesis. In this context, TOGEM-DER, whose Honorary President is Emine Erdoğan, stepped in to supply the bionic elbow module of the prosthesis, which costs 2 million 100 thousand liras, and the microprocessor five-fingered hand component of the prosthetic system. The necessary money was covered by the association and the elbow module was ordered. After obtaining the missing part, Tunç got the prosthetic arm he dreamed of.

EMINE ERDOĞAN’S INSTRUCTION
TOGEM-DER President Mihrimah Belma Sekmen said, “Emine Erdoğan watched Ms. Halime on television programs. They instructed us to contact her and do whatever was necessary. We did the necessary work.” Halime Nuray Tunç, who received her prosthesis, expressed her feelings as follows: “I received a phone call. They said, ‘We are calling from TOGEMDER. First Lady Erdoğan is calling us, they want us to take care of it’. When they said that the prosthesis would be completed, we were very surprised, very emotional, we did not know what to do, we were very happy. I feel very different now, I cannot express it, frankly, I am so happy.” TOGEM-DER President Sekmen also gifted a computer to Tunç’s 10-year-old daughter İrem.

Upon the request of the person who applied to the Presidential Communication Center (CİMER) for his mother, who became ill in Saudi Arabia, where he went to perform the pilgrimage, NA (70) was taken by ambulance plane and brought to the dormitory within 48 hours and received treatment. The citizen, who applied to CİMER on June 5, stated that his mother fell ill in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, while performing the pilgrimage in the organization of the Presidency of Religious Affairs, and was taken for treatment at the Saudi German Hospital, where she was diagnosed with Covid and tuberculosis and was under treatment in intensive care, and requested that their application for an ambulance plane to bring her mother to Türkiye and continue her treatment there be accepted and urgently transferred. Upon request, the necessary procedures were carried out by the Jeddah Consulate.

An ambulance plane operation was organized under the coordination of the Presidency of Religious Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health to transport NA to Türkiye. The patient, who was reported to be ill with a diagnosis of pneumonia, was taken from Saudi Arabia by ambulance plane on June 7, after completing his technical and flight permits, and was transferred to Istanbul Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital. It was learned that NA’s treatment continued in the intensive care unit and that he was conscious.

Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum, in his speech at the Housing Determination Draw Ceremony and Square Opening program held in Adıyaman, made comprehensive evaluations about the reconstruction works carried out after the February 6 earthquakes. Citizens showed great interest in the program, which started with a moment of silence and the reading of the National Anthem. Speaking at the program where the draw for 5 thousand 41 social houses built in Adıyaman Central İndere was held, Minister Kurum stated that 455 thousand houses have been completed in the earthquake zone so far and said, “Adıyaman has risen from the place it was destroyed.”

WE KEPT OUR PROMISE
Stating that they had an exciting and enthusiastic day in Adıyaman, Minister Murat Kurum said, “Adıyaman is rising from the place where it was destroyed. Thank God, we did not embarrass you. Under the leadership of our President, we have completed 455 thousand houses in 11 provinces in 2 years. Within the scope of the Housing Project of the Century, we are building 500 thousand social houses in 81 provinces, as the biggest move in the history of the republic. In this project, ‘Our 11 provinces will be privileged.’ We said and kept the quotas high. Remember, we first drew the draw for the rightful owners here, and we also determine the location rules for our residences here for the first time. 5 thousand 41 social houses in Adıyaman Merkez İndere find their owners today. “In our city, where we provided 43 thousand disaster residences, we are now providing safe homes for approximately 20 thousand citizens with our social housing,” he said.

WE APPROACHED HOLISTICALLY
The institution said, “We approached our city with a holistic structure. We said, ‘While completing the houses, it is necessary to consider the daily life, commerce, production and social fabric of the city together.’ Our square project and works we carry out in Adıyaman Center are an important part of this integrity. Within the scope of the project, we provide 554 offices and 167 commercial areas. A parking lot for 580 vehicles means a more orderly life in the city center. We are implementing a grant project worth approximately 3.5 million dollars in our city.” he said. The institution also said that 4.5 million beverage packages were collected in 2 days with DOA machines. He stated that citizens earned 4.5 million in this context.

The situation regarding the use of in-car equipment that vehicle drivers have been eagerly awaiting has become clear. Accordingly, phone holders mounted on the windshield, vehicle cameras and equipment within the specified dimensions can be used, provided that they do not obstruct the driver’s field of vision. With the amendment made to the Highway Traffic Regulation, the rules regarding the driver’s field of vision, display devices, phone holders, vehicle cameras and audio systems in vehicles have been rearranged. In his post on his social media account, Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi gave information about phone holders and vehicle cameras: “Phone holders mounted on the windshield, vehicle cameras and equipment within the specified dimensions can be used, provided that they do not obstruct the driver’s field of vision. Thus, hesitations about the use of navigation and vehicle cameras will be eliminated.”

Regarding the accessories hung on the rearview mirror, Çiftçi shared his assessment: “Fragrance and similar accessories will not be within the scope of the ban as long as they do not block the driver’s field of vision and do not endanger driving safety.” Regarding multimedia and smart screens, Çiftçi stated, “No penalty will be applied to factory-made screens and screens used for navigation, parking support, interior and exterior cameras, recording devices and system settings.”

WHAT IS THE SITUATION IN BUSES?
Çiftçi stated that the use of individual audio and video devices placed on the seats or in suitable areas within the vehicle, which are available to passengers in buses and minibuses, will continue and said, “We will continue to work with an understanding that clarifies the rules, ensures unity in practice, protects the rights of our drivers and never compromises traffic safety.”

VISA FOR A SOUND SYSTEM IN COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS
Regarding in-car sound systems, Çiftçi said: “It will be possible to use sound systems, subwoofers and amplifiers that comply with the specified technical standards. As long as the sound does not disturb the public peace by spilling out of the vehicle, no criminal action will be taken just because there is a sound system in the vehicle. In order to take action regarding the sound systems, it will be necessary to concretely detect and record that the sound is disturbing the peace of the environment by spilling outside the vehicle.”

New resignation news came in Izmir, which was shaken by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay’s announcement that he would resign from CHP and continue his path independently. Legal advisor Ahmet Okyay, known as Tugay’s right-hand man and serving as the municipal companies coordinator, announced that he resigned from his duties. It was claimed that Okyay’s unexpected resignation was due to his not being invited to the collective agreement signing ceremony that Tugay signed with the Belediye-İş Union the previous night. News of resignation also came from Konak.

Konak Municipal Council CHP Group Deputy Chairman Kazım Umdular announced that he resigned after the previous day’s council meeting. Umdular, after CHP council member Alaattin Kurt made the statement ‘I am being threatened’ at the meeting, said that the threat against the council member or any other person could not be accepted in any way. Allegedly, after the meeting, Konak Mayor Nilüfer Çınarlı Mutlu reacted to Umdular with the words, “Instead of defending me, you protected Alaattin Kurt.”

‘MKE Tolga Close Air Defense System’, which was developed by the Machinery and Chemical Industry (MKE) and carried out its first test firing in Konya last November, was introduced this time to the international delegation attended by 64 people from 24 different countries. MKE Tolga, who made a shooting demonstration at the Karapınar Shooting Test and Evaluation Group Command located in Konya, detected and neutralized air threats one by one in 7 different scenarios, including kamikaze drone, swarm drone attack and ‘Şahid’ type fixed-wing UAV threats. This success of MKE TOLGA was breathtaking. MKE General Manager İlhami Keleş said, “As Machine Chemistry, our production policy is to develop effective, simple and cheap solutions. Because the threat is like that. The threat is also effective, simple and cheap. Therefore, intervening in such a cheap threat with very expensive measures brings a completely asymmetrical financial burden. In order to eliminate it, there is a need to develop simple and cheap solutions that are proportional to the target. The ability to shoot effectively against a target that is very small and very difficult to manage and predict, and the ability to eliminate those targets, is an advanced technology. Today’s “With TOLGA, we aimed for the things you put forward to be cheap and effective, and with this self-confidence, TOLGA once again proved its worth with live shootings in front of the military and civilian delegations of so many countries,” he said.

GOING INTO PRODUCTION
Stating that the development process of the TOLGA Close Air Defense System has been largely completed, Keleş said, “In order to meet the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces, our mass production continues in order to bring it into the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces, with the decision taken by the Defense Industry Advisory Board. Export contracts have been made to various countries. The processes related to joint production continue by adding new countries. In other words, we will be producing TOLGA in different geographies of the world, some of it in Türkiye and some locally, and providing it to the service of these countries.” spoke.