SABAH had revealed a big scandal before the rally called “We Stand Up to the Will of the Nation, We Do Not Give Our Olives, Air, Water, and Land”, held by CHP Chairman Özgür Özel on February 15, in the Milas district of Muğla, in order to protect the so-called olive trees. It was revealed that CHP Milas District Chairman Ahmet Kılbey cut down 27 olive trees, each of which was at least 100 years old, on a land in the district. In the footage, it was seen that centuries-old olive trees were being slaughtered with construction equipment.

HE MURDERED THE OLIVES, HE RESIGNED

It was revealed that 27 olive trees, each of which were at least 100 years old, were slaughtered on February 12, on a 3-decare land, which was an olive field, located in Dipsarnıç, Menteş District, Milas. After Muğla Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry and Milas District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry teams kept a report, it was determined that the land in question belonged to CHP Milas District Chairman Ahmet Kılbey. While Kılbey said that he transferred the land to his son-in-law Cenk Soydan on December 29, 2025, on February 13, Kılbey was fined 49 thousand 15 TL for removing 27 olive trees on the property, which is an olive field, without permission. It was claimed that Kılbey intended to build on the land. After the scandal emerged, CHP Milas District Chairman Ahmet Kılbey resigned from his post yesterday, before Özgür Özel’s rally. In the statement made by CHP Muğla Provincial Directorate, it was stated that “Our party’s vision and strong stance in the locality is an unshakable whole that is always above personal opinions. In this regard, our Milas District Chairman resigned from his post in order to prevent any damage to our determined march under the leadership of our Chairman and the disciplined stance of our organization in the light of recent developments.”

HIS SON-IN-LAW WAS ALSO DISMISSED

After SABAH revealed the scandal, an important development took place in Milas Municipality. Milas Municipality License and Inspection Manager Cenk Soydan, Kılbey’s son-in-law, was dismissed after discussions about olive trees. It was learned that Soydan was assigned to the Technical Affairs unit within the municipality.

THE GROOM’S FAMILY RESIGNED FROM CHP

Cenk Soydan’s retired parents rebelled against his dismissal. Making a statement on the social media account named Cengiz Betül Soydan, Soydan’s mother, Betül Soydan, called out to Özgür Özel and demanded the cancellation of his CHP membership.

The family used the following statements in their statement: “This is my announcement to the Republican People’s Party and all political parties, to the People of Milas. My dear leader, I am writing to you from Muğla Milas to express my grievance. I appreciate you very much. Your personality and humanity are proven by the appreciation of the Turkish people. As you know, I would like to express my grievance regarding the olive cutting incident, which you became aware of when you came to Milas for a rally on Sunday. I am the father of Cenk Soydan, who works in Milas Municipality.” I am his mother and I am also a member of the party based on a very old history. My wife, Pharmacist Cengiz Soydan, and my son, Ahmet Kılbey, have been serving in the TC Milas Municipality since 2010 with their honesty, humanity and meticulousness towards their work, but they have become part of the conspiracy with the immaturity that they do not deserve. I would also like you to ask the whole municipality about Cenk Soydan. What kind of personality is he? I want you to investigate. My son Cenk Soydan has been dismissed from his position as a director, we don’t care about his fame and position. Our grievance is that the son of a father who has 24 carats of gold bullion is made into 8 carats, making headlines everywhere and damaging our honor and pride. You can ask anyone. He is the son of Pharmacist Cengiz Soydan, the grandson of retired teacher Mehmet Emin Soydan from Çamköy. We are a family that wants to be remembered, but this disgrace has worn out the family so much. Although we love you very much, my wife and I request the cancellation of our membership from Cengiz Betül Soydan’s CHP People’s Party, as it is not something we can accept. I will send my application to the headquarters. If you know Cenk Soydan, you will agree with me, my son was victimized by the media. “I send my love to you. May God bless you and may your path always be bright,” he said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the governors’ meeting program held at the Presidential Complex. “The governorship is the reflection of the state on the field. The governor is the meeting point of the citizen and the state.” President Erdoğan stated that there should be no power poisoning in serving the nation. Erdoğan warned the governors about social media and said, “Scenes that do not suit the seriousness of our state are emerging… I believe that you will show the highest level of sensitivity on this issue.” he said.

“THOSE GOOD DAYS WHEN PEACE AND STABILITY WILL REign IN OUR REGION ARE VERY CLOSE”

Wishing that Ramadan would bring goodness for the nation, the world, Islam and all humanity, Erdoğan prayed to God that these holy days, when the doors of mercy were opened, would strengthen their unity and solidarity.

Erdoğan, who read Mehmet Akif Ersoy’s lines “O Lord, for the sake of this magnificent Ramadan, remove whatever is happening to unity; O Lord, may the Ummah not be crushed and fall from these centuries-long divisions” and said that they wholeheartedly said “amen” to Ersoy’s prayer.

Erdoğan, who sent messages of solidarity on behalf of himself and the country to the Gazans who did not compromise on their dignity and wisdom despite welcoming Ramadan in makeshift tents, continued his words as follows:

“I also and especially request every member of our nation not to forget the Palestinian oppressed in their prayers. I would like to express once again that as long as we support each other, heal each other’s wounds, come together and increase our solidarity and affection, those beautiful days when peace, tranquility and stability will reign in our region and in our heartland are very close. As long as we stand tall against oppression and oppressors. As long as we support our brotherhood and brothers.” “Let’s hold on tightly. Let’s protect our faith and dreams. Then, with the permission of God, there will be no trap that we cannot break, no plan that we cannot destroy, no game or scenario that we will not disappoint.”

“THE STATE DOES NOT MEAN ONLY AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION”

Sharing Nurettin Topçu’s statements on the connection between nation, history and identity, President Erdoğan said:

“‘Where the past ends, the nation ends, the people end, the sense ends, they finally find themselves. The nation consists of its history. If you strip it of its history, what remains is a herd of people. All the old movements, old works and thoughts that constitute the past of the nations seem to him like the rings of a chain. I am connected to my father, and he is connected to the heroes of Kosovo and Yıldırım Khan. Their souls pass through the Yunus and Alp Arslans and extend to the Prophet Muhammad. They constitute the rings of the chain that are closer to us. The existence of our ancestors has become our soul, our mind. The nation is the name of such a great mind, our great soul. As a great nation, one of the characteristics of our great mind is the meaning and importance we attach to the concept of state. We have never been without a state in any period of our history, and have always kept our state alive with the motto of eternity. “Our national and spiritual values, our human and cultural values, our vision of the past and the future are directly integrated into our state philosophy. That is why the state does not only represent an administrative organization for us, but also includes meanings such as power, happiness, compassion and mercy.”

“IF YOU IGNORE PEOPLE AND EXCLUDE WISDOM, YOU CANNOT ENSURE PEACE AND STABILITY”

Emphasizing that justice is the basis of thousands of years of state traditions, human beings are at the center, and virtue and morality are at the axis, Erdogan said, “In this respect, the government is intertwined with wisdom. Yusuf Kamil Pasha, who held important positions in the Supreme Court, including the grand vizier, expressed this truth with the words ‘government is in common with wisdom’. Therefore, you cannot ensure administration without establishing justice and goodness. It ignores people, wisdom. If you exclude people, you cannot ensure peace and stability.” he said.

Erdoğan expressed an anecdote in Nizamülmülk’s work titled Siyasetname with the following words:

“It is reported that the Governor of Homs wrote a letter to Ömer bin Abdulaziz as follows: ‘The wall of the Homs bazaar has been ruined. It needs to be reconstructed. What do you say?’. Ömer bin Abdulaziz wrote on the same paper as follows; ‘When the wall of the Homs bazaar is raised with justice and the roads are cleared of fear and cruelty, the resulting structure does not need mud and bricks.’ That is the issue for us. “It is a crystallized truth. Our governors, who represent me and our state in our provinces, have a vital authority and responsibility in this respect.”

“GOVERNOR IS THE MEETING POINT OF CITIZENS AND THE STATE”

Expressing that the governor is the reflection of the perfect and compassionate state on the field, Erdogan said, “It is the melting pot of justice, wisdom and government. It is the meeting point of the citizen and the state. The governorship is the place of healing, the place of being a panacea, the position of being on the same page with our nation, being on the same page with the citizens.” he said.

Noting that their biggest expectations from governors are to produce fast and effective solutions to problems, to win people’s hearts, and to perform their duties with maximum efficiency within the scope of duties and responsibilities, Erdoğan said that leadership essentially requires these.

President Erdoğan said, “A successful governor means a good leader. Good leadership requires taking on burdens, taking responsibility, taking risks, and staying away from administrativeism, that is, from transferring problems that can be solved locally to Ankara.” made his assessment.

Emphasizing that it is not possible for a manager who lets things flow, gets ready, and consumes the inheritance he inherited from his predecessor, to lead neither the province he is in nor the public institution he presides over, Erdogan said, “I especially expect each of you to always observe the following sensitivities while doing your duty. You should use the resources entrusted to you by our state very meticulously for the benefit of our nation and cities. The projects you carry out, the investments you make, and the services you provide are a means of attaining God’s consent.” You should see it.” he said.

Bursa Yıldırım Mayor Oktay Yılmaz talked about the projects he has brought to the district since the day he took office. Yılmaz said, “With the projects we implemented, we managed to touch the hearts of all our citizens from ages 7 to 77. In Yıldırım, we produced permanent services in many areas, from urban transformation and development investments to transportation, from infrastructure and superstructure services to increasing qualified green areas, from the vision of a more livable city with the ‘zero waste’ policy to social support services, to the projects we implemented for our youth. While producing these services, a ‘Lightning Model’ was formed in the field of municipality. “The Yıldırım Model is now being talked about in Türkiye,” he said. Yılmaz said, “In 2019, when I took office, 1/3 of our district had a zoning problem. As of February 1, we completed the zoning and implementation plans in an area of ​​5 million square meters. We resolved 40 thousand ownership and title deed problems. We will distribute 19 thousand title deeds.” Yılmaz said, “When we took office, we set a target of 30 thousand new houses. Thank God, we produced 7 thousand 500 houses. We will complete this number to 30 thousand by 2029.”

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, KADEM Chairman of the Board of Trustees Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar and many guests attended the 1st International Family Strengthening Conference, hosted by Istanbul Commerce University, in cooperation with the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the Women and Democracy Foundation. In his speech at the program, Minister Göktaş stated that family is the first door to meet the world and said, “Family issue is not only a social issue; it is also a matter of survival and future.” Stating that more than 19 thousand events were organized within the scope of the 2025 “Year of the Family”, Minister Göktaş stated that discounts were cooperated with 2 thousand 47 institutions for young people who will get married.

THE CORESTONE OF STABILITY

Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Women and Democracy Foundation, emphasized in her speech that they see the family as the cornerstone of society’s stability, cultural continuity and civilization vision. Stating that the increasing presence of women in education, employment and decision-making mechanisms does not weaken the family structure, on the contrary, it creates a more conscious, durable and fair family environment, Bayraktar said that a non-violent and safe family environment is the basic condition for social peace.

FAMILIES SHOULD BE RAISED AWARENESS

Bayraktar stated that families should be made aware of new generation risks. Also in the program, Rector of Uzbekistan Bukhara Technical University Sadoqat Sıddıqova made a presentation. An agreement was reached on increasing cooperation between the two countries, strengthening family policies by sharing experience and implementing joint projects.

‘SHALWAR’ SUPPORT FROM WOMEN

KADEM Bingöl Representation organized a meaningful event. At the meeting, where solidarity and cultural values ​​came to the fore, participants gave a message of unity by wearing shalwar. This movement, which symbolizes the place and commitment of women in social life, was appreciated. To the event; In addition to KADEM Bingöl Representative Lecturer Merve Çelik, Secretary Kübra Akar Zoroğlu, Executive Board members Dr. Faculty Member Habibe Temizsu, Dr. Lecturer Hanife Çelik, Quran Course Instructor Büşra Köse, teachers Beyhan İnan and Semra Bakankli, Seda Nur Butaku and volunteer social worker Handan Çiftçi attended. Aziz ÖNAL / SABAH

The investigation continues regarding the theft of 30 million dollars, consisting of 100 dollar bills, which Bilal Durmaz, 28, the owner of Mestur Döviz, who lives in Ekşinar Konakları in Bakırköy, Istanbul, kept in the parking lot of the site where he had been staying for 3 months. On February 11, four thieves entered the site with a vehicle with a fake license plate, broke the windows of two vehicles containing the money, loaded 10 sacks of money in the trunk into their own vehicle and disappeared. While it was determined that Bilal Durmaz was the son of Atilla Durmaz, the owner of Taç Döviz, the key figure in the “İBB bribery and dirty money” investigation, 11 suspects were detained regarding the incident. While it was stated that the person who organized the incident was Kemal Kırmızıdemir (41), it was determined that the thieves who came by vehicle hid themselves by approaching the bumper of a vehicle while entering the site. It was evaluated that the site security and administrators deleted the footage of Kırmızıdemir leaving and entering the house from the cameras. 9 of the 11 suspects referred to the court were arrested, and 2 were released on condition of judicial control.