Gendarmerie Petty Officer Hasan Arısoy and Bircan Arısoy got married in 2006. The couple had a son. Arısoy became a veteran after losing both his eyes and his right hand as a result of the explosion of a mine laid by the separatist terrorist organization PKK during his duty in the Köprülü area of ​​Çukurca district of Hakkari in 2010. Arısoy, who was seriously injured, returned to his hometown Adana after 2 years of treatment at Gülhane Military Medical Academy. During this difficult process, he received the greatest support from his wife. Bircan Arısoy became her husband’s eyes and hands and did not leave him alone even for a moment.

THE MEANING OF FEBRUARY 14 HAS CHANGED

Describing the process he went through, Gazi Hasan Arısoy said, “The process I went through was very troublesome. It was not easy for me to get used to the new situation. I got back on my feet with the support of my family, colleagues and our state.” Arısoy said, “My wife has always been with me since the first day of the incident. I lost my eye and my hand, but my wife completed all my shortcomings. She was always with me in my stance against life and my struggle. She took care of both our child and me. She also took care of her own business during this process. I can say that my wife is the pillar of our family. Valentine’s Day was different for me before 2010. After this incident happened, the power of that love kept me alive. Valentine’s Day shows how important love is.” “And now it’s different because I feel my wife’s love for me,” he said. UAV

I AM WITH YOU IN GOOD AND BAD DAYS

Stating that her husband’s injury did not change anything for him, Bircan Arısoy said, “When we got married, we promised each other that we will be together in good times and bad times. My wife’s injury did not change much for me. He was always Hasan for me and remained that way after the incident. He calls me ‘my eye, my arm’. I believe that Hasan completes me. We love each other very much. We complete each other.”

TEKNOFEST, where millions of technology lovers come together every year, will be the meeting point for young people in 2026. Technology competitions will attract attention at TEKNOFEST, which will be held at Şanlıurfa GAP Airport. YOUNG PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY

TEKNOFEST, which has been the meeting point of ideas since 2018, has hosted more than 4 million applications to date. At TEKNOFEST 2026, thousands of young people from all education levels, from primary school to postgraduate, will have the opportunity to apply to technology competitions in different categories to turn their dreams into projects.

4 NEW CATEGORIES ADDED

This year, unlike previous years, “Electronic Warfare Competition, Advanced Autonomous Systems Design and Operation Competition, TEKNOFEST Mining Technologies Competition, FPV Drone Tracking Competition and Technologies for the Benefit of Humanity Competition” were opened for applications for the first time. 52 DIFFERENT

WILL BE COMPETED IN THE CATEGORY

At TEKNOFEST 2026, technology competitions will be held in a total of 52 different categories in many fields such as “Rocket Competition, Agricultural Technologies Competition, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Competitions, Steel Dome Air Defense Systems Competition, Artificial Intelligence Competition in Health and Secure Satellite Communication Competition”, which young people follow with great interest.

Emine Erdoğan, wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, attended the TRT World Citizen Award Ceremony held at a hotel in Beşiktaş. In her speech at the ceremony, First Lady Erdoğan stated that TRT World Citizen Awards is a very valuable project that draws attention to global problems and raises awareness since 2017, and said, “There are more than 130 ongoing conflicts in many parts of the world. More than 676 million women and children are struggling to survive in the shadow of weapons. It is really difficult not to be pessimistic in the face of such a picture.” Stating that humans are the epitome of hope, First Lady Erdoğan said:

PEOPLE ARE FREEZING TO DIE

“We have a ‘World Citizen of the Year’ award winner who cannot be with us today. Our brother was one of the approximately 300 journalists murdered by Israel. Despite the ceasefire, attacks on Gaza still continue. It is a pity that when it comes to Palestine, the common conscience of humanity can remain silent despite universal values. While the lands of Gaza are turning into a children’s cemetery, in the region where the destruction reaches ninety percent, people freeze to death in winter conditions without even finding a tent. The pain of a child is a human being’s pain.” “It is one of the hardest trials anyone can experience; in Gaza, this pain has become a part of daily life. Unfortunately, these images are lost in the flow of social media, videos and promotions. Let’s not surrender to the fatigue of compassion. Let’s continue to be a voice for the oppressed, to correct the wrongs, to act with empathy and to stand against the oppressor wholeheartedly.” First Lady Erdoğan, who took a photo with the award winners at the end of the ceremony, said in her social media post, “I wholeheartedly congratulate the valuable names who were deemed worthy of the award and wish their courage and success on behalf of humanity to be permanent.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the Boğaziçi University Boys’ and Girls’ Dormitories Opening Ceremony held at Boğaziçi University South Campus Albert Long Hall:

I am a brother of yours who has always walked with young people and tried to pave the way for them throughout my half-century of politics and government life. I am sensitive to frequently meet with young people, who are the future of our country, on different occasions. I would especially like to point out that I experienced the same excitement and joy today. As we see the brightness on our young people’s faces, the light and determination in their eyes, we renew our strength and energy every time. As we look at you and meet with our young people, we strengthen our belief in the future, our love for the great and powerful Türkiye, and our passion for the Turkish Century. I pray that God will open your path and your fortune. Together with my young friends here, I pray to God Almighty for a good, healthy and fruitful life for all our young people whose hearts beat for Türkiye.

ISTANBUL IS THE HOME OF KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE

For us, university; It is the center where science, ideas, that is, information, are produced and processed. For us, a student, that is, a student; It is valuable because it demands knowledge and aspires for knowledge. Look, these lands have hosted students, teachers, scientists and cultural experts from all over the world for centuries. Our scientists; He made valuable contributions to the world in every field of science and art, from medicine to geography, from architecture to poetry and literature. The light that illuminates the path of humanity has risen from the east for many years. Istanbul, in particular, became the home of knowledge and science; It has become a center, a source of light in every field. With the Republic period, these achievements were tried to be preserved as much as possible and the academic acquis was further strengthened. In other words, the link between the past and the future somehow continued to be maintained, even though it had its flaws.

WARM WELCOME

Erdoğan was welcomed with carnations by students at the university

Now we need to further strengthen this knowledge and move it to a better point by eliminating the shortcomings and completing the deficiencies. Especially our universities; I believe that it is essential that they focus on research, producing original and qualified information, and developing projects that open Türkiye’s path and horizons in accordance with its primary missions. Whether we have well-established universities like Boğaziçi or new universities opened during our governments; We sincerely hope that all of our 208 higher education institutions become Türkiye’s vision centers. The world is changing rapidly. While our society, private sector and business circles in Türkiye keep up with this change, and there is a reality of Türkiye becoming increasingly popular on a global scale, our universities also need to adapt, renew and update themselves. We should never be afraid of change, transformation and evolution. I find it useful to remind you that:

It should not be forgotten that if there is movement somewhere, there will be abundance. In the opposite case, regression becomes inevitable. Stagnant water gathers moss; After a while it starts to rot. We view all our universities, including Boğaziçi, with this perspective. We are working as hard as we can to ensure that our universities achieve this atmosphere. Of course, in this process, are there those who block our way or create obstacles for us? It’s happening. Especially those who see universities as the backyard of their ideology and establish a feudal order as they please, to be frank, do not want to lose their privileges. Unfortunately, the diversification of Türkiye’s cultural and artistic life and the focus of our universities on their primary missions rather than ideological formatting do not suit these groups.

UNIVERSITIES ARE HOMES OF SCIENCE, NOT BATTLEFIELDS

Universities are not free centers of science; Despite this so-called libertarian but essentially oppressive mentality, which sees us as a battlefield of ideologies and positions to be controlled, we are walking determinedly towards our goals. Hopefully, we will continue to move forward without stopping or hesitation until we reach the destination. I would also like to emphasize this here: We attach great importance to the fact that our university professors continue their localization efforts while doing universal work.

WE WILL SAVE A LABORATORY BUILDING WORTH 3 BILLION LIRAS

23 years ago, the budget allocated to education was only 7.5 billion lira. I would like to share two more important good news with you here. Hopefully, we will rebuild the Boğaziçi University Library, which was destroyed last year because it was not earthquake resistant, in the very near future. We hope that our new library, which has an investment value of 2 billion liras, will be beneficial for our university and our students. Next year, we will provide Boğaziçi University with a fully equipped and modern laboratory building with an investment of 3 billion liras.

TOTAL COST OF 2 COUNTRIES IS 1.1 BILLION LIRA

The men’s dormitory built within Boğaziçi University has 55 rooms and a capacity of 210 students. The total cost of the dormitory is 350 million TL. North Campus Girls’ Dormitory has 135 rooms and a capacity of 706 students. The cost of the project was stated as 800 million TL.

Akın Gürlek brought to light the corruption of the century while he was the Chief Public Prosecutor of Istanbul. Gürlek, who was appointed to the Ministry of Justice, explained his goals one by one in A Haber, stating that he is the minister of 86 million people and that his door is open to all political parties who have grievances against rights and law. Gürlek, who started his speech by thanking President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said, “I am now the Minister of Justice for 86 million citizens. I am on the side of 86 million citizens, regardless of their political identity, and my door is open to all of them if they have grievances regarding justice or law.” Minister of Justice Gürlek stated the following in the live broadcast:

CHP PROVOCATION IN THE ASSEMBLY

I don’t know which of them personally congratulated me, but it was a very polite and kind environment. Everyone said their good intentions and we shook hands. I was pleasantly surprised when the situation changed after passing through a door and a corridor. You come to the rostrum of the Parliament, suddenly people come towards you. In fact, I saw later that a booklet was also thrown. I wish this had not happened. I especially want to express this. I am a humble person. I am Akın Gürlek, but the Parliament is very important here, it is the apple of our eye.

THE COURT IS NOT THE AREA OF POLITICAL SHOW

There is absolutely no political show in courtrooms. Judges decide based on the evidence in the file. The court is not a place for political propaganda. There can be no political show in the courts. I also handled important cases. The decision is made based on material evidence and on behalf of the Turkish nation.

IMM CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION: INSTRUCTIONS CANNOT BE GIVEN TO THE COURTS

No one can give suggestions or instructions to the courts. As a public prosecutor, we do not look at the person’s rank. There were denunciations and complaints. There were complaints from among themselves. There were serious allegations about money towers. We launched an investigation to uncover the truth. We should not confuse the investigation with individuals. We clearly included the evidence in the indictment, witnesses. MASAK reports, HST records, money traffic. Aziz İhsan Aktaş says, ‘I have something to pay from the municipality, they want money’ and we are working to confirm it. There is no such thing as secret witness pressure. You will see at the trial. Regarding the effective remorse expression processes in the IMM investigation, Gürlek said, “Ertan Yıldız was released after making a sincere statement. Then the number increased to tell what he knew. We did not leave anyone who benefited from every effective remorse. Every detail needs to be confirmed.”

WE WILL ESTABLISH ALO JUSTICE APPLICATION

I am explaining here for the first time that we will install the Alo justice application. Now, if a citizen wants a case to be concluded, the citizen will contact Alo Adalet and submit his complaint. HSK Judicial Effectiveness Office will call the relevant commission chairman and the citizens’ grievances in the judiciary will be resolved. The fight against FETO will continue. All our prosecutors are on alert regarding this matter. FETO is a threat to the country. The new structuring is currently being worked on. The fight against FETO is definitely not over, it will continue.

FETO IS OUR RED LINE

FETO is our red line and our main agenda. Our struggle on this issue will continue uninterruptedly. In the 11th judicial package, some regulations were made regarding these issues, and penalty increases were also made. Unfortunately, criminal organizations use children by taking advantage of the loophole in the law. Unfortunately, our brothers Atlas and Minguzzi also lost their lives. There was also an operation against those who threatened the family. We will do the necessary work regarding these. Of course, our fight against street gangs will continue and we will not tolerate the gangs.

WE WILL GO TO THE END OF THIS

We need to get rid of the evil of illegal betting. We will see this through to the end, we did. We will eradicate it. They smuggle illegal betting money abroad using the cold wallet method. We brought this 1 billion to Türkiye and added it to the treasury. In 2025, 80 billion liras laundered from the operations of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office Laundering Bureau were transferred to the state treasury. Mothers and fathers come to me saying, ‘Save our children from this disease.’ We will do our best to combat drugs during my ministry term. We need to completely get rid of this evil like illegal betting. Kasım Garipoğlu has a mansion in the heart of Istanbul. Partying for 3 days. As Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor, I cannot allow it. 2-3 kilos of cocaine are consumed. We do not hire users, but those who organize, encourage, and provide space and opportunities.

Speaking at the meeting held within the framework of the courtesy visit, Yayman emphasized that the Republic of Türkiye follows the TRNC closely and that they attach great importance to the unity and integrity of the Turkish Cypriot people.

Referring to the developments in the region, Yayman drew attention to the armament activities of the Greek side and said:

“We are following very closely the armament of the Greek side. This is never acceptable. We carefully note the armament of the Greek side. Today, as yesterday, the Turkish nation stands by the Cyprus cause. The peace and well-being of the Turkish Cypriot people means the peace, prosperity and well-being of Türkiye. The well-being of Türkiye is the well-being of Cyprus.”

Yayman also conveyed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s greetings and hoped that the new service building of the TRNC Assembly would provide beneficial services for the Turkish Cypriot people.

TRNC Parliament Speaker Öztürkler expressed his satisfaction with the visit and stated that every contact from the motherland Türkiye gives strength to the TRNC. Stating that the armament activities of the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus are carefully monitored, Öztürkler underlined that the ties between the motherland Türkiye and the TRNC are unshakable.

The delegation also included TRNC Friendship Group President, Konya Deputy Orhan Erdem, AK Party Culture and Art Policies Directorate Deputy Chairman Şeyhmus Dinçel and Deputy Şamil Ayrım.

The visit ended with mutual good wishes and taking a souvenir photo.