President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the TRT 48th International April 23 Children’s Festival Gala Program held at Beştepe Nation Congress and Culture Center:

I wish the children of the world a life full of peace and happiness. I send my greetings and love from here, especially to Palestinian and Lebanese children who have to carry the burden of war and conflict on their little shoulders. We strive to stop conflicts and wipe away children’s tears. Our only goal is for all the children of the world to live brotherly in peace and security. April 23 Children’s Day is the first holiday dedicated to children in the world. I commemorate Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and all our statesmen and veterans with gratitude. One of the legacies we will leave to you children will undoubtedly be the sovereignty of the national will, that is, the Republic and democracy. We believe that each of you will protect this legacy in the best way possible. It is the most natural right of children to live in a country and world where there is no war, conflict, conflict, poverty and want. We are trying to realize this ideal by defending democracy and freedoms at home and peace and justice abroad. However, despite all our efforts, unfortunately, wars and oppression in our region continue. Innocent children generally pay the price of these wars.

DIGITAL WORLD WARNING

Children, I want you to be very careful about the dangers as you navigate the endless corridors of the digital world, and to never forget that not every information you encounter is true and not every character is reliable. Of course, it is important to have fun in the virtual world. It is your most natural right. But this should not stop you from playing on the street, reading a book, doing sports, or running around outside with your friends to your heart’s content. I trust your conscience, your pure mind.

‘HAPPY PEOPLE DON’T CRY’
Mutlucan Korkmaz, who is known for her video crying on social media saying she wanted to see Erdoğan, and her sister Gülsü Işıl Korkmaz, a kindergarten student, were also Erdoğan’s guests. Erdoğan showed compassion to Mutlucan, who was crying with excitement, saying “Happy people don’t cry.” Mutlucan read the poem “Soldier’s Prayer”, which started with the lines “Minarets are bayonets, domes are helmets”.

THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE MOON STAR COMES FROM YOUR JOY
EMINE ERDOĞAN: Dear children, I congratulate your April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day with my most sincere wishes and embrace each of you with love. Remember that the shine of the crescent and star in the sky comes from your determination, and the abundance in the soil comes from your joy. As long as you dream, Türkiye will grow even more, and as long as you work, the Republic will survive forever. May your path be open and your success always be! I congratulate the 106th anniversary of our Parliament and commemorate Atatürk and our beloved martyrs with mercy.

Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi answered the questions of members of the press at the reception held in the Parliament on the occasion of the 106th anniversary of the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. Minister Çiftçi responded to the question about whether there will be a new revision in the traffic law: “There is no revision work on the law. It is currently in force. It is only about license plates, we have already issued the regulation regarding APP license plates. Apart from that, our work on sound systems and multimedia continues. We plan to issue the regulation work on it, probably at the end of this month or in the first week of May.”

“THERE IS A STUDY ON THE POLICE PROFESSIONAL LAW”

When asked about the status of the new regulation regarding the Police Profession Law, Çiftçi said, “There is a study on the police profession law or the police organization law that started in the period before me. We are still continuing to work on it. Recently, my friends made a presentation to me. But it is not in its final form yet. It is not in its final form. We need a little more time.”

‘HE COLLECTED THE MONEY AND GAVE IT TO ŞÜKRÜ SÖZEN’

In the statement given by former Manavgat Municipality Building Control Manager Mustafa Yavuz, who was detained last Tuesday and arrested yesterday, “Şükrü Sözen has a weapons factory named E. in the Beyşehir district of Konya province. Şükrü Sözen is the unofficial owner of this place. However, on paper, the owner of this factory appears as Erdem Buzkan. Erdem Buzkan and Şükrü Sözen were on very good terms. He used Erdem as his safe. Erdem repeatedly used it as his safe.” “I saw that he gave money to Şükrü Sözen. Erdem Buzkan would take the lead in the tenders held in the municipality. He would give the money he received from the bidders to Şükrü Sözen. Erdem Buzkan played an active role, especially in the tenders held at the festivals. Erdem Buzkan would collect the money from the stall owners and give it to Şükrü Sözen.”

‘THE INSIDE OF THE BAG WAS USUALLY FULL OF MONEY’

In his statement, SB, the accountant of the ‘Erdem Motors’ company, who was detained by the gendarmerie teams within the scope of the investigation, said, “Şükrü Sözen used to come and go to Erdem Buzkan’s shop regularly. When he came, he would come with a brown briefcase in his hand at least once a month. The inside of this bag was usually full of money and usually this money was foreign currency. I do not know exactly where he got this money and what they did with this money, but after these money came, they would exchange these money at the foreign exchange office named G. I Once, when I brought tea to Erdem and Şükrü at the office, I witnessed them negotiating the exchange rate with this foreign exchange office on the phone.

As far as I know, Erdem Buzkan would make payments to Şükrü Sözen with some of the money that Şükrü Sözen brought. After the local elections in 2019, Erdem Buzkan came to work with a sack full of money and said to us, ‘Count these money.’ As his employees, we counted this money by hand and delivered it to him in the same way. Since there was no money counting machine in our workplace at that time, I, Ü.A., and Y.Ü. and another employee, who I can’t remember right now, counted these money one by one. However, since it’s been a long time, I don’t remember how much money there was in total. “I don’t know where this money came from and for what purpose,” he said. It was learned that SB was released after his statement.

23rd National Sovereignty and Children’s Day was celebrated with enthusiasm in Gaziantep as well as all over Türkiye. Political parties also participated in the celebrations held at the 15 July Democracy Square in accordance with the provincial protocol. While the Enes Kaan Yılmaz Kindergarten children’s mehter team, which participated in the celebrations, attracted great attention, the CHP team turned their backs on the children and protested the mehter. It was noteworthy that CHP Provincial Chairman Vakkas Acar and the provincial administration turned their backs and protested the staged performance while the mehter band consisting of young students was performing.

Explaining the reasons for the protest, CHP Provincial Chairman Vakkas Acar said, “On April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day, we are protesting against the encouragement of our children to the palace culture. We did not follow this imitation because we were against it and turned our backs on them.”

While the CHP’s protest was met with reaction by those in the area, the children’s mehtar and other performances received great applause.

CHP’s mehter march disturbance! Reactions poured in: “Are you so exhausted that you turn your back on children?” | Video

“ARE YOU SO EXHAUSTED THAT YOU’LL TURN YOUR BACK ON THE CHILDREN?”

AK Party reacted to CHP’s discomfort with the Mehter March.

AK Party General Secretary and Izmir Deputy Eyyüp Kadir İnan made the following statements:

“Are you so exhausted that you base your politics on the innocence of children? It is impossible for a structure that turns its back on children to turn its face to the future of this nation.”

“THIS IS A MENTALITY THAT HAS TURNED ITS BACK ON ITS OWN NATION…”

AK Party Deputy Chairman, Promotion and Media Director Faruk Acar:

CHP as we know! They are neither at peace with history nor with values… CHP continues to stand against everything that is good. This is a mentality that has turned its back on its own nation. They do not understand the spirit of Türkiye, nor do they know the problems of the nation. What a shame… Türkiye’s main opposition is in this situation.

“DESPITE THE EVIL AND EVIL, YOU WILL MAKE THIS WORLD BEAUTIFUL”

Emphasizing that they want all children and young people to go to school happily, receive the best, quality education, fall asleep without fear, and wake up to the sound of birds chirping, not the sounds of bombs, Erdoğan said: “Whatever we want for our own children, we sincerely want the same beauties for all children from Asia to Africa. I especially ask you not to forget in your prayers your brothers and sisters who are going through difficult times, especially the children of Gaza and Lebanon. You, our children, who are the eternal link of the chain of humanity, I hope you will shape our future. You will make this world beautiful despite the bad things and evil. I especially want you to know this: You are our ambassadors of heart and culture. In this regard, be careful not to break the communication and communication between you. Never give up on pursuing the good, the true and the beautiful. Never forget this, dear children, each of you will be an artist, an athlete, a scientist, a politician, You will serve your country as a doctor and a businessman. Even if you encounter difficulties in this journey, please do not despair. Never forget that there is light at the end of every darkness, and hopefully success at the end of every effort. Even though the languages you speak are different, the language of love and friendship is the same. The language of brotherhood, solidarity and sharing is the same among you. Don’t hold back.”

WARNED CHILDREN AGAINST DIGITAL DANGERS

“I want you to be very careful about the dangers as you navigate the endless corridors of the digital world, and to never forget that not every information you encounter is true and not every character is trustworthy.” Erdogan said and made the following evaluations:
“Of course, having fun in the virtual world is important, it is your natural right, but this should not prevent you from playing on the street, reading books, doing sports, or running around outside with your friends to your heart’s content. I trust your pure conscience, your pure mind.” President Erdoğan commemorated the students and teacher Ayla who lost their lives in last week’s attacks, wished patience to their grieving families, a speedy recovery to those who are still receiving treatment, and prayed that God would not inflict such pain on any country or nation. Congratulating children on April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day once again, Erdoğan said, “I ask you to convey our greetings to your families and friends. May your path and good fortune be good. May all the blessings be to your children. Stay healthy.” he said.

NATURAL DISASTERS AND ACCIDENTS DEPARTMENT

It was determined to monitor and evaluate the practices across the country regarding judicial processes related to earthquakes, floods, fires and large-scale accidents, to contribute to decision support mechanisms by analyzing investigation and prosecution data, to coordinate information processes for the public, to produce and publish field statistics, as well as to fulfill the duties assigned by the ministry.

ORGANIZED, NARCOTIC AND ECONOMIC CRIMES DEPARTMENT

In another department, within the scope of the fight against organized crimes, narcotics and economic crimes, the duties were distributed as making structural and analytical evaluations of criminal organizations, collecting, analyzing and reporting judicial process data, supporting and coordinating public communication, producing and publishing field statistics and finally fulfilling the duties assigned by the ministry. In addition, within the scope of the new structuring, in line with the goals of organizational simplification and functional effectiveness, it was decided that the Organized Crimes Prosecution Office would be abolished and the duties and responsibilities in this field would be carried out by this directorate.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ORDER, DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT SECURITY AND FIGHT AGAINST DISINFORMATION

It was noted that the duties of the Department of Public Order, Digital Media Security and Combating Disinformation, which was established to deal with current and media news about crimes that seriously disrupt public order and create sensitivity in the public, are to monitor and analyze judicial process data regarding current events, to ensure information flow and coordination between chief public prosecutor’s offices and relevant units, to provide institutional support to press releases and media communication processes, to compile and publish field statistics, and finally to fulfill the duties assigned by the Ministry.

JUDICIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT

The directorate, which was established for the preservation, seizure, sending, disposal, return, confiscation and destruction of criminal property and crime-related economic gain, as well as the control and supervision of judicial deposits and warehouses, is responsible for establishing an organizational structure and monitoring processes in order to increase the effectiveness of judicial deposit services, carrying out business and transactions related to criminal property within the framework of the legislation, performing data analysis and reporting activities, planning and implementing personnel training, determining standards and ensuring uniformity of implementation, operating audit and control mechanisms, ensuring the production and publication of statistics and the duties assigned by the ministry. It was stated that it was to be fulfilled.