In Giresun, CHP’s Görele Mayor Hasbi Dede was arrested on charges of “sexual harassment” within the scope of the investigation carried out against him. Following the arrest decision, Görele District Governorate appointed Municipal Council Member Hüseyin Çakıcı from CHP as the temporary chairman until the municipal council elections are held. It was learned that the request for Hasbi Dede to be referred to the High Disciplinary Board will also be on the agenda at the next meeting of the CHP Central Executive Board (MYK).

Dede, who was summoned to the courthouse within the scope of the investigation initiated upon the complaint of the victim family regarding the harassment messages allegedly shared by the CHP’s Görele Mayor Hasbi Dede with a 16-year-old girl named TT on social media in Giresun’s Görele district, was released on the condition of judicial control and with a travel ban. Upon the prosecution’s objection to this decision, Dede was summoned to the courthouse with an arrest warrant. The grandfather was arrested by the court. Following the process, a change of duties was made in the municipal administration. In the appointment made by the District Governorate, CHP Council Member and retired history teacher Hüseyin Çakıcı, the oldest member of the Municipal Council, was appointed as the interim mayor until the election is held in the council. While there are 7 CHP and 4 AK Party members in the Görele Municipal Council, the deputy mayor is expected to be determined by the election to be held by the Assembly in the coming days.

Stating that the AK Party, of which he is a member, did not allow CHP to occupy the rostrum in the Parliament, Gider continued his words by stating that there was no mutual fight at this time and that CHP members were acting fanatically:

“Those who have nothing to say for this country, those who cannot engage in politics, can only hope for help from chaos and anarchy; what happened in the Parliament is an example of this. The authority to appoint ministers is not within the authority of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. In the Presidential System of Government, the Turkish Grand National Assembly does not have to give a vote of confidence to the ministers. What happened yesterday is not a debate in response to an issue that cannot be understood. What is being done here is clearly an attempt to occupy the nation’s rostrum. It is an attempt at anarchism and an effort to create chaos. However, the AK Party does not have to give a vote of confidence to the ministers. Our party and our nation will not allow this from now on, as they did before.”

AK PARTY’S GİDER SENDS “UNHEALTHY MOOD” TO SPECIAL

Stating that the CHP’s “absolute ban” claim is an empty claim, AK Party member Gider said, “The Constitution is very clear; ministers take an oath in the first session of the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly after they are appointed. Where is the absolute ban in this? Occupying the people’s rostrum means blocking the path of dialogue. This is not a healthy state of mind. If you look at what CHP Chairman Özgür Özel and his team have done in the last week, I cannot read anything other than the cries of people in an unhealthy mood. “In yesterday’s group meeting of the CHP, his mood and sentences reflected Özgür Özel’s mood. Today, they tried to do the same in the Parliament. They can only do this alone, but they cannot do this in the tribune of the nation in the Turkish Grand National Assembly.” he commented.

“CHP WILL LOSE THE MAIN OPPOSITION POSITION IN THE FIRST ELECTION”

AK Party member Gider explained that the CHP became aggressive because it was not taken seriously by the citizens, and said that the opposition party fell into this situation according to the results of every election it participated in, and that there was no reward for what they did in the eyes of the nation.

“CHP members will seek anarchism within themselves, it suits them. It is exactly the type of behavior that suits their situation. Does this situation suit Türkiye? Of course it does not. Does Turkey deserve to be remembered in this way? It does not deserve it. But I believe that CHP will lose its position as the main opposition in the first election.” In his evaluation, Gider said that the country is governed by rules and will not be governed by anarchism; He added that the nation should be at peace and that CHP’s quest for anarchism would not be met.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan started his video message to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Transport Ministers Meeting by greeting those who attended the meeting.

President Erdoğan said, “I pray to God that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Transport Ministers Meeting will be beneficial for the Islamic world and all humanity. I say ‘welcome and honor’ to each of our guests who honored our Istanbul from different corners of the Islamic geography.”

“THE ISLAMIC WORLD DOMINATES THE FAST GROWING MARKETS”

Emphasizing that geographical distances have lost their importance but strategic connections have gained more value than ever before, President Erdoğan said:

“The first conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on transportation was held approximately 40 years ago. In this process, the world economy, trade routes, production centers and transportation technologies have undergone a radical transformation. Transportation, beyond ensuring the mobility of goods and people, has become one of the fundamental elements of development, competitiveness and regional integration. The Islamic world, extending from Asia to Africa, from Europe to the Middle East, dominates natural corridors, a dynamic and young population and rapidly growing markets in this enormous geography.

“GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGE SHOULD TRANSFORM INTO STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE”

Stating that effective, reliable and integrated transportation networks are needed to transform geographical advantages into strategic power, President Erdoğan said:

“However, in order to fully realize this great potential and turn geographical advantages into a strategic power, effective, reliable and integrated transportation networks are needed. We believe that the strong connections to be established between our roads, railways, ports and airports will increase not only the trade between us, but also social and cultural interaction.

As Türkiye, we have tried to concretize this understanding with the large-scale projects we have implemented in the field of transportation in recent years. We have strengthened global trade lines with our giant projects such as Marmaray, Eurasia Tunnel, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge and Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge.

Our modern railway lines have come a long way in freight and passenger transportation. Our major port investments have strengthened our maritime transportation capacity. Our moves in the field of aviation have made our country one of the leading centers of global air transportation.

“With the support we provide to the East-West Central Corridor project passing through the Caspian, we are revitalizing the historical Silk Road with a modern understanding.”

“IT COULD BE PREVENTED BY BERAT ALBAYRAK’S MOVES”

Alkin said, “By giving the impression that transactions were being made through these high quotations, they created a manipulative environment in the international markets as if trust in the Turkish lira had suddenly disappeared, and from there we experienced a process of depreciation of the TL. Since this was a London-based operation, our esteemed minister at the time, Berat Albayrak, and the economic management took some important measures to prevent London from making transactions with the Turkish lira so easily, and thus the manipulative effects on the exchange rates.” “A significant portion of the foam from the surge could be removed and prevented.” he said.

DIRTY PERCEPTION OPERATION BY OPPOSITION MEDIA

In order to disrupt the efforts of Türkiye, which has waged a historic struggle against the financial barons for the independence of the local and national economy, the opposition media supported this entire operation process carried out by the West with manipulative news, slander and rumors.

Noting that they prepared a video about the operation against the TL while he was the Secretary General of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM), Kerem Alkin said, “Some online reporting channels, which are registered as oppositionists, reported that there was no such thing in the first part of the video about Trump and the American administration carrying out an operation against the Turkish lira, and that they created a false story there to cover up the mistake of the economic management of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly, which is something for which we are seriously accused.” “We were faced with the picture.” he used his words.

“THEY DID NOT EVEN APOLOGIZE”

Alkin said, “Those opposition economists and those opposition news channels did not apologize in any way. They did not say that Kerem Hodja was right, but we still continued our efforts to ensure that our society and our people know all kinds of processes correctly, and we continue to do so.” he said.

Kerem Alkin noted that the documents and e-mails that emerged within the framework of the Epstein scandal that shook the world clearly show the operation carried out on the Turkish lira and said, “The process that we have repeatedly told in both Sabah newspaper and A Haber on many different channels that the Turkish lira was subjected to such an operation, and then put in the scenario of that general assembly video of TİM, confirms how true the issue is and how important an effort we have made to inform the public. It is beneficial for it to be known by the public, too.” “There is.” he said.

CHP Youth Branch Chairman Cem Aydın shared a post on his social media account targeting Akın Gürlek, who was the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor at the time. This scandalous post was shared under the title ‘Anatomy of PORTABLE GUILLOTINE: Akın Gürlek’. Thereupon, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office took action and launched an investigation against CHP member Cem Aydın.

UP TO 5 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS PRISON IS REQUESTED

A prison sentence of 2 years, 2 months to 5 years and 4 months was requested for Cem Aydın, on the grounds that it was proven that he had committed the crimes of “insulting a public official because of his duty” and “targeting people fighting against terrorism”.

DECISION DAY

The unarrested defendant Cem Aydın and his lawyers attended the hearing held at the Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court. In his defense, Cem Aydın requested his acquittal.

1 YEAR 5 MONTHS PRISON AND HAGB

Announcing its decision, the court sentenced Cem Aydın to 1 year and 5 months in prison for “insulting a public official due to his duty” and postponed the announcement of the verdict. Aydin was acquitted of the crime of “targeting people who took part in the fight against terrorism”.

Ministry of Defense Press and Public Relations Advisor and Ministry Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Zeki Aktürk, spoke at the weekly press briefing held at the ministry.

Giving information about the fight against terrorism, Aktürk said, “Within the scope of the operational activities carried out by our Turkish Armed Forces with high discipline and determination, 5 more PKK terrorists surrendered. In order to establish permanent security, the detection and destruction of mines and improvised explosives, caves, shelters and shelters at our borders and beyond continued, and the length of the tunnels destroyed in the Syrian Operation Areas reached 757 kilometers.” he said.

“146 PERSONS WERE CAUGHT AT OUR BORDERS, 7 OF WHICH WERE MEMBERS OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION”

Aktürk stated that modern technology-based measures have been taken in border security within the scope of preventing smuggling and illegal crossings and increasing the effectiveness of the fight against terrorism.

Providing information about border security, Aktürk said:

“146 people, 7 of whom were members of a terrorist organization, who tried to cross our borders illegally were caught, and 2,089 people were prevented before they could cross the border. Thus, the number of people caught while trying to cross our borders illegally during the year was 790, and the number of people prevented before crossing the border was 7,979. This week, 155 kilograms of drugs were seized during the search and screening activity on the Van border line.”

“CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF WILL ATTEND THE DISTINGUISHED OBSERVER DAY”

Aktürk said that the Turkish Armed Forces continue to contribute to international security by maintaining regional stability as well as defense and security.

Stating that Türkiye continues to share its values ​​and responsibilities and be an active, constructive and respected member of NATO, which will reach the 74th anniversary of its membership on February 18, Aktürk gave the following information:

“Steadfast Dart 2026, which is NATO’s most comprehensive and participatory actual exercise in 2026, in which we, as the Turkish Armed Forces, take part with approximately 2 thousand personnel, continues in Germany between 8-25 February, simultaneously with Northern Quadriga and Grand Quadriga, which are Germany’s national exercises. Within the scope of the Steadfast Dart Exercise, which our esteemed Naval Forces Commander will follow from TCG Anadolu, 17-18 “In February, shootings will be carried out with TB3 unmanned aerial vehicles in the Baltic Sea. It is planned that our Chief of General Staff and our Commander of the Land Forces will participate in the Distinguished Observer Day of the said exercise on February 20.”

AGREEMENT BETWEEN Türkiye AND ECUADOR

Aktürk stated that the signing process of the Military Framework Agreement, signed by exchange between Türkiye and the Republic of Ecuador, was completed on February 5.

Stating that the “Turkey-Republic of Korea 13th Land Forces Cooperation Meeting” was held in Türkiye on 8-13 February, Aktürk said, “Within the framework of the Confidence Building Measures implementation plan between Turkey and Greece, our Naval Forces Command delegation is planned to attend the meeting in Athens/Greece on 17-19 February.” he said.

“WE CONDEMN ISRAEL’S WEST BANK DECISION”

Aktürk emphasized that they condemn the decisions taken by Israel, which continues to violate the ceasefire despite the transition to the second phase of the Peace Plan in Gaza, to impose a new legal and administrative status on the occupied West Bank following the destruction and attacks in Gaza.

Pointing out that it is clear that these decisions, which are a blatant violation of international law, will harm the efforts for a two-state solution, Aktürk said, “We emphasize once again that we will continue to support the efforts of the Palestinian people to have an independent and sovereign state, based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.” he said.

TRAINING AND DRILLS

Aktürk stated that the Turkish Armed Forces carried out national and international training and exercise activities to improve their operational capability in line with the planned schedule.

In this context, Aktürk informed that the Martyr Infantry Lieutenant Harun Aslan Winter-2026 Exercise, held in Kars between January 29 and February 13, will be completed with the Distinguished Observer Day to be held tomorrow, and said:

“The Dynamic Mirage exercises in Germany, which started on February 2, and the Torrejon Advantage exercises, which started in Spain on February 9, will end on February 13, and the Ibrar-6 Coastal Defense Special Exercise, which was carried out in Qatar between February 1-14, will end on February 14. Our Air Forces Command carried out a training flight in the Western Black Sea on February 11, with the participation of our combat and support aircraft, and Erzincan Within the scope of the anniversary events of the liberation, a combat aircraft crossing is planned on February 13. With our Special Forces Command personnel who broke the Turkish record by performing a free parachute jump with our 661.5 square meter glorious Turkish flag in Geçitkale/TRNC, with our Turkish Armed Forces Sports Force Swimming Team and our athletes who broke 9 Turkish records in the ‘International Masters Long Course Swimming Championship’ held in Adana between 6-8 February. “We once again congratulate our Land Forces Team for winning the gold medal at the 9th International Pakistan Land Forces Team Spirit Competition (PATS-2026) held in Pakistan with the participation of 17 countries between January 29 and February 10.”

NEW WEAPON SYSTEMS IN THE INVENTORY

Aktürk pointed out that efforts to develop the strong, modern and effective defense capacity of the Turkish Armed Forces with domestic and national defense industry products continue.

In this context, Aktürk stated that last week, the inspection and acceptance activities of various amounts of Missile Launching System (FFS) and Full Fire Missiles were completed and taken into inventory by the Land Forces Command within the scope of the Hisar-A Project, and continued as follows:

“On the other hand, at the World Defense Show 2026 organized in Riyadh by our Machinery and Chemical Industry Joint Stock Company (MKE), which completed the delivery of weapons and ammunition in various quantities and sizes during the week, the Memorandum of Understanding was signed with ALTALBIAH company for the export and joint production of MKE TOLGA Close Air Defense System technology and the joint production of 122 mm MLRA (Multi-Barreled Rocket Launcher) ammunition in Saudi Arabia. “A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Saudi Chemical Company Limited to develop their cooperation in the field of explosive raw materials and energetic materials.”

“IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE UAV ON ORDU BEACH BELONGS TO RUSSIA”

In response to the questions regarding the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) found on the Ordu beach, the Ministry said, “After a UAV was found on the beach in Ünye/Ordu on 10 February 2026, 1 SAS team was dispatched to the region on 11 February 2026. The UAV, which did not contain explosives and was considered to belong to Russia, was handed over to the Ünye Police Department for examination.” statement was made.

In the statement made by the Ministry regarding the latest situations in Syria, “We continue to closely follow the implementation of the agreement signed between the Syrian government and the SDF on January 30.” The expression was used.

– Planning of shipbuilding activities

The Ministry also made a statement regarding the Turkish Armed Forces’ “ship sale” allegations.

It was pointed out that all developments in the world and in the region are followed and evaluated, and plans are made to fully provide the platforms and systems needed for defense and security in terms of quantity and quality.

In the statement, the following was noted:

“The planning of our shipbuilding activities is carried out in coordination with the Presidency of Defense Industries, with a strategy that prioritizes the needs of our Naval Forces and aims to create a sustainable shipbuilding ecosystem by enabling the development of our shipbuilding infrastructure and the evaluation of export opportunities. In this context, the construction of 39 ships is continuing in our shipyards at the same time, and this is a concrete indicator of our country’s determination to develop and renew its naval power with domestic and national platforms. At the DIMDEX-2026 fair held in Qatar A memorandum of understanding covering the construction of two stack-class frigates was signed between TAIS Shipyards and Qatar-based Barzan Holdings. The agreement covering the supply of Turkish naval systems for Qatar and third countries is not a finalized agreement and does not include any provisions regarding the construction and delivery schedule of the ships. Therefore, the claims in the press do not reflect the truth. As a result, our country’s security, sovereignty and rights and interests in the seas should not be relied upon at the highest level. “Every step taken in this direction is meticulously planned and implemented in line with military needs, national interests and long-term strategic goals.”