According to the statement made by the Ministry; Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy met with the United States Ambassador to Ankara Tom Barrack. During the meeting held at the Ministry, cooperation in the fields of culture and tourism within the framework of the deep-rooted relations between Türkiye and the USA was discussed. The meeting focused on the development of mutual tourism mobility, the protection of cultural heritage and the joint work carried out in the fight against cultural property smuggling. Cooperation opportunities that would strengthen dialogue and cultural ties between countries were evaluated.

‘WE CONSIDERED OUR COOPERATION’

In his post on his virtual media account after the meeting, Minister Ersoy said, “We hosted the Ambassador of the United States of America in Ankara, Mr. Tom Barrack, at our ministry. During our meeting, we comprehensively discussed our cooperation in the fields of culture and tourism within the framework of the deep-rooted relations between Turkey and the United States. We made evaluations on the development of mutual tourism mobility, the protection of cultural heritage and the joint work carried out in the fight against cultural property smuggling. We focused on collaborations that will further strengthen the dialogue and cultural ties between our countries. Kind visits and productive meetings.” “I thank Mr. Barrack for his purchase,” he said.

STATEMENT FROM BARRACK

US Ambassador Barrack also said on his virtual media account, “I was honored to meet with the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy today. During our meeting, we discussed the importance of making the most of Türkiye’s unique history, culture, diversity, hospitality and geography as indispensable values ​​in terms of tourism. Minister Ersoy’s determined leadership in maintaining and further strengthening Türkiye’s position in this sector, which is highly competitive in the international arena, is truly admirable.”

AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik made statements after the MYK.

Highlights from Ömer Çelik’s speech:

Our president made comprehensive evaluations of domestic and foreign policy. Two main issues were discussed today. The first is the event on our anniversary on August 14th. First of all, we congratulate the sultans of the net. They brought a magnificent championship, we are proud of them.

“WE ARE GOING TO A NEW STAGE”

We have reached a new stage in terrorism-free Türkiye. This stage was the emergence of a legal basis for disarmament. We hold many meetings. It is a very comprehensive process with political and legal dimensions. The will so far is carried out as a state policy, with the work of a commission in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, under the chairmanship of our Parliament Speaker, and the instructions of our President. Within this dynamism, nothing has been done to cast a shadow on the values ​​of our state. What comes next is important. We are at the finer workmanship stage. The matter is just beginning. Creating a legal basis is important, but the political atmosphere created is also important. Contributions are very valuable in this process, and so is constructive criticism. Destructive criticism is extremely harmful.

“WE SHOULD BE JUDICIAL TO PROVOCATIONS”

We have undertaken strong reforms in the most difficult times. The greatest appreciation and greatest value belongs to the members of our nation. Our country has been the target of provocations that try to sow discord among the nation by calling them Turkish, Kurdish, Alevi and Sunni. He faced many operations. In the face of these provocations, not a single sensible individual looked askance at the other. The real heroes are this reasonable majority and foresight of our nation. Now we see this common sense in all segments of society, regardless of affiliation. Our names may be different, but we all have the surname Türkiye.

We must produce and embrace an approach that takes all these into consideration, goes beyond narrow neighborhood ideologies, and speaks in a constructive language. When we look at our nearby geography, we see that Türkiye is positively differentiated. There is the ballot box, there is democracy, the way for doing politics is open. These are great values. Now that these are large values, new dimensions have been added.

“THE POINT WE ARE NOW IS A MORE CRITICAL POINT”

We see that the institutions of high-capacity states that have achieved these have actually been emptied and democracy has turned into a propaganda activity. We must take a stronger approach to protecting these values. What is needed most in a terrorism-free Türkiye are approaches that will add more oxygen to the system. This is not the time for propaganda. It is time to reach each of our citizens with the right language. It is time to put forward a political approach where the only color is citizenship of the Republic of Türkiye. Avoiding extremes should be the most basic principle. Avoiding these extremes is something everyone should pay attention to. We said that no matter what, we would keep this issue on the main road and prevent it from straying into side roads. All parties participating in the commission in the Parliament and those using positive language contributed greatly to this. The point we have reached now is the more critical point. The lever has now lifted it into place and it is necessary to put it into orbit.

“THE NEED TO BE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO PROOF EFFORTS”

The spirit of unity and solidarity of the brotherhood on the streets in the most troubled times needs to be reflected in these issues. It is necessary to be extremely sensitive in the face of some proof efforts. There is no compromise on the qualities of the state and the sensitivity of the nation. A point will be reached where all our citizens will find themselves on better ground.

“TODAY IS THE TIME TO TALK BY SHAKING HAND, NOT WITH CLOSED FISTS”

There are some imperialist focuses. There may be extreme approaches in everyone’s own street, but when we meet in Cumhuriyet Square, we will see that there is a larger scale there. Today is the time to talk by shaking hands, not with clenched fists. If we can talk about difficult issues by shaking hands, it will be the beginning of walking arm in arm towards the historical horizons ahead. Our preparations for a terror-free Türkiye continue. We have meetings all the time. Sometimes we hold meetings in the morning and evening.

“ISRAEL IS TRYING TO GAZAALIZE THE WEST BANK”

We follow the developments in the West Bank with sensitivity. Israel is trying to turn the West Bank into Gaza. The homeland of the Palestinians is being invaded before the eyes of the world. This is dangerous for the whole world. Even countries that think they are far from these crises tomorrow will have to face these crises one day tomorrow.

“WE CURSE THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE MASCID AND AQSA”

Netanyahu and his genocidal network are a big problem for the whole world. In order to protect international law, the first thing to do is to take concrete steps against this network. We condemn their attitude towards Al-Aqsa Mosque. They do this to churches too. This is a genocide network that appears to act as a hate network against all temples.

“WE ARE HONORED TO WALK WITH OUR PRESIDENT”

We will share our logo that we prepared specifically for the 25th anniversary of our party. Faruk Acar is making a presentation. In line with the decisions taken, we will share with our nation uninterruptedly until the date we will hold our event. Our corporate identity preparations will be shared with you. We are honored to walk with our President.

We are closely witnessing many of our President’s struggles, both known and unknown to the public. Today, in the presence of his nation, he alone reflects the pride of a quarter of a century with the whiteness of his forehead. He has encountered many attempts targeting him since July 15, which we have not shared. As a man of the nation, he has done his duty in the presence of the nation, in the presence of history, and continues to do so. The services we provided to our nation from August 1 to August 14 will be shared with various visuals. Loyalty meetings will be held in our provincial headquarters.

“IT WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST MEETINGS IN NATO HISTORY”

The ATO meeting continues to make a splash in the world. I attended almost all NATO meetings with our President. It was perhaps one of the largest meetings in NATO history. Those who say that NATO is brain dead have started to produce performances such as how to protect NATO. The critical issue here was whether to attend the summit or not. He said, “I wasn’t going to attend, but I am attending because of President Erdoğan’s invitation.” Perhaps it was going to be a summit where important leaders did not attend, but our president’s hosting prevented this. We saw in the meetings of our esteemed president that wherever there is an issue in the world, our president has become a reference by turning to us and asking how you can contribute to it, what is your evaluation, you would like to get it.

“WE REJECT THIS DECISION”

Our Turkish minority brothers in Western Thrace are suffering great injustice. Greek authorities make decisions that make their lives difficult on various occasions. Now they have decided to close 8 primary schools. We reject this decision. The number of primary schools belonging to minorities decreased to 76. When we went there, we saw it with our own eyes. This is not true. Mitsotakis says he is tired of these tensions. It is not right to do this, especially in education. Great powers are here today, gone tomorrow. At the end of the day, we will continue to share the Aegean Sea with Greece. Let’s sit at the table with the spirit of helping each other.

“WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROTECT SYRIA’S SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY”

After the fall of the Assad regime, Syria seeks stability. When you look at it from here, it is extremely valuable that the public assembly session was held for the first time under the leadership of Shara. We will continue to protect Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. There is no problem that the European Union can solve by appointing a special representative to Southern Cyprus. We will pass this law before the parliament closes. The important thing is to carry out work in a qualified manner with fine workmanship. We will strive to get our basic will out before the Supreme Assembly is closed. There is no problem that the European Union can solve by appointing a special representative to Southern Cyprus. We will pass this law before the parliament closes. The important thing is to carry out work in a qualified manner with fine workmanship. We will strive to get our basic will out before the Supreme Assembly is closed.

NEW PARTY EVALUATION

There used to be a TV series called the Twilight Zone. People in CHP are starting to look like this. CHP’s internal conflict continues with other formulas. Political parties are indispensable for democracies. First, what is its contribution to the field of legitimate politics? Secondly, what is its contribution to clean politics? When all these events started, we said don’t get us involved. This is something that emerges from the attitudes of two different wings regarding these scandals. Now the debate continues between two CHP-based parties.

SPECIAL SURPRISES FOR THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY

From August 1 to August 14, you will see a lot of surprises.

Regarding the New Party founded by Özgür Özel, who left the CHP, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli said, “All parties, especially Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu and Mr. Özel, must act within the framework of common sense, maintain mutual respect and take the political struggle beyond personal showdowns.” he said.

In his written statement regarding the New Party, Bahçeli emphasized that the State of the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish nation are above political parties, and underlined that the Turkish nation is at the center of politics and above all political structures. Stating that no intra-party struggle, no seat conflict and no personal resentment can be considered more important than Türkiye’s common future, Bahçeli made the following evaluations: “The Republican People’s Party is one of the deep-rooted institutions of Turkish political life, founded by our first President and eternal Commander-in-Chief, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It is clear that there are deep differences between the Nationalist Movement Party and the Republican People’s Party in terms of ideas, politics and worldview at the point reached today. These differences are natural of democratic life.” This result is of course valid for other parties that are the motifs of our political life. The existence of differences cannot be considered a sign of weakness. On the contrary, every thought that remains within national borders and democratic legitimacy has never been in a colorless and soulless ground where all parties repeat the same words. Democratic life is a common place where different voices are heard and different ideas compete in the presence of the nation. “It is a great national consensus where the will is demonstrated. Making political differences an excuse for conflict will not serve Türkiye. Carrying the separation to the level of hostility, poisoning the competition with a sense of revenge and turning intra-party conflicts into social tension will harm the reputation of Turkish politics.” Bahçeli expressed his opinion that it is CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s natural right to express the injustices he thinks he has suffered, to take legal action and to express his views on the future of his party, of which he has been chairman for many years.

“REOPENING OLD ACCOUNTS WILL NOT BENEFIT ANYONE”

Stating that Kılıçdaroğlu has assumed responsibility in Turkish politics for many years and received the democratic support of millions of citizens, Bahçeli said, “It is not right that the evaluations against him turn into a campaign of insult, belittlement and discrediting. However, it will not benefit anyone to carry all the resentments of the past to today’s political arena, to reopen old scores at every opportunity and to constantly make wounds bleed. If politics becomes an area of showdown where anger never subsides, the competitive environment, whose framework is drawn with red and sharp lines of democracy, will increasingly turn into hostility.” “Reckoning the past should not turn into a search for revenge that holds the future hostage.” made his assessment. Bahçeli reminded that New Party Chairman Özgür Özel took part in Turkish political life both with his political work under the umbrella of CHP and with his post as chairman of the recently established New Party, and that there were 91 deputies who trusted Özel’s policies and a potential electorate who wished him well. Expressing that they do not want Özel’s political personality to be eroded in daily discussions, Bahçeli said, “Just as Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu’s rights were legally respected, Mr. Özel’s knowledge and position should also be respected. Turkish politics does not allow a shallow understanding that concedes one right while sacrificing the other.” made the statement.

Breaking news: Within the scope of the drug operation against celebrities carried out by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, 25 suspects were detained and 4 suspects, including singer İlyas Yalçıntaş, were arrested.

The results of the tests submitted by the celebrities to the Forensic Medicine Institute are out. According to the information obtained, the test results of Akın Altan, Asude Mercan, Ayşenur Balcı, Buğra Balkaya, Büşra Tata, Cenk Çöteli, Emre Avar, Hilal Zeynep Hedbe, İlyas Yalçıntaş, Orhan Yıldız and Şefik Ömer Dolman were positive.

THE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE OF CANNABIS WAS DETECTED IN THE TEST OF İLYAS YALÇINTAŞ

As a result of the analysis, it was determined that Yalçıntaş’s blood, urine and hair samples contained the active ingredient of marijuana, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). Arguing that he used the sensitive scale seized from his home as part of a “sports diet”, Yalçıntaş claimed that the substances in the jars were thyme sent by his mother from the village.

COCAINE WAS DETECTED IN MODEL AYŞENUR BALCI’S URINE AND HAIR

The test result of model Ayşenur Balcı, who was detained within the scope of the operation, was positive. It was learned that cocaine was found in Balcı’s urine and hair.

Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır congratulated the students who won awards at the international Olympics. In his post on his virtual media account, Minister Kacır said, “Our young people continue to return with medals from the international science Olympiads. Our students won 1 gold medal, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals at the 67th International Mathematics Olympiad held in Shanghai, China, where 666 students from 117 countries competed. At the 37th International Biology Olympiad held in Vilnius, Lithuania, where 302 students from 78 countries competed, our students won 2 medals. “Our students won 4 silver medals at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where more than 360 students from 93 countries competed. Our students won 5 silver medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad, held in Bucaramanga, Colombia, where 381 students from 87 countries competed. I congratulate all our students who made us proud by successfully representing our country.”

The construction of Rize City Hospital continues without slowing down. Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu received on-site information about the work of the hospital under construction in Gündoğdu District with the Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak. Minister Memişoğlu gave information about the hospital in his statement: “We serve our people with infrastructures that we call a masterpiece in healthcare. Rize City Hospital will be put into service with 1053 beds, 993 isolators and an infrastructure that can truly be the health base of this region. 70 percent of the work in the hospital construction has been completed. We will open Rize City Hospital to the service of citizens in 2027.” Stating that there has been a great transformation in health under the leadership of President Erdoğan, Memişoğlu stated that 27 city hospitals have been put into service in Türkiye and said, “The construction of 13 city hospitals continues. In addition, we continue the tender and project phase of 7 additional city hospitals. We serve our people with infrastructures that we call masterpieces in health. City hospitals are physical structures that provide health services at the highest level.” he said.

LOCAL AND NATIONAL PERIOD

Pointing out that approximately 3 million people receive health-related services every day, Memişoğlu stated that Türkiye has now started production in health and said, “We have become a country that produces its own respirator, produces its own heart and lung machine, plans and commissions production for its own ultrasound, and makes its own medicine and vaccine.”