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NUN Foundation President Esra Albayrak: Colonialism did not end, it was reproduced in different forms!
NUN Education and Culture Foundation Chairman of the Board Dr. Esra Albayrak wrote for AA Analysis about the historical course of colonialism within the framework of decolonization discussions and the conditions under which a new consensus would be possible.
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When we look at the process the world is going through, we can say that we are at an important breaking point where people and societies want to redefine the way they make sense of the world and their position on the global plane. Whether this repositioning process will be shaped through an inclusive consensus or deepening conflicts is one of the fundamental issues that we, as social scientists, must pay careful attention to and develop a common road map. As a social scientist, an educator, and perhaps more importantly, a mother, I think that the attitude we show today for the future of humanity is important for the mental and spiritual legacy we will leave to our children. I believe that a consensus approach should guide humanity’s search for a more just world. Building a consensus that prioritizes human dignity is not a purely political choice but a moral responsibility.
The prevailing international order’s sense of superiority, devoid of values, has dragged humanity into an existential crisis and has legitimized all kinds of inhumane treatment through the distinction between “primitive” and “civilized” throughout history. The genocide that took place in Gaza on October 7 and afterwards brought to light the wounded memory of humanity and brought about a deep questioning of the moral and political legitimacy of the current international system.

This picture reminds us of a historical fact: Colonialism is not a page closed in the 1960s, but a structure that continues its existence by acquiring new forms. Academic studies carried out under the title of postcolonial studies around the world for years still seem far from fundamentally analyzing the global structure in which colonialism is reproduced in different forms. At this point, would it be possible to rethink decolonization as the possibility of liberating from the colonial mentality and imagining a more original, fairer life?
THE HUMAN BURDEN AND THE PRESENT PRESENT OF DECOLONIZATION
The mental background of the “white man’s burden” discourse reached its peak in 19th-century European thought. Malthus conceptualized society as a sphere of contract operating on scarce resources; From here Darwin developed the idea of ”survival of the fittest”; Darwin’s cousin Galton carried this into eugenics, dividing humans into superior and inferior genetic categories. With the concept of sociogeny, societies were ranked as primitive or civilized. Sociology was defined as the science of modern societies, and anthropology was defined as the science of primitive societies. Thus, science was turned into a tool to legitimize colonization. In this process, to which Rudyard Kipling gave moral legitimacy with the phrase “the white man’s burden”, the obligation of the so-called superior to elevate the inferior was seen as an indispensable responsibility.
The 20th century continued to bear the traces of this understanding. Even though anti-colonial movements spread and colonies gained their independence, the colonial mentality continued to shape the world order in various forms. Decolonial discourse rightly questioned this framework and often even suggested the opposite: It suggested that the colonized had the burden of regaining what was taken away, but to reverse something is not to transcend it. Saying “the black man’s burden” means continuing to remain within the architecture of the hierarchy that is intended to be destroyed, no matter how critical one is. The dichotomies of black-white, East-West, primitive-civilized were never a fair description of the world, but were dichotomies imposed on the world.

What needs to happen is that this logic should be abandoned, not reversed. We must center the “man’s burden”, not the black or white man’s burden. We must look at the issue not as a racial or civilizational category but as a shared responsibility arising from a more fundamental claim. As adopted by many universal beliefs and civilization teachings, existing as a human being is valuable and worthy of respect, regardless of other qualities. As a matter of fact, Islam defines human beings as beings with immunity (ismet) and adopts the protection of their rights under all circumstances as a basic principle. Sincerely embracing such a universal human understanding makes it possible to embrace humanity in all its diversity and turns into a behavioral value that rejects exploitation from the first moment. However, we now clearly see that the human rights discourse, which has become global since the second half of the 20th century, has not gone beyond the “white man’s burden” rhetoric, despite all its flashy propositions, and has even been turned into a tool of exploitation and taming the other. Then, we have to look for ways to transcend Western-centered and predominantly Western-produced discourses and place human immunity and dignity at the center of discourse and life. In this way, it may be possible to restore the rights of the oppressed world and to purify the exploiter from the “mastery complex”, which is the main burden that he cannot prevent.
MULTI-CENTERED GEOPOLITICS OF INFORMATION
Today’s information ecosystem, shaped by a single-centered and supremacist perspective, is one of the areas we must confront first in the context of decolonization. Because the “epistemic arrogance” created by the formation of the production and circulation processes of knowledge under the hegemony of a single center is one of the main responsible for the alienation and crisis of meaning that humanity has been dragged into today.

There have also been intellectual objections to “epistemic arrogance” rising within Western academia. While Frantz Fanon exposed colonial violence with psychoanalytical sharpness, Edward Said showed how the East was constructed as a geographical and conceptual phenomenon within a matrix of knowledge. Talal Asad, on the other hand, questioned the epistemic violence on which the West’s claim to universality is built. This critical vein is a tradition that decolonial thought both feeds on and continues to reckon with, and this tradition asks us the following questions: For whom and for what purpose do we produce knowledge? Through which knowledge traditions do we make or fail to make sense of ourselves, our geography and the world? Is knowledge a tool of power production or the basis for the search for truth and meaning? The answers we give to these questions will determine what position we will take in the new world order.
Undoubtedly, knowledge traditions that establish the relationship with knowledge through meaning and truth, and do not turn it into a tool of superiority and privilege, will protect the dignity and solidarity of humanity more strongly. Today, we have to question the roles and hegemonic epistemic powers of the world’s respected universities, institutions that produce knowledge and represent international law, in the construction of the current crises and unfair order. In this regard, as the conscience of academia and knowledge, we need to revive ancient epistemic centers and even uncover new ones and turn our direction to new horizons.
ISTANBUL AND A NEW COMPROMISE
Istanbul is not only a host in this debate, but also an actor with a unique perspective due to its historical location. Istanbul, which has been the intersection of world trade, culture and politics for thousands of years, can offer a reliable basis for a compromise that prioritizes human dignity, epistemic justice and the possibility of multicultural social life in the new world order. This consensus should not be satisfied with a well-intentioned passive resistance, but should also build a strong objection to the impositions of the single-centered dominant system and the self-confidence to call to account.
The World Decolonization Forum, planned to take place in Istanbul on May 11-12, will rise on this basis. More than 70 academic papers will be presented at the forum, where academics, intellectuals and activists from Africa, South Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and the critical traditions of the West will come together. With the decolonial art exhibitions that can be followed simultaneously and the Decolonized Film Festival that will take place at Atlas Cinema the same week, participants will be provided with an honest dialogue environment where different disciplines rarely meet on the same ground.
We invite everyone who believes that humanity’s heritage cannot fit into a single story to Atatürk Cultural Center on 11-12 May.
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Son dakika! Başkan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, “Modern dünyanın aklına yeni gelen toprağı koruyacak tarım meselesi, bizim binlerce yıllık tecrübemizin adeta özü ve özeti gibidir. Toprak için ‘ana’ tabirini kullanmamız, laf olsun diye değildir.” dedi.
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Programa vesile olan, 1863’ten beri tarımın en büyük destekçisi Ziraat Bankası’nı tebrik ettiğini söyleyen Erdoğan, “Toprağın bitirdiği her ürünü, sudaki, karadaki, havadaki her canlıyı Allah’ın nimeti olarak gören, nimeti ise aziz bilen bir medeniyetin mensuplarıyız. Bizim inanç ve kıymet manzumemizde insanın insan üzerinde nasıl hakkı varsa, nimetin de insan üzerinde hakkı vardır. Medeniyet kodlarımızda nimete nankörlük etmek ayıpların en büyüğüdür. Nimeti vesile kılarak Allah’a şükretmek, nimetin hukukunu gözetmek ise en yüce erdemlerden biridir.” diye konuştu.
Başkan Erdoğan çiftçilere müjdeleri peş peşe sıraladı! ‘Büyük ve güçlü Türkiye’nin kapılarını sonuna kadar açmak istiyoruz’ | Video
Erdoğan, “Modern dünyanın aklına yeni gelen toprağı koruyacak tarım meselesi, bizim binlerce yıllık tecrübemizin adeta özü ve özeti gibidir. Toprak için ‘ana’ tabirini kullanmamız, laf olsun diye değildir. Şehirlerimizi bağlar içinde gösteren türküler boşuna yakılmamıştır. ‘Ne ekersen onu biçersin’ sözü, milli hafızamıza boşuna kazınmamıştır.” ifadelerini kullandı.
Aşık Veysel’in “Kara Toprak” şiirinin bir bölümünü okuyan Erdoğan, Anadolu irfanının en müstesna temsilcilerinden olan şairin bu şiirinde hem toplumun kültürüne hem de toprakla kurduğu gönül bağına işaret ettiğini dile getirdi.
Başkan Erdoğan, ibretlerle dolu bir kıssayı paylaşmak istediğini belirterek, şunları söyledi:
“Büyük bir tüccar kuraklık mevsiminde zor durumda kalan yaşlı bir çiftçiye gider. Şöyle bir teklifte bulunur, ‘Gel bu tarlayı bana ver. Tüm borçlarını sileyim, üstüne de para vereyim.’ der. Yaşlı çiftçi toprağına bakar ve tüccara şu cevabı verir, ‘Oğul, sen benim borcumu silersin ama bu toprak her bahar benim açlığımı siliyor. Sen parayı bir kere verirsin, toprak bana her yıl ekmek veriyor. Ben tarlayı satarsam önümüzdeki yıl borcum olmaz ama yiyecek ekmeğim de olmaz. Bu söz üzerine tüccar ısrarından vazgeçer. Evet, tarım hem insan için hem de insanlığın geleceği için bu derece önemlidir, hayatidir, yeri doldurulamazdır. Büyük medeniyet inşa edenler ancak toprağın, rüzgarın, denizin, güneşin, iklimin dilini anlayanlar, o dille uyum içinde bir hayat sürenler olmuştur.”
Başkan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, “Çiftçiyle bütünleşmek, kafaya kasket takmak değildir. Tarıma destek olmak, muhalefetin yaptığı gibi meydanlarda her çiftçiye bedava traktör sözü verip sonra ‘Biz onu reklam olsun diye yaptık.’ demek değildir. Bunların tamamı buram buram riyakarlık kokan, şov kokan hareketlerdir.” dedi.
Erdoğan, Haliç Kongre Merkezi’nde gerçekleştirilen Ziraat Bankası 5. Tarım Ekosistemi Buluşması’ndaki konuşmasında, pek çok özelliği yanında bir nimet medeniyeti de olan Türk medeniyetinin varislerinin başında değerli çiftçilerin yer aldığını söyledi.
Sofralardaki ekmekten, bulgur, peynir ve zeytine kadar hemen her gıdada çiftçilerin emeği ve alın teri olduğunu belirten Erdoğan, çiftçilere teşekkür ederek çalışmalarının bereketlenmesini diledi.
Başkan Erdoğan, tabiatın nankörlük etmeyeceği gibi kendine nankörlük edeni de affetmeyeceğini, küresel düzeyde karşılaşılan iklim krizi ve afetlerin, modern insanın toprağa ettiği nankörlük sonucu oluştuğunu dile getirdi.
Yusuf Has Hacib’in Kutadgu Bilig’de “İnsan kirlenirse su ile yıkanır, su kirlenirse ne ile yıkanır?” dediğini hatırlatan Erdoğan, “İnsanlık olarak daha fazla kazanmak, daha fazla tüketmek uğruna suyun, toprağın, havanın kirletilmesinin bedelini çok ağır ödüyoruz. Tarım alanları ve temiz su yataklarının yerleşime açılmasının, zararlı kimyasallarla ekolojik sistemin bozulmasının ceremesini çekiyoruz. Toprağa ve suya emanet olarak değil, sömürülecek bir meta olarak bakan vahşi kapitalist zihniyet, bugün yaşadığımız sorunların baş sorumlusudur.” ifadelerini kullandı.
Türkiye’nin hiçbir dahli olmadığı halde iklim krizinin yansımalarına en fazla maruz kalan ülkelerden biri olduğunu vurgulayan Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, “Son yıllarda kuraklık yaşadık, orman yangınlarıyla mücadele ettik, sellerle, taşkınlarla, zirai don olaylarıyla karşılaştık. Tarımla birlikte turizme, ticarete, çevreye de zarar veren afetlerle yüzleştik. Özellikle geçen yıl bizi oldukça zorlayan bir sene oldu. Zirai dondan etkilenen üreticilerimize toplam 47 milyar lira ödeme yaptık. Hamdolsun bu yıl, yağışlar bakımından bereketli bir sene geçiriyoruz. Barajlarımız, göllerimiz, su kaynaklarımız, şükürler olsun doluyor. Nehirlerimiz, derelerimiz tam da özlediğimiz şekilde gürül gürül akıyor.” diye konuştu.
“117 ÜLKEYE TOHUM İHRAÇ EDİYORUZ”
Başkan Erdoğan, hasatlar yapıldıkça, rekolte açısından çiftçinin yüzünün de gülmeye başladığını anlatarak, “Arpada, buğdayda ve inşallah pek çok mahsulde bu yıl rekor bekliyoruz. Ülkemizde 206 çeşit tarım ürünü yetişiyor, bunların birçoğunda kendimize yeter durumdayız. Sebze üretiminde dünyada üçüncü, meyvede dördüncüyüz. 21 bitkisel ürün mahsulünde ise ilk üçteyiz, tohumda dünyada ilk 10 arasındayız. 117 ülkeye tohum ihraç ediyoruz.” açıklamalarında bulundu.
Bu sabah Haziran ayı ihracat rakamlarının açıklandığını hatırlatan Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan şöyle devam etti:
“2026 Haziran ayı ihracatı, geçen yılın aynı ayına göre yüzde 21,9 oranında artışla 24 milyar 940 milyon dolara yükseldi. Ocak-Haziran dönemi ihracatımız, yüzde 3,6 oranında artarak toplam 136 milyar 59 milyon dolara ulaştı. Tarım ve gıda ürünleri ihracatımız ise yüzde 23,3 oranında artarak 2,8 milyar dolar oldu. İlk 6 ayın toplamı da yüzde 3,3 oranında artışla 16,3 milyar dolara çıktı. 2025’i tarım ve gıdada 6,5 milyar dolar dış ticaret fazlasıyla kapatmıştık, bu yılın ilk 6 ayında 693 milyon dolar fazla verdik. Aynı şekilde Haziran ayı enflasyon oranı yüzde 0,99 geldi. Açıklanan veriler, ekonomimize hayırlı uğurlu olsun diyorum. Hedeflerimize doğru inşallah kararlılıkla yürüyeceğiz. 42 ilimizde açacağımız 61 organize tarım bölgesiyle tarım alanında çok daha iyi yerlere geleceğiz. 15 organize tarım bölgesinde üretime başladık, bu yıl 5 bölgede daha ilk kez üretime geçmeyi planlıyoruz.”
“SU VE SULAMA ALANINDA 11 BİNE YAKIN ESERİ HALKIMIZIN HİZMETİNE SUNDUK”
Başkan Erdoğan, söz konusu rakamların ve başarıların tesadüfen elde edilmediğini belirterek, çiftçilerle el verip çalıştıklarını, çabaladıklarını ve bu seviyeye ulaştıklarını söyledi.
Tarımsal destekler konusunda kat kat artışlar yaptıklarının altını çizen Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, şunları kaydetti:
“Arazi toplulaştırma, araştırma merkezleri, yerli tohumculuk, gen bankası gibi alanlarda önemli yatırımlar gerçekleştirdik. Su ve sulama alanında 11 bine yakın eseri halkımızın hizmetine sunduk. Sulanan alan miktarını 7,3 milyon hektara çıkardık. Tabii en önemli desteği Ziraat Bankamız eliyle çiftçimizin finansal olarak desteklenmesi suretiyle gerçekleştirdik. Son 23 yılda tarımsal üretime reel rakamlarla yaklaşık 3 trilyon lira destek verdik. Geçen yıl sektöre verdiğimiz desteğin toplamı 706 milyar lirayı buldu. 2026 için tarıma doğrudan ve dolaylı olarak ayırdığımız rakam ise tam 939 milyar lira. Yani 1 trilyon liraya varan devasa bir rakamla üreticimizi destekleyeceğiz.”
“ESKİSİYLE YENİSİYLE ANA MUHALEFETTEN BU ÜLKENİN TARIMINA FAYDA GELMEZ”
Türkiye’nin, çiftçisine sağladığı destekler bakımından OECD ortalamasının yaklaşık iki katı düzeyinde yer aldığını bildiren Erdoğan, “Biz, birileri gibi şov yapmıyor, istismar yapmıyor, sadece iş yapıyoruz.” diye konuştu.
Başkan Erdoğan, sözlerini şöyle sürdürdü:
“Çiftçiyle bütünleşmek, kafaya kasket takmak değildir. Tarıma destek olmak, muhalefetin yaptığı gibi meydanlarda her çiftçiye bedava traktör sözü verip sonra ‘Biz onu reklam olsun diye yaptık.’ demek değildir. Bunların tamamı buram buram riyakarlık kokan, şov kokan hareketlerdir. Bunlar aynı zamanda eski Türkiye’ye ait ucuz siyasi cingözlülüklerdir. Dünyada ve Türkiye’de tarımın geldiği seviyeden haberleri bile yok. Kendileri de zihniyetleri de üzerine bindikleri traktör kadar müzelik. Bu müzelik zihniyetin ne ülkeye ne millete ne çiftçilerimize hayrı olur. Ne demiş atalarımız, ‘Darı unundan baklava, incir ağacından oklava olmaz.’ Eskisiyle yenisiyle ana muhalefetten bu ülkenin tarımına fayda gelmez. Zaten uğraştıkları, didiştikleri konuların basitliğine baktığımızda bırakın milleti, kendilerine bile hayırlarının olmadığının hepimiz görebiliyoruz.”
Başkan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, “Tarım noktasında kadın ve genç çiftçi kredisi limitini 3 milyon liradan 5 milyon liraya çıkarıyoruz. Yatırım kredilerinde 2 yıl ana para ödemesiz, 10 yıla kadar vadeyle öz kaynak katkısı aramadan ve Kredi Garanti Fonu teminat desteğiyle çok daha güçlü finansman imkanı sunacağız.” dedi.
Başkan Erdoğan, Haliç Kongre Merkezi’nde gerçekleştirilen Ziraat Bankası 5. Tarım Ekosistemi Buluşması’ndaki konuşmasında, gece gündüz demeden ülke, 86 milyon vatandaş, özellikle istikbalin teminatı olan gençler için çalıştıklarını vurguladı.
Sadece tarımda, hayvancılıkta, üretimde değil, her alanda Türkiye’yi şaha kaldırmanın, Türkiye Yüzyılı’nı inşa etmenin gayretinde olduklarını belirten Erdoğan, “Cumhur İttifakı olarak dayanışma içinde yürüttüğümüz Terörsüz Türkiye süreciyle ülkemize maliyeti 2 trilyon doları aşan terör sorununu çözerek büyük ve güçlü Türkiye’nin kapılarını sonuna kadar açmak istiyoruz.” ifadesini kullandı.
Erdoğan, Terörsüz Türkiye sürecinin nasıl hayırlı bir proje olduğunun günden güne daha net anlaşıldığını dile getirerek, şunları kaydetti:
“Bakınız, bundan 3 gün önce Hakkari’miz anlamlı bir spor müsabakasına ev sahipliği yaptı. 2025-2026 sezonu Büyükler Güreş Süper Lig Finalleri, Hakkari’nin doğa harikası Cennet Cehennem Vadisi’nde gerçekleştirildi. 200 sporcumuz Cilo Dağları’nın eteklerinde, yeşilin binbir tonuyla bezeli, 3000 rakımlı yaylada mindere çıktı. Bir zamanlar terörün karanlık gölgesinin düştüğü dağlarımız, şimdi sporla turizmle birbirinden güzel etkinliklerle yeniden hayat buluyor. Sürecin sağladığı güven ortamının spordan istihdama, turizmden ticarete hemen her sektöre olumlu tesiri oluyor. Ancak asıl başarıyı inşallah süreç menziline tam vardığında göreceğiz.”
Terör meselesi tamamen çözüldüğünde milletin en büyük hasadı tarım ve hayvancılık sektörlerinde yapacağını belirten Erdoğan, “Dağlarımız daha bir şekillenecek, ovalarımız daha bir bereketlenecek, yaylalarımız daha bir güzelleşecek, nehirlerimiz daha bir coşkun akacak, tarlalarımızın verimi inşallah daha da artacak. Güvenlik endişesi nedeniyle gerileyen hayvancılık yeniden canlanacak. Doğu ve Güneydoğu Anadolu’da huzur kök saldıkça, bunun estirdiği bahar havasını inşallah 86 milyonun tamamı, 81 ilimizin her biri hissedecek. Allah’ın izniyle bu hayırlı süreç neticelendiğinde ekonomimiz daha da güçlenecek, üretimimiz daha da artacak, kardeşliğimiz daha da pekişecek. Cumhur İttifakı olarak büyük emek verdiğimiz bu süreci sizlerin de duası ve desteğiyle inşallah başarılı bir şekilde hedefine ulaştıracağız.” diye konuştu.
TARIM VE HAYVANCILIK SEKTÖRÜNE YÖNELİK MÜJDELER
Başkan Erdoğan, tarım sektörünü sevindirecek haberleri paylaşacağını ifade ederek, şunları söyledi:
“İlk olarak tarım noktasında kadın ve genç çiftçi kredisi limitini 3 milyon liradan 5 milyon liraya çıkarıyoruz. Yatırım kredilerinde 2 yıl ana para ödemesiz, 10 yıla kadar vadeyle öz kaynak katkısı aramadan ve Kredi Garanti Fonu teminat desteğiyle çok daha güçlü finansman imkanı sunacağız. İkinci haberimiz, atıl durumda bulunan büyükbaş süt ve besi işletmelerini yeniden üretime kazandırıyoruz. Süt hayvancılığı yatırımlarına 60 milyon liraya, besicilik yatırımlarına ise 40 milyon liraya kadar kredi sağlayacağız. 2 yıl geri ödemesiz, 8 yıla varan vadelerle üreticimizin yanında olacağız.” diye konuştu.
Tarımda yenilenebilir enerji yatırımlarını daha güçlü şekilde desteklediklerini aktaran Erdoğan, “Çiftçilerimizin kendi elektriğini üretmesini teşvik ediyoruz. Bu kapsamda 15 milyon liraya kadar, 8 yıl vadeli ve yüksek subvansiyon oranlarıyla kredi imkanı sağlıyoruz. Böylece hem üretim maliyetlerini düşürüyor hem de çevre dostu üretimi destekliyoruz. Son olarak, küçükbaş hayvancılıkta kredi limitini 2 milyon liraya, büyükbaş hayvancılıkta ise 3 milyon liraya yükseltiyoruz. Tüm bu müjdelerimizin hayırlı, uğurlu olmasını diliyorum.” dedi.
Erdoğan, Ziraat Bankası yönetimini bu buluşmaya öncülük ettikleri için tebrik ederek, 5’inci Tarım Ekosistemi Buluşması’nın çiftçi ve üreticiler başta olmak üzere millet için hayırlara vesile olmasını diledi.
Programdan notlar
Katılımcılara kısa film izletilen programda, çocuklar tarafından hazırlanan “Anadolu” isimli gösteri sergilendi.
Tarım ve Orman Bakanı İbrahim Yumaklı, Hazine ve Maliye Bakanı Mehmet Şimşek ile Ziraat Bankası Genel Müdürü Alpaslan Çakar da programda birer konuşma yaptı.
Başkan Erdoğan’a hediye takdim edilen program, Erdoğan’ın katılımcılarla aile fotoğrafı çektirmesinin ardından sona erdi.
Program kapsamında kurulan stantları gezen Erdoğan, ürünleri inceleyerek, çiftçilerle sohbet etti.
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Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi: Türkiye’s Century is a great claim to civilization
In his speech at the AK Party Bayburt Provincial Advisory Council Meeting held at the Hacı Kıyasi Şentürk Mosque Conference Hall, Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi expressed his satisfaction in being in Bayburt, which carries the wisdom of Dede Korkut, the bravery of Bamsı Beyrek, and the spiritual memory of Abdülvehhab Gazi, and is blended with the nobility of Kop Mountain.
Stating that the AK Party was a great cause movement that placed the will of the nation at the center of politics and determined its direction with the foresight of the nation throughout its honorable march that lasted a quarter of a century, Çiftçi underlined that behind every success achieved was the nation’s prayers, will, sacrifice and unwavering support.
Çiftçi emphasized that the AK Party is also a big family that brings millions together with a common ideal, and stated that each of their friends, from members to ballot box chairmen, from neighborhood organizations to district and provincial administrations, from women’s and youth branches to MPs, are indispensable soldiers of this blessed march.
Ciftci pointed out that the most important strength of this big family is the culture of consultation and made the following assessment:
“As stated by our esteemed President, we have given special importance to keeping horizontal and vertical communication channels open and operating a culture of consultation and consultation since the establishment of our party. The voice of every level in the AK Party is valuable. Every opinion rising from the field is a valuable opportunity to understand our nation’s expectations, see the deficiencies and move the service policy further. Our members’ open-hearted expression of their ideas, sharing their experiences and assuming more responsibilities gives dynamism to our movement. Our Expanded Provincial Advisory Assemblies also reflect this understanding. “These meetings are important consultation grounds where the common mind grows, the pulse of the organization is heard, the voice of the field is heard directly and the road map is shaped in line with the expectations of our nation. AK Party’s policy takes into consideration the trends, benefits from the experience of the organizations, and listens to the voice of the citizens. Because the direction of the AK Party is the will of the nation, its basis is the sincerity of its organizations, and its goal is the future of Türkiye.”
Çiftçi pointed out that Bayburt has raised great figures who shaped civilization with their knowledge, wisdom and wisdom, as well as its heroes, and said:
“Ekmelüddin el-Baberti, the son of these lands, carried his journey of knowledge, which started from Bayburt, to Aleppo and Cairo, and was instrumental in the training of great scholars such as Molla Fenari and Seyyid Şerif el-Cürcani. He was repeatedly offered the post of judge, and he devoted his life to knowledge, truth and raising people. We see the character of Bayburt in the life of Ekmelüddin el-Baberti. Before his position. Responsibility, service before title, the cause of nation and civilization before personal prosperity. Our understanding of politics is based on this morality. Our duty is the responsibility of serving our nation. Each of our comrades is a valuable soldier who carries the trust of our nation and supports this great march. Under the strong leadership of our esteemed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey has overcome the narrow stereotypes imposed on it and has broken the shackles that were intended to be placed on it, one by one. “The will of the nation has remained strong against coup attempts, terrorist organizations, economic sieges and global pressures.”
“THE BASIS OF THIS HISTORICAL TRANSFORMATION IS THE POLICY OF WORKS AND SERVICES”
Minister Çiftçi stated that a great transformation has occurred in transportation, health, education, energy, defense industry, technology and social policies in 24 years and continued as follows:
“The basis of this historical transformation is the policy of work and service. Our esteemed President has demonstrated a leadership that goes beyond Türkiye’s borders with the vision he has put forward. He has been a strong voice of right, justice and human dignity all over the world, from Palestine to Somalia, from Ukraine to Syria. Alhamdulillah, Turkey is now a strong state with a voice at the table, power in the field, weight in the region and reputation in the world. With the permission and grace of God, under the astute leadership of our esteemed President, Türkiye “With the vision of the 21st century, we will reach the ideal of a great and powerful Turkey. With the goal of a terror-free Turkey, the law of brotherhood in this eternal homeland will be strengthened, and unity, peace and a common future will rise on much stronger foundations. From now on, no power will be able to stop Türkiye’s march. Because behind this march is the prayer of our nation, the goals of the Turkey Century are in front of it, and a strong and determined leader like Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is at its head.”
Emphasizing that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is one of the strongest bearers of this great struggle, Çiftçi said, “We work day and night for the peace of our beloved nation with our police, gendarmerie, Coast Guard Command, security guards and all our personnel. We are waging a determined fight in every field, from terrorism to organized crimes, from drugs to cyber crimes, from irregular migration to traffic safety.” he said.
Çiftçi emphasized that they mobilized all the means of the state for the peace of the cities, the security of the borders, the future of the children and the well-being of the nation, and said:
“We will continue to work day and night to make Bayburt and every city of our heavenly homeland safer, more peaceful and stronger. But our struggle is not only in the field of security. We are also a struggle to rebuild hearts, strengthen unity and brotherhood, and embrace the vision of the Turkey Century. The Turkish Century is not just the name of economic goals, development projects or technological breakthroughs. The Turkish Century is a place where a strong state and a strong nation walk shoulder to shoulder, where peace, mercy and brotherhood are shared by all humanity.” It is a great claim of civilization that there is hope for the future. One of the most important elements that will bring this claim to life is our organizations, as the late Yavuz Bülent Bakiler said, ‘To fall to the ground again like a cemre / To forbid sleep day and night / To conquer Anatolia again, without a horse or a companion like Yunus Emre.’ This is our case. Falling back to the ground like a cemre. To bring hope back to our nation’s hearts. Winning hearts by going door to door. “To build the Turkish Century by working day and night.”
As part of his contacts in the city, Çiftçi visited Governor Mustafa Eldivan and the shopkeepers on Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Street, and then met with citizens in the courtyard of the Ulu Mosque.
Minister Çiftçi was accompanied during his visit by Governor Eldivan, AK Party Bayburt Deputy Orhan Ateş, Bayburt Mayor Mete Memiş, Gümüşhane Mayor Vedat Soner Başer, Bayburt Provincial General Assembly President Hüseyin Şahin, AK Party Bayburt Provincial Chairman Turgut Çalışkan.
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Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu: Türkiye has become one of the countries that provide the best health services in the world
Minister Memişoğlu, who came to Aksaray to participate in the programs, met with party members at the AK Party Provincial Directorate. In his speech here, Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu said that the AK Party cause is a cause at the service of humanity.
Stating that they visited the field and listened to the problems, Memişoğlu said:
“It is a matter of pride for us to be with people in the field. We serve this nation under the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. We listen to the problems of our citizens and do our best to solve these problems. In the last 24 years, with the AK Party governments, Turkey has become a world-class country. At the same time, it has become one of the countries that offers the best health services in the world to its citizens. In the past, our citizens who got sick would have surgery in other countries. Now, it is a country where all kinds of surgeries can be performed from over 90 countries.” “We have become a country preferred by 2.5-3 million foreigners a year for treatment. We provide health services to anyone from Gaza to Palestine, from Somalia to Iran and Ukraine. We are in a very good place in the field of health.”
“Türkiye IS NO LONGER THE OLD Türkiye”
Memişoğlu stated that Türkiye has made its health services an example to the world.
Referring to the importance of citizens staying healthy, Memişoğlu said:
“To stay healthy, we need to change some of our habits. Today, only 6.6 percent of Turkey’s population lives in rural areas. When we used to live in rural areas, we used to eat very heavy meals. We used to go to the fields and move a lot. Our habit of eating heavy meals continues, but now we live in the city, not in the countryside, and work at a desk. As such, we need to move. We work to ensure that the service is continuous and better. Turkey has now surpassed itself and has become a country that supports the victims and oppressed people around it. NATO summit is in Türkiye “We have now become a country that has a say in many areas. Türkiye is no longer the old Türkiye. We are soldiers working day and night to make the new Türkiye better.”
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“Year of the Family” statement from Minister Göktaş: “We married 100 thousand couples”
Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, in his speech at the AK Party Erzincan Provincial Advisory Council Meeting held at the Mufti Conference Hall, stated that they have been continuing their work and service policy for nearly a quarter of a century under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and that it is a Türkiye that leads the world.
“WE CARRIED OUT STUDIES THAT CENTER THE FAMILY”
Stating that, as the Ministry, they touched the lives of the disabled and strengthened their family policies, Göktaş said, “We have carried out very important studies that center the family. By focusing on the family, we have implemented a policy for women, men, young people, elderly people, children, and every citizen in need. Last year, we said ‘Family Year’. Why did we say ‘Family Year’? Because unfortunately, we are experiencing the lowest period in terms of fertility rate in recent years. Not only our country, but the whole world is experiencing it. The renewal rate of the population is “What does 2.1 mean? It means a woman has 2.1 children. However, last year, this rate dropped to 1.42. Since we saw this risk, we accelerated our family-oriented work.” he said.
“WE ARE RESETTING THE CREDIT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TWO CHILDREN”
Talking about the loan support offered to young people who will get married, Minister Göktaş continued as follows:
“We have invested 20 percent of Türkiye’s underground mineral wealth to help our young people between the ages of 18 and 29 who want to get married to start a family. Since last year, we have married approximately 100 thousand couples all over Türkiye, including Erzincan. What does this do? 200 thousand of our young people do this. We supported them to establish a home. If you are between the ages of 18-25, this loan is 250 thousand liras, if you are between the ages of 26-29 This loan is 200 thousand lira. If you have a child, we cancel 12 months of this loan and postpone the loan for those who have two children. Our President announced this last month. Since we implemented this policy, the number of children we have married has reached 14 thousand. What does this mean? We support our young people, we support them to have children, and we take many steps to protect our young and dynamic population structure.
Emphasizing that the power of growing Türkiye starts with the family, Göktaş underlined that they will continue to carry out family-oriented work.
Touching on the “Terror-Free Türkiye” process, Göktaş said:
“Hopefully, we will continue to build a Türkiye where terrorism ends here in the near future. Our work on this issue has reached its final stage. We want no mother or father to shed tears, no child to suffer from the absence of a father, and we want to spend all the money we spent on terrorism for the future of our youth. Let’s invest for our future. We will continue to build a Türkiye where terrorism ends, hopefully under the leadership of our President, in cooperation. In the future, we will continue to work tirelessly for the great Türkiye.” “We will continue to build together with you by visiting house by house, neighborhood by neighborhood, street by street, embracing everyone, old and new.”
AK Party Erzincan Deputy Süleyman Karaman, AK Party Erzincan Provincial Chairman Alpay Kabadayı, former MPs, mayors and party members attended the program.
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3-month security enforcement in the capital: More than 1.5 million people were questioned
Ankara Police Department carried out comprehensive security practices throughout the province between 4 April and 1 July in order to hold the NATO Leaders Summit in a safe and peaceful environment. During the work, which lasted approximately three months, security measures were increased to the highest level throughout the capital.
MORE THAN 4 THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE CAPTURED AND DELIVERED FOR JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
In the practices carried out by the police units, more than 1.5 million people were questioned for General Information Collection (GBT) and nearly 930 thousand vehicles were checked. Within the scope of the inspections, public areas, accommodation facilities, cafes and restaurants, entertainment venues, car rental companies, car parks, daily accommodation places and public workplaces were inspected. Comprehensive security checks were carried out at application points established throughout the city. As a result of the work carried out, more than 4 thousand people who were determined to be wanted for various crimes were caught and handed over to the relevant units for legal proceedings.
MAKSUT VISITED HIGH IMPLEMENTATION POINTS
Ankara Police Chief Maksut Yüksek also visited the application points throughout the city and inspected them. Yüksek, who examined the work on site, met with the staff on duty, chatted with the citizens at the application points and thanked them for their support and cooperation in the security measures. It was stated that Ankara Police Department’s inspection and security practices to ensure the peace and security of citizens will be continued with determination.
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National Intelligence Academy report: Ankara Summit is a critical threshold for the future of NATO
Before the NATO Summit in Ankara, the National Intelligence Academy published a report titled “Ankara Summit, NATO 3.0 Discussions and Turkey” in order to evaluate NATO’s changing security architecture, NATO 3.0 discussions and Türkiye’s strategic role in the alliance.
The report discussed the new challenges faced by NATO within the framework of the transformation in the international security environment and the strategic importance of the Ankara Summit for the future of the alliance. The report comprehensively evaluated how NATO will adapt to the new security paradigm, the topics around which NATO 3.0 discussions are shaped, and the role that Türkiye can assume in this process. The report stated that the international security paradigm has moved away from the relatively predictable structure of the post-Cold War and evolved into a new competitive environment that is multi-axis, hybrid and contains high uncertainty. It was stated that the toughening of great power competition, the technological and economic rise of China, and the military and geopolitical fractures caused by the Russia-Ukraine and US/Israel-Iran wars have radically changed the understanding of security. It was emphasized that the most important result of this transformation is that security can no longer be defined solely in terms of military capacity and border defense.
The report noted that in the new security environment, threats have diversified in terms of geography, subject and actor, and military, economic, technological and social dimensions have transformed into an integrated security architecture that is not separated from each other. In this context, it was stated that hybrid threats have become permanent tools of power competition, while cyber attacks, disinformation, energy pressure and sabotage against critical infrastructures produce strategic results. In line with these developments, it was emphasized that mental security and social resilience have become integral elements of national and collective security.
THE NEW SECURITY ARCHITECTURE IS BEING SHAPED BY NATO 3.0
The report covers the historical development of NATO; The collective defense understanding of the Cold War period was discussed within the framework of the NATO 2.0 period, in which crisis management and out-of-area operations came to the fore, and NATO 3.0, which is at the center of discussions today. It was stated that this periodization does not represent the official classification of NATO, but an analytical framework to make sense of the changing threat perception and strategic priorities. The report stated that NATO’s historical success stems from its ability to produce new concepts and mechanisms for changing security conditions while preserving its basic founding principles.
It was stated that the concept of collective defense has regained a central position in the NATO 3.0 period, and it was noted that the security architecture is not limited to land, air and sea areas. While it was stated that cyberspace, space, electromagnetic spectrum and mental space have become integral parts of the modern security architecture, it was emphasized that collective deterrence and resilience are evaluated with an integrated understanding ranging from the defense industry to cyber security, from air and missile defense to critical infrastructure, from artificial intelligence to social resistance capacity.
STRATEGIC AUTONOMY IS AT THE CENTER OF NATO 3.0 DISCUSSIONS
The report stated that the burden-sharing debate within NATO is no longer carried out solely on defense budgets. It was noted that the discussion turned into questions of which ally would develop which capability against which threat, to what extent they would make this capacity sustainable, and what responsibility they would assume in times of crisis. In this context, it was stated that “burden sharing” and “burden shifting” approaches came to the fore within the scope of NATO 3.0, and that a new distribution of responsibilities in European security became inevitable as the USA directed its strategic priorities to the Asia-Pacific. The report emphasized that strategic autonomy is at the center of the NATO 3.0 discussion. It was stated that the national capacities that the Allies will develop in the fields of defense industry, technology, energy and critical infrastructure will strengthen the resilience of the alliance to the extent that they are compatible with the principles of joint planning and interoperability. It was noted that the success of NATO 3.0 depends on its ability to treat strategic autonomy and alliance commitment as complementary elements when managed correctly, rather than seeing them as opposing tendencies.
Türkiye IS A CRITICAL ALLY FOR NATO 3.0
The report stated that Türkiye is a strong and exceptional example of the ally profile required by NATO 3.0. It was stated that Türkiye, which can produce its own security, develop competence in critical technologies, combat hybrid threats and transform its strategic autonomy into Alliance capacity, has evolved from a reliable alliance to an actor that produces strategic added value. It was emphasized that this transformation made Türkiye one of the actors that actually tested and strengthened NATO’s transformation capacity.
It was stated that the most important factor that differentiates Türkiye’s role within NATO is its ability to read the security agendas of the eastern and southern wings simultaneously. To the eastern wing via Black Sea security, Russia-Ukraine balance and the Montreux regime; It was noted that Türkiye, which is stated to simultaneously contribute to the southern flank through the risks originating from Syria, Iraq, Libya, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Gulf and the Middle East, has produced the concrete equivalent of NATO’s 360-degree security approach in practice.
Türkiye’S DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE CAPACITY STANDED OUT
The report stated that Türkiye’s defense industry capacity directly overlaps with NATO’s production and sustainability agenda. It was stated that the capacity developed in the fields of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition, electronic warfare, radar, naval and land systems, command-control and artificial intelligence-supported decision mechanisms has the potential to contribute to the total deterrence of the Alliance while strengthening national security. It was noted that Türkiye sets a critical example within NATO in terms of quality, quantity and sustainability integrity, defined as “three-dimensional depth” in the defense industry. It was stated that Türkiye’s operational experience, field knowledge in combating hybrid and asymmetric threats and multi-dimensional diplomatic capacity provide a significant strategic advantage in the new security environment. The report also stated that intelligence sharing and intelligence diplomacy have become one of the determining tools of inter-allied trust and crisis management, and it was emphasized that the operational capability of the National Intelligence Organization, which has strengthened in recent years, has further deepened Türkiye’s intelligence contribution to NATO.
ANKARA SUMMIT IS A CRITICAL THRESHOLD FOR NATO
The report stated that the Ankara summit is not only a meeting where current security crises will be evaluated, but also a critical turning point that will reveal what kind of institutional and strategic response NATO will give to the new security paradigm. It was noted that defense expenditures, production capacity, US-European division of labor, security priorities of the eastern and southern wings, artificial intelligence, cyber security, space security and new generation technologies constitute the main agenda topics of NATO 3.0 discussions. The report stated that the discussions on defense expenditures gained a new dimension with the 5 percent of GDP target accepted at the Hague Summit, and that the main issue was in line with which strategic priorities the allocated resources would be used. Drawing attention to the needs created by the Russia-Ukraine war in the fields of defense industry production capacity, ammunition, air defense and logistics, it was emphasized that the main test of NATO will be whether it can be an alliance that can transform these resources into effective capabilities rather than allocating more resources. In this context, it was noted that the importance of the “three-dimensional depth” approach in the defense industry is increasing day by day.
The report also stated that the understanding of deterrence and resilience in the new security environment has also transformed, and that energy infrastructures, communication networks, financial systems, public opinion and social psychology have become the basic elements of security. In this regard, it was evaluated that the adoption of the “total resilience” approach as a founding security concept would be decisive in terms of NATO’s ability to produce a permanent strategic impact in the new period.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ANKARA SUMMIT FOR Türkiye
The report stated that the meaning of the Ankara summit for Türkiye goes beyond hosting. While it is stated that Türkiye is one of the important actors that can contribute to the shaping of the strategic framework of NATO’s new security approach; It was noted that the priority topics include reflecting the 360-degree security approach more strongly in NATO planning processes, institutionalizing defense industry cooperation and strengthening allied solidarity in the fight against terrorism. The report stated that deepening the hybrid threats and resilience agenda is also important, and that Türkiye has a background that can make a strong contribution to NATO’s resilience capacity with its experience in areas such as disinformation, cyber threats, critical infrastructure security, instrumentalization of irregular migration and mental threats. As a result, the report emphasized that the permanent meaning of the Ankara summit will be determined by the harmony that will be produced among the allies on these topics. It was noted that NATO can continue to exist as an effective and reliable alliance in the new era to the extent that it can link defense expenditures with capacity production, redefine the US-European division of labor without creating a deterrence gap, establish a more balanced understanding of security between the eastern and southern wings, and move resilience to the center of collective defense.
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