President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron. During the meeting, Türkiye-France bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues were discussed. Stating that the diplomatic efforts supported by Türkiye together with the relevant countries (USA/Israel-Iran War) played an important role in the ceasefire process, Erdoğan stated that attempts that could sabotage the ceasefire process in the attacks against Lebanon should not be given an opportunity and that Türkiye would continue to contribute to the process. Erdoğan stated that it is important to initiate the second phase of the peace plan in Gaza and that the momentum gained in this regard should not be lost. During the meeting, Erdoğan and Macron also discussed in detail the provision of freedom of navigation in Hormuz on the basis of international law and the developments in Syria.

TURKISH MESSAGE FROM MACRON

French President Emmanuel Macron also wrote about the meeting in the message he published in Turkish on his account “We also discussed the joint work we have carried out within the framework of this agreement. I emphasized that this peace must be in line with the principles of the United Nations Charter and be based on strong security guarantees for Ukraine. I reiterated France’s support for the peace process that will lead to a new era in the South Caucasus, based on open borders and strengthened regional cooperation, especially in the perspective of the European Political Community Summit to be held in Yerevan on May 4. Finally, we agreed on the importance of continuing to further deepen our dialogue and bilateral cooperation.”

Winner of the “Stockholm Water Prize”, known as the Nobel Prize for Water, and United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)
Its director, Iranian Kaveh Madani, stated that the COP31 summit to be held in Türkiye in November will be an important opportunity to address the water crisis, and that Türkiye can play an important role in this issue and lead the discussions on this issue.

Madani said, “Turkey is in an important position as a country that knows the value and strategic importance of water, understands the problems and challenges related to transboundary water management, and has experienced both the benefits and possible negative consequences of infrastructure investments.” COP31 Climate Summit will be held in Antalya, hosted by Türkiye, on 9-20 November 2026.

In this important leg of the UN climate negotiations, representatives from more than 190 countries will meet to discuss greenhouse gas emissions reduction and climate finance targets. COP31 UN Climate Change Conference is of historical importance in terms of bringing the “Zero Waste” movement, carried out under the auspices of Emine Erdoğan, to a global dimension. AA

Turkey reacted harshly to the lowly and unfounded words of the murderer Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz, targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The following statements were made in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “The targeting of our esteemed President by the Israeli authorities with lowly, arrogant and false allegations is a result of the discomfort caused by the facts we express on every platform.” In the statement, it was emphasized that the record of Netanyahu, who is described as the Hitler of our age due to the crimes he committed, is clear, and said, “An arrest warrant has been issued for the said person by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Israel under the Netanyahu administration is being tried at the International Court of Justice on allegations of genocide.”

The statement stated that Netanyahu’s current goal is to undermine ongoing peace talks and continue his expansionist policies in the region.
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz said, “The statements of Netanyahu, who is on trial for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, are the expression of his discomfort and guilt psychology about revealing the truth and are null and void.”
AK Party Secretary General Eyyüp Kadir İnan said, “(Netanyahu) You will pay a heavy price for every baby, every woman, every Muslim you kill. You will end up worse than Hitler.”
Director of Communications Burhanettin Duran also noted: “Everyone knows that Netanyahu does not have the legitimacy to teach others a lesson. He will be held accountable for his crimes against humanity sooner or later.”

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS DURAN: NETANYAHU IS A CRIMINAL WITHOUT FRIENDS LEFT

Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran reacted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s words towards President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and said, “Netanyahu, who committed genocide in Gaza and attacked seven countries in the region, dares to target our President in desperation. Netanyahu is a criminal who has arrest warrants against him and has no friends left.” he said.

Duran, in his statement on his NSosyal account, said:

“Netanyahu, who committed genocide in Gaza and attacked seven countries in the region, dares to target our President in desperation. Netanyahu is a criminal with arrest warrants against him and no friends left. He is dragging the region into chaos and conflict as a strategy to maintain his political existence. Everyone knows that Netanyahu does not have moral values and the legitimacy to teach others a lesson. Sooner or later, he will be held accountable for his crimes against humanity. Under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Türkiye will be more just, more peaceful and more peaceful.” “We will continue to fight against oppressors for a safe world.”

Harsh reaction from AK Party Spokesperson Çelik to Netanyahu’s vile statements!

AK PARTY SPOKESPAPER ÖMER ÇELİK: NETANYAHU WILL BE TRIED

AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik stated the following in his statement to A Haber:

“Our President is in a situation where he is fighting against this massacre network. Our President said in the first place that Netanyahu is responsible for the genocide and that he must be held accountable. It is a badge of honor for our President that Netanyahu constantly targets our President. He is trying to sabotage the peace talks in Pakistan. What he is trying to do here is to say to the westerners, “What Israel is doing represents your values.” Within the presented plan, after massacring people with aerial bombardment, we will create chaos by rioting our Kurdish brothers. But the Iranian people are in great disarray. “Common sense has revealed that Netanyahu and his massacre network will be tried.”

MINISTER INSTITUTION: Türkiye WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE LAND OF PEACE

In his post, Minister Kurum said, “Today, there is a global answer to the question “Who is the terrorist regime?”: Occupied Israel. History will write you down as a genocide criminal who bombed hospitals, schools, mosques, churches and murdered babies. Turkey, under the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will continue to be the hope of the world, the home of the oppressed, the home of peace, as it was yesterday, today and in the future.” He included his statements.

MINISTER GÜRLEK: IT REVEALS THE DEPTH OF THE MORAL DEADLINE

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, in his post on the subject, said, “Netanyahu, the ringleader of the genocidal massacre network in Israel,’s excessive and unfounded statements towards our President, the voice of global conscience and the pioneer of diplomacy carried out for regional and world peace, are never acceptable. The targeting of Türkiye and our President by a person for whom an arrest warrant has been issued by the International Criminal Court clearly reveals the depth of the legal and moral impasse it is in. Under the leadership of our President, Türkiye will continue to be the pioneer of diplomacy for peace on the basis of international law.” Turkish justice will continue to stand by the right and the oppressed and to follow up on the crimes committed.” He included his statements.

The panel held at the Başakşehir Complex of the University was moderated by Turkish Airlines (THY) Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee, IHU Faculty of Management Sciences Department of Economics Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Murat Şeker made it.

Şeker, who opened the panel, said that they determined the theme of the panel as the enrichment and deepening of young people’s interests and views, which have narrowed over time, their sensitivity to the world, their ability to think about issues from different dimensions, and the development of their intellectual curiosity.

Prof. Dr. For this purpose, Şeker stated that they named the opening panel of the academy “Turkish Brand from an Interdisciplinary Perspective” and that they aimed to make young people think about the Turkish brand with a broad perspective in the fields of education, culture, foreign policy and economy through the evaluations of the guests.

Bilal Erdoğan, Deputy Chairman of the IHU Board of Trustees, stated that he spent about 5 years of his life in Italy, about 10 years in the USA, and a significant part of his life in Türkiye, and explained the cultural differences he saw in these countries.

Noting that many immigrant cultures have melted into a mixed culture in the USA, Erdoğan stated that Italy has a more ancient culture compared to the USA, that a difference is felt between the south and north, that the south of the country is a little warmer, natural and sincere due to its proximity to the Mediterranean and being influenced by Muslim culture, while the north is more dull.

“Türkiye’S CULTURAL WEALTH IS A TYPE THAT IS VERY RARE”

Erdoğan stated that Türkiye has differences due to being in a geography that hosts many civilizations, and said:

“You see that there are differences between Türkiye’s regions in many aspects, stemming from history, geography, and the fact that different societies are transit routes. That’s why you cannot see Türkiye’s cultural richness in America or Italy. This is an advantage, a richness. It is a type of richness that is very rare in other countries of the world. If we are talking about making the Turkish brand unique here, we need to realize that we actually have a unique brand. When we realize that this multi-layered, very rich structure of our brand is unique, how can we bring these to the fore? “What we will extract, what we will frame and present will emerge.”

Recalling the line from the National Anthem, “Recognize the places you step on as soil”, Erdoğan said, “You cannot seriously ignore the blood that flows in these lands, nor can you ignore thousands of years of history here. When we think of all of these, we truly live in the center of the world, in one of the countries with the richest accumulation and heritage. We are in the most beautiful city in the world.” he said.

Bilal Erdoğan stated that every society should be able to live its own culture with self-confidence and comfort, and to be able to freely embrace and express the identity of its culture, and said, “We need this too. We still have some complexes in this regard, we still have things to get over. We are in a much better place than 25, 50 years ago, we are much more self-confident, we can express ourselves more easily. We can establish a relationship with our own culture much more easily. As we eliminated the deficiency here, these values started to appear on the world stage, but they are clearer.” “We will see that it comes out somehow. This will, of course, increase Türkiye’s material and spiritual power of attraction, reputation and economic potential.” made his assessment.

Referring to the richness of food and beverage culture in Türkiye, Erdoğan added that as IHU, they have projects related to the soup kitchen in Suleymaniye Madrasahs, and within this scope, they will realize the Ottoman-Turkish Culinary Arts Center.

In the panel, Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan and National Intelligence Academy President Prof. Dr. Talha Köse also made a speech.

“WE FOLLOW FAMILIES CLOSELY WITH SOCIAL RISK MAPS”

Stating that, as the Ministry, multifaceted studies are carried out based on protecting and strengthening the family, and that they have expanded the services with concrete steps that touch every household in line with the Action Plan for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family, Göktaş said, “We have further strengthened our institutional structure with our action plan, which covers the 2024-2028 period and is a first in the context of focusing on the family. With Social Risk Maps, we closely monitor families at the district, neighborhood and even household scale. Social risk maps are an important tool that strengthens our protective and preventive services.” We see.” he said. Stating that they have started work in the field with Social Risk Maps created in the areas of children dragged into crime and violence against women, Göktaş said, “Thus, we identify the risks on site through the Children Are Safe system and take the necessary measures without delay. In addition, we see social media regulation as an important step in order to provide a safer digital environment for our children and young people.” he said. Minister Göktaş continued his words as follows: “As a result of our work to develop a model specific to our country, we have created the basic framework of social media regulation for children under the age of 15. It was passed by the commission 2 weeks ago and discussions on this regulation have started in the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

With this new regulation, we impose important obligations on social network providers and gaming platforms based on the protection of children. We know that some content is sensitive, especially regarding game ratings. With this legal regulation, game ratings will automatically be counted as 18 years and older. On the other hand, our social media regulation has become an issue that concerns children under the age of 15 and has been discussed not only in Australia but also in France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, England, the USA and many other countries. We also realized that a similar issue was being discussed in our country and we took this step specifically to protect our children from similar issues. We worked very intensively for 18 months. We listened to the experts, we listened to our academics, we listened to the children, we listened to the mothers and fathers. We made them a part of this process.” Emphasizing that this regulation is a very important step that does not censor children, but protects them and enables them to step into the future with confidence, Göktaş said that an international meeting solely addressing this issue is planned in Ankara.

“WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILY IN MANY AREAS”

Göktaş stated that their aim is to raise awareness and offer a safer future to mothers, fathers and especially children.
Stating that they are moving forward with a vision of protecting the family, keeping their values alive, strengthening intergenerational solidarity and seeing the basis of a strong society in the family with the understanding of “Family Friendly Ecosystem”, Göktaş said, “In the 2025 Family Year, which we declared with the appreciation of our President, we made strengthening the family and population structure a common goal covering the society. Public institutions, NGOs, universities, the business world and local governments carried out studies specific to the ‘Family Year’. Financial supports, education “We have implemented projects that strengthen the family in many areas such as programs, cultural activities, and digital transformation projects.” he said. Pointing out that multi-dimensional steps have been taken to support young marriages, encourage fertility and make it easier to start a family, with policies that preserve the dynamic population structure, Göktaş said, “Therefore, we will continue all these efforts with the same determination in the ‘Family and Population 10 Year’ covering the period 2026-2035.” he said. Pointing out that protecting the family is not only protecting the present, but also securing the future of the country’s children, Göktaş said that they see every work that strengthens the family as a strategic step that increases social resilience. Rector of the University of Health Sciences, Prof. Dr. Kemalettin Aydın and Cihannüma Association President Selim Cerrah also made speeches.