Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş said that with the bill that includes regulations regarding children dragged into crime, they aim to minimize and eliminate the risks of children before they are dragged into crime. Minister Göktaş said, “Individual radicalization is increasing, there are certain groups that know about the situation of children and unfortunately target children. Therefore, the main purpose of our law is to protect, prevent, rehabilitate, if any, and then strengthen the child’s well-being by strengthening the support mechanisms and ensure their reintegration into society.” he said.

Emphasizing that the mechanisms that protect children and prevent crime will be strengthened with the bill, Göktaş said, “Our aim is to minimize and eliminate the risks of the child before being dragged into crime, from the moment it occurs. We aim to create an effective coordination mechanism for children entering the judicial process, in close cooperation with the judiciary and all relevant institutions, from the very beginning of the process.” he said.

“OUR AIM IS NOT TO PUNISH THE CHILD EVEN MORE”

Minister Göktaş stated that the precautionary mechanisms for children will be gathered under one roof, and that the institutions regarding the child’s entry into the judicial process will be informed simultaneously and protective measures will be implemented without delay.

Stating that relevant institutions will be integrated into the process under the coordination of the Ministry and that measures for children will be followed on a case-by-case basis through commissions to be established within the governorships at the local level, Göktaş continued as follows:

“We will create this monitoring system at the Ministry headquarters and monitor the effective implementation of the measures. Our goal is actually to minimize the risk. To detect the risk from the very beginning and to be directly involved in the process before this risk grows, reoccurs, and without introducing other elements. This was a very critical step. On the other hand, in fact, the role of each institution in this new process is determined very clearly and we put the child at the center.”

Minister Göktaş stated that there is a “Guidatory measures” article in the legal legislation and said, “Here, too, we activate mechanisms that can rehabilitate the child. We make a social investigation report. In all the social investigation reports we process as the Ministry, we follow not only the child himself, but his entire environment, his family, his contact with the school, and this whole process together.” He made a statement.

Pointing out that the risks are different today, Minister Göktaş said, “Individual radicalization is increasing, there are certain groups that know about the situation of children and unfortunately target children. Therefore, the main purpose of our law is to protect, prevent, rehabilitate if any, and then strengthen the child’s well-being and ensure his/her reintegration into society by strengthening the support mechanisms.” he said.

Minister Göktaş said, “Our aim is not to punish the child further. To intervene in the incident from its very foundation and to ensure that all institutions and stakeholders are effectively involved in this process, take responsibility, and consider the best interests of the child, to reintegrate him into society.” He made a statement.

Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin, in his message published on the occasion of July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day, stated that they were faced with one of the darkest betrayals in history on the night of July 15, 2016.

Stating that FETO, which infiltrated the capillaries of the state by exploiting the faith, conscience and trust of the nation, targeted the will of the nation, democracy and the Republic that night, Tekin said, “However, there was a truth that they could not calculate, this nation does not surrender its will to any power when it comes to the homeland.” made his assessment.

Minister Tekin emphasized that the painful tests of history have made the nation pay great prices, but each test strengthens the consciousness of democracy further and said:

“For this reason, on the night of July 15, our beloved nation stood up without hesitation against the attack on its national will and showed the whole world that it will never give the coupist mentality the right to live again in the face of FETO’s betrayal. Our beloved nation, which laid down its lives to protect its homeland, flag and state on the night of July 15, under the leadership of our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has a deep-rooted perception of freedom that sees the national will above all kinds of tutelage. “The dignified resistance he showed against the traitors who turned the weapons he entrusted to the nation was one of the strongest notes of this realization in history. Every heart that filled the squares that night resealed our independence under the shadow of our star and crescent flag, and the courage of our nation took its eternal place in the unforgettable pages of our history.”

Reminding that while the nation was once again stepping from a dark night to the dawn of democracy, each martyr who could not return home that night left behind a great pain, a longing that would last a lifetime, many unfinished dreams and a great sacrifice entrusted to the common memory of the nation, Tekin said, “The intervening years have disappeared from the calendars, but the times of some waits, some longings and some prayers have never changed.” he stated.

The foundation of a strong Türkiye; To raise a youth that does not deny its roots, does not make its homeland a subject of bargaining, does not violate its will, and does not kneel to any center of tutelage.

We present our children with academic success, together with the centuries-old wisdom of our noble nation and national consciousness… pic.twitter.com/bvMW2kW9J8

— Yusuf Tekin (@Yusuf__Tekin) July 15, 2026

“What keeps nations alive is that they can hug each other tighter while remembering their common pain”

Tekin stated that July 15 was a historical turning point where the unshakable bond between the nation and the state was clearly manifested again and said, “The will that emerged that night against the persecutors continues to be one of the sources of inspiration that will build the Turkish Century.” He made a statement.

Reminding that ten years have passed since July 15, Tekin said:

“That night, many mothers prayed until the morning, many children watched their father’s way from the window, many families waited in a silence that they will never forget for a lifetime. Some of those children are in university today, some are in the working life, but some children learned their father’s voice from memories while growing up. Some mothers continued to mention their children’s names every morning with the same tranquility, the same longing and the same pride. In many homes, the same photo was looked at, the same name was mentioned with respect, the same prayer was said with tears. This is the meaning of being a nation. “What keeps nations alive is being able to hold each other tighter while remembering their common pain.”

Tekin said that on every July 15th anniversary, they ask themselves, “Can we build a future worthy of the sacrifice our nation made that night?” Stating that they asked the question, he continued as follows:

“We feel the weight of this responsibility on our shoulders in every step we take, from education to culture, from law to science, and we vow to take our steps worthy of this trust. The greatest responsibility left to us by July 15 is to create a strong social consciousness that will not allow similar betrayals to find a living space again. This consciousness will be strengthened by raising generations that can resolutely protect the law, democracy, national will and our common values. Education is one of our most strategic areas in this respect.

The Turkish Century Education Model is the most concrete manifestation of the perception filtered from this historical experience in the field of education. Our model is based on raising generations that combine knowledge with virtue, reason with conscience, competence with character, internalize national and spiritual values, have high reasoning ability, and do not surrender their will to anyone else. “As the Ministry of National Education, our goal is to raise good people, to raise the future of our country on a stronger foundation with generations that have the foresight to distinguish the truth, question and make sense of it, have high self-confidence, and keep their will and conscience free.”

Underlining that the spirit of resistance embodied on July 15 sheds light on understanding the struggle of all oppressed peoples who are trying to protect their honor against oppression, occupation and injustice in different geographies of the world today, Tekin emphasized that the dignified stance put forward by those who defend human dignity in Palestine and many other regions, especially in Gaza, once again shows that justice, dignity and freedom are universal values.

Minister Tekin said, “We see it as a moral responsibility imposed on us by our civilization to uphold the law of the oppressed wherever there is, and to stand on the side of right and justice wherever there is oppression. The Turkish Century will rise on the shoulders of strong institutions, a strong society and a strong human resource. We will carry the legacy of independence, which has been carried unshaken in these lands for centuries, to the future with the same determination, and we will work with all our strength to leave a Türkiye where peace, trust and a strong state tradition prevail to our children. “It is our duty to protect and glorify the homeland entrusted to us with a consciousness worthy of the memory of those who died for it.” he said.

Tekin thanked every member of the nation who risked their lives and ran to the streets and squares on the night of July 15, protecting their homeland, flag, freedom and the future of their children, and said, “While I commemorate our martyrs with mercy, gratitude and gratitude, I pray for patience and fortitude to their esteemed families, and health, bon appetite and fruitful lives for our veterans. May God entrust us with the trust of this beloved country for which we died on the night of July 15.” May God grant us the ability to bear the sacrifices of our martyrs and to always remember our veterans with goodness. I believe that the Republic of Turkey will continue to walk towards the future with the same faith and determination, with its deep-rooted state tradition and unshakable will of independence. made the statement.

In his message, AK Party Ankara Provincial Chairman Hakan Han Özcan stated that July 15 is one of the strongest symbols of the spirit of unity, solidarity and brotherhood and said, “May God perpetuate our unity, brotherhood and companionship.” With his statements, he emphasized that the nation will continue to walk the path with the same faith and determination.

“THE PERFECT COORDINATION AT THE NATO ANKARA SUMMIT WAS THE PRIDE OF OUR COUNTRY”

Stating that Ambassador Hasan Doğan played a key role not only in times of crisis, but also in giant organizations that increased Türkiye’s prestige in the global arena, Hakan Han Özcan used the following expressions in his message:

“Our President’s Private Secretary, our Ambassador Prof. Dr. Hasan Doğan, once again showed the state seriousness and hospitality of our country to the whole world with the great effort, meticulous work and perfect coordination he put in at every stage of the NATO Ankara Summit. His contribution to the successful completion of this important organization, which turned the eyes of the world to our Capital, was one of the best indicators of Ankara’s commitment to international brand value.”

“ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 15, HE DID NOT LEAVE HIS LEADER BY TAKING HIS HIS LIFE”

Özcan, who reminded that Hasan Doğan passed his real unforgettable test on the night of July 15, when the treacherous coup attempt took place, and described this dignified stance as a “companionship” that went down in Turkish political history, continued his words as follows:

“Our ambassador’s stance is not limited to today’s success. On the night of July 15, he showed one of the unforgettable examples of loyalty, courage and friendship by not leaving our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at the expense of leaving his family behind.”

“THIS CITY AND THIS NATION WILL NEVER FORGET THAT SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD”

AK Party Ankara Provincial Chairman Hakan Han Özcan, who expressed his gratitude on behalf of the people of Ankara at the end of his message, stated that the soldiers of this cause will not be separated from each other, just as flesh and nails are not separated, and ended his message with the following strong expressions and prayers:

“I would like to thank our Ambassador wholeheartedly for this dignified walk dedicated to our President, our nation and Ankara. This city will never forget those who worked for it, and its true brothers who stood tall next to their leader in the darkest fire of the nation and did not evade responsibility. May God always preserve our unity, our united hearts, our brotherhood and companionship that we stand shoulder to shoulder.”

Melih Gökçek said that the attacks of FETO members took place especially in Ankara and Istanbul on the night of July 15, while bombs were dropped on the main targets in Ankara, bullets were rained down from helicopters, and they fought throughout the night.

“APPROXIMATELY 10 THOUSAND OUR MUNICIPAL STAFF WERE ON THE STREET THAT NIGHT”

Melih Gökçek explained what happened in the July 15 coup attempt as follows:

“I called the leading personnel of the Metropolitan Municipality in Ankara one by one and invited them to meet in Ulus. I invited my authorized personnel to bring all the trucks, buses, passenger vehicles and work machines belonging to the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality to the streets of Ankara. That night, approximately 10 thousand of our municipality personnel were on the streets.”

“The most important thing on the night of the coup was the Etimesgut Armored Troops School and Training Division Command in Ankara. We blocked the front of the tank battalion with various municipal vehicles to prevent the tanks from getting out. We also gathered the people there. The most striking point was the news sent to me by the Etimesgut Armored Troops School and Training Division Commander. The Commander said, ‘Tell Melih Bey. We have collected the technical parts of the tanks in a warehouse. Let him send a person from the municipality staff. “Let them guard the gate. We will bring tanks to Ankara,” he said… Thus, we prevented the movement of tanks.

“We took various precautions in various parts of Ankara. The police lost six martyrs in the attack on the Ankara Police Department during the coup attempt by members of the armed terrorist organization FETO. They called me from the Ankara Police Department and asked, ‘We have two doors on both sides. Close both sides immediately with ticket machines and trucks.’ I closed both sides. The police members entered and received the armored personnel carrier (ZBT). The remaining invading coup plotters had to escape.”

“ROADS WERE CLOSED BY MUNICIPALITY BUSES”

“The General Director of the Presidential Protection Services, Ramazan Bal, called me and asked me to block three different points coming to the complex with a vehicle. I gave instructions to my Deputy Secretary General. I asked the public buses and the roads to be closed at three points. I asked them to line up the vehicles at three points and close them, take the keys of the vehicles and leave the place. Because the coup plotters could use force. At the program in the complex after the coup, Ramazan Bal said to me, ‘President, you saved us with 15 minutes.'”

“THEY MADE THE DOZER DRIVER WEAR A STEEL VEST AND BROKE THE DOOR AND ENTERED IN”

“The center of the coup was the Gendarmerie General Command, right under the Presidential Complex. Deputy Chief of Special Operations Eraslan Er lined up the police around the Gendarmerie General Command. He did not move the 15-20 police and gendarmerie from the building. They asked me for two bulldozers to get in. They made the dozer driver wear a steel vest and broke the door and entered. The officers lined up in the garden in their underwear. “We saw the view there.”

“THE POLICE ARE IN THE FRONT, WE ARE BEHIND, WE REMOVED THE COUPISTS AWAY FROM TÜRKSAT”

“The request came from the police intelligence. Mr. Melih said, ‘Türksat has been occupied. We are going to rescue. We want civilian support.’ Thereupon, I met with the AK Party Gölbaşı Organization. I sent them four articulated buses. I also sent 50 vehicles of various sizes from Ankara. “The police were in the front, we were behind, removing the coup plotters from Türksat.”

“My son Osman Gökçek invited the people to the streets on Beyaz TV. From this night until noon the next day, I contacted a total of 18 television channels, calling the people to the streets and informing the public about the developments. After making the speech on Beyaz TV, Osman Gökçek went to TRT with his friends and saved TRT from the hands of the coup plotters.”

“OUR PRESIDENT SAID, ‘HANG UP THE PHONE’. HALF AN HOUR LATER, PLANES COMING FROM ESKİŞEHİR BOMBED THE RUNWAYS IN AKINCILAR”

Melih Gökçek, “What was your reaction when you learned about the July 15 coup attempt? How did you announce this coup attempt to the public?” He answered our question as follows:
“We did not have the chance to contact our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the first moment. We made the decisions on our own, of our own free will. That evening, until noon the next day, I appeared on 18 television channels and invited the people to the streets. When we talked to our President by phone, he asked us to gather at the airport. We immediately fulfilled his instructions. But I insisted that Mr. President should definitely not come to Ankara, that they could shoot him down while coming by plane in the air.”
“I spoke to my president again on the phone in the morning. I said that we were generally in control of the situation in Ankara, but we could not intervene in Akıncılar. We burned tires to close the visibility of the planes in Akıncılar, but we could not prevent the planes from taking off. When I told this to our President, he said ‘Hang up the phone’. Half an hour later, planes coming from Eskişehir bombed the runways in Akıncılar and thus the planes were prevented from taking off…”

“OUR STRUGGLE ON FETO MUST CONTINUE WITH SENSITIVITY”

Melih Gökçek reminded that the realization of FETO’s coup attempt would have a very bad impact on our country and said, “Turkey would be a slave to the political prostitute named FETO. Democracy in Türkiye would be a dream and Turkey would be the toy of a handful of terrorists.”
Gökçek said, “In my personal opinion, the danger of FETO continues. It cannot be said that it has been eliminated from state institutions. Our struggle must continue with sensitivity.”

“IT IS A GOOD THING THAT KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU HAS SEEN THE TRUTH OF FETO, EVEN LATE…”

Melih Gökçek also evaluated the statement of CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, saying, “I apologize to you for not being able to notice in time the agents of the FETO terrorist organization who sold their souls and insidiously infiltrated the sacred march that I started for the salvation, justice and bright future of this nation.”

Gökçek said, “I am the only person who has written a documented book on FETO-CHP relations. In the book I wrote, I published the relations of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and FETO members, one by one, with documents. I published it as a book. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu now confesses what I wrote at that time. It is a pleasing matter that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu sees the truth, even if it is late…”

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sent a message to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the occasion of July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day.

In his message, Aliyev stated that he respectfully commemorated all the martyrs who lost their lives to protect their homeland during FETO’s coup attempt and expressed his condolences to their families and the brotherly Turkish people.

Pointing out that July 15 was one of the most tragic and honorable pages in Türkiye’s recent history, Aliyev emphasized that the treacherous coup attempt targeting the state structure, constitutional order, national will and democratic foundations was resolutely eliminated thanks to the unwavering will, courage and devotion of the Turkish people.

Aliyev underlined that thousands of citizens taking to the squares and defending their state, flag and national values ​​is a true heroic epic engraved in the memory of the Turkish nation, and made the following evaluations:

“Your determined and far-sighted leadership, the tight solidarity of your people around you, and their immediate and unhesitating response to your calls were one of the main factors that saved your country from great disasters on that fateful night. With your leadership, Turkey emerged from this test even stronger, showing its national will and state tradition to the whole world once again.”

Aliyev stated that what happened on July 15 showed that no treacherous plan or destructive force could succeed against the unity between the people and the state, and stated that the Democracy and National Unity Day, celebrated every year, is the symbol of the national solidarity of the Turkish people, their spirit of struggle, state tradition and will for freedom.

Emphasizing that Azerbaijan was in solidarity with brother Turkey during the coup attempt, as always, in line with the understanding of “One nation, two states”, Aliyev underlined that this once again shows how strong and unshakable the bonds of brotherhood between the people of the two countries are.

Stating that the friendship and brotherhood between the two countries is a strong legacy that will be passed on to future generations, Aliyev expressed his belief that the strategic alliance will continue to develop with joint efforts and strengthen by gaining new content.

At the end of his message, Aliyev conveyed his wishes for health and success to President Erdoğan and wished peace, prosperity and well-being to brother Türkiye.

BREAKING NEWS… After the absolute nullity decision, the crisis in the Republican People’s Party gradually deepened. With Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s return to the party as chairman, Özgür Özel and his management panicked. On the one hand, Özel and his team made one move after another for the congress, and on the other hand, they continued their work on the new party.

ÖZEL GAVE A DATE ABOUT THE NEW PARTY

For the first time, such a clear statement about the new party came from Özgür Özel, who continues his duty as CHP Group Chairman. Özgür Özel, who made a statement in a live broadcast he attended, gave the date for the new party.

“END OF JULY, EARLY AUGUST…”

Stating that they will take action if they do not get positive results regarding the absolute nullity and congress process in CHP, Özgür Özel said, “There is a court and Supreme Court process. These are all 10-15 days of work. After that, we will convene the Central Executive Board and make a decision. We will talk to the elected provincial heads. The statute and program are being written. Some preparations are being made. The official step will be taken at the end of July and the beginning of August. If the legal means are exhausted, we will take our step.”