AK Party General Secretary and Izmir Deputy Eyyüp Kadir İnan, in his speech at the Vefa Iftar program organized by AK Party Turgutlu District Presidency, stated that Özgür Özel has not had a single action since 2011. He criticized CHP Chairman Özgür Özel about Manisa: İnan made the following evaluations in his speech:

“Özgür Özel is also from Manisa. But is it possible to be from Manisa like this? You have been a member of Manisa since 2011. This city has been sending you to the Parliament for 15 years. Now you are the chairman. You travel around saying you are from Manisa, but we have to ask what benefit you have had for Manisa.” Stating that a politician has a duty of loyalty to the city where he was born and raised, İnan said that the people of Manisa want to see representatives who deal with the problems of their own city.

“THIS MIND IS NOT IN MANİSA, BUT IN SİLİVRİ”

In his speech, İnan continued his criticism of the CHP administration and argued that Özgür Özel was pursuing other agendas instead of dealing with Manisa’s problems. İnan said: “You travel around saying you’re from Manisa, but let’s see if our citizens from Manisa can say ‘Özgür Özel is really from Manisa’. CHP leader Özgür Özel, who was taken hostage by the Silivri dictatorship, is also from Manisa. He is from Manisa, but can he be Manisa like that? Your mind is not in Manisa, your mind is not in Türkiye. Your mind is defending corruption. Your eyes are on Silivri, but Manisa is in front of your eyes. His vote and support.” But the loyalty he offers is not to Manisa, to our fellow citizens of Manisa. The loyalty he offers is to the thieves in Silivri, the bribers in Silivri, the extortionists in Silivri. Stating that a policy that ignores the problems of Manisa is unacceptable, İnan said that the AK Party cadres will continue to be with the citizens in Manisa.

“SILIVRI DICTATORSHIP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITHIN CHP”

In his speech, İnan touched upon the political debates within the CHP and directed harsh criticism at the party management. Claiming that a “Silivri dictatorship” has formed in the CHP, İnan argued that the party management is under pressure. “I say it clearly; a Silivri dictatorship has been established within the CHP. This dictatorship has taken Özgür Özel hostage.” İnan also called on the citizens who set their hearts on the CHP and said that Türkiye needs a service policy. The program ended after a conversation with members of the organization and an iftar meal.

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek attended the iftar program organized by Başakşehir Municipality in Istanbul. In his speech here, Minister Gürlek emphasized the unity and brotherhood climate of Ramadan. Expressing his satisfaction in meeting with Başakşehir residents, Minister Gürlek thanked Başakşehir Municipality for organizing the program.

In his speech, Minister Gürlek stated that under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Türkiye has become a country that determines the direction and direction in the region and said, “As Turkey, as we walk towards a strong future, our biggest basis is to put justice at the center. In the second century of the Republic, we call it the Turkey Century. Our main goal is to build a stronger, larger and more prosperous Türkiye, a leader in its region and in the world.” he said.

Stating that Başakşehir has a special importance for him, Minister Gürlek reminded that he once served as a judge and prosecutor in Başakşehir. Stating that many judges and prosecutors still reside in the region, Minister Gürlek noted that Başakşehir is an exemplary district for Türkiye. At the end of his speech, Minister Gürlek reminded that the last days of Ramadan were approaching and wished that the Night of Power and Eid al-Fitr would bring peace and tranquility to Türkiye, the Islamic world and all humanity.

After the programme, Minister Gürlek visited the book fair held in the municipality building, the Theme Park and Millet Kıraathanesi. Minister Akın Gürlek chatted with the young people studying in the library in the municipality building and wished them success in the exams. Minister Gürlek also visited the workshops in the municipality and received information from the employees, and also visited the Marbling exhibition there.

Gürlek then chatted with citizens and took photos at the Ramadan event area created by Başakşehir Municipality. Hakkı Kiraz, father of martyr prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, also attended the iftar program.

Palestinian students and many guests came together at the Palestine Iftar program held at the AK Party Istanbul Provincial Directorate. In the program, messages of unity and solidarity were given regarding the developments in Palestine and the Jerusalem issue.

Palestine Support Platform President Osman Nuri Kabaktepe, Palestinian Students Association Board Chairman Abdurrahman Alfara, many Palestinian students and guests attended the program hosted by the Provincial Directorate.

Making a greeting speech at the opening of the program, AK Party Istanbul Provincial Vice President and Head of Foreign Relations Dr. Fatih Tuna stated that the struggle of the Palestinian people is closely followed by the whole world and emphasized the importance of unity and solidarity.

“THE PALESTINE ISSUE IS A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE FOR US”

Speaking at the program, AK Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir pointed out the unity and solidarity spirit of Ramadan and stated that the Palestinian cause has always had a special place for Türkiye.

Stating that the Palestine issue is a cause that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been following closely since the beginning of his political life, Özdemir said that the AK Party organizations have demonstrated a clear stance on the Palestine issue since its establishment.

Stating that the Palestine support events held in Istanbul gave strong messages to the world public opinion, Özdemir emphasized that the struggle of the Palestinian people is not only a regional struggle, but also a struggle for law, conscience and humanity.

Özdemir stated that the Palestinian people put up a great resistance despite the difficulties they experienced and stated that Türkiye and the AK Party organizations will continue to stand by their Palestinian brothers in this struggle.

MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, historian and writer Prof, who died yesterday in the hospital where he was treated. Dr. He published a condolence message for İlber Ortaylı. In his post on his NSosyal account, Bahçeli said: “Prof, a respected and exceptional scientist raised by the Turkish nation, who has made tremendous contributions to the formation and maturation of historical consciousness with his pen and words.” Dr. He stated that he was saddened by the loss of İlber Ortaylı. Explaining that Ortaylı was one of the contemplative and enlightened figures of Turkish intellectual life, Bahçeli said, “He was a valuable person who managed to penetrate the depths of Turkish history and at the same time completed and fulfilled it with his acquisitive skill, which includes explaining, introducing and presenting it with understandable language and style skills. Although the death of the scholar is defined as the death of the world, this history scholar of ours is defined by his works, words, “He will always live on and be kept alive with his advice and predictions. I pray God’s mercy to our late Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı, and I offer patience and condolences to the Turkish academic life and to our beloved nation. May he rest in peace.”

The indictment prepared by the Bolu Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against CHP leader Tanju Özcan included his alleged relationship with municipal employee Öznur Çağalı and the subsequent blackmail process.

HE ASKED ÖZCAN FOR HELP

In the indictment, Özcan was included as both a complainant and a suspect. Allegedly, Öznur Çağalı, who worked in the Bolu Municipality counseling unit, had problems with her lover Mehmet Eren Akgüney. He went to Özcan and told him that his ex-girlfriend was disturbing him. He said that his girlfriend threatened to spread the inappropriate images he had.

YOU WILL MEET ME

According to his statement, Özcan then invited him to meet alone and put pressure on him by saying, “What happens if Eren hears this voice recording, I will protect you, you will meet with me.” The indictment also included the messages found on Öznur Çağalı’s phone. Accordingly, it was learned that there were a total of 117 conversations and messages via WhatsApp between the line stated to be used by Çağalı and Tanju Özcan. Some parts of these correspondences were also included in the indictment.

Çağalı stated that they met at a hotel in Narven Thermal Town in September 2025 and had consensual sexual intercourse.

After a while, when the woman’s lover, Mehmet Eren Akgüney, saw the WhatsApp correspondence between Özcan and his lover, the blackmail was reversed this time.

According to the indictment, Akgüney called Özcan with his Georgia number on the night of January 8, 2026 and threatened to publish the correspondence and voice recordings he had. In return, he demanded 20 million TL, a car and a car wash.

Özcan took part in the case as both a witness and a defendant.

THERE WERE 117 INTERVIEWS AND MESSAGES

The indictment also included the messages found on Öznur Çağalı’s phone. Accordingly, it was learned that there were 117 meetings and messages between Çağalı and Tanju Özcan. These correspondences were also included in the indictment. Some of the messages in the file were conveyed as follows:

Tanju Özcan: Oh, you are very nice.

Öznur Çağalı: Believe me, I just want to be your sweetheart.

Tanju Özcan: Did you also enlarge your breasts?

According to the prosecutor’s office, in another message, the following statements were made:

Tanju Özcan: Did you miss it?

Öznur Çağalı: Of course I missed it, did you miss it?

Tanju Özcan: A lot

Öznur Çağalı: Oh my president, who else can you be with other than me?

Tanju Özcan: “Come, all of you. I am enough.”

Tanju Özcan: Sadettin Saran is my brother.

The prosecutor’s office claimed that these messages supported the emotional unity between the parties and Öznur Çağalı’s allegations.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with healthcare professionals at the March 14 Medicine Day Iftar held in Istanbul last night. “Some professions are professions of self-defense, while others are professions of sacrifice,” Erdoğan said:

Our healthcare army has a character that sacrifices itself for our nation by working at a very high tempo and with dedication, sacrificing time for their families when necessary. I would like to express this with great pride. Our health system is stronger and more resilient today than ever before. From the Covid-19 epidemic to the February 6 earthquakes, our health system has managed to pass all the difficult tests with flying colors.

In 2002, we had 379 thousand healthcare workers. This number increased approximately 4 times to one million. We increased the number of doctors from 92 thousand to 233 thousand, and the number of nurses and midwives from 113 thousand to 330 thousand.

270 THOUSAND BED CAPACITY

By putting 794 new hospitals into service, we increased our total bed capacity in public hospitals to 173 thousand. The number of qualified beds, which was 18 thousand in 2002, is over 184 thousand today. The number of beds in all our health facilities has exceeded 270 thousand. We put 27 city hospitals into service with a total of 39 thousand 367 beds.

Unfortunately, today we are witnessing scenes of brutality in the world where human life is disregarded, babies in swaddles and even in incubators are murdered, and children sent to school with roses and smiles on their cheeks are killed by bombs. In the Gaza genocide, we saw that doctors, nurses and healthcare workers, along with children, women and civilians, were brutally martyred.

Nearly 1,700 healthcare workers became victims of Israel’s state terrorism in Gaza. Unfortunately, a bloodthirsty network continues to attack schools and hospitals in Iran and Lebanon, as well as in Gaza. Türkiye is one of the leading countries that defend people against this state of madness, defend common sense, and seek solutions to crises through dialogue and diplomacy. As in our country, we are only concerned with keeping alive and protecting human values ​​in our region and in the world. He is not the one who looks at events from the value of oil, gold or natural gas. We will maintain our humane attitude that looks from the perspective of right, justice, mercy, compassion and human dignity.

I find it useful to underline this: While we, as the government, defend peace and tranquility in the world, we cannot remain indifferent to any action that would cast a shadow on this in our country. One of our main priorities is for our healthcare professionals to be able to do their duties with peace of mind. We do not tolerate violence, especially in schools and hospitals. Despite this, we occasionally encounter incidents of violence against healthcare workers, albeit limited. We are and will take the necessary precautions regarding these heinous incidents.

Our stance here is very clear. We neither tolerate our people who go to the hospital to receive health services to be bruised, insulted or dragged from place to place, nor do we allow our healthcare professionals who provide this service to be subjected to violence and insults.

I would especially like to express that I expect maximum sensitivity from both our citizens and our healthcare professionals on this issue.

AWARDS WERE GIVEN IN 3 BRANCHES

In the program, 2026 Sabuncuoğlu Şerafettin Awards found their owners in 3 categories. Nurse Safure Aksoy, who devotedly served in the Denizli State Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery operating room, was deemed worthy of an award in the Service Awards category. Sabuncuoğlu Şerafettin Special Award goes to Prof, who has made significant contributions to the medical literature with his scientific studies in the field of cardiology. Dr. The eagle was given to Emre Aslanger. Sabuncuoğlu Şerafettin Vefa Award was given to Dr. for his contributions to the medical profession, women’s health and social development over many years. It was presented to Gülsen Ataseven.