Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that the exam results for the interview for the positions of judicial judges and assistant prosecutors have been announced. Minister Gürlek, sharing on his social media account, used the following statements:

“We continue to strengthen the human resources of our judicial organization and increase the quality of our justice services. Among the candidates who won the Judge and Deputy Prosecutor Written Competition Exam held by ÖSYM on 20-21 December 2025 and participated in the interviews held by our Ministry;

•⁠ 850 candidates in the interview for the positions of judicial judges and assistant prosecutors,

•⁠ 99 candidates in the interview for lawyer-judicial judge and assistant prosecutor positions,

•⁠ ⁠⁠50 candidates were successful in the interview for assistant administrative justice judges.

In addition, among the candidates who participated in the interview after the cancellation of the questions regarding the Judge and Deputy Prosecutor Written Competition Exam held on 21-22 December 2024;

•⁠ 33 candidates in the interview for the positions of judicial judges and assistant prosecutors,

•⁠ ⁠⁠4 candidates in the interview for lawyer-judicial judge and assistant prosecutor positions,

•⁠ ⁠⁠2 candidates were successful in the interview for assistant administrative justice judges.

Thus, the total number of candidates who were successful in the interviews was 1,038. You can access the results on the website of our General Directorate of Personnel. We congratulate our young colleagues who have qualified to join our judicial organization; I wish you success in your duties. Under the leadership of our President Mr. Erdoğan, in line with our vision of making the Century of Türkiye the Century of Justice; “We will continue to work for a strong, effective and trustworthy judicial system.”

Stating that the AK Party has never followed a polarizing policy, Akbaşoğlu said, “AK Party is the name of normalization, the name of embracing, the name of the brotherhood of 86 million.” he said. Emphasizing that insults to the nation’s beliefs, customs, traditions and sacred values ​​cannot be considered within the scope of freedom of expression, Akbaşoğlu said, “Insult and ridicule are never acceptable.” he said. AK Party Group Deputy Chairman Muhammet Emin Akbaşoğlu made evaluations regarding both legal processes and political discourses in his speeches during the discussions at the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. While there were occasional verbal arguments with opposition MPs in the General Assembly, Akbaşoğlu said that the AK Party’s understanding of politics is based on strengthening social unity and solidarity.

“AK PARTY IS THE NAME OF EMBRACE, NOT POLARIZATION”

Stating that the AK Party has adopted an understanding of politics that embraces all segments of society since its establishment, Akbaşoğlu stated that their party has never followed a divisive policy. “As the AK Party, we have never pursued a policy of polarizing our people.” Akbaşoğlu continued his words as follows: “On the contrary, we produced policies that eliminate polarization, embrace, return to normal, normalize and integrate our people with each other. We produced policies that address all of our 86 million people.” Continuing his speech despite the objections from the opposition ranks, Akbaşoğlu said, “AK Party is the name of normalization. AK Party’s politics is the name of embracing. AK Party’s politics is the name of the brotherhood of 86 million people. It is the name of the politics of service and work, of embracing the whole society.” he said.

“LEGAL DECISION CANNOT BE A SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION”

Referring to the legal processes during the ongoing discussions in the General Assembly, Akbaşoğlu said that the judicial decisions should not be made the subject of political polemics. Akbaşoğlu said, “As you know, there is a legal decision, an absolute nullity decision and its consequences. Therefore, in my opinion, this is not an issue that can be discussed.” made his assessment.

“JOKES AND INSULTS SHOULD BE DIFFERENTIATED FROM EACH OTHER”

Making evaluations on stand-up shows, which have been the subject of public debate recently, Akbaşoğlu stated that humor and insult are not the same thing. “In stand-up, it is necessary to distinguish between humor and insult and humiliation.” Akbaşoğlu stated that freedom of expression does not include insult and humiliation.

“INSULTING THE SACRED THINGS OF THE NATION IS NOT FREEDOM OF IDEAS”

Emphasizing that insults to the nation’s beliefs, customs, traditions and sacred values ​​cannot be considered legitimate in any way, Akbaşoğlu said that politicians should also show social sensitivity on this issue. “No one can denigrate this nation’s beliefs, customs and traditions, and all its sacred values, by insulting or insulting them.” Akbaşoğlu pointed out the importance of people who influence public opinion and politicians using a language that respects the values ​​of the nation.

“INSULTATION AND CONDEMNATION CANNOT BE ACCEPTED”

At the end of his speech, Akbaşoğlu made evaluations about the limits of freedom of expression and stated that humor and humiliation should not be confused with each other and used the following expressions: “Everyone should learn that performing with clowning is not within the scope of freedom of thought, insult and ridicule can never be accepted, jokes and jokes have a different place, and ridicule, humiliation and insult are different from the values ​​of the nation and act accordingly.” Akbaşoğlu also said, “Those who attack national values ​​and those who combine national values ​​must be distinguished.” He completed his speech by saying.

“An EMAIL HAS BEEN SENT ABOUT WHO IT WILL BE SOLD TO”

Following this statement, Ekrem İmamoğlu’s lawyer Çağlar Çağlayan took the floor and asked Soytekin, “Who told you to whom the flats would be sold?” posed the question. Soytekin answered the lawyer’s question, “It came from KİPTAŞ. An appointment list was sent. Sales were made through it. An e-mail was sent to whom it would be sold to.”

THE CASE WAS POSTPONED TO 16 SEPTEMBER

The trial of 12 defendants, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was suspended from his post as the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, due to the allegation of irregularities in the 38th Ordinary Congress of the CHP, was postponed to September 16.

12 DEFENDANTS ARE ON TRIAL

A total of 12 people, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, are on trial in the case filed regarding the 38th Ordinary Congress of CHP held in 2023, where Özgür Özel was elected as the chairman. While Özgür Çelik, Cemil Tugay and Rıza Akpolat are among the defendants, CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is the victim in the case.

REQUEST FOR UP TO 3 YEARS OF PRISON

The case demands that 12 defendants, who are alleged to have committed the crime of voting fraud, be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison. The beginning of the process dates back to the 38th Ordinary Congress held on 4-5 November 2023 and the 21st Extraordinary Congress held on 6 April 2025. Former Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Lütfü Savaş and some delegates filed a lawsuit in different courts, claiming that the 38th Ordinary Congress was mixed with suspicion. Claiming that the votes of the delegates were bought in exchange for bribes, the plaintiffs argue that the will of the delegates was disabled through bribery and fraud during the congress process. The lawsuits filed regarding the congress were later consolidated in Ankara 42nd Civil Court of First Instance.

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş answered the questions of journalists after the Cabinet Meeting held at the Presidential Complex under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In response to the question of what regulations have been made to eliminate the non-standard practices and legislative differences that have recently been experienced in some nurseries and reflected on the public with the Nursery and Day Care Centers Regulation published in the Official Gazette, Göktaş emphasized that they have a very sensitive approach on this issue as the Ministry and said, “We care that our children between the ages of 0-6 grow up in loving and compassionate environments, feel safe and grow up as healthy individuals. We have taken another pioneering step in this context. The Nursery and Day Care Centers Regulation published in the Official Gazette. “With our Nursing Homes Regulation, we have implemented a common and holistic regulation for the first time in order to put an end to non-standard practices that risk the development and safety of our children. We are extremely determined to protect our children and put an end to the irregularity in this area.”

Emphasizing that with the new regulation, differences in authority, process and standards will be eliminated in all centers for children aged 0-6 opened by public institutions and municipalities, Göktaş said, “Thus, the nursery services offered by public institutions and municipalities will have a common legislative basis. We are creating common rules for all centers that operate and will operate by public institutions and organizations in our 81 provinces. In this way, we will ensure a complete unity of practice by determining the same standards across the country.”

Stating that within the scope of the prepared legislation, the opening, permit and activity processes of nurseries and day care centers have been clarified and their physical and institutional standards have been reshaped, Minister Göktaş also stated that all data regarding the organization and the children will be monitored through the central information system to be established, so that the system will be completely transparent and controllable.

Stating that with the regulation, local governments increased their capacity by providing a solid legal infrastructure for their service delivery processes, Göktaş noted that the supervision of the education programs implemented in the centers will be carried out by the Ministry of National Education (MEB). Göktaş stated that the regulation will not cover closed-circuit child care centers opened within the institutions for the children of public institutions and municipalities’ own staff.

“WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD HAS ACCESS TO SAFE, PEACEFUL AND QUALIFIED CARE”
Minister Göktaş underlined that nurseries and day care centers should not be viewed as just care centers and continued as follows:
“We consider these centers as strategic social policy tools that support the development of our children, strengthen family welfare, contribute to parents’ balance between work and family life, and support social development. This new regulation we have implemented is an extremely important step to strengthen our family-oriented policies and expand child care services.”
Emphasizing that there will be no compromise on the safety of children, Göktaş said, “As the Ministry, we are working to ensure that each of our children has access to safe, peaceful and qualified care. I hope the new regulation will be beneficial for our children and families.”

AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik criticized CHP Group Chairman Özgür Özel, who complained about Türkiye to the foreign press, with harsh words. Çelik said the following in his message published on social media:

“A CHP TRADITION”

CHP MP Özgür Özel wrote an article in a foreign newspaper and questioned “the change of power through elections in Türkiye”. It is a CHP tradition to label the will represented by our President, who has been elected many times, as a “regime”. The thing that CHP has used most in our political history is to create space for itself by creating a “regime crisis”. When this method became unusable in domestic politics, Özgür Özel and his team turned to seeking “foreign tutelage”. Even though they cannot find approval from anyone, they are trying to use every political agenda of Türkiye as a basis for their quest for tutelage. Since there is a healthy election system in Türkiye, the Özgür Özel mentality cannot come to power. Because the common sense of our nation sees that the political dynamics of this mentality are not national. On the other hand, Özgür Özel also questioned Türkiye’s role within NATO. Such a disconnected approach from the world is rare. The whole world is talking about Türkiye’s strong role within NATO and its increasing importance in regional and global security. The opposition in Türkiye continues to go in the opposite direction.

“A SHAME THAT ÖZEL WRITTEN ON HIS OWN RECORD…”

Özgür Özel’s statement that our President is not as popular as he used to be is not something to be taken seriously in any respect. No one takes these words seriously about our President, one of the most well-known leaders in the world. Our President is a leader whose words the whole world pays attention to.

Özgür Özel’s talk of “social and political turmoil” is just delusion. Our nation continues its historical march in brotherhood, unity and peace. The only place where there is “turmoil” is the CHP due to the fights over the board.

Özgür Özel’s description of our President, elected by the will of our nation, as a threat to our NATO allies is a shame that he wrote on his own record. Such a distorted mentality has never been seen in our political history. The person who says this cannot go beyond being a “personnel of the tutelage mentality”.

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek made a statement to the press in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, where he went to hold official contacts. Drawing attention to the judicial cooperation between Türkiye and Azerbaijan, Gürlek stated that there is a close coordination between the two countries, especially regarding the extradition of criminals.

EXTRADITION OF CRIMINALS IS ON THE AGENDA

Making evaluations regarding the extradition of people who fled abroad after committing a crime in Türkiye, Minister Gürlek said that the Azerbaijani authorities provided the necessary support in this process. Gürlek said, “Our Azerbaijani state and our Minister of Justice provide us with all kinds of convenience.”

“WE FOLLOW THE PROCESS TILL THE END”

Emphasizing that the extradition files are followed meticulously, Gürlek said, “We follow anyone who committed a crime in Türkiye and escaped abroad until the end of this process. We add new documents and all updated information regarding the extradition process to the files. We expect the extradition of these people to Türkiye within the scope of mutual judicial cooperation.”

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek visited the martyrs’ cemeteries in Azerbaijan, where he came to make official contacts. Gürlek first laid a wreath at the mausoleum in Fahri Hıyaban, where the grave of the late President Haydar Aliyev is located. Gürlek then visited the Eternal Flame Monument at the Baku Martyrs’ Alley, where the graves of the January 20 martyrs are located, and the Baku Turkish Martyrs’ Cemetery, and laid a wreath at the monument there. Gürlek stated that he will hold meetings with the Azerbaijani Minister of Justice, the Chief Prosecutor and the heads of the Security Service, and that he will be received by President Ilham Aliyev. Minister Gürlek was accompanied by Türkiye’s Ambassador to Baku, Birol Akgün, during his visit.