Minister Alparslan Bayraktar visited the ministry stands in the ‘Ramadan in the Complex’ event area, organized under the coordination of the Presidency.

“ENERGY IS A VERY IMPORTANT BUSINESS”

Making a statement to the press, Minister Bayraktar said, “We were here last year, but this year our presence here has started to increase even more. We are here more intensively, especially in order to bring our institutions related to our ministry together with our children, young people and families. In particular, we are actually doing a job for our children, young people and our future. The work we call energy is a very important job; because we need energy 24/7 at all times. But in fact, we are operating a process in which we plan the coming years for the future of our children. The work we do.” “This has become an important platform for us in terms of understanding and explaining. Here, we try to explain it to our children in a language they can understand, by involving them in the process,” he said.

“WE AIM TO SEND ORUÇ REIS OR BARBAROS HAYRETTIN PASHA”

Regarding the seismic exploration activities to be carried out in Pakistan, Bayraktar said, “There are hot developments in the region at the moment. Now there are models of our ships here. As you know, we, as Turkey, are carrying out very intense activities in oil and natural gas exploration with our own ships and our own seismic and drilling ships. In Somalia, hopefully in April, our Çağrı Bey Ship will arrive there and start working there. There is a lot of hope from there. We are working in Libya. It is also related to seismic studies in the fields we made agreements with in Pakistan last year.” “We have a goal in the seas. Of course, it is a priority for us to end the conflicts between Pakistan and Afghanistan peacefully as soon as possible. We had a seismic study goal in Pakistan this year. Hopefully, we will achieve this,” he said.

AK Party Deputy Chairman Zafer Sırakaya, Foreign Turks and Related Communities (YTB) Deputy Chairman Abdulhadi Turus, and Science Dissemination Foundation Board of Trustees Chairman Bilal Erdoğan, who was in Brussels within the framework of his contacts in Belgium, met with the citizens. Bilal Erdoğan chatted with citizens at the Fatih Mosque in Brussels and performed the Friday prayer.

Citizens showed love to Bilal Erdoğan, who also attended the funeral prayer of the Turkish citizen who lost his life in Belgium, at the exit of the mosque. Bilal Erdoğan, who also visited the Belgian Religious Foundation, met with Coşkun Beyazgül, General Manager of the Belgian Religious Foundation.

Participating in the event organized by YTB at the Belgian Religious Foundation hall, Bilal Erdoğan held a meeting with representatives of Turkish NGOs in Belgium.

Bilal Erdoğan was accompanied by Turkey’s Brussels Ambassador Barış Tantekin and Brussels Consul General Onur Sevim.

Bilal Erdoğan is expected to attend the iftar program to be organized by the Union of International Democrats (UID) in Brussels and the event to be held by YTB at TOBB Brussels Representation.

TIME SPENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN Türkiye IS APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS

Stating that another striking statistic is the time spent on the internet, Minister Uraloğlu said, “Look, the time that internet users aged 16 and over spend using the internet every day in the world is approximately 6.5 hours, and in Türkiye it is approximately 7 hours. The average daily time spent on social media platforms is approximately 3 hours in our country.” he said.

Uraloğlu pointed out that these periods indicate a critical area that cannot be left blank and said, “At this point; parents, teachers and educational institutions, policy makers, media or non-governmental organizations… No matter who they are, in this virtual world where lies and truth are intertwined, they have to use the internet and social media platforms consciously and develop their digital literacy skills.” he said.

“CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE WILL NOT OPEN AN ACCOUNT ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES”

Uraloğlu, who called for not leaving children alone in the digital world in these days when the spirituality of Ramadan is felt to the core, continued his words as follows:

“In this blessed Ramadan, while we discipline our souls with fasting and open our hearts to the will of Allah, it is our duty to protect the innocent souls of our children with the same sensitivity. Because Ramadan is not only about starving physically, but also about cleansing heart and mind. In the face of the attraction of the screens, we should not surrender their little hearts to the false realities and lie-filled contents produced by artificial intelligence. Let’s teach them to make conscious choices in the face of content that can be prepared much more realistically with a technology such as artificial intelligence. This At this point, the social media regulation for children, which we have already been working on in coordination with our Ministry of Family and Social Policies, will be submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly in the coming days. With the proposal, children under the age of 15 will not be able to open accounts on social networking sites and will only be able to access games appropriate to their age. We will increase the responsibilities of internet service providers and social network platforms in this regard, and no one will prevent us from protecting our children. “I would also like to share with you that support for the necessary regulations on this issue has reached 90 percent.”

“AS THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, WE ARE ESTABLISHING INFORMATION HIGHWAYS”

Emphasizing that satellite technologies are a matter of independence and sustainability, Minister Uraloğlu said, “Today, communication satellites play a critical role not only in broadcasting, but also in all areas of life, from the uninterrupted continuation of communication in times of disaster to the maintenance of public services without any disruptions, from defense infrastructures to agricultural production.” he said.

Reminding that they put TÜRKSAT 6A, the first domestic and national communication satellite they produced with a localization rate of over 80 percent, into service last year, Uraloğlu said, “Now, hopefully, we will continue on our way with TÜRKSAT 7A. We know that the more inclusive, faster and more resilient a country’s communication systems are, the higher its digitalization capacity is. With this understanding, we, as the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, do not only build highways, airlines, railways and ports; we also build information. “We are building highways.” he said.

“WE WILL PROVIDE 5G SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS”

Uraloğlu stated that they earned an income of 3 billion 534 million dollars as a result of the 5G authorization tender held on October 16, 2025, with the competition of Turkcell, Vodafone and Türk Telekom. Uraloğlu said, “As I just mentioned, we will offer 5G services, the first signal of which will be received on April 1, to our citizens in every point of our country within 2 years. With 5G, our communication speed will increase approximately tenfold; uninterrupted and more reliable communication will be provided.” he said.

Uraloğlu said that with this technology: fully autonomous driving and smart road applications, vital health interventions such as remote surgeries, smart factories and production optimization with real-time data transfer, sustainable high-efficiency production with smart agricultural applications, uninterrupted live broadcasts in 8K image quality on the media will be possible.

Uraloğlu continued his words as follows:

“One of our most important priorities in this great transformation is the vision of a Turkey in which technology is not only consumed but also produced with local and national means. In the 5G authorization tender, we obliged our operators to use up to 60% of domestically certified products and 30% of national communication products, increasing over the years. There is also a national product obligation in mobile private networks. Communication Technologies Cluster (HTK) consists of more than 160 companies and more than 8000 companies. “We have developed 5G core network, base station and software with studies such as ‘End-to-End Local and National 5G Communication Network Project’ with the support of TÜBİTAK and UDHAM. We have successfully commissioned the domestic 5G core network and ULAK base stations in the HASDAL smart road project.”

Mehmet Emin Korkmaz, a member of İyi Party, who insulted Eskişehir Mihalgazi Mayor Zeynep Güneş on her clothes, was arrested and sent to prison on February 8, 2026, within the scope of the crime of “Instigating the Public to Hatred and Hostility”. The investigation launched against the suspect has been completed.

KORKMAZ’S SCANDAL POSTS ARE IN THE INDICTMENT

In the indictment, Korkmaz commented on the photo of Mihalgazi Mayor Zeynep GÜNEŞ on his social media account with the following message: “Look at the Mayor of Eskişehir/Mihalgazi! Is the duty of this Political Islamist woman in shalwar to govern the district or to milk the cows in her barn? The poor man must have lost his place, this would suit the AKP too, what a long time we’ve had; Indeed, the mule has become a seal, my friend! The world left to the crows; Municipality, who is responsible for it! I swear, my mother manages BETTER than this; At least he is well-dressed and educated!” his scandalous posts were included.

“MY ACCOUNT WHERE SHARES WERE MADE FROM WAS STOLEN”

The indictment also included the statements of Korkmaz, who was detained and arrested after the posts. Korkmaz, who admitted in his statement that the social media account where the scandalous posts were made belonged to his cat, said that his account was stolen on the day the post was made, that he was aware of the post in the evening of the same day, that the post was not made by him, and that he did not make an official application to the law enforcement regarding the theft of the account.

In the statement made on the ministry’s virtual media account, it was stated that the teams of the General Directorate of Security and the Ministry of Justice officers meticulously tracked down the suspects who fled abroad and had a search warrant against them.

It was stated that the suspects caught with the joint cooperation with the law enforcement units of the relevant countries were extradited to Türkiye and said: “A total of 41 criminals, 23 of whom we were looking for with a red notice and 18 of whom we were looking for at the national level, were brought back to Turkey from Georgia (27), Bulgaria (5), Germany (2), Albania, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Iraq, England, Montenegro and Slovenia. Those wanted at the international level with the red notice were BK, SD, MK, UK, AKÇ., HC, GKÖ.D., MK, BY, RA, DK, TG, HK, RKS, EO, AG, Ü.D., TS, BA, SA, RR, SK, Ö.G. and those sought at the national level EZ, Y.Ş., M.Ş.A., MHA, MEK, HK, YY, Ü.K., VT, KA, UA, SAM, KA, U.Ö., Ö.G., Ü.Ö., MZ, MC were caught and extradited. We congratulate our department heads and heroic police officers who contributed.”

Democratic integration is at least as important as the beginning of the Republic. It is a call that contains wealth and wealth in terms of meaning, future and power. At its core is the democratic society model. It is an alternative to segregationist or, conversely, assimilationist methods. The transition to democratic integration requires peace laws. The democratic society solution envisages the establishment of an architecture and law in political, social, economic and cultural dimensions.

DEMOCRACIC POLITICS…

The reason for many problems and crises experienced today is the absence of democratic law. We are based on a legal solution within the framework of democratic politics. We need an approach that will give space to a democratic society, give space to democracy and create strong legal guarantees for this.

Citizenship relations should be established on the basis of ties with the state, not on belonging to the nation. We take as a basis a free citizenship based on freedom in religion, nationality and thought. Just as religion and language cannot be imposed, neither should nationality. A constitutional citizenship relationship within democratic borders and based on the integrity of the state includes the right to freely express and organize religious, ideological, identity and national existence.

Today, no system of thought can survive without democracy as a basis. Ups and downs, tensions and crises are temporary, democracy is what will be permanent sooner or later. Our call aims to find a solution to the problem of living together and the crisis it creates, not only in Türkiye but also in the Middle East. We defend the right of all oppressed people to exist and express themselves freely.

Women are among the leading social forces that no society or state can sustain itself without taking into account. Today, domestic violence, femicides, patriarchal oppression are all current reflections of the historical attack that started with the enslavement of women. For this reason, women are the most liberal part and driving force of democratic integration.

The language of the period cannot be commanding and authoritarian. We should take as a basis to give the other person the opportunity to express himself correctly, to listen correctly, and to express his own truths.

The realization of all these issues requires a developed common mind based on mutual respect.