AK Party Promotion and Media President Faruk Acar announced that in the latest polls, the AK Party’s vote rate appeared to be 36-37 percent, while the CHP’s vote rate was 25-26 percent. AK Party Deputy Chairman and Head of Promotion and Media Faruk Acar, in his speech at the Media Sahur Meeting at his party’s Istanbul Provincial Directorate, stated that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan demonstrated effective leadership on a global scale at a time when the Turkish geography was going through a critical period. Evaluating the AK Party’s position in the current political table, Acar said, “We can say that the AK Party’s votes have reached a good place, with approximately 36-37 percent. We see that the CHP has fallen to around 25-26 percent. There was a slightly closer level 6-7 months ago. Currently, the trend is evolving in favor of the AK Party.” AK Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir stated that traffic congestion ranks first among the most important problems of Istanbulites and said that transportation investments in the city are insufficient. Stating that some metro projects initiated in 2017 could not be completed, Özdemir stated that new transportation investments in the city were not implemented sufficiently.

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş defined the fight against violence against women as “an indispensable priority” at the high-level meetings she attended at the 70th session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (KSK) in New York. Göktaş said, “Zero tolerance towards violence is our basic principle. As the Ministry, we follow all processes related to violence, threats, abuse and persistent stalking cases with great sensitivity.” Reminding that they are involved in cases with lawyers in 81 provinces, Göktaş explained that they are working on a new support model that addresses the root causes of violence and includes psychosocial interventions for those who commit violence, and that they are activating protective services at the right time with social risk maps.

‘PEOPLE-FOCUSED’ TECHNOLOGY

Drawing attention to the new risk areas brought by technology, Göktaş warned, “While digital tools provide important opportunities for the empowerment of women, online harassment, privacy violation, digital surveillance and forms of technology-supported violence are issues that need to be handled carefully. Therefore, our approach to technology should be human-oriented, rights-based and security-oriented.”

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS GROWING

Göktaş, who made important evaluations on women entrepreneurship and economic development within the scope of her New York contacts, emphasized that every female entrepreneur is a role model. Speaking at the KAGİDER event, Göktaş said, “We will continue our work with determination for a Turkey where women are more strongly involved in production, employment and entrepreneurship. The transformation of an idea into a brand or product is a valuable contribution to the construction of a more fair, inclusive and strong future.” Stating that the Ministry has provided support to more than 1300 women’s cooperatives to date, Göktaş noted that they are reaching more women every day with mentoring and e-commerce capacity development activities. ANKARA

President Erdoğan blamed IMM at the 1st Phase Groundbreaking Ceremony of Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital and the Mass Opening Ceremony of 16 Education and Dormitory Buildings of the University in Istanbul:

The project was designed in three stages and the aim was to simultaneously start construction and continue education and health services without disruption. For this purpose, 23 steel construction buildings of approximately 40 thousand square meters in size were built in the area that was normally planned to be built as the last phase.

In this way, the education of our young people studying here continued uninterruptedly and the health services provided to our citizens continued.

Since our hospital is located in an archaeological site, excavations were carried out here. As a result of these excavations carried out under the coordination of our Ministry of Culture, thousands of artifacts were unearthed and classified, and new ones were added to the cultural heritage. Using very special and new techniques, we moved these structures to another area in Cerrahpaşa. As a result of this process, which is cited as an example in the archaeological literature, a three-dimensional historical structure was successfully transferred to another location in Istanbul for the first time.

On the other hand, I leave this sad incident that we encountered throughout this process to the discretion of you and our beloved nation. Now look, my dear brothers; Cerrahpaşa Medical History Museum, Türkiye’s first and largest medical museum, is also located here. We completed the restoration of this museum, which houses the most important works of the Ottoman and Republican periods, in 2019, with the protocol signed during the late Kadir Topbaş period. In other words, the promises made within three years were kept. A legacy that was also entrusted to Gazi Mustafa Kemal was taken care of. However, the protocol also covers the processes related to the maintenance, classification and exhibition of the museum inventory, as well as restoration.

So what happened after 2019? What happened to Istanbul also happened to the protocol. He became a victim of the policy of not laying foundations, not doing any work, and making excuses. Unfortunately, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality does not fulfill any of its obligations. For this reason, the necessary work to display and promote more than 40 thousand works in the museum could not be carried out for a long time.

Work; Those who keep Ataturk’s name on their lips when it comes to politics and exploitation, did not protect either the legacy of Gazi Mustafa Kemal or the Museum of Medical History. On the contrary, they turned their backs. We continued our work with determination, regardless of any of these.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the 10th National Will Platform iftar last night. Erdoğan said that they were saddened that the Islamic geography was commemorated with pain, tears, conflicts and wars on these holy days and said:

While Gaza, where we lost 72 thousand martyrs, yearned for peace despite the ceasefire, Israel’s inhumane occupation policies in the West Bank were added to this. More than 1,120 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem have been killed by Israeli forces or settler terrorists in the last two years.

Children whose mothers send them to school with a rose on their cheeks become targets of missiles, bombs or bullets. Unfortunately, we are faced with the same saddening situation all over our geography, from our neighbor Iran to Yemen, from Sudan to Somalia.

What would happen if all the seas of a world were blue, where children who go to school happily in the morning cannot return home in the evening?

We saw this during the 13.5 years of oppression in Syria. We saw this in Somalia when people were starving. Some countries ignored the persecution and genocide. Some countries supported genociders like Israel.

The tragedy of tens of thousands of Gazan and Syrian children, whose families were completely destroyed, was not brought to the agenda even as much as a penguin separated from his flock, thanks to the false conscience of the virtual world. In such a world that has suffered from an eclipse of conscience, we, as Türkiye, are struggling together to be the conscience of humanity. We stand in solidarity with all the oppressed people in the world, especially our brothers in Gaza.

I want to declare this openly today. As long as this life is in this skin, we will stand by the oppressed and will not consent to oppression. We will not cower or remain silent in the face of pressure. Just like the bricks of the wall, we can break the ungrateful hands that reach for our independence and future as long as we stick together tightly, as in that rule.

WE WILL NOT FALL INTO TRAPS

Look, as the government, we act very carefully against schemes, traps and provocations that want to draw our country into war.

In this process, we are also taking necessary preventive actions against all kinds of threats that violate our airspace, just like the previous night. Türkiye’s thousands of years of ancient state wisdom and our government’s 23 years of crisis management experience are our greatest guide in reading the complex events around us and giving correct, measured reactions to them. Keeping our country away from this fire pit is our first priority.

BİLAL ERDOĞAN: MAY OUR BROTHERHOOD LAST FOREVER

Bilal Erdoğan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Knowledge Dissemination Foundation: “May God bring relief and peace to our brothers and sisters who are experiencing difficulties in Palestine, East Turkestan, Arakan and wherever they are in the world. I would like to thank the National Will Platform and all the organizations that contributed to this meaningful meeting. I congratulate our Night of Power and Eid al-Fitr in advance and greet you all with respect and love. May God grant our unity and peace.” I hope that our prayers will be accepted and our tables will be fruitful.”

KURTULMUŞ: THE WORLD IS ENTERING A NEW ERA

Emphasizing that the National Will Platform is a valuable civil society platform established to protect the will of the nation and the civilizational values of Türkiye, the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, said: “The subject of this iftar is national unity. Especially in this period of great turbulence that we are going through, perhaps what we need more than anything else is national unity and solidarity. In this context, especially the world has entered a new era, there are no international rules, no international institutions left, and even international relations “We are entering a period where even its terminology is upside down.”

An investigation was launched by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office upon allegations of irregularities in some tenders of Döşemealtı Municipality, especially the asphalt tender, and forgery of official documents. While the municipal transactions were examined within the scope of the investigation, it was determined that the public suffered losses exceeding 125 million liras. In line with the investigation, a detention order was issued for the former Döşemealtı Mayor, CHP member Turgay Genç, as well as 2 former deputy mayors, 5 municipal council members, 8 municipal personnel and 6 contractor company employees.

18 PEOPLE WERE REFERRED TO THE COURTHOUSE

Police teams organized a simultaneous operation to capture the suspects. While searches were carried out at the specified addresses, 18 suspects, including Turgay Genç, were detained. Within the scope of the investigation, it was determined that 1 suspect was in prison and 2 suspects were abroad, and it was reported that efforts were continuing to capture 1 fugitive suspect.

After their procedures at the police station, 18 people were sent to the courthouse. It was learned that the statement of one of the suspects in prison will be taken on Monday.

THE PRESIDENT WAS ARRESTED

After the prosecutor’s interrogations, 13 suspects were released. 5 suspects were referred to the Criminal Judgeship of Peace on Duty with a request for arrest. While former Döşemealtı Mayor Turgay Genç and Ali Altun from CHP were arrested by the judgeship, 3 suspects were released under judicial control.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy first met with Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board Ahmet Bolat and Deputy General Managers Murat Şeker and Ahmet Olulmuş. During the meeting, evaluations were made regarding collaborations that will increase Türkiye’s tourism potential and the development of the transportation network. At the meeting, where studies that will further advance Türkiye’s global position in tourism were discussed, steps that could be taken for the future of the sector were discussed.

Minister Ersoy then held a meeting with tourism industry representatives. TÜROB Chairman of the Board of Directors Müberra Eresin, TTYD Chairman of the Board of Directors Oya Narin and TÜROFED Chairman of the Board of Directors Erkan Yağcı attended the meeting. During the meeting, the sector’s agenda before the tourism season and expectations for the coming period were evaluated. Issues regarding the development of Turkish tourism and strengthening cooperation with sector stakeholders were discussed. In his statement following both meetings, Minister Ersoy emphasized that close communication and strategic collaborations with the sector play a critical role in increasing the competitiveness of Turkish tourism worldwide.