New Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek will give his first interview after taking office today at 21.00 on A Haber screens.

According to the appointment decisions published in the Official Gazette with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek was appointed to replace the former Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç, who requested pardon from office and whose request for pardon was accepted.

OATHING CEREMONY UNDER CHP’S PURPOSE OCCUPATION!

Minister Gürlek, who took over from Yılmaz Tunç, took the oath in the Turkish Grand National Assembly yesterday and took office. During Minister Gürlek’s oath ceremony in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, CHP members attempted to prevent the oath by resorting to provocation. However, despite all the attempts of CHP members, the oath was taken and Minister Gürlek officially took office.

FIRST INTERVIEW TO A HABER!

Minister Gürlek will give his first special interview to A Haber on Turkish television. In this highly anticipated broadcast, Minister Gürlek will evaluate many critical topics, from CHP’s attack on the podium to judicial reforms during the oath ceremony.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ASSEMBLY?

All the facts about the oath ceremony in the Parliament are coming to light. Minister Akın Gürlek will explain everything that happened in the Parliament, one by one, from the podium occupation to the attack attempts against him, from what he felt at those moments.

UNKNOWN THINGS ABOUT IMM OPERATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED FOR THE FIRST TIME

Details of the investigations and operations carried out against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, which the public has been eagerly awaiting, will also be discussed in this interview. Minister Gürlek will explain the unknowns of the operation at the center of allegations of corruption, bribery and irregularities.

CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED

Minister Gürlek, who will give the passwords of the new era from A Haber; will announce the road map to be followed in the fight against drugs, money laundering and organized crime organizations.

This giant interview, which will be followed by the whole of Türkiye, will also include the vision of the new era in the Ministry of Justice and clues about judicial reforms. This special interview, where all your questions will be answered, will be on A Haber on Friday, February 13, at 21.00.

WHO IS THE NEW MINISTER OF JUSTICE AKIN GÜRLEK?

Akın Gürlek, who graduated from law school, started his career as a judge. Gürlek, who served in criminal courts in different provinces of Türkiye, later served as the President of the High Criminal Court.

Gürlek, who undertook various duties within the Regional Court of Justice (Appeal) within the scope of his judicial career, also served as president there. Gürlek, who was later appointed as Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor, served as chief prosecutor in Türkiye’s largest courthouse.

During his time as Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor; Judicial processes regarding terrorism, organized crimes, financial crimes and investigations of public concern were carried out by the attorney general’s office. He is known for his operations against corruption in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and drug operations against celebrities, which have made their mark on the agenda recently. Akın Gürlek is married and has children.

Medya A.Ş., which is in Ekrem İmamoğlu’s A team. It was revealed that President Murat Ongun, İmamoğlu’s safe textile businessman Hüseyin Köksal and Ongun’s partner, fugitive Emrah Bağdatlı, were having drug and prostitution parties in the VIP flat number 2604 in Raffles Hotel.

INDISPENSABLE LAWYER MELİSA FOR VIP PARTIES

An operation was carried out against people who participated in drug and prostitution parties in the flat rented by the corruption and bribery network led by the detained former Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality President Ekrem İmamoğlu, who caused a public loss of 161 billion liras, for the purpose of holding secret meetings. The indispensable name of those parties, lawyer Melisa Gadiş, was arrested and sent to prison. Gadis, whose drug test was positive, revealed a new scandal.

CHP MP’S YACHT PARTY

It was revealed that the lawyer attended not only the VIP parties of Murat Ongun and Emrah Bağdatlı, but also the yacht party of 28th Term CHP Antalya Deputy Çetin Osman Budak on the hot summer days of 2025. Footage of the deputy’s yacht party was included in the investigation file.

CHP deputy’s yacht parties! The entertainment of hot summer days became drugs and prostitution | Video

THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EVERY MEETING

Melisa Gadiş’s confessions were not limited to this. Stating that his love nest with Emrah Bağdatlı was Raffles Hotel, Gadiş confessed as follows: “Bağdatlı used to use drugs in my presence. After sexual intercourse, Gönül Mama would make the payments. After each meeting, I would receive a payment of a thousand dollars. The reason we broke up was that Emrah was a womanizer.”

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, met with the Speaker of the Slovenian National Assembly, Urska Klakocar Zupancic, in her office in the Parliament. After the meeting, which was closed to the press, Kurtulmuş and Zupancic held a joint press conference. Numan Kurtulmuş stated that he was pleased to host Zupancic and his delegation at the Turkish Grand National Assembly and that the official visits between the countries strengthened the relations. Stating that Turkey and Slovenia have a common network of relations on the basis of NATO membership, Kurtulmuş said, “In addition, Slovenia has always supported our country during Türkiye’s European Union (EU) membership process and has tried to support decisions and initiatives related to paving the way for our country in this regard. Unfortunately, one of the important characteristics of Slovenia is that it is one of the countries in the world that does not remain silent in the face of the genocide carried out by Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu, which has been going on for a long time and where more than 75 thousand people were unjustly taken from their lives and killed with great cruelty.” “Slovenia is one of the important countries in Europe that has been on the right side of history and on the humanitarian front, especially with its support for the Palestinian cause, its support for the innocent people of Palestine who were subjected to genocide, and its extraordinary support in the process of official recognition of the State of Palestine last year,” he said.

‘IT IS POSSIBLE FOR OUR BILATERAL TRADE VOLUME TO INCREASE TO THE LEVEL OF 5 BILLION DOLLARS’

Stating that there are close relations between Turkey and Slovenia, Numan Kurtulmuş said, “These relations continue to increase. We continue our relations in many commercial fields, including transportation, energy, tourism and defense industry. In this context, we currently have a bilateral trade volume of 3.7 billion dollars. It is possible that this can be increased to 5 billion dollars in the coming period. In addition, we share a common geography with Slovenia. Slovenia is in the westernmost part of the Balkans, while we are in the easternmost part of the Balkans. The two countries “As an Eastern European country, Slovenia closely follows all developments in Eastern Europe and, as a country affected by these, strives and struggles to ensure peace, stability and security in Europe. As Turkey, our basic perspective regarding all the problems we experience in our region and on a global scale is peace, stability and dialogue,” he said.

‘GENOCIDE AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF GAZA SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN’

Emphasizing that the capacity of the international system to solve the events is problematic, Kurtulmuş said, “It is an inevitable duty for the countries with this perspective to work together to establish a new world system that is rule-based and where all countries are considered equal in sovereignty. In this sense, we believe that the Palestine issue is both a vital issue that must be resolved before humanity and a guiding human guide for the future development of humanity. Peace will never come to the Middle East without ensuring equity and justice in Palestine and without accepting a two-state solution including the State of Palestine. Middle East.” “I would like to underline again that we should never allow Netanyahu and his gang to forget the genocide they are carrying out against the people of Gaza,” he said.

‘IT IS CONTRARY TO THE CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRATIC CONDITIONS’

Then Numan Kurtulmuş answered the journalists’ questions. Regarding the actions of CHP deputies before the oath ceremony of the Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek and the Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi at the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly yesterday, Kurtulmuş said, “First of all, I would like to express this; yesterday’s oath ceremony was held in accordance with the mandatory provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey and the Internal Regulations of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, in this context, it is a legal obligation. The process was completed with the oath of the ministers. Therefore, trying to prevent the fulfillment of this action arising from the constitution, especially by occupying the rostrum. Trying to prevent the minister who is about to be sworn in by certain methods, such as not having him take the oath, is never, ever possible. In democracy, you can make loud criticisms and voice your opinions. In this sense, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey has the opportunity for everyone to express their opinions, but you can never say, ‘I will forcefully intervene in an issue that does not comply with my opinion and I will not do it.’ This is against the constitution and democratic practices and is never acceptable. I think this behavior is extremely unfair, inappropriate and against Turkey’s democracy. “You may not like it. It is clear how ministers will be appointed in the Republic of Türkiye. Our nation made its decision at the ballot box and gave the President the authority to govern our nation within a certain period of time,” he said.

‘WHEN THE REPORT IS COMPLETED, THE WHOLE PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETED’

Regarding the draft report prepared by the National Solidarity, Fraternity and Democracy Commission, which was established within the scope of the ‘Terror-Free Turkey’ target, Kurtulmuş said, “The process is going as planned. In this sense, the final version of the report will be sent to the representatives of all parties in the commission and, of course, the report will be discussed by gathering 50 of our friends in this hall. The report will be completed with the vote and this process will be completely concluded.”

‘A CONSTITUTIONAL REGULATION IS A MUST’

Numan Kurtulmuş also spoke as follows regarding the question about Eskişehir Mihalgazi Mayor Zeynep Güneş Akgün, who was targeted because of her clothes:

“This is a very stale discussion. We know what a huge price we have paid due to the headscarf bans in our country in the past years. In fact, some people have actually implemented various bans, completely at their own personal discretion, by putting themselves in the place of the state, the law, the constitution, and even the Constitutional Court (AYM), depriving the young children of this country from university gates and public officials from public service. Thank God, all of this is behind us, but it seems that this spider head that bans people’s clothes has still not completely disappeared. This spider head has come back from time to time. I am deeply saddened to see this, but after all, we are talking about Türkiye. We are talking about an issue for which a great price has been paid in the recent past. Is it possible to insult a mayor who was elected by the vote of the people? Should he ask you what clothes he will wear? Therefore, this is extremely wrong. However, as I said, the area of individual freedoms in Türkiye should not be revived again. “A constitutional regulation is essential to ensure full security, especially in terms of clothing. For this, all political parties will fulfill their responsibilities and work will be carried out in the future to make a new, civil, democratic, participatory and inclusive constitution.”

ZUPANCİC: SLOVENIA APPROVALS Türkiye’S ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Slovenian National Assembly Speaker Urska Klakocar Zupancic stated that the relations between the two countries are close and the trade volume should increase. Zupancic said, “Slovenia appreciates Türkiye’s role in establishing peace and ensuring security, especially in the Middle East. At the same time, the role of the UN, the USA and Türkiye, especially in providing development aid to Ukraine, is important. Slovenia also noted Türkiye’s role in Syria and the peace talks between the two countries would not be possible without the intermediary efforts between Ukraine and Russia. Slovenia also shares Türkiye’s attitude in the peace processes in the Middle East.”

Acting with these principles, we will announce our strong and well-structured action agenda to the world in March. We will hear, make heard and encourage everyone’s voice with an impartial, fair presidency, without leaving anyone behind. Going backwards in global climate action is unacceptable. We will explain to everyone in the clearest terms that the implementation flexibility and tolerance for the transition process, which are equally granted to all countries, are now at zero point. This approach not only provides a technical negotiation framework; “It represents an understanding of responsibility that reminds us of humanity’s ancient relationship with nature and is nourished by the common memory of civilizations,” he said.

‘GOBEKLITEPE IS THE PLACE WHERE HUMANITY MEETS AROUND A COMMON MEANING’

Minister Kurum said, “One of our starting points is Göbeklitepe, which is considered the zero point of human history. Because Göbeklitepe is the place where humanity came together for the first time and gathered around a common meaning. In this respect, we define COP31 as the ‘COP of the Future’, where humanity comes together again. Yes, Dialogue is the starting point of the COP31 process. In this context, COP31 is where governments, private sector, cities, young people and civil society are listened to in a meaningful way, where different people come together.” Consensus will be the second phase to be built on the basis of this dialogue. COP31 will focus on realistic commitments that balance between assertion and applicability, equity and responsibility. Action is the ultimate goal of this process. With these three principles, COP31 will prioritize concrete practices that bring commitments to the field. “We will demonstrate this stance at all stages of the process, with a presidency approach that will move beyond a predominant negotiation process; that is trust-generating, result-oriented and prioritizes implementation work in real sectors.”

‘STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP MESSAGES WILL BE GIVEN ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE SUMMIT’

Minister Kurum said, “We will hold the summit within the framework of a 2-day program in Antalya, under the auspices and hosting of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. On the first day of the summit, high-level general sessions and strategic leadership messages will be given with the participation of heads of state and government. On the second day, partnerships will be developed with practice-oriented round table meetings. Our President’s leadership represents the understanding of diplomacy that is rooted in Türkiye’s foreign policy; able to talk, listen, establish balance and focus on producing results. This “This approach will play a strong political role in climate diplomacy, bringing the parties together around the same table, building trust and making reconciliation possible,” he said.

AK Party Local Governments Presidency sent a comprehensive circular to AK Party municipalities before the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. In the circular signed by Mustafa Demir, it was emphasized that programs should be made in line with the spirit of Ramadan, delivering social aid to those in need and acting sensitively to national and spiritual values.

“IT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO UNITY AND COOPERATION”

In the circular signed by Mustafa Demir, Deputy Chairman of the AK Party Responsible for Local Governments, it was emphasized that the month of Ramadan is an exceptional time when sharing, cooperation and solidarity are experienced in the strongest way. It was stated that the AK Party was a movement founded by the nation, and AK Municipalities were asked to carry out activities that would contribute to the strengthening of unity and solidarity during Ramadan with this understanding.

INSPECTIONS WILL BE INCREASED

In the circular, it was noted that municipalities should mobilize all their resources so that citizens can access healthy and affordable products during Ramadan. In this context, it was requested that inspections, especially regarding food safety, hygiene and affordable price practices, be increased further during the month of Ramadan.

Municipalities should carry out regular checks at markets, marketplaces, bakeries and food sales points; It was stated that the necessary precautions should be implemented meticulously to prevent citizens from suffering.

In the circular sent to municipalities by the AK Party Local Governments Presidency, the following headings were included regarding the issues to be implemented during the month of Ramadan:

• All events planned during Ramadan; It is carried out with sensitivity in accordance with the spirit of Ramadan and our national-spiritual and historical values, and the participants who will take part in the programs are determined within this framework.

• Strong awareness of support for all oppressed geographies, especially Gaza, throughout Ramadan and not including boycott products in events,

• Delivering social aid to those in need, protecting the privacy of our citizens during the distribution process,

• Our mayors participate in the iftar dinners of our citizens during Ramadan; Conducting home visits, organizing iftar and sahur programs with our elderly, disabled citizens and relatives of martyrs,

• Visiting relatives of martyrs and veterans; Organizing special iftar programs for them,

• Organizing special iftar programs for university students, young people, children, the elderly, orphans and homeless people.

MUSTAFA DEMİR: “THE MAYOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS CITY”

AK Party Deputy Chairman and Local Governments Chairman Mustafa Demir made evaluations about the upcoming month of Ramadan. Demir wished that Ramadan would bring goodness to the entire Islamic world, Türkiye and cities.

PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN’S GREETINGS WILL BE TRANSMITTED

Demir stated that unity and solidarity will be strengthened during Ramadan and that AK Party municipalities will support the citizens as always. Stating that the mayors will establish a stronger bond with the citizens during Ramadan, Demir said, “Our mayors will come together with our citizens at iftar and sahur tables with the greetings of our President. They will spend the month of Ramadan feeling responsible for all the citizens of their city, like the Prophet Omar, as the mayor of the places they are located.” made his assessment.

CITIZENS IN NEED WILL NOT BE LEAVED ALONE

Expressing that the month of Ramadan will lead to meetings of the hearts, Demir stated that the mayors will come together with the citizens at iftar and sahur tables, listen to their problems and find solutions. Emphasizing that the AK Party acts with the understanding of “the nobody of the orphans”, Demir stated that citizens in need will never be left alone.

In the joint press conference he held with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reminded that he and Vucic last held the 4th High Level Cooperation Council Meeting in Belgrade on October 11, 2024.

Stating that there have been important developments in both bilateral relations and regional and global issues during the intervening period, Erdoğan said that they evaluated the effects of these developments on Turkey-Serbia relations with Vucic and discussed the steps to be taken for the future.

Erdoğan stated that they discussed what they could do to maintain stability and strengthen economic development in the Balkans.

Emphasizing that the ever-increasing trade and investments with Serbia are the locomotive of relations, Erdoğan said:

“The total trade volume reached 3.5 billion dollars last year. We are approaching our goal of 5 billion dollars step by step. We have previously announced that we will participate in Expo 2027, which will be held in Belgrade, hosted by Serbia. We believe that this important event will serve as an additional opportunity to develop economic, commercial and cultural relations between our countries.

We are pleased with the interest our investors show in Serbia. “While around 100 companies with Turkish capital were operating in Serbia in 2015, today this number has exceeded 1500 and the total investment amount has reached 300 million dollars.”

“WE EVALUATED THE ISSUE OF INCREASING FLIGHTS”

Stating that contractors support the production of housing, roads and infrastructure in Serbia with more than 100 projects they have undertaken, Erdoğan said that Serbian President Vucic’s development strategy based on infrastructure investments and growth had an impact on them reaching this point.

Erdoğan said, “I would like to express once again that we also expect investors from Serbia to come to Türkiye.” he said.

Expressing that human relations constitute an important dimension of their relations, Erdoğan pointed out that the best manifestation of people’s desire to know each other more closely is the increasing number of mutual tourists.

Erdoğan said, “Today, Turkey is the second tourism route for Serbian tourists. Our citizens also rank first among the tourists visiting Serbia. Today, we evaluated the issue of increasing flights between Turkey and Serbia in order to further increase and facilitate these visits.” he said.

Stating that they see great interest in Turkish language learning in Serbia, Erdoğan underlined that they are working to ensure that this interest is adequately met by institutions such as Yunus Emre Institute and Turkish Maarif Foundation.