According to the statement made by the party, AK Party Headquarters Women’s Branch President Tuğba Işık Ercan called President Erdoğan on the plateau where the Women’s Festival was held with the slogan “One Heart from the Hidden Paradise Berçelan to a Terror-Free Türkiye”.

President Erdoğan addressed the women on the plateau via phone as follows:

“I send my heartfelt greetings and love from Istanbul to my brothers and sisters from Hakkari. I wish them success. I hope my Lord will be with you.”

Upon a citizen’s invitation to Hakkari, Erdoğan said, “Hopefully.” he replied.

AK Party Headquarters Women’s Branch President Ercan said, “Mr. President, we cannot thank you enough. Today, terrorism is not talked about in these plateaus, the name of terrorism is not even mentioned. Thanks to you, our women met with chants and halays at this festival today.” he said.

Participants pointed out the environment of trust provided in the region and expressed their gratitude to President Erdoğan.

📍Berçelan Plateau, Hakkari

Our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, addressed the 2500 women of Hakkari who came together with our President @tugbaisikercan, by phone.

Berçelan Plateau, which was once associated with terrorism, is today the address of festivals, handicrafts, zılgıt and halay.… pic.twitter.com/bOYcmXPER2

— AK Party Women’s Branch (@AKKADINGM) July 17, 2026

“IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND BEST ORGANIZATIONS IN NATO HISTORY”

Yılmaz explained that in the Turkish Century, Türkiye should undergo a qualitative transformation in every field and be raised to a higher level, and noted that one of the best examples of this is the defense industry.

Emphasizing that more than 80 percent of the products that enter the inventory of the armed forces in Türkiye today are local and national, Yılmaz said, “Our exports exceeded 10 billion dollars last year. We are the 11th exporter in the world in the defense industry. Hopefully, we will be among the top 10 in the near future.” he said.

Cevdet Yılmaz continued as follows:

“We should all know that a country that has not established its own defense industry cannot pursue an independent foreign policy. If Turkey can act independently in foreign policy today, if it can make its own decisions, establish cooperation with its own will, and put forward policies, this is very closely related to the defense industry. Thank God, we have come to a certain point, hopefully we will reach an even better point in the defense industry. Recently, a NATO meeting was held in Türkiye. Probably one of the most successful and best organizations in the history of NATO was held.”

Pointing out the importance of water and energy, Yılmaz said that Türkiye is not a water-rich country, that water consumption per capita is gradually increasing, that this year is a fruitful year, and that more attention should be paid to the issue of water.

Yılmaz stated that Türkiye is a foreign-dependent country in energy, and that the way to permanently reduce the current account deficit is to increase the added value of the industry, on the one hand, and to achieve independence in energy, on the other hand.

“The main target of all coup plotters is the nation”

Explaining that in the last 23 years, tutelage democracy has been eliminated and normal democracy has been established, Yılmaz said that this is a very important development.

Yılmaz emphasized that on July 15, the society defends the nation’s own will and said, “The main target of all coup plotters is the nation, to break the will of the nation. This reckless attack on the authorities, and perhaps on the symbols of the nation, which even the enemy would not attack in war, but would question within himself while attacking, is actually a very clear expression of hostility towards the nation. This is also evidence that coups are non-national. Especially if coups take place in a democratic country, if there is an uprising against the will of the nation, this is an unnational uprising. Therefore, foreign “It means an uprising with connections to international power centers and intelligence services. Thank God, our nation survived these troubles with great sacrifices.” he said.

Stating that Türkiye is fighting against 3 terrorist organizations simultaneously, Yılmaz said:

“PKK, FETO, DAESH… Defeating these organizations simultaneously is not an easy task. The Republic of Turkey did this with political stability. It brought its economy to a point by growing its social policies and democracy. Now we say ‘Terror-free Turkey’. Hopefully, we will achieve this, and we will combine it with the terror-free region. We need to increase regional cooperation in a terrorist-free region. We respect everyone’s state and borders, we have no problems here. We have no eyes on anyone’s land.” “No one should have eyes on our land. We will not allow this.”

Cihannüma Association President Selim Cerrah, AYBİR President Prof. attended the program. Dr. Ebubekir Ceylan and many guests attended.

According to the decision published in the Official Gazette, Ardahan Governor Mehmet Fatih Çiçekli was dismissed in accordance with Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Presidential Decree No. 3. Gaziantep Şehitkamil District Governor Ömer Hilmi Yamlı was appointed in his place.

Raziye Bilge Koçyiğit, Director General of Foreign Policy Planning and Coordination, was appointed as the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Türkiye to the Council of Europe. Turkmenistan Ambassador Ahmet Demirok was taken to the center and Deputy General Manager Responsible for Central Asian Countries Şener Cebeci was appointed in his place.

In addition, with the decision, University of Health Sciences Faculty Member Prof. was appointed as the General Surgery Member of the First Specialization Board of Forensic Medicine. Dr. Ali Kocataş, Member of the Seventh Specialization Board of Forensic Medicine, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Istanbul Kent University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Oğuz Çetinkale was brought. Yaşar Aksanyar, General Director of Compliance and Communication at the Directorate of Migration Management, Ozan Gazel, General Director of Border Management, Bayram Yalınsu, General Director of International Protection, and Fatih Ayna, General Director of Foreigners, were dismissed. Ahmet Dalkıran was appointed as the General Directorate of Harmonization and Communication, Deputy Director General of the Provincial Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Mehmet Yüzer was appointed as the General Directorate of Border Management, Mustafa Güney was appointed as the General Directorate of International Protection and Özge Kaplan was appointed as the General Directorate of Foreigners.

Ahmet Ceylan, Chairman of the Inspection Board of the General Directorate of Forestry, was dismissed and Fuat Şanal was appointed in his place. Hakan Nalbantoğlu was appointed as the vacant Board Member at the General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises. Oğuzhan Şatıroğlu, General Manager of the Ministry of Commerce, Support Services, Liquidation Affairs and Revolving Fund, was dismissed. Turkish Rail System Vehicles Industry Inc. Murat Durkan, Aysel Kandemir, Murat Baştor and Aziz Yıldırım were appointed to the vacant Board Memberships in the General Directorate.

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AFAD and TSK-DAK teams, which participated in search and rescue efforts after the earthquakes on June 24, in which more than 4,500 people lost their lives in Venezuela, landed at Mürted Airport yesterday with the A400M cargo plane belonging to the Ministry of National Defense (MSB). On the plane reaching Ankara; In addition to AFAD personnel, 22 personnel from the Turkish Armed Forces Humanitarian Aid Brigade Command International Search and Rescue Team, 4 search and rescue dogs and fully equipped search and rescue vehicles were present.

BEHIND THE RADAR DEVICE HAS BEEN SHARED
Infantry Major Yener Çamurlu, who has been on duty for two weeks during the earthquake in Venezuela, said, “Our own special equipment and our own personnel were very valuable in this context. We did very good work there. At the same time, we supported not only our own, but also other world search and rescue teams with our own local and national behind-the-wall radars. They were quite lagging behind in this regard, so we supported them a lot.”

ENGAGEMENT AND PRAISE NICKNAME
Explaining that 4 dogs trained in search and rescue activities were traveling with them, in addition to their teammates, Çamurlu reminded that they were presented with a medal of heroism in Venezuela. Çamurlu said, “We liked it very much that they honored us in this way. They even gave it to our dogs.” Infantry Senior Sergeant Oktay Türkay also stated that they continued their search and rescue efforts with their team members in 12-hour shifts in Venezuela and said, “The people of Venezuela gave us the nickname ‘Turks who never get tired’ because of these search and rescue efforts. This made us proud.”

A new drug operation was carried out against celebrities by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. In the statement of the prosecutor’s office, it was emphasized that evidence supporting the reasonable suspicion that the suspects used drugs and stimulants, facilitated drug use or provided a place to use drugs was obtained.

“KITCHEN SCALE”
İlyas Yalçıntaş, who was referred to the court with a request for arrest, said on social media, “The ‘precision scale’ mentioned in the news is a completely legal and ordinary kitchen scale that I use to track calories and nutrition. I have full confidence in the judicial process.”

DETENTION DECISION FOR 25 PEOPLE
In the investigation, tavern operators Akın Altan and Cenk Çöteli, phenomenon Asude Mercan, about whom there were reports of supplying drugs and mediating prostitution, producer Ateş İnce, singer Aybüke Albere, model Ayşe Nur Balcı, phenomenon Buğra Balkaya, actor Burak Çelik, model Büşra Tatar (Canbaz), business owner Feyza Cihan, businessman Gökhan Şafak and his journalist wife Hazal Eylem İpek Şafak, manager Hilal A detention The decision was taken for Zeynep Hedbe, singer İlyas Yalçıntaş, model İrem Haznedar, manager Kübra Altay, producer Mehmet Fatih Aksoy, Melis Selçukoğlu, who is publicly known for her closeness to famous names, businessman Oğuz Alp Güler, manager Orhan Yıldız, Cem Yılmaz’s cousin Öner Faruk Işık, DJ Şefik Ömer Dolman, singer Sıla Gençoğlu, businessmen Ümit Aslan and Volkan Büyükhanlı.

ARREST OF 4 PEOPLE
Ayşenur was among the suspects who were brought to the courthouse, including Sıla Gençoğlu, İlyas Yalçıntaş, Ateş İnce, Öner Faruk Işık, Şefik Ömer Dolman, Aybüke Albere, Ayşe Nur Balcı, İrem Haznedar, Orhan Yıldız, Gökhan Şafak, Buğra Balkaya, Asude Mercan, Hilal Zeynep Hedbe, Volkan Büyükhanlı, Büşra Tatar and Feyza Cihan. Balcı, Şefik Ömer Dolma, Orhan Yıldız and İlyas Yalçıntaş were arrested and sent to prison by the Criminal Judgeship of Peace, to which the prosecutor’s statements were referred. Suspects Mehmet Fatih Aksoy, Eylem İpek Şafak, Burak Çelik and Öner Faruk Işık were released by the court after their procedures.

4 PEOPLE WERE DETAINED IN 3 DISTRICTS
Meanwhile, 4 suspects were detained in the operation in Istanbul where 45 kilos 488 grams of drugs were seized. Provincial Police Department Narcotics teams carried out simultaneous operations at 3 addresses with 4 vehicles in Beylikdüzü, Büyükçekmece and Kağıthane. During the operations, 45 kilos, 488 grams of drugs and a vacuum machine were seized.

Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi met with the families of martyrs, veterans and members of the police force at the program held at the Gölbaşı Police Special Operations Directorate, which was treacherously bombed by FETO on the night of the coup and where 44 police officers were martyred, on the occasion of July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day. Turgut Aslan, the former Head of the Counterterrorism Department and Chief Advisor to the President, a July 15 veteran who was taken hostage by the militants of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization and executed, but clung to life, also attended the commemoration program in Gölbaşı. In his speech at the commemoration program, Minister Çiftçi said that the struggle on July 15 was one of the most important turning points in Türkiye’s recent history. Stating that the Police Special Operations Directorate paid one of the heaviest prices in the coup attempt, Çiftçi stated that Gölbaşı is in the memory of the nation as a symbol of courage and resistance, and emphasized that the state is on the alert against all kinds of threats.

‘TILL IT DRINS OUT’
Police Chief Ali Fidan also made a speech at the commemoration program at the Police Special Operations Directorate. Stating that they, as the Police Department, continue their fight against FETO with determination, Fidan said, “We will continue our fight uncompromisingly until we eradicate this treacherous focus of evil.” Reminding that the Police Special Operations Directorate was subjected to one of the heaviest attacks by the treacherous coup plotters on the night of July 15, Fidan said that 44 special operations police officers were martyred in Gölbaşı and 7 police officers in the Aviation Department were martyred. Stating that a total of 65 members of the Police Department were martyred during the coup attempt, Fidan said, “I wish God’s mercy to our martyrs. May their souls rest in peace, their place in heaven, and their ranks be high. I wish our heroic veterans health, well-being and a good life.”

‘WE REMEMBER WITH GRATITUDE’
In his post on his social media account regarding the events held, Minister Çiftçi said, “The bloody FETO, which pointed our nation’s weapons at our nation, bombed our Veteran Parliament, was defeated by the determined leadership of our esteemed President, the courage of our security forces and the steel will of our nation. We commemorate our martyrs with mercy and our heroic veterans with gratitude. We have not forgotten. We will not let them forget. The will is ours, the victory is ours.” – –