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The Anzac graves were entrusted to the Ottoman Empire
Every year, on April 25, a “Dawn Service” is held at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula as part of the Çanakkale Land Wars commemoration ceremonies. Historical documents reveal that the Ottoman Empire, before the Republic, took care of the graves of Australian and New Zealand soldiers in this region, which is known to the public for the message that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk sent to Anzac mothers in 1934, “You should be side by side with the Mehmetçiks. Mothers who send their children to war from distant lands! Stop your tears. Your children are in our bosom.”
THEY SURROUNDED THE GRAVES WHILE WITHDRAWING
When the British and French left the Gallipoli Peninsula, they surrounded the cemeteries and some monuments created during the war with stones, thorns, bushes and trees. In 1916, through the neutral US Embassy, England conveyed its request for the protection of soldiers’ graves in Gallipoli to the Ottoman authorities. Upon request, the Ottoman General Staff instructed the 5th Army Command to ensure the protection of foreign soldiers’ graves and their burial procedures.
1-Foreign Graves in the Gallipoli Peninsula
ENVER BEY’S EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL SECURITY SENSITIVITY
Minister of War and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Enver Pasha, in his assessment in March 1916, warned that political and military purposes could be pursued through cemeteries.
POPULAR REPRESENTATIVE RECORDED THAT THE OTTOMAN PROTECTED FOREIGN TOMBS
In the report prepared by the Papal Representative Monseigneur Dolci, it was noted that the foreign graves in Gallipoli were largely protected, the destroyed ones were repaired and the necessary precautions were taken by the Ottoman administration.
Anzac Graves on the Gallipoli Peninsula
Anzac Bay in Çanakkale is known for the message that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk sent to the mothers of Anzac (Australian and New Zealand Corps) soldiers in 1934: “You are sheep, side by side with the Mehmetçiks. Mothers who send their children to war from distant lands! Stop your tears. Your children are in our bosom.” Every year, on April 25, a “Dawn Service” is held at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula as part of the Çanakkale Land Wars commemoration ceremonies. The rulers and people of both countries are grateful to Türkiye and the Republic for the care shown to the Anzac graves and the opportunities provided for the ceremonies. However, the Ottoman Empire is missing in the “thank you” section. Because historical documents reveal that the Ottoman Empire claimed the graves of Australian and New Zealand soldiers before the Republic.
Pope Benedict XV in 1915-1922
The Battle of Gallipoli is known as a set of front battles that took place between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers in 1915, with sea and land operations on the Gallipoli Peninsula, and resulted in the definitive defensive success of the Ottoman Empire. This war prevented the occupation of Istanbul, changed the course of the war and played a decisive role in Mustafa Kemal’s rise to prominence as a military leader. While Türkiye commemorates its heroes on March 18, Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs’ Memorial Day, the Anzacs commemorate their losses with the “dawn service” on April 25.
HE WAS BURIED IN MASS GRAVES: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty Member Dr. According to Mithat Atabay’s research, the Allied Powers buried their soldiers who lost their lives in certain areas while the war was still going on in the Gallipoli Peninsula. The bodies of many soldiers were buried in mass graves due to the weather conditions and the brutality of war. When the British and French left the Gallipoli Peninsula, they surrounded the cemeteries and some monuments created during the war with stones, thorns, bushes and trees.
Graves of Anzacs who died on 19 May 1915
THE BRITISH ARE MAKING A REQUEST FROM THE OTTOMAN THROUGH THE NEUTRAL USA: Dr. According to Atabay’s findings, in 1916, the British requested that the Turks show the necessary respect and protection to the graves of their soldiers who lost their lives in the Gallipoli Peninsula, through the USA, which was a neutral state and mediated the humanitarian requests of the states that the Ottomans fought with. Upon this request, the Ottoman General Staff gave the necessary instructions regarding this issue to the 5th Army Command in the region. Minister of War and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Enver Pasha, in his response to the issue in March 1916, stated that the graves on the Gallipoli Peninsula, especially those within the Ottoman defense system, would be moved further back, even if they belonged to the Ottomans, due to the health of the soldiers and the necessity of the fortifications.
Angelo Dolci 1915-1922 Papal Representative in Istanbul
ENVER PASHA’S WORRY: Dr. According to the information Mithat Atabay gave to SABAH, according to Enver Pasha, the British and French would want to visit these cemeteries constantly, using them as an excuse, and they would want to keep the Ottoman Government constantly busy by building monuments and cemeteries covering large and wide areas. Enver Pasha openly stated that the British and French would exploit human emotions, and he would underline that the way to do this was the cemeteries and monuments of foreign soldiers in the region.
Nithat Atabay
INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN TO THE FIFTH ARMY
The Ottoman Empire gave the necessary instructions to the 5th Army to prevent any damage to both its own martyrs’ cemeteries and monuments and foreign cemeteries and monuments in Gallipoli, and ensured that the bodies of soldiers who were exposed or could not be buried due to rain, floods and other natural reasons were buried with a unit of two hundred people.
ALLOWED FOR THE PAPAL REPRESENTATIVE TO VISIT THE BATTLE FIELDS IN GALLIBOLI: Dr. According to Atabay, he allowed Papal Representative Monseigneur Dolci to tour the battlefields in Gallipoli in order to alleviate concerns about the issue. In his report prepared after his investigations in the Gallipoli Peninsula, Dolci stated that the wooden crosses erected in foreign graves were dismantled, burned and destroyed by soldiers and civilians in cold weather.
“POSITIVE” REPORT FROM DOLCİ: Dolci, who noted the above issues, reported that despite these findings, the graves were generally intact, that the Ottoman Empire took the necessary precautions to eliminate such negativities, that the destroyed graves were maintained and surrounded by barbed wire, and that stones were placed in the graves whose cross signs were missing. He even informed the Pope that he could allow the Ottoman authorities to transfer some graves of foreigners to their country if an application was made.
Papacy: OTTOMAN IS RECORDING THE NECESSARY CARE AND PROTECTION: In the statement made by the Papacy, it was noted that there was no situation to worry about. The statement also noted that the Ottoman Empire showed the necessary care and protection to the cemeteries on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
On the day of the cable car disaster in Antalya, while discussions continued regarding the images of CHP leader Özgür Özel, Veli Ağbaba, Ali Mahir Başkar, and businessman Hazım Giray on the yacht, Başkar made a press statement in the Parliament about the video spread on social media yesterday.
Making a statement regarding the images apparently recorded by Giray, Basari claimed that the video was a “montage”.
Basarir claimed that the images were obtained through a personal data breach and said, “They have now released a video. They combined two conversations. We were having fun that day. Who is doing this? Yes, the deep structure in the state is doing it. There is such a video. We had a holiday with our families, with our children. How can this leak? How can this leak? Did I share it? Veli Ağababa? Mr. Chairman? No, no one shared it! Are you listening to us?” he said.
Basarir’s words, “We were with our family”, opened the door to a new discussion rather than a defense. The resulting picture was interpreted as indicating that a previously planned organization was not cancelled. While a great disaster was occurring, the continuation of the program started a “priority questioning” in the public.
According to AFAD records, the cable car accident in Antalya on April 12, 2024 occurred at 17.28 and the rescue efforts took approximately 22.5 hours. The fact that the footage of the yacht with the CHP administration was taken was the Göcek Merdivenli Bay line, which shows that the yacht tour continues despite the ongoing crisis in the region.
According to backstage information, it is stated that CHP Chairman Özgür Özel and Veli Ağbaba openly reacted to Basarir due to the leakage of the images.
REVOLUTIONARY ENTHUSIAST OF LUXURY
Ali Mahir Basarir, who was investigated many times due to his statements against the president elected by the votes of the people, slandered the Turkish Armed Forces, attacked the judges in the courtroom, betrayed former CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, to whom he owed his political career, and was etched in memories for jumping with joy after the dubious congress. It was claimed that Basarir had a luxury room allocated to him at Ataköy Marriott, that he was the secret partner of Halk TV, and that his wife was Halk TV’s lawyer.
SUCCESSES ENTERED HYSTERIA
Ali Mahir Basarir, who held a press conference in the Parliament yesterday regarding the video, brought up the “montage” claim. He succeeds and then says, “Where did you find it, brother? Where did you find that video?” he asked. Continuing his contradictory statements, Basarir also made a reference to “deep powers” regarding the images. Basarir, who could not slow down, revealed the hysteria he was experiencing in the press statement with his unconvincing defense. ANKARA
HE ALLOCATED HIS VEHICLE TO GİRAY
During the inspection, it was determined that the Audi A6 Limousine vehicle with TBMM license plate belonging to ALİ Mahir Başkar was used by businessman Mehmet Hazım Giray. The vehicle allocation claim created controversy. It was reported that Giray was driving between Istanbul and Izmir and had criminal connections and criminal records. Basarir said, “Short term use.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received representatives of workers, civil servants and employers at the Presidential Complex on the occasion of May 1 Labor and Solidarity Day. Erdoğan said the following in his speech:
I AM YOUR BROTHER WHO STARTED WITH THE TITLE OF WORKER: I send my greetings and love to all our workers, employers and employees all over our country. I congratulate all our worker brothers and sisters on May 1 Labor and Solidarity Day. I am a brother of yours who started his life as a worker. I would especially like to express that I see May 1 as my own holiday.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WITH YOU: We have always stood by our workers’ brothers and their representatives throughout our 23-year rule. We have implemented the issues that have been exploited for years and ignored and ignored by governments for years, in cooperation with you and in unity of heart. We expanded union rights. We removed the obstacles to organizing. We strengthened the collective bargaining system. For whatever reason, we did not consent to the defeat of the rights of our fellow workers. The last time we solved the problems of our miner brothers who took action because they could not collect their receivables from a company.
WE DO NOT TAKE ANY STEPS AGAINST WORKERS, LABORERS: We do not take any steps against workers, laborers and employees. Because it is your sweat that truly makes this country a homeland. The efforts of each of my brothers who produce in the factory, work in the field, labor in the workshop, and sweat in the office are the basis of the rise of this country. We will never allow the rights of you and our workers like you, who earn their living through their labor and produce added value for their country and nation, to be violated. Our vision is clear.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR COUNTRY: We want a working life that puts people at the center, glorifies labor and strengthens social justice to prevail in this country. We see our unions as our companions on the path to this important goal. Hopefully, we will continue to develop and grow our country in unity and solidarity.
LETTER OF CONFIDENCE TO ERDOĞAN FROM AMBASSADORS OF 5 COUNTRIES
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Ambassador of the Philippines Jamie Ramon Torre Ascalon JR, Ambassador of Kenya Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri, Ambassador of Peru Luz Betty Caballero Moreles, Ambassador of Russia Sergey Vasiliyeviç Verşinin and Ambassador of Colombia Yenniffer Edilma Parra Moscoso. Ambassadors presented their letters of credence to Erdoğan. Ambassadors, their families and some embassy members took a souvenir photo with Erdoğan. ANKARA
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Minister Uraloğlu opened the Kırkdilim tunnels: “We connect Çorum from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, to the heart of Türkiye with the high-speed train”
Minister Uraloğlu’s first stop in the city was Çorum Governorship. Uraloğlu, who signed the Governorship Book of Honor, received information from Governor Ali Çalgan about the work carried out in the city. Following his visit to the Governorship, Minister Uraloğlu visited Çorum Municipality, AK Party Çorum Provincial Directorate and MHP Provincial Directorate, and then attended the Kırkdilim Tunnels Opening Ceremony on the Çorum-Laçin highway.
EMPHASIS “THE ROAD IS CIVILIZATION”
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister Uraloğlu reminded President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s words “Road is civilization” and said that transportation investments are not only road construction; He said it means abundance, trust, trade and unity. “We have come a long way with the divided road campaign that we started in 2002 under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with the understanding that the road is civilization,” said Uraloğlu, drawing attention to the transformation achieved in the transportation infrastructure throughout Turkey. Minister Uraloğlu said, “The length of our divided road was 6 thousand 101 kilometers, today we increased it to over 30 thousand kilometers. While only 6 provinces were connected to each other, today we connected 77 provinces with divided roads. We increased the length of bridges and viaducts from 311 kilometers to 821 kilometers, and the tunnel length from 50 kilometers to 856 kilometers. “We completed 57 kilometers of tunnels on highways in 2025 alone,” he said.
93 BILLION LIRA TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT IN ÇORUM
Emphasizing that only 50 kilometers of tunnels could be built in the first 80 years of the history of the Republic, Uraloğlu stated that an additional 806 kilometers have been added since 2002, and that Çorum has become one of the important centers of this great transportation vision. Minister Uraloğlu, who announced that more than 93 billion liras have been invested in Çorum’s transportation and communication infrastructure since 2002, said that the length of the divided road in the city was increased from 59 kilometers to 408 kilometers.
Breaking News… The Global Sumud Flotilla, which set out to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and bring humanitarian aid there, was intervened in international waters by the Israeli navy.
INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN STARTED
An ex officio investigation was launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the acts of violence committed by Israel against the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was heading towards Gaza in order to break the blockade and deliver humanitarian aid.
DETAINED ACTIVISTS ARE BEING TAKEN TO GREECE
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced that they will deliver the activists they detained from the Global Sumud Fleet, which they attacked a few miles off Greek territorial waters, to Greece in the coming hours, in accordance with the agreement made with the Greek government.
Minister Saar, in his statement on the social media platform of US-based company
Saar thanked the Greek government for its willingness to accept activists in the Global Sumud Flotilla.
GLOBAL SUMUD FLEET
The Global Sumud Fleet 2026 Spring Mission, which aims to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver vital humanitarian aid, sailed to the Mediterranean from Barcelona, Spain, on April 12. While the fleet set out again on April 26 with the participation of the Italian island of Sicily, on the night of April 29, in the international waters off the island of Crete, the Israeli army illegally intervened and attacked the boats carrying activists.
In his post on his NSosyal account, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz evaluated the tourism statistics for the first quarter of the year announced by TÜİK today. Stating that tourism revenues continue their strong performance, Yılmaz stated that the annualized value of tourism revenues, which increased by 4.2 percent on an annual basis in the first quarter of 2026, reached 65.6 billion dollars.
“WE WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING THE RESILIENCE OF OUR ECONOMY”
Pointing out that the increase in the number of visitors and the increase in expenditure per capita supported this performance, Yılmaz said:
“Despite the increasing geopolitical tensions in our region, we are taking determined steps to limit the effects on economic activity and strengthen our resilience. In this context, we have launched the Tourism Support Package in order to support the tourism sector, which is an important component of our foreign exchange-earning service exports, and thus provided the sector with an additional guarantee and credit facility of 60 billion lira. We will continue to support our sectors that contribute to reducing the current account deficit, strengthening employment and growth, and strengthen the resilience of our economy without compromising the basic priorities of our program, despite the increasing regional risks.” “We will continue to strengthen it.”
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11 countries condemn the attack on the Global Sumud Fleet: Clear violation of international law
In the joint statement made by the foreign ministers of 11 countries, the following statements were made:
“WE CONDEMN THE ISRAELI ATTACK IN THE STRONGEST WAY”
“The Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Turkey, the Federal Republic of Brazil, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Kingdom of Spain, Malaysia, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Colombia, the Republic of the Maldives, the Republic of South Africa and the State of Libya condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a peaceful and civil humanitarian initiative aimed at drawing the attention of the international community to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
“NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN”
Israeli attacks on the ships in question and the unlawful detention of humanitarian aid activists in international waters are clear violations of international law and international humanitarian law. Ministers are deeply concerned about the safety of civilian activists and call on the Israeli authorities to take the necessary measures to ensure their immediate release.
“Ministers also call on the international community to fulfill its moral and legal obligations to uphold international law, protect civilians and ensure accountability for these violations.”
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