In Izmir, the social balance compensation crisis broke out after the CHP municipalities of Buca and Karşıyaka and in the Bayraklı Municipality. When an agreement could not be reached in the collective bargaining agreement negotiations that had been going on for a while between the Tüm Bel Sen Izmir No. 2 Branch Management organized in the municipality and the employer, civil servants working in various units of the municipality revolted. The action that the officers started on Monday continued on its third day. News of an action also came from Buca. Civil servants in Buca Municipality, who have not received their social balance compensation for 7 months, went on a half-day work stoppage.

WE WILL NOT COMPROMISE OUR RIGHTS
No consensus could be reached in the Collective Labor Agreements carried out between the municipality and Tüm Bel Sen İzmir Branch No. 2 in İzmir’s Bayraklı district. This being the case, the action started last Monday by the Tüm Bel Sen Union Izmir Branch No. 2, organized in the municipality, continued on Wednesday, April 15th. The civil servants, whose social balance compensations were requested to be lowered below the legal limit, protested the decision. Tüm Bel Sen No. 2 Branch President Nihat Filiz said that they will definitely not give up the vested rights that were obtained as a result of great struggles. Stating that they absolutely do not accept imposition in Bayraklı Municipality, Filiz said, “The mayor is trying to withdraw the collective agreement. We definitely do not accept a figure below the collective agreement we signed. This is not the first time, we have been signing collective labor agreements for 33 years. While we were fighting for unions in the 90s, many of today’s laws did not exist at that time. Many of our friends lost their lives while fighting. There is sweat under our collective agreements. From here, I would like to send a message to CHP Bayraklı Mayor İrfan Önal. “We call once again: Do not play with the vested rights of Bayraklı Municipality employees. We have no income other than salaries,” he said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the AK Party TBMM Group Meeting. Erdoğan briefly said the following in his speech:

IT WILL PROVIDE GAS FOR 17 MILLION HOUSES: If our industrialists, producers, farmers, tourism operators and transporters have no concerns about access to energy despite the wars in our region, there is a 23-year effort, struggle and labor behind this. We made the biggest revolution in exploration and drilling activities. We established the world’s 4th largest deep sea fleet. We literally broke the devil’s leg with our discovery in the Black Sea. We currently meet the needs of 4 million households from Black Sea gas. We will increase this number to 8 million households in 2026. In 2028, we will be able to meet the natural gas needs of 16-17 million households from our own resources.

PEACE DESPITE THE ZIONIST REGIME: We see that tensions are rising again in the Strait of Hormuz. As I said before, there is no negotiation with clenched fists. Weapons should not be allowed to speak instead of words again. The Israeli government, which is known to be dissatisfied with the ceasefire, should not be allowed to arson the process. If there will be peace in our region, it will be despite the Zionist regime. If stability is to be achieved in our region, it will be achieved despite the Israeli government acting with the delusion of the promised land.

THEY CANNOT SILENCE THE BRAVE HEARTS: When the slightest hope of peace appears, Israel will try every way to sabotage it, as it has done many times before. It will continue to arrogantly target countries that raise the voice of peace, especially Türkiye and Spain. Hitmen will try to silence those with conscience with their pens, media, and tools they use as apparatus. But no matter what they do, they will not be able to silence the brave hearts or chain the hearts that defend the right and truth. I wholeheartedly congratulate my dear friend Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, who took a firm stance against the threats of Netanyahu, the butcher of Gaza.

President Erdoğan chatted with the citizens and took a souvenir photo.

BABY MURDERERS WHO AGAINST ME AND OUR COUNTRY: We will continue to call the oppressor ‘cruel’, the bandit ‘thug’, and the murderer ‘murderer’. We will continue to be the screaming voice of the innocent children of Gaza. Unlike those who owe their existence in our geography to someone’s benevolence 100 years ago, we will continue to act with a sense of responsibility in the light of our thousand years of experience in these lands. I would like to remind some facts to the baby killers who criticize me and our country on social media: The Republic of Türkiye is not an ordinary state. No power can point a finger at Türkiye and the President of Türkiye. No one should interpret our meekness and common sense as docile sheep. We see it as the greatest honor to lie honorably underground when necessary, rather than living dishonorably above the ground. As Tayyip Erdoğan, I and all my colleagues are the children of a heroic nation whose National Anthem begins with the cry ‘Don’t be afraid’.

THE ENEMY OF TURKISH, KURDISH AND ARAB IS THE SAME: With every new development, we observe again that the enemies of Turks, Kurds and Arabs are the same, and that the issue is not our ethnic origins, but rather our faith, faith and thousand-year-old brotherhood. In this period when dirty intentions are exposed one by one, the strongest line of resistance as a nation is the terror-free Türkiye process, which is in its 18th month. They ignore the blood of 73 thousand Gazans on their hands and faces and shamelessly slander our country through our Kurdish brothers. We will not fall into this trap. We are of the opinion that we have no unresolved issue as long as we act on reasonable and legitimate grounds under the guidance of our thousand-year-old brotherhood.

THE OPPOSITION IS DOMINANTING OUR NATION TO INCOMPETENCE

I want it to be known that we will work with all our resources to ensure peace prevails in every inch of our region. We are always ready to be the voice of peace and to lead peace efforts with the principle of peace at home, peace in the region, and peace in the world. In this process, we do not forget this reality of our country. Unfortunately, Türkiye, which is making a great breakthrough abroad, does not have a main opposition party compatible with this vision. While the complex opposition against the West embarrasses our country in international meetings, it condemns our nation to incompetence in domestic politics. Türkiye, which is in a period of resurgence in global politics, is unfortunately experiencing a literal interregnum in municipalities governed by the main opposition.

WE ARE STARTING OUR FIRST DRILLING IN SOMALIA WITH ÇAĞRI BEY

Our deep-sea drilling ship Çağrı Bey arrived in this country to start hydrocarbon exploration in the CURAD-1 well off the coast of Somalia. We carried out seismic research in an area of ​​approximately 4,500 square kilometers with our ship Oruç Reis for 7 months and reached promising findings. Now, Mr. Çağrı and I are saying, “What if?”, and hopefully we are starting our first drilling. As I always say, we aim to win together, not to exploit. We wholeheartedly believe that Çağrı Bey will give good news to our Somali brothers.

THE ATTACK STOPPED FIRE IN OUR HEARTS

President Erdoğan made statements regarding the attack in Kahramanmaraş. President Erdoğan made the following statements in his statement on his social media account: “Unfortunately, we lost our bright children and a devoted educator in the armed attack that deeply saddened Türkiye. I pray for God’s mercy on the lives we lost; I offer patience to their grieving families and condolences to our education community. The incident will definitely be brought to light in all its dimensions. As a nation, such an attack, which puts a burning fire in our hearts, will lead to political polemics and political polemics.” “It is a conscientious and moral duty not to be used for ratings concerns. There is no politics in pain. Due to the sensitivity of the incident, I ask all segments of the society, especially our press members, to show the necessary care.” In his statement about the armed attack in Şanlıurfa, President Erdoğan said, “Investigations have been initiated regarding the armed attack at this school, 1 person has been detained, 4 administrators have been suspended from duty. The attack is being investigated in all its aspects. Those who were negligent and at fault in the incident will definitely be held accountable.” ANKARA

PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN MEETS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA

PRESIDENT Erdoğan spoke by phone with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. At the meeting, the leaders discussed Türkiye-Canada bilateral relations and regional and global issues. Erdoğan stated that he attaches great importance to deepening the relations between the two countries and that there is great potential for cooperation in many issues, especially in the fields of energy, defense industry and air transportation. President Erdoğan invited Prime Minister Carney to the NATO Ankara Summit and COP31 Summit to be hosted by Türkiye.

In the statement made on DMM’s NSosyal account, the following was noted:

“The claims that ‘there are children missing as a result of the attack’, which are tried to spread on social media by exploiting the sad incident that took place in Kahramanmaraş, are unfounded and do not reflect the truth. The posts in question are a planned perception operation that aims to create a climate of chaos, fear and panic by targeting the sensitivities of the society, to damage the reputation of our public institutions and to shake the trust in our state. Our citizens should not trust such provocative psychological warfare content targeting our unity, only those made by official authorities.” “They are kindly requested to take the statements into consideration.”

The claims that “there are missing children as a result of the attack”, which are tried to spread on social media by exploiting the sad incident that took place in Kahramanmaraş, are unfounded and do not reflect the truth.

The shares in question are; Chaos, fear and panic by targeting the sensitivities of society… pic.twitter.com/kVi4MuLPZD

— Center for Combating Disinformation (@dmmiletisim) April 15, 2026

The Directorate of Communications’ Center for Combating Disinformation warned citizens against disinformation and provocations regarding the school attack in Kahramanmaraş.

In the statement made by DMM, the following statements were made:

“By exploiting the sad incident that took place in Kahramanmaraş, it has been determined that contents aiming to weaken the state-nation bond, to put our public institutions under suspicion, and to create a social rupture through disinformation and provocations have been put into circulation. All relevant units of our state are on alert in full coordination to protect social order against these focuses that are carrying out a perception operation and psychological operation by exploiting the sensitivities of our people. They threaten social peace by spreading dirty information.” “Necessary judicial processes and technical investigations have been initiated from the very first moment against all individuals and content that incite society to hatred and hostility and produce provocative content. It is of critical importance that our citizens do not rely on posts aimed at black propaganda and psychological warfare and rely only on the official statements made by the competent authorities.”

By exploiting the sad incident that took place in Kahramanmaraş; It has been determined that contents aiming to weaken the state-nation bond, to put our public institutions under suspicion, and to create a social rift through disinformation and provocations are being circulated.… pic.twitter.com/sfM6tSzJow

— Center for Combating Disinformation (@dmmiletisim) April 15, 2026

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made the following statements in his statement on his social media account:

“WE LOST OUR BRIGHT CHILDREN AND A SELFISH EDUCATOR”

“I wish to get well soon to all our citizens, all our families, and especially our beloved children who were affected by the armed attack in Kahramanmaraş, which deeply saddened the whole of Türkiye.

Unfortunately, we lost our brilliant children and a devoted educator in this tragic attack.

We pray to God Almighty to have mercy on our lost souls; I offer patience to their grieving families and my condolences to our education community.

“THE INCIDENT WILL BE ENLIGHTENED IN ITS ALL DIMENSIONS”

Our public prosecutors, civil and education inspectors are meticulously carrying out the investigations that were initiated immediately. The incident will definitely be brought to light in all its dimensions.

Our Ministers of National Education, Family and Social Policies, Internal Affairs, Justice and Health have arrived in Kahramanmaraş to take care of our wounded and brothers affected by the incident, to share the pain and to personally participate in the process.

It is a moral duty, as well as a conscientious one, not to use such an attack, which has brought a burning fire to our hearts as a nation, as a basis for political polemics and ratings concerns. Pain has no politics.

Due to the sensitivity of the incident, I request all segments of society, especially our press members, to show due care.

In this process, I request our nation not to trust false and inaccurate news and posts containing disinformation, and to take into account the statements of our relevant public institutions.

“I wish our children, families and teachers to get well soon.”

Although people all over the world reacted against this, more than 75 thousand people were killed in these 3 years. 70 percent of these were women and children. I wonder who used which institution to put a ‘Stop’ to this genocide of Israel? Will he be able to say? Likewise, who will stop this war, which started with the attack on Iran by American and Israeli forces and then expanded by Iran to countries in the region? In what way will the power of which international organization be manifested and achieve the results we want? I want to say this. There are institutions in the world, but these institutions no longer function, these institutions have collapsed.” Pointing out that the rules that constitute the founding philosophy of the UN are only on paper, Kurtulmuş emphasized that with the collapse of the institutions, the rules and the entire terminology of international relations have almost collapsed. “The global system is in a state of complete decay. “It is obvious that we need extraordinary efforts and efforts to get rid of this rottenness of this system,” said Kurtulmuş and continued as follows:

“I would like to give two examples of how the international system can prevent some negative developments in the world. One of them is that South Africa’s membership in the United Nations was suspended in 1974 due to the apartheid regime. Today, Israel applies the same apartheid practices against Palestinians. Not only is it committing genocide against people, but also the death penalty is imposed on Palestinians in the West Bank by the decision of the Israeli parliament. How will the death sentences given by military courts be valid? In one country, another law against Palestinians, another against Israelis. “What is applying another law but apartheid? Just as South Africa’s membership in the UN was suspended yesterday due to the practices of the apartheid regime, Israel’s membership in the United Nations must be suspended today and the apartheid regime must be prevented. That is why I gave South Africa as an example.” Kurtulmuş said, “Secondly, you will remember that the far-right Haider won the elections in Austria in 2000. With Haider’s victory, the European Union stood up and said, ‘Such a fascist cannot be the prime minister in Europe.’ They stood up in Europe and reacted. Haider could not stand it in the end, resigned from the party chairmanship and his party could not become a partner in the government. This means that, if desired, a fascist party could be prevented from coming to power by European and Western powers. “I gave these two examples to find solutions to the problems of the period we live in.” made his assessment.

“WE HAVE TO WANT FOR ALL PEOPLE WHAT WE WANT FOR OURSELVES”

Kurtulmuş pointed out that the coming period will become increasingly difficult and said, “We all have to meet on the common denominator of humanity and want for all people what we want for ourselves.” he said. Pointing out the equality of countries in sovereignty and equality of people in creation, Kurtulmuş said that the most fundamental problem in the world today is that some people are considered superior and some people are inferior. Kurtulmuş stated that while the sovereignty of some countries is seen as very strong, the sovereignty of some countries is not even mentioned at all, and said: “If we try to count the countries in the region whose sovereign rights have been attacked in the Middle East in just the last three years, we will probably mention many countries. Attacking the sovereign rights of Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and many of the countries in the region is an unacceptable situation. Every country has its sovereignty. “They have equal rights. It is the common duty of the human family to ensure this. If we are talking about an international community, I believe that this is our most fundamental duty. Therefore, we will struggle and strive to raise hopes, strengthen peace and establish justice.” Wishing that this international meeting will host such important ideas and lead the way in establishing a new system in the world by discussing these good ideas, Kurtulmuş said: “Of course, we will come together, talk, share our ideas and opinions, try to convince each other, but we will never forget that our main issue is to establish a new, fair and equitable global system. On the one hand, we will strive to increase the institutional capacity of our institutions, ensure that they work more effectively, but we will struggle to establish a new and equitable world system. “The future of humanity lies in the determination to build a new system. It is the duty of all of us to put forward a new, fair, global political architecture and a fair economic architecture that will ensure economic justice in the world. This job is not only the responsibility of the governments, but also of the parliaments that serve on behalf of the people and are the representatives of the people, that is, of us, that is, of those in this hall.” After the speech of the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Kurtulmuş, a family photo was taken at the 152nd General Assembly of the IPU.