Minister of Commerce Ömer Bolat came together with the disabled, the elderly, relatives of martyrs and orphans at the “Call to Brotherhood” iftar program organized for the fifth time at Bahçelievler Teachers’ House by the Human Rights and Freedoms (IHH) Humanitarian Aid Foundation, Kindness is Beautiful Platform and Merter Brands Association.

Speaking in the program, Bolat said that Ramadan is the month of patience, sacrifice, solidarity, purification and empathy, being together with people, being able to put oneself in the shoes of others and feel what they feel.

“WE SPEND EVERY PENNY OF THE STATE ON OUR CITIZENS”

Bolat stated that, as the government, under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, they have tried to spend every penny of the state for the citizens in economic growth, increase in welfare, production, exports, education, health, environment, culture, art and security in 23 years.

Expressing that they attach importance to social support programs, Bolat said, “Before us, social aid received only a 0.5 percent share of the national income. This year, social aid is allocated to our citizens with a budget of approximately 1 trillion lira.” he said.

Bolat stated that they will always continue to support special children, the elderly, orphans, families of martyrs, and families of veterans and will continue to stand by them.

Stating that special children who cannot leave their homes receive education in rehabilitation centers, Bolat said, “Mothers who have to take care of their children at home now take the minibus sent in the morning with their children and go to school. They also get involved in life, socialize, and participate in production. Many facilities have been opened especially for our elders who want to continue their lives in nursing homes.” he said.

“THE NUMBER OF OUR NURSING HOMES HAS INCREASED TO 175 UNDER STATE PROTECTION”

Minister of Commerce Bolat stated that children are protected and cared for with the “Children are Safe in 81 Provinces” program and said:

“120 thousand of our elders are provided with home care and home health services. We have 1400 boarding institutions affiliated with our Ministry of Family and Social Services. Protection and care services are provided to 14 thousand 600 children. The number of disabled care and rehabilitation centers has increased to 286. 20 years ago, there were 342 schools for the education of private individuals. Currently, we have 1855 schools. 35 thousand teachers work for our children. Families of martyrs and veterans and their children are also under state protection.” In transition to higher education, students are given priority placement in the dormitories of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

There is a quota for families of martyrs and veterans in public employment. Regarding our elderly, the number of nursing homes under state protection has increased to 175. Day care and rehabilitation centers also increased to 45. “In this context, we will continue to provide all the services needed in the fields of health, care, protection, rehabilitation and social security.”

“Türkiye HAS REACHED IT BY CUTTING ITS OWN PUBLIC”

Minister Kacır stated that they are trying to end these conflicts as soon as possible and said, “It seems that international law has lost its functionality to a large extent. Neither the United Nations, nor the Court of Justice, nor Human Rights institutions have the necessary power to prevent these conflicts or end the wars that have started. We will of course do our part. But especially for the sake of the future, we will always work much harder than before to bring Türkiye to a level of deterrence where no one will dare to harm it.” “We have to, we will work.” made his assessment.

Pointing out that Türkiye has achieved great things in the defense industry in the last 23 years, Kacır said that these were possible with the strong will of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and that we have come to this day with a strong will.

Kacır said:

“These things have not been achieved with the direct help and support of any other country. Countries that develop most of the advanced technology products and systems in the world, especially in the defense industry, ally with each other, and different countries develop, produce and share some of the subsystems and critical components of each system with each other, ultimately optimizing R&D costs and tending to complete their innovations in the fastest way. Turkey is a unique example here, because unfortunately, many states with which we are in alliance, let alone such collaborations with us in these processes, often make covert and overt efforts to hinder our ongoing work.” they have been.”

Explaining that Türkiye has come to this day by literally cutting its own belly, Kacır said, “Turkey has achieved all these successes with the superhuman efforts and efforts of its own children, day and night, with the sweat of their brows and minds. Today, Turkey is one of the most assertive countries in the world in new generation aviation. It has become the world market leader in unmanned aerial vehicles. Now, thank God, we, Turkey, are developing, producing and producing products with the most advanced capabilities in new generation unmanned aerial vehicles, kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles.” “Efforts are currently continuing all over the country with a tremendous spirit of mobilization to bring it into the Turkish Armed Forces as quickly as possible.” he said.

Kacır added that despite the major transformations in the world and the sharp changes in commodity prices in recent weeks, the necessary steps have been taken to ensure that the economy is least affected by extraordinary situations, thanks to the measures taken and the climate of trust created.

Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır came to Rize to participate in the celebration program organized for the 20th anniversary of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (RTEÜ). Kacır, who also opened the National Technology Workshop established within RTEÜ, was accompanied by Rize Governor İhsan Selim Baydaş, Rize MPs Harun Mertoğlu and Muhammed Avcı, Rize Mayor Rahmi Metin, RTEÜ Foundation President Nusret Bayraktar, Science Dissemination Foundation Board of Trustees Chairman Bilal Erdoğan, as well as interested parties, students and academicians.

“WE ARE 10TH IN THE WORLD”

Kacır, who moved on to the 20th anniversary program after the opening, emphasized Türkiye’s science and technology-based development journey in his speech and said, “We rose from 22nd to 14th place among the countries that produce the most scientific publications in the world. The number of domestic patent applications, which was 414 in 2002, reached 11 thousand 394 last year. We are 10th in the world in domestic patent applications. We are the first in the world in the rate of female inventors. Since 2002. “Since then, we have increased Türkiye’s R&D expenditures from 1.2 billion dollars to 19.9 billion dollars,” he said.

“WE PRODUCE BETTER THINGS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY”

Continuing his speech, Minister Kacır said, “We are a country that develops and produces its own unmanned aerial vehicles, missiles, ammunition, jet engines, warplanes, helicopters, satellites, radar and electronic warfare systems. Whatever they deny us, we develop and produce better locally and nationally. We have made our nation’s 60-year longing for a domestic and national automobile a reality with our smart and electric car Togg. The research of our Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, which was established in 2006.” “The capacity to produce science and science is the most concrete indicator that our Anatolian cities add strength to Türkiye’s science and research journey. To date, we have provided approximately 227 million liras of support to 1,029 students and researchers at our university within the scope of TÜBİTAK scholarships. We have provided 423 million liras of support to 162 projects of our university. We have provided 75 million liras of resources to the projects through DOKAP and the Eastern Black Sea Development Agency.”

First Lady Erdoğan met with representatives of the associations and foundations of which she is the honorary president, at Bozdağ Film Plateau. Speaking here, Erdoğan stated that Ramadan is a school that raises souls, and fasting is the best lesson of this holy school.

Man’s spiritual need for fasting is described by Sezai Karakoç, “O fasting, the reviving wind, the spring of Islam/Blow down to the human soul from the great mountain of inspiration/Make it drink kevser, pour out the pure life from your crystal glass/To the thirsty horizons, to the horizons of the human heart.” Noting that he expressed it very well with his verses, Erdoğan prayed that this holy month would be a mercy to the thirsty horizons, heal the tired hearts of the oppressed, and bring goodness to all humanity.

First Lady Erdoğan stated that civilizations have founding values ​​and said:

“One of the pillars on which our civilization is built is ‘kindness.’ Looking for reasons to do good in life, looking at our family, neighbors, friends and humanity from this perspective is the spiritual climate of this land. First of all, our Prophet presented goodness to us as a life purpose. Our Prophet said, ‘O Allah, make living a means of increasing all kinds of goodness for me. Make death a means of salvation for me from all evil.’ His prayer is the clearest evidence of this. That’s why the spirit that establishes a human-oriented civilization and prioritizes human honor and dignity above all else has permeated the stone and soil of this country.”

Stating that their historical remains are the works of kind-spirited people who took care of the needs of not only humans but also all living things, from trees to wolves on the mountains, Erdoğan said, “Imagine that the number of foundations established in the Ottoman Empire has exceeded 26 thousand. These foundations have such a central place in life that all stages of a person’s life, from birth to death, are intertwined with foundations. A person is born in a foundation hospital, grows in a foundation cradle, drinks water from a foundation fountain, “The foundation goes to school, the foundation does business in the bazaar, the foundation worships in the mosque, and when one dies, he is buried in the foundation cemetery. We see that establishing a foundation creates an environment of peace where solidarity turns into a culture of life.” he said.

Erdoğan expressed the surprise of a Frenchman who came to Ottoman lands at the diversity of foundations: “In the Ottoman country, it is even possible to see Turks crazy enough to donate money to workers to water them every day to prevent the unproductive trees from drying out due to the heat.” Noting that he expressed his words, he said:

“You are those crazy Turks. Under the roof of TOGEM-DER, Şule Yüksel Şenler Foundation, African House, Zero Waste Foundation, you are pursuing things for which you do not expect anything in return other than God’s consent. You work day and night, looking for solutions to other people’s problems. You do good deeds that will have social benefits for generations. Opening a library, educating a child, rebuilding life in disaster areas, extending the hand of kindness beyond our borders, taking care of land, water and creatures. “All of these are saplings that will bear fruit of humanity even after we pass away from this world. Such a deep spirituality constitutes the mental infrastructure of our non-governmental organizations. In other words, our NGOs are not a volunteer-based third sector activity in the Western sense, but the modern projections of our civilization.”

“WE DO GOOD, THROW IT INTO THE SEA, AND NEVER LOOK BACK AGAIN”

Stating that the traditional understanding of cooperation has disappeared today, especially in Western societies, Erdoğan continued as follows:

“Young people participate in social responsibility projects to write on their resumes and to get ahead of their competitors in university or job applications. The bond established through these activities often weakens after personal benefit is achieved. In fact, this is literally the commercialization of kindness and cooperation, and just like Cemil Meriç says, ‘If a person who does good expects reward, he is a usurer.’ As he said, it turns into an embarrassing transaction. However, is this the case in our society? “We do good, throw it into the sea, and never look back.”

Erdoğan stated that the unstoppable rise of social media today has extremely weakened the spiritual reflexes of societies.

Emphasizing that people come to believe that they are taking action when they like a call for help, share it on their accounts, or change their profile pictures, Erdoğan stated that the images shared on social media neither feed a hungry stomach nor dress any wounds.

“THE MOST TRAGIC GENOCIDE THAT HAPPENED ON LIVE BROADCAST”

First Lady Erdoğan continued her words as follows:

“What has happened in Gaza in the last 2.5 years has shown us once again that the compassion of the Western world is ideological and discriminatory. If it were not so, the most tragic genocide in human history on live broadcast would not be watched as if we were watching a movie. More than 20 thousand children who died would not be ignored even if they were blonde and blue-eyed. Today, in heavy winter conditions, the earth would move for the children standing barefoot in flooded rag tents, shivering from the cold and dying of cold. Instead, despite all this oppression, the world remains silent. At this point, I think our NGO example should be highlighted more at the international level, because each of your works erases the rust from hearts.

Stating that they would like to see many more young people under the roof of NGOs, Erdoğan said, “I hope we will bring the practices of our tradition of compassion, which is our richest spiritual heritage, to the younger generations.” he said.

Erdoğan stated that Ramadan is almost over and in the holy days, ‘Isn’t there a hand reaching out to me?’ He noted that if they didn’t make anyone feel alone in the crowd and if they made them think that they had a door to knock on if they were in trouble, there was no greater gain than this.

Erdoğan thanked those who contributed to the program and congratulated the Ramadan Feast.

VISIT TO THE FOUNDATION ORHAN SET

First Lady Erdoğan visited the set of the TV series Establishment Orhan on the plateau, which is also open to visitors, and took a souvenir photo with the actors.

During the visit, Erdoğan took the director’s chair on the plateau and then listened to a short performance by artist Arslanbek Sultanbekov and also watched the equestrian dance show there.

During her trip, First Lady Erdoğan was accompanied by Mehmet Bozdağ, the producer of the Establishment Orhan series, and his wife Zeynep Peker Bozdağ.

The program ended with a family photo shoot.

“I THANK THE BOZDAĞ FILM PLATOLARI FAMILY FOR HOSTING US IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT BRINGS THE SPIRIT OF HISTORY ALIVE”

First Lady Erdoğan included the following statements in her post on her NSosyal account after the program:

“We came together with our valuable companions, with whom we worked together in the civil society journey, at the iftar program at Bozdağ Film Plateaus. On the occasion of this meaningful meeting, I was pleased to visit the set of the Establishment Orhan series and meet the valuable actors and crew. I would like to thank the Bozdağ Film Plateaus family for hosting us sincerely in such a special atmosphere that keeps the spirit of history alive.”

The post also included a video of the moments when First Lady Erdoğan visited the plateau, the shows performed, and the meeting with the representatives of the association and foundation.

We came together with our valuable companions, with whom we worked together in the civil society journey, at the iftar program at Bozdağ Film Plateaus. On the occasion of this meaningful meeting, we were pleased to visit the set of the TV series Establishment Orhan and meet the valuable actors and crew… pic.twitter.com/iQhGKHrh1x

— Emine Erdoğan (@EmineErdogan) March 17, 2026

“IT IS OUR NATIONAL PRIDE TO SERVE OUR NATION”

Pointing out that this process is carried out in a completely digital environment, evidence-based and transparent with the KDM-ERP Certification Module developed within the scope of the Public Transformation Model, Uraloğlu continued as follows:

“Thus, Turkey has become one of the very limited number of countries in the world that can manage aircraft certification end-to-end through a digital and national platform. With this certificate, Turkey has joined the elite countries that can design, produce and certify civilian rotary wing aircraft with its own national authority, without any foreign dependency. We are now proudly planting our own flag next to well-established aviation ecosystems such as the USA, EU, Canada and Brazil. This is not just a technical achievement, but a true manifestation of technological sovereignty, national will and independence. It has been subject to foreign approvals for years.” “For a condemned country to have its own helicopter accepted by the world with its own standards, this is the name of another great victory. GÖKBEY is not just a helicopter, it is our national pride that will serve our nation in health, fire fighting and general purpose missions of our independence in civil aviation. This work is the common success of all of us and the best gift to the cherished memories of our martyrs.”

“THE TECHNOLOGIES YOU DEVELOPED ARE ROLE MODELS”

Uraloğlu, President of the Presidency of Defense Industries Prof. Dr. Addressing Haluk Görgün, he said:

“Do not think that we are developing technology only for a helicopter or an airplane. The technologies you have developed are actually the role models of the entire industry and all means of transportation, they are the technologies used there. That is why we are already in close cooperation with you in our national trains, smart transportation systems and all kinds of projects. Likewise, we are in close cooperation with our Ministry of Industry and Technology. That is why you have not only made the helicopter today and we have certified it, but you have produced technology and we are using it in every field of our country. God willing.” May God bless you and your entire team. May God grant us all the ability to announce better projects and more beautiful projects to the public.”

Addressing the members of the organization in the program, Çiftçi said that the month of Ramadan strengthens the spirit of unity, solidarity and solidarity. Emphasizing that they are working determinedly for the peace and security of Türkiye, Çiftçi said, “We are working day and night to make our streets a place of peace and our neighborhoods a place of trust.” Çiftçi said that they are working in line with a new security vision with the understanding of “There is no development if there is no peace, there is no stability if there is no security”. Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi attended the Traditional Organization Iftar program organized by the Samsun Provincial Directorate of the Justice and Development Party.

“SAMSUN IS ONE OF THE SYMBOL CITIES OF THE NATIONAL STRUGGLE”

Referring to Samsun’s place in Türkiye’s history in his speech, Minister Çiftçi said that the city has a special position in the national struggle. Stating that Samsun left deep traces in the memory of the Turkish nation, Çiftçi said, “This city, where the torch of our struggle for independence was lit, is not an ordinary city. The determined stance that lifted Anatolia up came from Samsun. This nation does not accept captivity, does not kneel and does not turn its back on its history.”

“WE ARE PROGRESSING WITH THE TARGET OF Türkiye’S CENTURY”

Emphasizing that Türkiye is a strong state, Çiftçi stated that the country is moving towards new goals under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “We are moving determinedly towards a great and powerful Türkiye with the vision of the Türkiye Century, which was initiated by saying that enough words and decisions belong to the nation,” said Çiftçi, and thanked the AK Party organizations for their work.

“A SECURITY CONCEPT THAT PREVENTS CRIME FROM OCCURING”

Stating that their biggest responsibility as the Ministry of Internal Affairs is to ensure the peace and security of Türkiye, Çiftçi said that they are working in line with a new security vision with the understanding of “there is no development if there is no peace, there is no stability if there is no security”. “We are now implementing an approach that not only fights crime, but also prevents crime before it occurs,” said Çiftçi, adding that they continue to fight against structures that drag young people into crime. Emphasizing that the police, gendarmerie and coast guard personnel served devotedly, Çiftçi thanked the security forces.

“Türkiye’S GREATEST POWER IS ITS NATION”

Stating that Türkiye’s greatest power is the nation, Çiftçi said that Türkiye is the hope of the oppressed all over the world. Stating that prayers are being made for Türkiye in a wide geography from Arakan to Bosnia, from Gaza to Kosovo, Çiftçi said, “This nation is the last bastion of justice, conscience and mercy.”

“WE WILL WORK NON-STOP FOR A STRONG Türkiye”

At the end of his speech, Çiftçi thanked the members of the organization and congratulated the upcoming Ramadan Feast. “We will work non-stop for safer cities, more peaceful neighborhoods and a stronger Türkiye,” said Çiftçi, and concluded his words with the emphasis on unity and solidarity.