“THE NECESSARY RESPONSE WILL BE GIVEN TO HOSTILE ATTITUDES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW”

Our will and capacity to ensure the security of our country and our beloved nation are at the highest level. Any necessary steps will be taken without hesitation to defend our lands and airspace. Necessary response will be given within the framework of international law to any hostile attitudes that may be encountered. In this process, consultation and cooperation with NATO and our allies will continue. We reiterate our warning to all parties to stay away from steps that could increase tension in the region and cause conflicts to spread to a wider area.

It is of great importance that the parties act responsibly. In this process, we ask our media organizations and social media users to act more sensitively; We specifically ask them not to pay attention to news and posts that need confirmation, may cause public panic, and may contain disinformation. It is important to be careful about information and sharing other than the statements made by our official authorities.

As our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, emphasizes on every occasion, Türkiye is carrying out intense diplomatic efforts to ensure that peace, stability and dialogue prevail in the region. Under the leadership of our President, our country assumes an active role in preventing tensions from escalating, protecting civilians, and resolving problems peacefully on the basis of international law.

“OUR STATE IS ON DUTY WITH ALL INSTITUTIONS”

The unity, solidarity and solidarity that we will display as a nation in the face of such developments are our greatest strength. Our state is on duty with all its institutions. “Turkey will continue to fulfill its responsibility with a constructive understanding in reducing tension in the region and solving problems through peaceful means.”

MISSILE REACTION FROM Türkiye TO IRAN

Ministry of Foreign Affairs sources: Foreign Minister Fidan had a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Arakchi. Our esteemed minister conveyed our reaction to the ballistic ammunition that was detected to be directed towards Turkish airspace after being fired from Iran and was neutralized, and stated that any steps that would cause the conflict to spread should be avoided.

STATEMENT FROM NATO!

NATO Spokesperson Allison Hart said, “We condemn Iran’s targeting of Türkiye.” He stated that NATO stands firmly with all allies, including Türkiye.

Underlining that NATO stands firmly with all allies, including Turkey, at a time when Iran continues its indiscriminate attacks throughout the region, Hart said, “Our deterrence and defense posture in all areas, including air and missile defense, is strong.” he said.

Hart: “We condemn Iran’s targeting of Türkiye.” he stated.

IRANIAN AMBASSADOR WAS SUMMONED TO THE MINISTRY

Following the developments, Iran’s Ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Reaction was conveyed regarding the missile shot down by NATO in Hatay.

“OUR REACTIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED”

Iran’s Ambassador to Ankara, Mohammad Hassan Habibullah, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed ‘reactions and concerns’ about the missile fired from Iran, entered Turkish airspace and was shot down in Hatay. According to information received from Ministry sources, Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Hassan Habibullah was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after a missile fired from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was shot down in Hatay. ‘Reactions and concerns’ regarding the incident were conveyed to Ambassador Habibullah.

Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi gave a speech at the “Disaster Ready University, Disaster Ready Türkiye” program.

“COMMON DETERMINATION AGAINST DISASTER”

Minister Çiftçi, who started his speech by congratulating the month of Ramadan, emphasized that natural disasters cannot be completely prevented, but it is possible to reduce their devastating effects. Reminding that Türkiye frequently faces disasters such as earthquakes, floods, landslides and fires, Çiftçi said, “We have to strengthen our preparedness capacity against disasters in every sense, raise awareness and create risk reduction strategies.” Stating that the earthquakes that occurred on February 6, 2023 and were remembered as the “disaster of the century” caused heavy losses, Çiftçi stated that disaster management is not a process that can be started at the time of crisis and said: “Disaster management is a process that starts before a disaster occurs and whose negative effects will be minimized with science, education and planning.”

“GREAT CONTRIBUTION TO OUR DISASTER MANAGEMENT PROCESSES”

Minister Çiftçi stated that all institutions of the state and the nation demonstrated a great example of struggle with the spirit of solidarity and said that the difficulties were overcome under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Emphasizing that the signed protocol will strengthen the preparedness capacity for disasters and emergencies, Çiftçi said, “It will make a great contribution to our disaster management processes from primary education to universities.”

DISASTER THEMED COURSES WILL BE COMMON IN UNIVERSITIES

Explaining that within the scope of the protocol, the opening of courses and modules in the fields of disaster management, risk reduction and volunteering will be encouraged in universities, Çiftçi stated that disaster-themed elective courses in different disciplines will be expanded. Stating that scientific knowledge will be put into practice through postgraduate thesis studies and joint R&D projects, Çiftçi stated that they have adopted a multidisciplinary approach to disaster management. “We do not see disaster management as a pure engineering field. We act with a multidisciplinary approach, from sociology to psychology, from communication to city planning,” he said.

AFAD VOLUNTEERING SYSTEM WILL BE STRENGTHENED IN UNIVERSITIES

Emphasizing that one of AFAD’s greatest strengths is volunteers, Minister Çiftçi announced that student communities compatible with the AFAD Volunteer System will be established in universities. Stating that students participating in these communities will be given a certificate of participation and a certificate, Çiftçi said that it is aimed to conduct drills at least once a year on university campuses. Çiftçi said, “Field applications and simulations will make the effect of the training stronger. A person who knows what, where, how and when to intervene will be instrumental in saving a life.”

DIGITAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION AT AN EARLY AGE

Minister Çiftçi stated that the Hazım.gov.tr ​​web page will be actively used in order to spread disaster awareness in the digital environment. Referring to the “A Disaster Awareness Teacher for Every School” project carried out with the Ministry of National Education, Çiftçi said that raising disaster awareness from an early age is among the priority targets. “This awareness, which started in primary school, will gain a more systematic and institutional structure at the university,” he said.

“DISASTER RESISTANCE IS ESSENTIAL FOR A STRONG Türkiye”

Stating that the state has a great responsibility in combating disasters, but social awareness is also of vital importance, Çiftçi said, “When the power of our state and the awareness of our nation come together, the resistance of the century in combating disasters emerges.” At the end of his speech, Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi wished that the cooperation protocol would be beneficial and greeted the participants, wishing that the month of Ramadan would lead to unity, brotherhood and solidarity.

“WE GIVE GAME PROVIDERS A 6-MONTH PERIOD”

Usta said that changes will be made in the Law on the Regulation of Publications Made on the Internet and Combating Crimes Committed through These Publications, and continued as follows:

“In this law, we impose obligations on the newly defined game provider and game distributor actors to rate games according to age, not to offer games that cannot be rated, to appoint a representative in Türkiye to game distributors with an access volume of more than 100 thousand, to provide parental control tools, and to provide the information requested by the institution. We will allow a period of 6 months for the regulations to be made regarding these platforms. We are giving a period of 6 months for the proposal, which includes the regulations on social media and game platforms for children under the age of 15, to come into force. Here, both our and our “We will put it into effect within 6 months for BTK, Cyber Security Agency, social network providers and game servers who are the addressees of the e-Government system.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the “Iftar Program with Mehmetçik” held at the Special Forces Command. Congratulating the Mehmetçik on Ramadan, Erdoğan wished that God would bring everyone to the Eid together with their loved ones and families in health and well-being.

Erdoğan said, “I am very pleased to be with you, the heroic members of the corps of heroes, and you, the distinguished soldiers of our Special Forces Command, in this holy month when the doors of mercy are wide open. May your iftar be blessed. May God accept your fasts.” he said.

“I WISH PEACE TO OUR MARTYRS”

Today, once again, President Erdoğan wished great success to each of the soldiers who served in all corners of the country at the expense of their lives to ensure the survival of the state and the security of the nation, and said:

“May God help all our security forces, including soldiers, police, gendarmerie, security guards and intelligence officers. May He protect them from all kinds of accidents, troubles, attacks and betrayals, and may He always make our army victorious. Of course, on this holy evening, I remember with mercy all our martyrs who fell to the ground for their homeland, their nation and their flag, and I wish their souls to rest in peace, their homes to be blessed, and their places to be heaven. I always remember their cherished memories. To Major Bülent Albayrak, to Major Murat Kemal Yetişen, to Captain Ertuğ Güler, to Captain Burak Coşkun, to First Lieutenant Enes Demir, to the hero of July 15, Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Ömer Halisdemir, to Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Harun Turhan, to Specialist Sergeant Nurettin Tokyürek, to Specialist Sergeant Murat Yıldırım, I pray God’s mercy to Sergeant Selçuk Paker and all the heroes whose names we have engraved in our hearts as 86 million, who cannot fit into the coffin. I also remember with gratitude all our veterans who took part in the same sacred struggle and who are no longer with us today, and I wish a long and beneficial life to our living veterans.”

“WE ARE MEMBER OF A RELIGION THAT PROVIDES THE GOOD NEWS THAT MARTYRS DO NOT DIE”

“We are members of a religion that gives the good news that martyrs do not die, on the contrary, they live. I hope the holy souls of our martyrs will guide us, guide us, and illuminate our path in the holy march of our nation.” Using his expressions, President Erdoğan emphasized that the maroon berets, the apple of the eye of the Turkish Armed Forces, wrote an epic at home and beyond the border, especially in the fight against terrorism.

Important statements from President Erdoğan!

Stating that the nation is proud of the maroon berets who played vital roles in many known and unknown critical operations, Erdoğan said, “As I look at you today, I see the courage, bravery and dedication that inspired the following lines of the late Niyazi Yıldırım Gençosmanoğlu. ‘This earth is a soldier’s field, the heart does not like every field. A quilt and a bed for the faint-hearted, give the field to the brave man. O empty inside, outside. Fancy, dirty hands, rusty face, let Asim’s generation reach the narrow square for you.’ “I wholeheartedly congratulate you and all the brave coaches who narrow down the field to the cowards, and all the members of this distinguished community.” he said.

“WE BREAKED THE DIRTY HANDS ONE BY ONE”

Reminding that one of the most frequently used expressions for the Turkish nation is the definition of “military nation”, President Erdoğan said:

“We have shown many times in our thousand-year history in these lands what kind of a nation we are when our homeland, our flag, our independence and our sacred values are threatened, when our independence and future are in danger. Throughout history, there have been those who predicted life for us, those who labeled us ‘sick men’, and those who thought they could drive us out of these lands. They tried to silence our calls to Muhammad and lower our glorious flag, which takes its color from the blood of our martyrs.” Those who attempted it were the invaders. First, in Çanakkale, in the last War of Independence, we managed to break the dirty and treacherous hands that reached out to our city, one by one. If we had not had this spirit of struggle, we would not have been able to live openly and with our heads held high in the most turbulent region of the world today. “If we do, we owe this first to our national character, which never accepts captivity, and then to the deterrence of our heroic army.”

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu had an iftar meal with employees at the Delice-Çorum construction site of the Ankara-Kırıkkale (Delice)-Çorum-Samsun High Speed ​​Train line. AK Party Çorum Deputy Yusuf Ahlatçı, Çorum Governor Ali Çalgan, General Manager of Highways Ahmet Gülşen, TCDD General Manager Veysi Kurt, AK Party Provincial Chairman Yakup Alar, representatives of non-governmental organizations, representatives of public institutions and organizations and employees attended the iftar dinner.

WE ARE PLANNING TO REDUCE THE TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN ANKARA AND ISTANBUL TO 80 MINUTES

Addressing the workers after the iftar program, Minister Uraloğlu emphasized that they started mobilization in the railways to turn Türkiye’s geographical location into an economic advantage. Uraloğlu said, “Under the leadership of our President, we started a new era in railways so that the opportunities provided by the geographical location of our country, which serves as a bridge between Asia and Europe, can be transformed into economic and commercial advantages. In 2002, we added approximately 3 thousand kilometers, 2 thousand 251 kilometers of which are YHT, to our railway length, which was approximately 11 thousand kilometers, and increased it to 13 thousand 919 km. Together with our line that brings us together; Halkalı-Kapıkule, “We continue the construction of very important railway projects such as Ankara-İzmir, Bandırma-Bursa-Yenişehir-Osmaneli, Mersin-Adana-Osmaniye-Gaziantep and Yerköy-Kayseri High Speed ​​Train Lines. In addition, the Ankara-Istanbul Super High Speed ​​Train Line project is on our agenda. We plan to reduce the travel time between Ankara and Istanbul to 80 minutes with our trains reaching a speed of 350 kilometers per hour.”

ISTANBUL’S TWO AIRPORTS ARE CONNECTED BY RAILS

Referring to the Northern Ring Railway Project, which will relieve Istanbul traffic and logistics, Minister Uraloğlu said, “We are on the verge of a new historical step, especially with the Northern Ring Railway Project. This strategic line, which will pass through the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, will start from Gebze and continue through Sabiha Gökçen Airport, the bridge, Istanbul Airport and Çatalca. This line, with a total length of 125 kilometers, will relieve the freight and passenger traffic on Marmaray, and will directly connect the two major airports of Istanbul for the first time.” For this project, which has attracted great interest in the international arena, we have reached a preliminary agreement with 6 prestigious financial institutions, including the World Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, OPEC International Development Fund and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. This agreement, which will provide a total of 6.75 billion dollars of financing, also bears the title of Türkiye’s largest externally financed railway project. The tender announcement was published in the Official Gazette last week, following the tender process. “With the completion of the line, we will reach a capacity of 33 million passengers and 30 million tons of freight per year. Undoubtedly, this line will open a new era in railway transportation between Asia and Europe,” he said.

OUR ECONOMIC STATUS WILL BE STRENGTHENED THROUGH DEVELOPMENT

Stating that the construction of new lines, infrastructure development and modernization works are continuing at full speed to strengthen international railway connections, Minister Uraloğlu said the following;

“We are implementing new lines that will support the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway Line, which we put into service in 2017. Our 224-kilometer Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu Railway project, which supports the Zengezur Corridor, which will open a second gate in our country via the Central Corridor, is also progressing successfully. We continue our international cooperation efforts in the Development Road project, which will carry cargo from China, East Asia and India to Europe via the FAW Port in the Persian Gulf. New “We will further strengthen the economic and geopolitical status of our country with the Development Road Project, which we describe as the Silk Road.”

ÇORUM IS GETTING A RAILWAY FOR THE FIRST TIME

Sharing the latest status of the work on the Kırıkkale-Çorum-Samsun line, Minister Uraloğlu said, “We are currently at the heart of one of Türkiye’s most important railway projects. As you know, our Kırıkkale-Çorum-Samsun line goes down in history as the first high-speed train passenger transportation project to the north of Türkiye when we consider Ankara-centered. Our Ankara-Konya and Konya-Karaman high-speed train lines have been serving our citizens for many years. The following lines of these lines, Karaman-Ulukışla And the construction of our Mersin-Adana-Osmaniye-Gaziantep high-speed train lines continues. This line, which is progressing with your efforts, is not only a transportation route extending from Ankara to Samsun and the Black Sea, but also rises as a bridge of civilization that will strengthen our brotherhood, relieve our homesickness and increase the prosperity of our region. Especially during religious holidays where spirituality reaches its peak, such as the upcoming Eid al-Fitr, increasing traffic on Kırıkkale, Delice and Çorum routes. We are implementing the 120 kilometer Delice – Çorum section of the 293 kilometer new high speed train line, which will start from Delice and pass through Çorum and Merzifon, working day and night with 3 thousand personnel and 850 machines. As of today, our general physical progress in this stage has reached approximately 23 percent by excavating 27.61 million cubic meters. “We have achieved 87 realizations, a total of 9 thousand 507 meters in 8 tunnels. We continue our construction work on 13 of 31 bridges, as well as on underpasses, overpasses and culverts,” he said.

THE BETWEEN ANKARA AND SAMSUN WILL BE 2.5 HOURS

Minister Uraloğlu, heralding that Çorum will be connected to the railway network for the first time with the completion of the line, said, “When this line, planned for a speed of 200 kilometers, is completed, an uninterrupted high-speed train connection will be provided between Ankara-Kırıkkale-Çorum and the distance between Çorum and Ankara will be 1 hour and 20 minutes. In addition, we have included the connection between Çorum and Samsun, which is the continuation of our line, in the investment program this year. Hopefully, we plan to realize its construction tender within the year. With the completion of the Çorum-Merzifon-Samsun sections, the travel time between Ankara and Samsun will be 2.5 hours; 12 million passengers and 14 million tons of cargo will be transported annually; a strong logistics axis will be established between the Black Sea and the Central Anatolia and Mediterranean basins, and a significant capacity increase will be achieved in regional development and freight transportation. “It will also ease the freight traffic on the straits and make Türkiye a logistics superpower in global trade,” he said.

Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) organized a Youth Meeting in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Young people at the meeting; came together to shape the future with their energy, ideas and vision. Speaking at the panel moderated by YTB President Abdulhadi Turus, Bilal Erdoğan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Science Dissemination Foundation, said, “Our universities continue to improve themselves every year. Dormitories and scholarship opportunities are provided to our young people. Our state has a dormitory capacity of over 1 million. Students can stay in dormitories for very low fees throughout their education life.”

‘OUR YOUTH ARE VISIONARY’

Evaluating the President’s messages, technology moves and the impact of TEKNOFEST on young people, Erdoğan said, “The new generation comes with a very self-confident, visionary perspective.” Stating that Turks stand out in Europe, Erdogan said, “There is a political and administrative gap in Europe. In such a leadership gap, our young people can fill this gap. As long as they use the opportunities in front of them.” YTB ​​President Abdulhadi Turus touched upon the brotherhood iftars organized by YTB in Europe and said, “We share the blessings of Ramadan in different cities of Europe.

We first started in Skopje. Our brotherhood iftars continue with our compatriots. While we brought our own culture to the places we were and visited, we also brought added value to those regions. The community with the lowest criminal crime rate is our diaspora. “The worker diaspora has turned into an employer diaspora,” he said. AK Party Foreign Relations Chairman Zafer Sırakaya pointed out the difficulties experienced by the first citizens who went to Europe and said, “Today, we can survive here thanks to the first generation. “I believe that this generation will give more responsibilities to the next generation,” he said. Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMV) President Mahmut Mustafa Özdil said, “We had to develop original solutions in the geographies we are in, in line with the social rhythm of that region. Our guidance is effective to some extent. “The important thing is to ensure permanence by allowing young friends to determine their own horizons,” he said.