According to the statement made by the Ministry, Gürlek met with the MPs of the Black Sea Region provinces at the consultation meeting held in Ankara Judge’s House. Speaking here, Gürlek stated that the heaviest penalties in the fight against drugs are given in Türkiye. Stating that there are important studies on reformation in the fight against drugs, Gürlek stated that the correctional work has started in the prison before the person convicted of drugs is released on probation.

Stating that they have established a model prison on the subject, Gürlek said, “From now on, there will be treatment, rehabilitation and tests. In other words, the administrative observation board will decide on conditional release.” he said. Stating that young people and children have fallen into a swamp regarding virtual betting, drugs and virtual gambling, Gürlek said, “It is especially a problem in Türkiye, unfortunately it is not a crime in terms of illegal betting.

Manipulating, intermediating, transferring, sending bank accounts, these are crimes. But it is not a crime for those who bet illegally. “We are working on a regulation to make this a crime,” he said.

IS IT THE END OF THE ROAD FOR IMAMOĞLU?

İlter Yeşiltaş, who shared backstage information about what attitude Kılıçdaroğlu will display in his possible return, said, “It is said that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will not exclude Özgür Özel if he takes office again, but the same situation will not be valid for Ekrem İmamoğlu, and İmamoğlu will not be able to exist in a CHP under Kılıçdaroğlu’s administration.”

“ATTACK” DEFENSE OF HEADQUARTERS

İlter Yeşiltaş, who also conveyed the current administration’s attitude towards these allegations, said, “The headquarters side argues that the Republican People’s Party is under attack; some MPs even claim that Özgür Özel has now risen from the chairmanship to the leadership.”

Claims that a “backup party” is being prepared against all kinds of risks also remain hot behind the scenes.

CRITICAL “ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE” RELEASE WITHOUT NAMED

Evaluating the leadership crisis in the CHP in the live broadcast of A Haber, Mahmut Övür made a striking prediction about the future of the party through Ekrem İmamoğlu’s legal situation. Övür: “But if absolute nullity is declared legally, I am one of those who think it will not work.” he said. Stating that if this situation happens, a new road map will be drawn in the party, Mahmut Övür said, “If an absolutely flawless CHP administration is planned before that, who will think about it? Özgür Özel will think about it.” he said.

DOES ÖZGÜR SPECIAL HAVE A “BREAK UP” PLAN?

Evaluating the possibility of Özgür Özel getting rid of İmamoğlu’s shadow, Mahmut Övür said, “We need to see if Özgür Özel reaches the point where he will think of throwing his shadow over the party.” he conveyed in his words. Analyzing the political consequences of this move, Övür said, “What does that mean? It means that he broke away from İmamoğlu and the team formed by İmamoğlu.” he said.

“LET ME BACK TO MY CHAIRMAN TO WHICH I SHED TEARS”

Drawing attention to a radical change of course within the party, Mahmut Övür described the possible plan in Özgür Özel’s mind with the following words: “Now Özgür Özel will have made the following decision: ‘What if we say İmamoğlu has no chance of getting out of this process, he will be doomed. Let me now return to save the party, and to end the fight, let me return to my former chairman, the chairman with whom I cried and shed tears, and let’s save the party again.'”

Stating that this possibility is a search for a political solution, Övür stated that it was difficult for Özel to make this maneuver.

Journalist Murat Özer, who keeps his finger on the pulse of politics, made a striking analysis by stating that CHP’s entrenched 25 percent voter base focuses on the leader rather than the brand value of the party.

The Ministry of Justice announced that a “holistic rehabilitation model” has been implemented, ranging from the fight against addiction to vocational courses, from psychosocial support mechanisms to social and sports activities. In the Ministry’s statement, it was stated that convicts in penal institutions are supported to gain healthy habits, reintegrate into society as productive individuals and establish a life away from crime.

“WE STRENGTHEN THE HUMAN-CENTERED APPROACH”

In his assessment, Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek stated that under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the penal system continues to be strengthened with a “people-centered, protective and rehabilitative” approach.

TARGET: CRIME-FREE, PRODUCTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

In his statement, Minister Gürlek noted that the aim is to reintegrate the convicts into society as “crime-free, productive and responsible individuals” by supporting them psychologically, socially and professionally. It was stated that psychosocial support programs, vocational training, art and sports activities and spiritual guidance studies are among the basic elements of this process.

“CONCEPTION OF EXECUTION THAT STRENGTHENS SOCIAL PEACE”

The statement also emphasized that the new generation execution approach, “based on human dignity”, aims to strengthen social peace and prioritize recovery.

In his statement on his virtual media account, Minister Göktaş said, “We stand by our citizens affected by the flood disaster in Şanlıurfa and Samsun. In this context, we transferred resources of 30 million liras to the Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundations operating in both provinces in order to meet the urgent and basic needs of our citizens affected by the disaster in the first place. Our SYDV teams continue to carry out field investigations, household visits and damage assessment studies in coordination with the relevant institutions. Psychosocial support “We have been on the field with our teams from the first moment. We provide psychosocial support services to our citizens affected by the disaster. May God protect our country and nation from all kinds of disasters.”

We stand with our citizens affected by the flood disaster in Şanlıurfa and Samsun.

In this context, Social Assistance and Solidarity, which operates in both provinces, in order to meet the urgent and basic needs of our citizens affected by the disaster in the first place.

— Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş (@MahinurOzdemir) May 13, 2026

According to the statement made by the Constitutional Court, President Özkaya met in his office with Vice President of the Supreme People’s Court of China Shen and his accompanying delegation, who paid a working visit to Türkiye upon the invitation of the Presidency of the Supreme Court of Appeals.

Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Ankara Jiang Xuebin, Deputy President of the Constitutional Court İrfan Fidan and Secretary General Murat Azaklı and Secretary General of the Supreme Court of Appeals Mehmet Fatih Belviranlı were also present at the reception.

“IT PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL SYSTEMS”

Expressing his pleasure to host Shen Liang, Vice President of the Supreme People’s Court of China, and his accompanying delegation, Özkaya stated that mutual knowledge and experience sharing between high judicial institutions makes significant contributions to the development of legal systems.

Özkaya stated that especially the use of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in judicial services has opened up new opportunities and areas of discussion in the field of law, including constitutional judiciary, and that institutional cooperation and experience sharing between countries have become more important in this process, and noted that such contacts contribute to strengthening the mutual understanding between judicial institutions.

Özkaya stated that the visit planned to be held in July to the Supreme People’s Court of China will be an important opportunity to develop relations between the high judicial institutions of the two countries.

“THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT IS FOLLOWED WITH APPRECIATION”

Vice President of the Supreme People’s Court of China, Shen, also thanked Özkaya for hosting and pointed out the importance of mutual knowledge and experience sharing between high judicial institutions.

Stating that the effective and correct use of artificial intelligence and technological developments in the field of law has become an important field of study for judicial systems today, Shen emphasized that they follow with appreciation the experience and institutional capacity of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey in the field of constitutional jurisdiction, and that the court has a respected position not only in Türkiye but also in international judicial circles.

Touching on Türkiye’s role in the world and its relations with China, Shen drew attention to the necessity of strengthening cooperation between the judicial systems of the two countries.

‘TURKEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROCESS WITH ITS PROJECTS’

Uraloğlu said, “Turkey actively participates and contributes to initiatives under the coordination of ITU in order to accelerate and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Turkey, an important stakeholder of the World Information Society Summit (WSIS) process, also contributes to the process with the projects it carries out. We have reached a significant maturity with the strategy and technical infrastructure we have created with the vision of becoming an international brand in cyber security. Our country received full points in all headings in ITU’s Global Cyber Security Index.” “We are among the Level 1 ‘Role Model’ countries and among the Level 5 countries, which is the highest level in the ITU Information Technologies Regulatory Tracking System evaluation. These achievements confirm the strong position of our regulatory capacity, institutional competence and digital governance understanding in the international arena.”

‘WE RESERVE OUR WILL TO CONTINUE OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COUNCIL’

Minister Uraloğlu said that they also support international cooperation that will ensure the fair sharing of technological progress among all countries, and said, “There is a strong harmony between ITU’s priorities and Türkiye’s digitalization vision. In this direction and as a reflection of our long-standing constructive cooperation with ITU; I hereby express once again Türkiye’s candidacy for the ITU council membership in the pp-26 elections to be held for the 2027-2030 period. As Turkey, we are active, constructive and responsible within the council.” “We maintain our strong will to continue our contributions,” he said.

‘WE ARE TAKING DECISIVE STEPS TO SECURE THE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM’

Uraloğlu stated that they are not content with just improving the infrastructure in the digital transformation journey, and said, “We are also taking determined steps to make the digital ecosystem safer, more responsible and human-oriented. With this understanding, we have achieved another important milestone with the ‘New Social Media and Gaming Platforms Regulation’, which came into force on May 1, 2026. This law is the product of a protective and regulatory vision that focuses on protecting our children in the digital world, in particular. With this law, Türkiye has joined the ITU.” “It makes a concrete contribution to the ‘Safe and Inclusive Digital Future’ vision and shows the world that it is possible to balance technological progress with ethical and human values. This regulation is a humane approach that does not ban social media, but transforms it into a safer and more responsible medium, strengthening families while protecting our children from risks. With these regulations, Turkey will continue to take firm steps towards becoming both a pioneer and a protective country in the digital field,” he said.

KARAGÖZOĞLU: “WE MUST KEEP UP WITH TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS”

BTK President Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu said, “We came together with the senior executives of the regulatory institutions in the field of electronic communications from countries from all over the world, at the ‘Regulatory Institution Heads’ meeting to reduce the obstacles to keeping up with technological progress and to create clear and result-oriented frameworks. We accepted the ‘GSR-26 Best Practice Guidelines’ document, which is considered the most important outcome of this high-level meeting and GSR-26.” “This guidance document, adopted after each GSR, reflects the collective wisdom and practical experience of regulatory institutions working to ensure that digital markets serve the public interest. This year’s guidance document not only focuses on what regulatory institutions should aim for, but also addresses how they can realistically respond to the rapidly changing digital environment.”

THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MAY 15

Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Ömer Fatih Sayan, BTK President Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu, ITU Telecommunication Development Sector Director Cosmas Zavavaza, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary General Doreen Bogdan Martin attended the program. Organized with the theme ‘Exploring Digital Frontiers’, ITU GSR-26 brought together regulatory institutions, policy makers and digital ecosystem stakeholders from different countries of the world. The symposium, chaired by BTK President Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu, will continue until May 15. Within the scope of the symposium; Infrastructure, online safety of young people, technology and investment in disaster management will be discussed.