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00:00:00Messages regarding its target came to the forefront. In this context,
00:00:03progress made towards achieving a Türkiye free of terrorism and a
00:00:07region free of terrorism was discussed. In the National
00:00:10Security Council meeting, it was stated that consultations
00:00:14were held regarding the subsequent stages of efforts that constitute a historical
00:00:18milestone in securing the security, stability, and
00:00:22prosperity of our country and region. In the National
00:00:26Security Council statement, a separate focus was placed
00:00:30on the fight against FETÖ. The stage reached in the fight
00:00:33against FETÖ was discussed comprehensively in the
00:00:36National Security Council Meeting. In this context,
00:00:39it was underlined that measures aimed at completely
00:00:42eliminating the betrayal network will be
00:00:46continued with sensitivity. Last
00:00:49month, an important summit was
00:00:53hosted in Ankara, Türkiye. The NATO Leaders' Summit
00:00:56was held in Ankara. In this context,
00:01:00it was stated in the NSC communiqué that the NATO summit, successfully
00:01:03hosted by Türkiye, was a critical threshold for the future
00:01:07of the alliance. Türkiye's constructive stance on sharing
00:01:10its advanced capabilities and capacities
00:01:13with its allies was reaffirmed at the National
00:01:16Security Council meeting. Another item on the agenda
00:01:20of today's meeting was the ongoing crisis between the
00:01:23USA and Iran. The crisis in the Middle East that
00:01:27was being attempted to be overcome. In this context, the risks
00:01:30and threats posed by the re-escalation of conflicts
00:01:34between Iran and the USA spreading to regional
00:01:37countries and global trade routes were pointed
00:01:41out at the National Security Council meeting. All parties
00:01:45were called upon to refrain from using force and to
00:01:48return to negotiations aimed at establishing lasting peace.
00:01:52The Russia-Ukraine war was also discussed at the NSC
00:01:55meeting. Recently, some incidents threatening navigation security
00:01:59in the Black Sea occurred. Most recently, there was
00:02:03an attack on two Turkish-flagged, Turkish-owned ships.
00:02:05While Ankara closely followed developments in the region,
00:02:09this issue was also discussed at the NSC meeting.
00:02:12It was emphasized that the strategic impasse in the Russia-Ukraine
00:02:16war cannot be overcome by turning adjacent regions,
00:02:20especially the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, into conflict
00:02:23zones. The warring parties were urged by the NSC
00:02:27to de-escalate tensions in the region and to
00:02:30take concrete steps for peace. Relations
00:02:34with Iraq and Syria were also on the agenda.
00:02:38In this context, it was stated that the multi-dimensional cooperation
00:02:41developed in Syria and Iraq is of great importance for the
00:02:45security, peace, and prosperity of the region. In the NSC
00:02:48communiqué, it was stated that Türkiye will continue to contribute
00:02:52maximally to processes aimed at strengthening regional solidarity.
00:02:55Also, in the context of developments in the Middle East,
00:02:58the latest situation in Gaza, where genocidal Israel
00:03:02continues its attacks despite the ceasefire, was on the table.
00:03:05The Gaza plan, the peace plan in Gaza, was also
00:03:09mentioned in the NSC communiqué. Despite the progress
00:03:12made in recent days within the framework of the Gaza
00:03:15Peace Plan, the international community was called upon to
00:03:19adopt a clear and uncompromising stance against the Israeli
00:03:21administration's continued ceasefire violations, its
00:03:25escalation of settler terrorism in Palestinian territories,
00:03:28and its provocative attacks on holy sites, especially
00:03:32Al-Aqsa Mosque. The 4th National Security Council meeting
00:03:35of the year was held. Developments in the "Türkiye
00:03:39Free of Terrorism" process were the main agenda item
00:03:43of today's meeting.
00:03:47Dear viewers, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Nationalist
00:03:51Movement Party Chairman Devlet Bahçeli met on 5 fronts.
00:03:54Also, in today's 3rd meeting of the year,
00:03:58the "Türkiye Free of Terrorism" goal and process, and the steps
00:04:01to be taken thereafter, were discussed. Erdoğan and Bahçeli
00:04:05also evaluated regional developments.
00:04:10The "Türkiye Free of Terrorism" goal, the steps to be taken
00:04:14after the framework law is submitted to the Parliament,
00:04:18and developments on the agenda. President Erdoğan met with
00:04:21Devlet Bahçeli, Chairman of the MHP, a partner in the People's
00:04:24Alliance. The Presidential Complex hosted this year's
00:04:273rd meeting. During the 45-minute reception
00:04:31at Beştepe, prominent issues of domestic
00:04:34and foreign developments and politics
00:04:38were discussed. Erdoğan and Bahçeli's primary agenda
00:04:41was the "Türkiye Free of Terrorism" goal. The President
00:04:45had extended his thanks to those who showed will,
00:04:49especially MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, after the
00:04:52framework law proposal was submitted to the Parliament
00:04:56Speakership. In the meeting, the steps to be taken
00:05:20regarding the process after the proposal was submitted were
00:05:24comprehensively discussed. The bill on strengthening
00:05:27national solidarity and social integration will be discussed
00:05:30tomorrow in the Justice Committee of the Grand National
00:05:33Assembly of Türkiye, dear viewers. It is foreseen that the
00:05:37committee discussions on the 12-article bill will be completed
00:05:39in a short time. After the bill is accepted in the committee,
00:05:47it will come to the agenda of the General Assembly. It is
00:05:50planned that the General Assembly discussions will start
00:05:53this weekend. We took a historical step
00:05:57as the People's Alliance to strengthen our internal front. By initiating the "Türkiye
00:06:01Free of Terrorism" process, we put not only our hand
00:06:05but also our body under the stone. Historical days
00:06:08are being experienced in the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye.
00:06:18The critical threshold in the "Türkiye Free of Terrorism"
00:06:22goal has been crossed. Discussions on the 12-article
00:06:25bill will begin tomorrow in the Parliament's Justice
00:06:29Committee. It is expected that the committee discussions
00:06:31on the bill, submitted with the signatures of 356 deputies,
00:06:35will be completed in a short time. After the bill
00:06:38is accepted in the committee,
00:06:44it will come to the agenda of the General Assembly. The first condition for this
00:06:48is that the terrorist organization lays down its arms by ending
00:06:52its de facto presence with all its organizational structures
00:06:55and all kinds of elements under its control. After
00:06:58the determination of the security forces, the decision of the
00:07:02National Security Council in the nature of confirmation
00:07:05will be published in the Official Gazette, and the process
00:07:09will begin. In the proposal, there is no general amnesty,
00:07:20special status for individuals, or amnesty for the crime of
00:07:24intentional killing. The bill
00:07:25covers only the PKK and KCK,
00:07:29and does not cover other terrorist organizations. Justice Minister
00:07:33Akın Gürlek made a statement regarding the bill prepared
00:07:36within the scope of the "Türkiye Free of Terrorism"
00:07:39process. He said, "There is no regulation
00:07:42in the proposal regarding those who martyred our
00:07:45security forces." He stated that the "Türkiye Free of
00:07:48Terrorism" goal is a national state policy based on the
00:07:52peace of the nation, the security of the state, and a common
00:07:55future. Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi also stated
00:07:58in his statement regarding
00:08:02the process, "Türkiye Free of Terrorism is the unwavering
00:08:05will of our state." Here are those messages:
00:08:08"On this path we set out to make the Century of
00:08:11Türkiye the Century of Justice, we are all witnessing a historical
00:08:15stage with our "Türkiye Free of Terrorism" vision."
00:08:19Justice Minister Akın Gürlek stated that the "Türkiye
00:08:22Free of Terrorism" goal is a national policy based on the
00:08:26peace of the nation and the security of the state. He
00:08:28underlined that no special status will be granted to
00:08:32anyone in the bill. "In the proposal submitted to our Parliament, there
00:08:36is no regulation regarding those who give instructions
00:08:39for terrorist attacks or those who martyred our
00:08:45security forces. No special status is granted to any
00:08:49individual, and the regulation is not extended to other
00:08:51structures." Justice Minister Gürlek emphasized that the
00:08:55sensitivities of martyrs' families and veterans will be taken
00:08:59into account as a top priority. "The sensitivities of our
00:09:02martyrs' families and our heroic veterans will be the
00:09:05basic criterion of the process. No action that
00:09:09would offend their honor and cherished memories will
00:09:12be allowed." Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi also stated
00:09:16in his statement that the "Türkiye Free of Terrorism"
00:09:20goal represents the unwavering will of the state. He
00:09:23emphasized that there will be no turning back from
00:09:26this goal. "We will permanently rid Türkiye of the terrorist
00:09:28threat, further strengthen
00:09:33our national unity and solidarity, and strengthen peace in our
00:09:36country and region. There is no turning back from the
00:09:39"Türkiye Free of Terrorism" goal. Our state will win,
00:09:43our nation will win, and Türkiye will win."
00:09:46Dear viewers, the Ministry of National Defense emphasized
00:09:49that the "Türkiye Free of Terrorism" process is a
00:09:53strategic vision that contributes to regional stability. It was announced that the Turkish
00:09:57Armed Forces will continue
00:10:02to fulfill its responsibilities in the process, and all necessary
00:10:06measures will be taken. At the Ministry's weekly
00:10:09briefing, developments in the Middle East, NATO, and
00:10:13international missions were also discussed. The Ministry
00:10:16of National Defense made a statement regarding the "Türkiye
00:10:20Free of Terrorism" process. It was emphasized that significant
00:10:24success has been achieved in the fight against terrorism
00:10:27thanks to the efforts of the security forces. It was
00:10:30underlined that the Turkish Armed Forces will continue
00:10:34to fulfill its duties and responsibilities.
00:10:37"Türkiye Free of Terrorism" is a strategic vision that
00:10:41strengthens national security and contributes to regional
00:10:45stability. Our Turkish Armed Forces will continue
00:10:48to fulfill its duties and responsibilities in this process
00:10:51with determination, as it has done so far, and will
00:11:02continue to take all necessary measures. At the weekly
00:11:05briefing of the Ministry of National Defense, developments
00:11:09in the Middle East and Israeli aggression were also on the
00:11:12agenda. It was stated that Israel, which is the
00:11:16incidents that have not been fully clarified. lasting peace and stability
00:11:20in the region, continues its attacks despite the ceasefire
00:11:22and efforts for lasting peace
00:11:25in Gaza. At the meeting, it was stated that 5 F-16
00:11:28fighter jets belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces
00:11:32started duty in Estonia on August 1st within the
00:11:35framework of the NATO enhanced air policing mission. It
00:11:38was also announced that Türkiye will host the
00:11:41Southeast European Brigade
00:11:45(SEEBRIG) Headquarters, established in 1999, until
00:11:492032. The Brigade Headquarters reached full
00:11:52operational capability in Istanbul on August 3, 2026. Currently, 28 core personnel
00:11:56from six countries are on duty. It is planned to
00:12:00officially activate the headquarters on August 31,
00:12:022026. Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur
00:12:06Özdemir Göktaş also evaluated
00:12:09the bill on the "Türkiye Free of Terrorism" process
00:12:12submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye during
00:12:16a special broadcast on TRT News. She described the
00:12:19regulation as a historical step. Minister Göktaş emphasized
00:12:22that the sensitivities of martyrs' families and veterans
00:12:25were taken into account while preparing the law.
00:12:29"We are also implementing a very historical regulation.
00:12:32We will build this process together with them. We
00:12:35see this as a debt of gratitude. No matter what
00:12:38we do for them, it's not enough," she said, addressing
00:12:41martyrs' families and veterans. She said, "We will build
00:12:44the Century of Türkiye hand in hand." She brought
00:12:48up the bill on "Türkiye Free of Terrorism" submitted
00:12:52to the Parliament. "I would like to emphasize that
00:12:55the sensitivities of martyrs' families and veterans are
00:12:58especially considered as a basic principle in this
00:13:02law." Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur
00:13:06Özdemir Göktaş was a guest on TRT News' special
00:13:09broadcast. She evaluated the 9-article proposal accepted
00:13:13by the Parliament's National Defense Committee, which
00:13:16improves the rights of martyrs' relatives and veterans.
00:13:20"There was especially a demand for an increase in salaries.
00:13:23The salaries of veterans
00:13:55and non-commissioned officers within the scope of the
00:13:58fight against terrorism have been increased. For
00:14:02the first time, our non-commissioned
00:14:03officers who were injured
00:14:08in the fight against terrorism but not considered disabled
00:14:11were also included in the scope of this law. They
00:14:14were granted the right to receive a monthly salary.
00:14:17The legendary struggle for the defense of the
00:14:21homeland is also kept alive with works etched in memory."
00:14:25His 10-year fugitive status ended in prison.
00:14:28The only fugitive suspect of the team assigned for
00:14:31the assassination of the President on July 15, terrorist
00:14:34Burkay Karatepe, was arrested to face justice, dear viewers.
00:14:38The FETÖ terrorist made important confessions in his statement to the police
00:14:41regarding his connection
00:14:47with FETÖ and the treacherous coup attempt. Terrorist Karatepe's confessions also
00:14:51revealed how FETÖ had prepared the July 15 coup attempt
00:14:54with great secrecy over the years.
00:14:58He joined the terrorist organization in 1998.
00:15:02He used the code name Selim. He received training and attended meetings within the
00:15:06organization. He met face-to-face
00:15:09with the leader of the organization in America. He had a catalogue
00:15:13marriage. He participated in the armed and bombed
00:15:16attack on the hotel where the President was staying.
00:15:19After 10 years on the run, FETÖ terrorist Burkay
00:15:23Karatepe, who was caught
00:15:27in Afyonkarahisar, was arrested in Muğla. He wanted to
00:15:31benefit from effective remorse. In his 69-page
00:15:34statement, he made important confessions regarding the
00:15:37organization's structure and the coup attempt.
00:15:41Terrorist Burkay Karatepe confessed that he maintained
00:15:44his connection with the organization through individuals responsible
00:15:47for him during his education and profession. He said
00:15:51he got married through the organization's catalogue
00:15:54system. "In 2013, I met a person named Hami,
00:15:58known as the 'marriage brother', with the intention of getting
00:16:01married. I told him I wanted to marry a woman from the
00:16:05'Hizmet' movement. My ex-wife, whom I married this way,
00:16:08had been a 'sister' to university students within the organization."
00:16:12Terrorist Karatepe also recounted his meeting with
00:16:14the FETÖ leader in America in 2012. He said that he
00:16:18disguised himself so as not to be recognized when going
00:16:21to the meeting. "Before entering the land where
00:16:25the mansion was located, a person told me to change my
00:16:28clothes, wear a hat and glasses, and that they
00:16:31took this precaution to prevent satellite tracking.
00:16:35I changed my clothes, wore the clothes they gave me,
00:16:39and entered the land where the house was located
00:16:42with this person, wearing a hat and glasses."
00:16:45He met face-to-face with the FETÖ leader in the organization's
00:16:48house in Pennsylvania, which he entered with great secrecy.
00:16:52"Fethullah Gülen was not in the room. He entered
00:16:55the room from another door a while after I
00:16:58entered. He didn't ask my name here, he asked
00:17:02where I worked. I said I worked at the Special
00:17:06Forces Command. I met Fethullah Gülen for about
00:17:0910-15 minutes without anyone else in the room."
00:17:12Terrorist Karatepe, who confessed that he became
00:17:16a staff officer thanks to FETÖ, also said that
00:17:20those who participated
00:17:21in the July 15 coup
00:17:24attempt had similar ties to the organization. "When
00:17:28I took the exam, I saw that the questions were
00:17:32exactly the same as the questions given to us.
00:17:35I believe that the organization that gave us the questions
00:17:39also gave the questions to other people like us
00:17:42and made them win the staff officer exam, and
00:17:46due to the expulsion of 90% of those who were
00:17:50trainees with me during the same period after the
00:17:53July 15 coup attempt, I think 90% of those
00:17:56who came to the course were FETÖ members."
00:17:59The FETÖ terrorist also narrated how they prepared
00:18:02for the July 15 coup attempt. "We went to the
00:18:06brother's house in Bahçelievler.
00:19:07There, the responsible brother told us that an important
00:19:10activity would take place soon. He said that Şükrü
00:19:13Seymen would be the commander, that we should obey his
00:19:17orders and instructions, that we should not tell
00:19:21anyone about this, including
00:19:22our wives, and that we
00:19:29should not take our phones with us. I learned
00:19:33here that Şükrü Seymen was from FETÖ." Terrorist
00:19:36Karatepe said that he was involved in the assassination
00:19:39attempt in Istanbul. He explained how they went
00:19:43to Izmir by helicopter, and from there to Marmaris
00:19:46with weapons and ammunition. "We landed at Çiğli Military
00:19:50Air Base. We landed. As soon as we landed,
00:19:54we understood that the coup had failed." The FETÖ terrorist gave conflicting
00:19:58statements regarding the
00:20:03large amount of gold and money found when he was
00:20:05caught. It is being investigated how terrorist Karatepe
00:20:09hid for 10 years and with whom he was in contact.
00:20:12We will continue with the details of the Ahbap
00:20:16Association investigation. MASAK took the association's
00:20:19bank accounts under the microscope, dear viewers.
00:20:23A report was prepared,
00:20:25and this report emphasized that money transfers amounted
00:20:28to millions of liras. It was underlined that those
00:20:32who helped with good intentions were in the position of
00:20:35victims of the crime. In the investigation, it
00:20:50is also being investigated to which individuals and
00:20:53companies the donations of famous names were transferred,
00:20:57and whether they were used for purposes other than
00:21:00their intended purpose. Here are the details:
00:21:04The bank accounts of the Ahbap Association are
00:21:07under the microscope. A report was prepared regarding
00:21:11high-value donations made in 2023 and after.
00:21:14According to the examination, many singers, actors,
00:21:17presenters, and content creators made high-value
00:21:20payments to the association. 38 names were on the list.
00:21:23According to the records, Ajda Pekkan, Barış Arduç,
00:21:26Ebru Şahin, Tarkan Tevetoğlu, Sibel Can, and Nevzat
00:21:29Aydın sent 1 million liras each to the Ahbap Association.
00:21:32According to the list, Ali...
00:21:36It was determined that they sent 500,000 liras
00:21:39each. Halit Ergenç was recorded to have made a
00:21:42total donation of 400,000 liras with two separate
00:21:45transactions. It was stated that Hasan Cankaya's payment
00:21:48was 320,000 liras. In the transfer explanations,
00:21:52words such as "donation", "earthquake aid", or similar
00:21:55expressions were found.
00:21:56In the investigation, it
00:22:00will be investigated whether receipts were issued in the
00:22:04name of the donors and whether the money was
00:22:07used for the specified aid activities. If it is
00:22:11determined that the donations were used for purposes
00:22:14other than their intended purpose, the donors
00:22:17will be victims of the act in question. Therefore,
00:22:20the investigation is being carried out meticulously.
00:22:23It is being investigated to which individuals and
00:22:26companies the donations were transferred in later stages
00:22:30and for what purpose they were used. Bank statements,
00:22:33donation receipts, association
00:22:34accounting records, and
00:22:39expenditure documents are being examined. The connections
00:22:42of transfers made from accounts registered in the
00:22:45name of a company or third parties with the
00:22:49real donors are being checked.
00:22:51And another investigation
00:22:55process that Türkiye is closely following. New
00:22:58details emerged in the investigation into Gülistan
00:23:02Doku's disappearance in Tunceli in 2020. That is,
00:23:05hospital barcodes, prescriptions, and paper fragments, which
00:23:09were stated to have been found at a depth of 14
00:23:13meters in the Uzunçayır Dam, caused suspicion.
00:23:17The expert stated that it was not possible for the
00:23:21papers to reach a depth of 14 meters in the
00:23:24water and remain in good condition. Due to these
00:23:28paper fragments, which were assessed to have been
00:23:32placed in the area later, three diver police officers
00:23:36were referred to court
00:23:37with a request for their
00:23:40arrest on charges of tampering with evidence.
00:23:43Two diver police officers were arrested, while one
00:23:47was released under judicial control. The Gülistan
00:26:58times and was selected as player of the season twice. In 2018,
00:27:02he won the Puskás Award
00:27:08for the best goal in the world. He is a very
00:27:12important name. He has also scored 61 goals
00:27:16in 100 matches with the Egyptian National Team.
00:27:19now.
00:27:24In the Kadınhanı district of Konya, a truck driver lost control. It
00:27:27hit two cars waiting at a red light in the opposite lane, a light
00:27:31commercial vehicle, and another truck. One person died and
00:27:35nine people were injured in the accident. They are intervening
00:27:38on the spot.
00:27:42In the Konyaaltı district of Antalya, a motorcyclist hit a pedestrian
00:27:45trying to cross the road. The pedestrian was seriously injured. The motorcycle
00:27:49driver lost
00:27:50his life.
00:27:53In the Selik district, a car hit a 2-year-old child who ran onto the road. The injured
00:27:57child was taken to the hospital in the accident, which was also captured by a security
00:28:00camera.
00:28:05"In Eskişehir, the police went to the scene of an accident where a car had crashed into a median strip.
00:28:09While the teams were waiting by the side of the road to intervene, another car hit the police vehicle.
00:28:13In the second accident, one police officer, one
00:28:16guard, and six people
00:28:17were injured.
00:28:21Another accident report will be on your screens in the background.
00:28:25This horrific accident that occurred in Beşyol, Osmangazi district of Bursa, was
00:28:28recorded by security cameras, dear viewers. So,
00:28:32"The motorcyclist loses control of the
00:28:35steering wheel, as you watched, he passes by the pedestrian
00:28:39on the sidewalk to avoid hitting them
00:28:43and at high speed hits the
00:28:45wall by the side of the road. Unfortunately, the pedestrian narrowly escaped the accident,
00:28:49but the motorcyclist was seriously injured
00:28:52due to the impact of this collision, as you saw once again. Under the control of the medical
00:28:56teams, it was determined that the motorcyclist died at the scene of the
00:29:00incident, on the sidewalk." It is seen that
00:29:03the pedestrian pulled back at the last moment and was saved from being run
00:29:06over by the motorcycle. This tragic accident was recorded
00:29:09by a security camera. Let's continue. This
00:29:13time we will turn our cameras to Istanbul. The moment a four-story
00:29:16building collapsed was captured by a security camera. It was revealed that
00:29:19a citizen narrowly escaped death by seconds.
00:29:23In this incident, controlled demolition work was
00:29:26initiated on the risky building next to the collapsed
00:29:29building.
00:29:35The building suddenly collapsed, and a cloud of dust covered the surroundings. Those
00:29:38moments were captured by a security camera. A citizen escaped death by
00:29:42seconds.
00:29:46I was sitting in the office, and there was such a loud noise. I thought,
00:29:50it's an earthquake, but it was the first time I heard such a sound from below in an earthquake. I went
00:29:54outside, and it was dusty and smoky inside. The
00:29:57evacuated building had collapsed. He's going to the park
00:30:00here. It could also collapse on the child. He had a narrow
00:30:03escape. I was at the
00:30:07entrance of the park. Then, suddenly, sister, I heard a loud
00:30:10noise. Then I looked, sister,
00:30:13behind me, the building had collapsed. At that moment, sister, I was very
00:30:16scared, I thought it was an earthquake. A four-story building
00:30:19in Bahçelievler, Istanbul, had been evacuated due to sounds coming from the
00:30:22columns. The building, which contained 22 apartments and 3 workplaces,
00:30:26collapsed shortly after
00:30:27the evacuation.
00:30:31The building next to the collapsed building was also damaged. Municipal
00:30:34teams initiated controlled demolition work on the damaged building.
00:30:37Extensive security measures were taken in the area.
00:30:41Police, fire, AFAD, UMKE, health, and municipal police teams were
00:30:45present.
00:30:48Due to the demolition work, some streets in the area were closed to pedestrian
00:30:52and vehicle traffic. During the demolition, some surrounding
00:30:55buildings were also evacuated as a precaution.
00:30:57Let's continue with a report from
00:31:02unidentified individuals who used a luxury car to steal
00:31:06money and jewelry worth approximately 1 million Turkish Lira from
00:31:09a commercial vehicle. The robbery was recorded by a security camera.
00:31:13The police, who conducted an investigation at the scene,
00:31:17launched an operation to apprehend the suspects.
00:31:19They waited next to the commercial vehicle
00:31:24with the luxury car for a while. After checking the surroundings,
00:31:28they moved. They carried out a robbery worth approximately
00:31:321 million liras.
00:31:35The address of the footage is Konya. Allegedly, a person coming out of a currency exchange
00:31:39parked his car on the street to buy paint. Unidentified
00:31:42persons arriving in a white car first
00:31:46reconnoitered the area, then stopped next to the commercial vehicle.
00:31:49The suspect sitting in the back seat broke the commercial vehicle's window and
00:31:53took the bag containing money and jewelry, while the owner of the vehicle noticed
00:31:57the situation but could not catch up. The luxury car quickly
00:32:01sped away from the area. Those moments were reflected in the security
00:32:03camera of a nearby workplace.
00:32:06Upon notification, the police arrived at the scene and took fingerprints
00:32:10after conducting an investigation. The teams, who also examined the camera recordings,
00:32:13pursued the suspects.
00:32:20Gold prices have been rising continuously for 4 days. Gram gold has
00:32:23increased by more than 350 liras since the beginning of the week. So, will
00:32:27this rise continue?
00:32:28A child in
00:32:33Çanakkale died, dear viewers, allegedly due to poisoning from insect spraying in
00:32:37neighboring apartments. An investigation was launched into the incident. The owner
00:32:41of the sprayed house and the company
00:32:44employee were taken into
00:32:47custody.
00:32:52The spraying in the neighboring apartment led to a tragedy. The child
00:32:55poisoned by the insect spray lost
00:32:58their life.
00:33:00In the incident that occurred in Çanakkale Barbaros neighborhood, father Uğur Çanlı, who returned home from work,
00:33:04found his wife Sevda Çanlı and his son Yusuf Talha Çanlı unconscious.
00:33:08He took them to Mehmet Akif Ersoy State Hospital on his own. After the first
00:33:11intervention there, the mother and her son were transferred to
00:33:15Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Hospital. In the first check
00:33:18at the hospital, symptoms of poisoning were detected in the mother and
00:33:22child.
00:33:25As the child's condition worsened, it was decided to transfer them by air
00:33:29ambulance to Başakşehir, Çam and Sakura City Hospital in Istanbul. The 9-year-old
00:33:32child lost their life despite all interventions
00:33:35there.
00:33:37It was learned that
00:33:40mother Sevda Çanlı's treatment in the intensive care unit in Çanakkale
00:33:43continues. The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation
00:33:47into the incident. The owner of the sprayed house and the spraying
00:33:50company employee were
00:33:51taken into custody.
00:33:56Alleging that the baby's heart had stopped, they wanted to terminate
00:33:59the pregnancy. The terrible truth came out
00:34:02with a test at a state hospital. The baby was healthy
00:34:06and alive. Following this incident in Ankara, the mother
00:34:09filed a criminal complaint against the private hospital and two doctors with the
00:34:13prosecutor's office.
00:34:18"The doctor told us that the baby's heart had stopped.
00:34:22Then they handed us the file, the admission file, and
00:34:25said they could do it for 30,000 liras. The private hospital
00:34:28wanted to terminate the pregnancy. At the state hospital,
00:34:31it turned out the baby was healthy. The address of the incident
00:34:35is Ankara. I went to the state hospital, there was only a 40-minute difference.
00:34:39I gave my blood there and was directed to ultrasound. It turned out
00:34:42that the baby's heart was beating. Eda Ö,
00:34:467 weeks pregnant, applied to a private hospital for routine check-ups.
00:34:50The tests showed that no embryo could be seen in the gestational
00:34:53sac and that it might be an empty pregnancy. Allegedly,
00:34:56in the check-up she had at a state hospital an hour later,
00:35:00she learned that her baby was alive. They gave a report
00:35:04with the suspicion of empty pregnancy. When the ultrasound
00:35:07specialist took me, I was given a report that the baby's sac
00:35:11was present and its heart was beating. We were told
00:35:15that its development was continuing properly. The woman, who experienced the shock
00:35:19of her life, filed a criminal complaint against two doctors and hospital officials
00:35:22with the prosecutor's office. Hospital officials, however,
00:35:25denied the accusation.
00:35:29In Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, a 2-year-old child
00:35:33choked on a bead. Airport personnel noticed the situation and
00:35:36saved the baby with the Heimlich maneuver. In Ankara, a
00:35:39woman could not breathe due to an object stuck in her throat.
00:35:43She clung to life with the intervention of a hairdresser's
00:35:47employee. Those images are now
00:35:48coming to your screens one after another.
00:35:55She ran out of breath and started to struggle. The 2-year-old child was saved
00:35:59with the Heimlich maneuver.
00:36:03Liam was waiting for a plane with his family at Istanbul Sabiha
00:36:06Gökçen Airport. A bead from the little boy's bracelet
00:36:09got stuck in his throat. The child struggled to breathe, his face
00:36:12turned purple.
00:36:16Terminal officers on patrol noticed the situation.
00:36:19The officers immediately applied the Heimlich maneuver. After a while,
00:36:23the bead stuck in the child's throat came out. The child started
00:36:26to breathe easily.
00:36:29Esma Gül Bostancı and Talha Kahyaoğlu were given
00:36:32a certificate.
00:36:38The Heimlich maneuver also saved lives in Ankara. An object got
00:36:42stuck in a young woman's throat in front of a hairdresser's. The woman, unable to breathe, called for
00:36:46help.
00:36:48The hairdresser's employee saw that the woman was choking.
00:36:52He ran to her aid and performed the Heimlich maneuver. The woman,
00:36:55who started breathing easily, could not immediately get over the shock.
00:36:59She sat in the hairdresser's chair for a while. Those moments were captured by the workplace's security camera.
00:37:14Although summer has started cool in Istanbul, the temperatures
00:37:17shown by thermometers have been rising for the past few days, dear viewers.
00:37:21The air temperature has exceeded 30 degrees. It is
00:37:25expected to increase even more. Moreover, next week,
00:38:14despite being from Antalya, it's very hot, and I can't even
00:38:16stand it here.
00:38:20If it gets hotter, I probably won't be able to go outside. I'm really worried about going outside
00:38:23when we have work to do outside right now. According to the General
00:38:27Directorate of Meteorology and Akom's forecasts, the weather in the Megacity
00:38:31is expected to be between 31 and
00:38:3434 degrees from next week
00:38:37onwards, and the weather is expected to be clear and partly cloudy. It's very hot, we're sweating,
00:38:41I hope it rains soon, we're roasting. It's really
00:38:45hot right now, unbelievably unbearable, I mean we can't stand any more of it,
00:38:48I don't know, but we have to endure it, there's nothing else to do. How's the weather? It's nice, a little
00:38:52hot, but we're managing. I mean, if we say it will get even
00:38:56hotter, there's nothing we can do. High humidity
00:38:59poses a risk especially for the elderly, children, and
00:39:03those with chronic diseases. It is recommended not to go out
00:39:06unless absolutely necessary between 11:00 AM and
00:39:094:00 PM, to drink plenty of fluids, and not to stay in the sun for
00:39:12long periods. We are in the auto industry, the manufacturing industry
00:39:15is a bit windy, so we don't feel much because we are in a closed
00:39:18area at work, but people with heart problems
00:39:22or other conditions like high blood pressure
00:39:23need to be careful.
00:39:28"We brought impressions from Istanbul to your screens, but in fact, Turkey, all of
00:39:31Turkey, is under the influence of desert heat. The perceived temperature
00:39:35has also increased with the humidity, naturally. Those suffering from the heat
00:39:38again flocked to shady and cool places.
00:39:40Desert heat was effective
00:39:45in many parts of the country. Citizens suffering from the heat and
00:39:49humidity took refuge in cool
00:39:51areas. In Kahramanmaraş, where thermometers
00:39:55showed over 40 degrees, parks
00:39:58and gardens remained deserted due to the scorching
00:40:01heat.
00:40:04The weather is very hot, brother, the parks are very hot, children can't come,
00:40:08can't play, can't sleep at
00:40:10night.
00:40:14Even though it's hot here, it's airy. Houses are
00:40:17hotter. We take a breath
00:40:19here.
00:40:21Another city where desert heat showed its effect
00:40:24is Osmaniye.
00:40:27With the effect of 67% humidity, the perceived air temperature
00:40:30in Osmaniye exceeded 40 degrees. During the hottest
00:40:33hours, streets and avenues were almost
00:40:37silent. Those who went out tried to cool down in the
00:40:40shade.
00:40:43If I stayed at home, I wouldn't go out. I came
00:40:47here. It's breezy
00:40:49and cool here.
00:40:52It's very hot. I'm throwing myself outside. What
00:40:54can I do?
00:40:57In Aysa, with the humidity rate reaching 85%, the perceived
00:41:01temperature reached 40 degrees. Those suffering from the heat
00:41:04preferred the beaches.
00:41:07In Adıyaman, where the air temperature was above 40 degrees,
00:41:10an air conditioning system was installed in the sports
00:41:14center. My friends didn't prefer it in the summer, so as a result of a good
00:41:17R&D study with my friends, we installed what we call
00:41:20the air conditioning
00:41:22system here. Thanks to the system, those playing
00:41:26football
00:41:30tonight, I didn't feel like I was playing in the summer at all. It was as if
00:41:33we were playing football in a pleasant cool atmosphere on an autumn
00:41:36evening.
00:41:48Gold prices have been rising continuously for 4 days, dear viewers.
00:41:51Gram gold has increased by more than 350 liras since the beginning of the
00:41:55week, exceeding 6,500 liras and reaching
00:41:58a two-month high. Will this rise continue? This is of course
00:42:01the question. What should investors pay attention to
00:42:04when making buying and selling decisions? Let's look at the answers
00:42:08together now.
00:42:13Hopes for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz increased, oil prices
00:42:17fell, decreasing geopolitical risk pressure and easing
00:42:21inflation concerns supported demand for precious metals,
00:42:24and gold rose for the fourth consecutive day. When oil
00:42:28prices pulled back, we saw the dollar lose value
00:42:31in the global market, and we saw interest rates pull back
00:42:34again in global markets. This actually creates an upward
00:42:38demand on gold's classical valuation, accelerating
00:42:41its upward momentum. Gold ounce
00:42:44had been stuck in a horizontal band for a long time. After the developments,
00:42:47it rose by more than 5% this week. It tested
00:42:514,300 dollars, reaching a 7-week high.
00:42:54The agreement, the disappearance of the war environment, is a clear
00:42:57result. The market will wait. If
00:43:00this result comes, I think both the risk appetite
00:43:04in global markets will increase, and the pullback in the dollar
00:43:07and interest rates will continue. This could lead us to an ounce of gold
00:43:11expectation of between 4,600 and 4,800 dollars
00:43:14towards the end of the year, in stages.
00:43:17Domestically, gram gold increased by more than 350 liras
00:43:20this week. It exceeded 6,500 liras, reaching
00:43:24a two-month high. As far as I understand, there's no need to worry
00:43:27too much about pullbacks, looking at the latest prices, but
00:43:31we can expect the rises to be gradual and a little slower
00:43:35than in the previous period. Therefore, gram gold
00:43:38roughly has a maximum price target of
00:43:41between 7,000 and 7,500 for this year, it seems.
00:43:56As a new phase is entered in the "Turkey Free of Terror"
00:43:59process, diplomatic activity with regional countries continues.
00:44:02Syrian Foreign Minister Sheibani came to
00:44:04Ankara.
00:44:10In the meetings, the integration of armed groups, especially
00:44:13the SDF, into the legitimate government in Syria was
00:44:17discussed.
00:44:22Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hassan Sheibani was in Ankara
00:44:26after a new phase in the "Turkey Free of Terror" process began. Foreign Minister Hakan
00:44:29Fidan met with his counterpart Sheibani. The integration
00:44:32of armed groups into the central government in Syria
00:44:36was on the agenda.
00:44:40The integration of armed elements and so-called structures
00:44:43under a central and legitimate national structure is essential
00:44:46for the unity of Syria and the stability
00:44:49of our region. Foreign Minister Fidan strongly
00:44:53emphasized the importance of the matter for Turkey.
00:44:57It is not possible for us to separate the prosperity and stability
00:45:00of Turkey and Syria. Any destabilizing activities
00:45:03occurring in any part of Syria also pose a threat
00:45:07to Turkey. Syrian Foreign Minister Sheibani
00:45:11stated that counter-terrorism is a fundamental element
00:45:14in the cooperation between Ankara and Damascus.
00:45:18The collection of all weapons under only legitimate
00:45:20authority in the entire region is important.
00:45:24The clearing of our common borders from terrorism
00:45:27and their protection in a common way is important.
00:45:31The successful conclusion of this process will serve our common
00:45:34interests.
00:45:35The head of MIT
00:45:38met with Syrian Foreign Minister Sheibani. During the meeting,
00:45:42the implications of the draft law on the "Turkey Free of Terror" process
00:45:45for Syria were discussed. It was emphasized that constructive steps were
00:45:49taken towards the integration of the SDF in Syria. The importance
00:45:53of strengthening cooperation in the fight against terrorism was highlighted.
00:45:56Dear viewers, the genocidal
00:46:00Israel does not hesitate to target even United
00:46:03Nations agencies that extend a helping hand to
00:46:06Palestinians. The Israeli regime,
00:46:09which banned the Palestinian refugee aid agency,
00:46:13is working to liquidate the facilities affiliated
00:46:15with the agency. The TRT News team visited a training
00:46:18center affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
00:46:22for Palestine Refugees in the Kalandia refugee camp in the West Bank.
00:46:26It examined the importance of the center
00:46:28under Israeli threat.
00:46:34The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
00:46:37Refugees has been providing education, health, food,
00:46:40and shelter services to millions of refugees
00:46:44in the Middle East for 77 years. The agency, which
00:46:47operates in refugee camps in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem,
00:46:50Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, also serves as a critical
00:46:54source of employment for tens of thousands
00:46:57of Palestinians. However, genocidal Israel
00:47:00passed two laws in October 2024 banning the activities
00:47:04of the aid agency in all Palestinian
00:47:07territories, including occupied Jerusalem. It declared
00:47:11war on the international organization with diplomatic
00:47:14status. Israel, which is committing
00:47:18genocide in Gaza, is also targeting UNRWA, the United
00:47:22Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, which
00:47:24provides vital support to 6 million Palestinian
00:47:28refugees through many of its organizations. The Kalandia
00:47:31Vocational Training Center where we are now
00:47:35is one of these United Nations organizations
00:47:38targeted by Israel. Located in the Kalandia Refugee
00:47:41Camp in the occupied West Bank, this vocational training
00:47:45center prepares hundreds of disadvantaged Palestinian
00:47:48youth for the labor market.
00:47:54Our biggest concern is for these young people aged 15 to 19,
00:47:58as most of their families do not have the financial means
00:48:01to provide them with higher education. This training center gives
00:48:04them the opportunity to acquire a profession, be productive, and
00:48:08make qualified contributions to themselves and to the Palestinian
00:48:11labor market.
00:48:17The center houses dozens of industrial workshops in fields such
00:48:20as mechanics, mechatronics, electrical installation, and
00:48:24aluminum.
00:48:26We are taking
00:48:29an Industrial Electrical course here. After receiving general
00:48:33electrical training, we specialize in the industrial field.
00:48:37We are currently programming PLC devices. Now we are
00:48:40working on alternately activating two motors within a certain
00:48:44period.
00:48:49Israel's targeting of UNRWA is an important part
00:48:52of the plan to destroy the physical existence,
00:48:55education system, and institutions of the Palestinian
00:48:58people. With these deceptions, Israel is mortgaging
00:49:02the future of these
00:49:03young people.
00:49:07Let's take a closer look at what is happening around the Strait of Hormuz.
00:49:10Iran announced that an agreement had been reached
00:49:14with Oman regarding the route to be established for the safe
00:49:17passage of commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. It was
00:49:20announced that the joint communiqué was in its final stage.
00:49:24It claimed that ships would use different routes for entry and exit from the Strait of Hormuz.
00:49:28Iran and Oman's discussions
00:49:33on the Strait of Hormuz have come to an end. The Iranian Foreign
00:49:36Ministry announced that they had reached an agreement on
00:49:39the safe passage route. Spokesperson Ismail
00:49:43Bekhai stated that an agreement had been reached on the geographical
00:49:47coordinates of the route. He said that the joint communiqué, which
00:49:50included the main points, was in its final review stage.
00:49:54Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazım Garibabadi stated that
00:49:58the arrangement was a temporary route expected to last 2 to 4
00:50:01months. He said that the full opening of Hormuz depended on the US's
00:50:05stance.
00:50:08In the American press, it was claimed that ships would use
00:50:11different routes for entry and exit from the Strait of Hormuz. According
00:50:15to the New York Times, no navigation fee would be charged. However,
00:50:18the service fee to be charged for security and personnel expenses between Iran and
00:51:06In an interview with, he said that negotiations with Iran
00:51:09were difficult.
00:51:12Iranians are extremely difficult people. Also, they cannot
00:51:15have a single voice within their system. There are those in the administration
00:51:19who want the war to end, and radicals who want it to continue.
00:51:25Dear viewers, Truth Social, the social media platform
00:51:28owned by US President Trump, has introduced
00:51:31early access to posts. The cost of this service
00:51:35is 100 thousand dollars per month. Those
00:51:38who pay this fee will be able to see the posts of the top
00:51:4210 most followed accounts, including Trump's, before
00:51:45anyone else.
00:51:52The social media platform called Truth Social, which
00:51:55he owns, has introduced a new feature. According
00:51:58to this, posts can be seen before anyone else by paying a certain
00:52:02fee.
00:52:05So, how does the system, which is offered for sale but
00:52:09not yet implemented, work? Companies will be
00:52:11able to see the posts of the top 10 most followed
00:52:15accounts, including Trump's, in advance for
00:52:18100 thousand dollars a month.
00:52:22Corporate subscribers will receive notifications in advance instead
00:52:26of constantly refreshing the Truth Social app.
00:52:29This will allow them to access posts early.
00:52:33This application was named Truth
00:52:35Up.
00:52:45We will share two news stories from Brazil and the United
00:52:48States back to back, and the images are also reflected in the background.
00:52:52In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a severe storm knocked
00:52:55down a tree. The tree, which got caught in electric wires,
00:52:59fell in front of a pickup truck carrying cylinders.
00:53:02In this accident, a disaster was narrowly avoided.
00:53:06There were two people in the pickup truck carrying and they were recording the Kuwaiti wind. The tree fell
00:53:09at that moment, dear viewers. The people
00:53:12in the pickup truck panicked and threw themselves out, naturally.
00:53:15The incident was filmed as you watched. These two people
00:53:19narrowly avoided a major accident in Rio de Janeiro.
00:53:22We will move on to the United States. This is Norfolk, a city
00:53:26in Virginia. Heavy rainfall was observed in Norfolk.
00:53:29Streets and avenues were submerged, and transportation
00:53:32was paralyzed.
00:53:35Meanwhile, a person rode a jet ski through the flooded
00:53:39streets and avenues. These images were
00:53:42recorded in Norfolk, Virginia. Look at
00:53:44this image during the flood. We are sharing
00:53:47a very rare image with
00:53:51you. Now, we will continue
00:53:55with images from beyond our borders. This time, we will share
00:53:58the latest news about forest fires. In California,
00:54:01United States, hundreds fires.
00:54:05hectares of land turned to ashes. In Greece, flames engulfed
00:54:09a neighborhood in minutes due to
00:54:12strong winds, captured by a
00:54:15security camera. Let's bring those images to your screens
00:54:18now.
00:54:23The state of California in the United States
00:54:27is battling forest fires. The forest fire
00:54:30that broke out in the Calaveras region spread over a large
00:54:33area due to strong winds. As thick smoke covered the sky,
00:54:37approximately 700 hectares of land turned to ashes. Due
00:54:41to the flames approaching residential areas, evacuation
00:54:44decisions were
00:54:45made in some areas.
00:54:49In Greece, the progress of the forest fire
00:54:52was captured second by second by a security camera. The
00:54:56images are from the Porto Yermeno region. In the images
00:54:59recorded by a camera on a house balcony, it is seen
00:55:03that the flames, growing due to strong winds,
00:55:06surrounded the neighborhood step by step, reaching
00:55:09the house where the camera is located.
00:55:18Next, we will bring you news from China, Italy, and
00:55:21India on your screens, again in the background. First, we are in China. In the
00:55:25Yunnan province in the southwest of the country, a rock detached
00:55:28from the slope and fell onto the road like this, dear viewers. It hit a car. The motorcycle
00:55:32right behind the car was covered in dust
00:55:36and smoke, but it narrowly escaped the accident. The images
00:55:39of this accident were recorded by another vehicle's camera.
00:55:43Let's immediately state that there were no casualties. We will
00:55:46turn our cameras to the Aosta Valley in northern Italy.
00:55:50Similar images came from the valley. Look. Huge rocks
00:55:54detached from the mountain rolled down the slope
00:55:57like this. This incident occurred at
00:56:01the Breuil-Cervinia ski resort. Tons of rock are sliding down
00:56:05the slope. As you said, experts evaluated this interesting
00:56:08event and say that the rocks may have broken
00:56:12off due to the melting of the permafrost layer
00:56:15under the influence of extreme heat. Let's mention that no one
00:56:18was injured in this incident either. We will immediately
00:56:22move on to the images of another incident. We are
00:56:26in India this time. A driver did not realize that the
00:56:29parking platform was not on the floor, dear viewers.
00:56:33Look, he drove his vehicle towards the empty elevator
00:56:36shaft. Unfortunately, he fell from a height of 8 meters
00:56:40with his vehicle. The driver was injured, and the vehicle
00:56:44suffered heavy damage. This incident occurred in India.
00:56:47The driver did not realize that the parking platform
00:56:49was not on the floor. Our last stop will be China again.
00:56:53This time, another accident image. A huge iron
00:56:57gate collapsed on a woman like this, dear viewers. Thanks
00:57:01to the plants around, the woman barely
00:57:04escaped being crushed under the iron gate. Those
00:57:07around who saw her condition rushed to her aid, and with
00:57:11their combined efforts, look again on your screens, with
00:57:14the help of the plants, the woman narrowly escaped
00:57:17being crushed under the iron gate. These images
00:57:21came from China
00:57:22on your screens.
01:01:29Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli
01:01:33met in Beştepe. In this third meeting of the
01:01:36year, the goal of a Turkey without terrorism and the
01:01:39steps to be taken in the process were discussed.
01:01:43Erdoğan and Bahçeli also
01:01:44evaluated regional developments.
01:01:50The goal of a Turkey without terrorism, the steps to be
01:01:54taken after the framework law is submitted to Parliament,
01:01:58and current developments. President Erdoğan met with
01:02:01MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli, a partner in the People's Alliance.
01:02:04The Presidential Complex hosted this third meeting
01:02:07of the year. During the 45-minute reception in Beştepe,
01:02:11domestic and foreign developments and prominent political
01:02:14issues were discussed.
01:02:18Erdoğan and Bahçeli's primary agenda was the goal of
01:02:21a Turkey without terrorism. The President had conveyed
01:02:25his thanks to those who showed support, especially MHP
01:02:29leader Devlet Bahçeli, after the framework law
01:02:32proposal was submitted. In the meeting, the steps
01:02:36to be taken in the process after the proposal was
01:02:39submitted were extensively consulted. The parliamentary
01:02:43calendar regarding the process, which began with Bahçeli's
01:02:46historic call, was discussed. Regional developments
01:02:49were also on Erdoğan and Bahçeli's agenda.
01:02:52Indeed, the bill on strengthening national
01:02:55solidarity and social integration will be discussed
01:02:59tomorrow in the Parliament's Justice Committee.
01:03:02It is expected that the committee discussions on this 12-article
01:03:06bill will be completed in a short time. After the
01:03:09bill is approved by the committee, it will come to the agenda
01:03:13of the General Assembly.
01:03:14General Assembly discussions
01:03:20are expected to start this weekend. In
01:03:22order to strengthen our internal front,
01:03:26as the People's Alliance, we took a historic step.
01:03:30By initiating the process of a Turkey without terrorism,
01:03:33we did not just put our hand under the stone, but
01:03:37our entire body. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey
01:03:40is experiencing historic days. The critical threshold has
01:03:44been crossed in the goal of a Turkey without terrorism.
01:03:47The bill on strengthening
01:03:50national solidarity and social integration, consisting
01:03:54of 12 articles, was submitted to the Parliament Speaker's
01:03:57Office. The discussions on the bill, submitted with the signatures
01:04:32of 356 deputies, will begin tomorrow in the Parliament's
01:04:36Justice Committee. There is no general amnesty, special
01:04:39status for individuals, or amnesty for intentional
01:04:43homicide in the bill. Those who commit intentional
01:04:46homicide within the framework of terrorist activities
01:04:49and those who committed crimes requiring life or
01:04:53aggravated life imprisonment before June 1, 2005,
01:04:57are also excluded. Thus,
01:05:01the leaders of the organization, including İmralı, were
01:05:05excluded from the regulation. The bill only covers the
01:05:08PKK and KCK, and does not cover other terrorist
01:05:11organizations. Dear viewers, Minister
01:05:15of Justice Akın Gürlek made a statement regarding
01:05:18the bill prepared within the scope of the Turkey
01:05:22without Terrorism process. He said that the bill
01:05:25does not include a regulation regarding those who martyred
01:05:29our security forces. Gürlek
01:05:30stated that the goal of
01:05:35a Turkey without Terrorism is a national state
01:05:38policy based on the peace of the nation, the security
01:05:41of the state, and a common future. Minister of Interior
01:05:44Mustafa Çiftçi also stated regarding the process that
01:05:47"Turkey without terrorism is the unwavering will
01:05:51of our state." Minister of Justice Akın
01:05:55Gürlek emphasized that the bill presented
01:05:58to our Parliament does not grant special status
01:06:02to anyone and does not include any regulations
01:06:05regarding those who ordered terrorist attacks or those
01:06:08who martyred our security forces. He underlined that
01:06:12no special status will be granted to any individual,
01:06:15and the regulation is not extended to other structures.
01:06:18Minister of Justice Gürlek emphasized that the sensitivities
01:06:21of martyr families and veterans will be given
01:06:25the highest priority in the process. He said,
01:06:28"The sensitivities of
01:06:34our martyr families and our heroic veterans will
01:06:37be the basic measure of
01:06:40the process. Their honor and cherished memory will
01:06:43be preserved."
01:06:46In his statement, he stated that the goal of a Turkey
01:06:50without terrorism represents the unwavering will of
01:06:54the state and emphasized that there will be no
01:06:57turning back from this goal. "We will permanently
01:07:00rid Turkey of the terrorist threat, further strengthen
01:07:02our national unity and solidarity,
01:07:06and strengthen peace in our country and region.
01:07:27Zeki Arıtürk is with us on TRT News. Welcome,
01:07:31Mr. Arıtürk. Thank you, Mr. Fatih, good evening.
01:07:34Thank you very much, likewise.
01:07:37Now, when you look at the essence of this matter,
01:07:41President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's initiation of
01:07:44this process in Ahlat in 2025,
01:07:48then MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli's very strong
01:07:51declaration of it on October 1st at the opening
01:07:54of the legislative year, the process that followed
01:07:57was not rushed, but it also did not
01:08:00progress slowly. Shall we talk about the will
01:08:04of the People's Alliance? It is currently on screen.
01:08:08How should the contributions of President Recep Tayyip
01:08:11Erdoğan and MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli to this
01:08:14process be evaluated, in your opinion?
01:08:18I will say this, Mr. Fatih, in essence, the People's
01:08:21Alliance is a structure that acts with the mind of a state and the will
01:08:25of the state. So, let's say, when our President's
01:08:29will and Mr. Devlet Bahçeli's foresight came together,
01:08:32a state mind emerged. Now, look, you said something
01:08:35very important at the beginning. It was not rushed,
01:08:38and it was not too late. That is, after appropriate
01:08:41and necessary measures were taken and observations
01:08:44and considerations were made, the state activated
01:08:48its state mind and extended its hand of compassion.
01:08:52Now, when we look at this from the perspective
01:08:55of both the People's Alliance and our President
01:08:58Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Devlet Bahçeli, we see
01:09:02this: both Mr. Devlet Bahçeli and our President
01:09:06said, "We did not just put our hand under the
01:09:10stone, we put our whole body."
01:09:12Look. What is important here is that they did
01:09:16not pursue electoral concerns or future concerns.
01:09:20They said that if the homeland is at stake,
01:09:22everything else is secondary. This is an event that
01:09:26developed in that climate. Look, you summarized it
01:09:29so beautifully. It was not rushed, nor was it
01:09:32too late. A measured decision was made, it was
01:09:36waited for, observed, and then two statesmen,
01:09:39our President's will and Mr. Devlet Bahçeli's
01:09:42foresight, came together, and a state project
01:09:46for a Turkey without terrorism emerged with
01:09:50the mind of the state, which is not enough,
01:09:53and a region without terrorism. Therefore,
01:09:57as a lawyer, when I look at it, when the framework
01:10:00law was written, we lawyers generally look at events
01:10:04and say, "Is there a deficiency, a flaw? What would I
01:10:07add here?" We look at these articles and
01:10:11ask, "Could there be something else?" But believe me,
01:10:14this law was prepared so beautifully, such
01:10:18good texts were created that no opportunity was
01:10:22given for any "buts," "ifs," or "onlys." The most
01:10:25important thing here is this: Mr. Akın Gürlek,
01:10:29our Minister of Justice, and Mr. Çiftçi, our
01:10:33Minister of Interior, made such good statements.
01:10:36Intentional homicide, the so-called leaders
01:10:40of the terrorist organization,
01:10:42and the so-called managers of the terrorist organization
01:10:46are excluded from this scope, and at the same
01:10:49time, there is no article regarding the leader of
01:10:53the organization, the so-called leader, Elikanlı. Look,
01:10:57in terrorist organizations like ETA, IRA, and the
01:11:00Shining Path, there were representatives of the United
01:11:03Nations, a third party, a third state mind. But
01:11:07the Turkish model was the first in the world.
01:11:10Let me tell you, I am currently doing a doctoral study
01:11:14on terrorism. There are approximately 200 doctoral
01:11:18studies on terrorism, based on the information I have
01:11:22obtained. Now, they generally say this, they refer
01:11:25to it: in doctoral studies on law related
01:11:29to terrorism all over the world, ETA and the
01:11:32IRA are emphasized. This time, the Turkish model
01:11:35must also be emphasized. Do you know why? Because
01:11:39Turkey cut its own umbilical cord, without any "buts,"
01:11:42"ifs," or "onlys," without granting any privileges
01:11:46to the terrorist organization, with its own free will
01:11:50and its own state mind. Here, as Mr. Abdullah
01:11:52Güler stated, and Mr. Fetih Yıldız said something
01:11:56very important and meaningful at the end: he said
01:11:59that we are throwing terrorism into the dark
01:12:03dustbin of history. This is exactly the point
01:12:05where these two leaders united and left their
01:12:09mark on the second century of the Republic of Turkey.
01:12:13That is, it became a state mind. Look, we are witnessing
01:12:16history. A Turkish model emerged. While terrorism
01:12:19was being cast into the dustbin of history, these
01:12:22two leaders, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's
01:12:26decisive decision and will, and Mr. Devlet
01:12:29Bahçeli's contributions to this process, came
01:12:33together, and as Mr. Fatih also said, a state mind
01:12:36and state will emerged. Now, look, there is another
01:12:40article there. Two articles are very important here.
01:13:06The first article, in
01:13:12the framework of these articles, is the National
01:13:15Security Council. Who will benefit and who will
01:13:19not benefit is written here. You know, intentional
01:13:23homicide. As our great
01:13:25leader Devlet Bahçeli said, "We are working
01:13:28on a bill that will never offend the sacred
01:13:31memory of our martyrs and their relatives."
01:13:35This is very important. As children of this
01:13:38country, we are also relatives of our martyrs
01:13:42and veterans. Now, a situation has arisen
01:13:46here that will relieve our consciences so much.
01:13:49The bloody murderers are excluded from this
01:13:53law. The so-called leaders, the so-called organization
01:13:56managers, are excluded from this law. Those
01:14:00who committed intentional homicide are excluded
01:14:03from this law. This is exactly the point. Look,
01:14:07those who massacred nearly 40,000 of our martyrs,
01:14:11our village guards, soldiers, gendarmes,
01:14:14police officers, teachers, and civilian citizens,
01:14:17will not benefit from this law. The so-called
01:14:21leaders will not benefit from this law. The so-called
01:14:25managers will not benefit from this law, and the
01:14:28leader of the bloody terrorist organization
01:14:31will not benefit from this law. Who will benefit
01:14:34from this law? Those who, while not being
01:14:37members of a terrorist organization, expressed
01:14:40sympathy, engaged in propaganda, provided financial support
01:14:44to the terrorist organization, that is, financial support,
01:14:48and were within the terrorist organization
01:14:51but did not engage in any actions. Those who
01:14:55are currently in prison, those who are abroad,
01:14:58and the most important point of all is this:
01:15:02look, the first article, while these articles are
01:15:05being implemented, in accordance with the decisions of
01:15:09the National Security Council, after the PKK,
01:15:11KCK, and their sub-elements are completely eliminated
01:15:15in Syria and other surrounding countries
01:15:18and in Europe, even if the law passes through
01:15:22parliament, it will be published in the official
01:15:26gazette in accordance with the report provided
01:15:30by the National Security Council, based on the
01:15:33observations and intelligence gathered, after it is
01:15:37confirmed that the terrorist organization has completely
01:15:40laid down its arms, abandoned this idea,
01:15:44and surrendered its ammunition and weapons.
01:15:47It will cover a period of 6 months. This is
01:15:51where we talk about the Turkish model. Just
01:15:54as Mr. Fetih Yıldız said, the will of the
01:15:57Republic of Turkey, our President, our
01:16:01great leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who said he
01:16:04would put not just his hand but his whole
01:16:07body into this, and who has repeatedly said
01:16:10that he wants this to end, even if it means
01:16:14his political career, is now at a point
01:16:17where we are about to throw this plague
01:16:20of terrorism into the dark dustbin of history.
01:16:23This is also, look, especially when we look
01:16:26at it, some people who are manipulated and used as tools
01:16:30from outside have difficulty
01:16:33understanding these things, or rather, they do understand
01:16:37them but unfortunately want to manipulate our
01:16:41nation. But our nation's foresight and intelligence
01:16:44are far beyond that. We see this in the
01:16:48following: no matter what anyone says, today,
01:16:52when we look at tourists in the East and Southeast,
01:16:55when we look at the tourist potential,
01:16:58it is said that there is an incredible increase
01:17:01in tourist density in Mardin and Şırnak for
01:17:04the first time in history. It is said that there
01:17:07is an incredible tourist density in Diyarbakır.
01:17:11Especially, we see that our citizens can now
01:17:14comfortably visit these regions from the East
01:17:17and Southeast. There used to be something like
01:17:20this, Mr. Fatih, look, there were especially
01:17:23civil servants who felt a tinge of sadness
01:17:27when their assignments came out, wondering
01:17:31if something would happen there, even though it
01:17:34was their homeland. Their relatives were worried.
01:17:38But now it's the opposite. There are people who
01:17:42want to serve in the East and Southeast. What's
01:17:45the reason? Life is cheaper there, and they
01:17:49think there are better opportunities. We see
01:17:52this as one of the most important indicators
01:17:56of how far Turkey has come, to use our President
01:17:59Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's words. So, this will
01:18:02provided that we moved from a place where families
01:18:06were hesitant, and teachers and civil servants
01:18:09wondered what would happen when they were assigned
01:18:12there, to a point where they say, "I wish I
01:18:16was assigned there."
01:18:18It has now evolved to a point where it
01:18:22has changed the country's ill fate. And the framework
01:18:25law has put the final touch on this, we can
01:18:29easily say. It has become a point that encompasses
01:18:32all of Turkey. It has become a point that will
01:18:35reassure and soothe
01:19:01hearts. And I saw this here: as a lawyer,
01:19:05it was prepared magnificently and in a way that
01:19:08truly suits our country and nation's integrity.
01:19:12I see it as a text created with national
01:19:15unity and integrity
01:19:16in mind. Okay, we will
01:19:20continue. At this point you brought up, there
01:19:24is a very concrete manifestation that strongly supports
01:19:28what you said, namely, what does the society
01:19:31say? Street interviews are very important in
01:19:34this regard. The bill on strengthening national
01:19:38solidarity and social integration was welcomed
01:19:41in the Eastern and Southeastern we are. We thank
01:19:44our President and Mr. Devlet
01:19:48Bahçeli, and everyone in the government
01:19:50for their efforts.
01:19:54Yes, we continue to talk with our esteemed guest, Mr. Arıtürk.
01:19:58Now, in this conversation,
01:20:01in this evaluation, the thoughts of the public
01:20:05are also
01:20:07very important, because you said, didn't you, that the state
01:20:11should be able to address every segment
01:20:14of society, almost every segment, take their opinions, and actually
01:20:18crown this under the roof of the parliament. We are going through a process step
01:20:21by step. The public is also very pleased.
01:20:25We will talk about the direct and indirect effects of this
01:20:29integration, but what does this interview tell us?
01:20:32It's as if it's promising
01:20:35a future of good dreams and
01:20:38sweet sleeps,
01:20:41tearing apart the nightmare that has been tried to be shown
01:20:45for 50 years, right?
01:20:48Fatih Bey, you actually said it very well. When we look at the images
01:20:52in the middle of this control room, they actually tell us what our citizens
01:20:56are telling us. Our flag can now wave in places
01:20:59where our commandos, our soldiers,
01:21:02our heroic soldiers could not wave it before. Now,
01:21:06the citizen there holds our red star flag.
01:21:16Bey, look how interesting it is. Just now, the citizens said,
01:21:20you heard the citizens, didn't you? They say they want to get rid of the terror scourge there,
01:21:24because the citizens there were tired
01:21:27of the terror scourge. So, the blackmails
01:21:31they applied there, the courts
01:21:34they established, the money they collected,
01:21:37had intimidated our citizens there, and people were not coming anyway. They couldn't earn a living.
01:21:41The people there had to close their shops, and even though the state
01:21:44was there, unfortunately, we saw these scenes.
01:21:48What do we have now? Look, right
01:21:51in the middle of our broadcast, people are trekking, going to nature.
01:21:54Let me tell you, look,
01:21:57there is no difference from Switzerland. We have more beautiful places
01:22:01in the mountains of Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia.
01:22:05We always see it as if there are very beautiful places in Europe.
01:22:08From our ice craters to our waterfalls,
01:22:11from our streams to our rivers, from our valleys
01:22:14to our historical towns, there are many points and
01:22:18a place where civilizations meet. Now, in a place where
01:22:22there is so much beauty, people want to come here,
01:22:25they want to travel here. Fatih Bey, let me tell you something, one of our friends called
01:22:29me the other day from Mardin, and he said, Zeki
01:22:32Bey, believe me, I've been here for years,
01:22:35and this is the first time I've seen such a tourist
01:22:39boom. The streets are full of people. There
01:22:41was a festival in Şırnak, an incredibly big festival. They said
01:22:45they had never seen such a festival in their history. And
01:22:49we see this, look, we're talking about Şırnak. Okay, Mardin could have been
01:22:52to some extent. From Kars, Hakkari, Ağrı, from the East,
01:22:56from the Southeast, people are now easily
01:22:59integrated, in national unity and solidarity,
01:23:02and we have evolved into a climate where tourism, agriculture,
01:23:05animal husbandry, and the underground and above-ground
01:23:09resources of trade are discussed. There are structures
01:23:12and mentalities that don't want this. Of course,
01:23:16there is a saying by Churchill from a hundred years ago. He says, "The Anatolian geography
01:23:20is not a worthless piece of land to be left to the Turks."
01:23:23This sacred country, like a horse,
01:23:26stretching from Asia to Europe, has been home to Turks
01:23:30for a thousand years. They made it their homeland,
01:23:33established tribes, founded empires, founded states,
01:23:37and it will continue for a thousand years. Our President had a goal,
01:23:40if you remember, 2071. Why
01:23:432071? Because in 1071, Sultan Alparslan opened
01:23:46the gates of Anatolia. A goal to celebrate 100 years.
01:23:50Our President said 2071.
01:23:53Look, there are those who are uncomfortable with 2071,
01:23:57who want to erase Turks from the Anatolian
01:23:59geography and drive them to the steppes of Central Asia.
01:24:03But let those who want to drive us forget that
01:24:06Hittites, Assyrians, Sumerians, Lydians, Lycians
01:24:09came and went in this geography, taking their places in the dark
01:24:13and dusty pages of history. However, the Turkish nation
01:24:16has been living here for a thousand years and will continue to live. This is the part about national unity
01:24:20and solidarity. And a Turkey without terror and a region without terror.
01:24:24Look, it doesn't just say a Turkey without terror here, but a region without terror.
01:24:27The most important factor here is that, including Syria,
01:24:30including Iraq, including Europe and Russia,
01:24:34all of PKK's and KCK's sub-structures
01:24:37have now
01:24:40been thrown into the dark pit of history.
01:24:44The PKK terrorist organization and KCK terrorist organization
01:24:47have ended, and it has become a point where the people embrace each other.
01:24:51This success is the success of our President. This success
01:24:55is the success of the will of the nation. This success is the success of our great statesman Devlet Bahçeli.
01:24:58This success is the success of the nation.
01:25:01Just as our Minister of Interior said, I hope
01:25:05when we complete this process, we will do these broadcasts again
01:25:08in the mountains of Hakkari. In the places
01:25:12where the PKK roamed at one time, we will, God willing,
01:25:15unite with the people and integrate
01:25:18into a great Turkey. I dream of this, Fatih
01:25:21Bey. There is not much time left. I am curious
01:25:24about another opinion of yours. There is also a cost to this, you know.
01:25:28Of course, there is a human cost, a human cost,
01:25:32a moral cost. Our children, our martyrs,
01:25:35our veterans, that is not the cost anyway. That cost
01:25:38is something that can be measured, it cannot be measured but it cannot be calculated.
01:25:42But of course, you also need to allocate resources for this fight against terrorism,
01:25:45like logistics, security, etc. They all have branches.
01:25:49There is a study about it, let me convey it, then I want to get a brief comment
01:25:53from you. Let's see it in our news. So, dear viewers,
01:25:57the cost of terrorism to the economy, or rather,
01:26:00the cost of 40 years is 2 trillion 300 billion dollars.
01:26:04So, what could have been done with this enormous amount?
01:26:07What would have been done if it hadn't happened? The Directorate of Communications
01:26:11presented the economic cost of terrorism to Turkey
01:26:14with examples. A video was prepared
01:26:17within the scope of the communication campaign launched with the tag "National Solidarity".
01:26:21According to this, thousands of city hospitals
01:26:24could be built, dozens of airports or
01:26:27highways with this cost. More
01:26:32in the news. The cost of terrorism to Turkey
01:26:35is over 2.3 trillion
01:26:39dollars. When we look at it in terms of
01:26:42opportunity costs, the economic loss
01:26:46of the country due to terrorism is almost
01:26:49twice this figure.
01:26:5231 million earthquake residences, 15,000 organized industrial
01:26:56zones, 218 Istanbul Airports, a solar
01:27:00power plant that would cover 23 years of electricity consumption.
01:27:03The Directorate of Communications explained the economic cost
01:27:06that terrorism imposed on Turkey in 40 years with data.
01:27:10In this context, a communication campaign was launched on digital
01:27:13media platforms with the tag "National Solidarity". Attention was drawn
01:27:16to the cost of fighting terrorism to the country's economy
01:27:20with the videos and graphics prepared within the framework
01:27:24of the campaign, its production and investments.
01:27:27The investment capacity that Turkey could reach if this resource
01:27:31were evaluated in different areas
01:27:35was explained with examples. had been used for investment,
01:27:39a solar energy plant with 4.6 million
01:27:42beds could have been established. Or 5,191 city
01:27:45hospitals with beds.
01:27:473,650
01:27:50services could have been opened. 850 units of the
01:27:531915 Çanakkale bridge, more than 100 modern
01:27:56airports, 30,000 kilometers of highways, 36
01:27:59million social housing were shown among the things
01:28:03that could be done with the said resource. The video
01:28:06was shared on the social media account of the Directorate of Communications.
01:28:09The sharing stated that terrorism targeted not
01:28:13only our security and national solidarity spirit, but
01:28:16also our economy, our future and our welfare.
01:28:20It was stated that the trillions of dollars allocated
01:28:23to the fight against terrorism for years prevented investments
01:28:27in the future. When our process of a Turkey
01:28:30without terrorism reaches its destination,
01:28:33our country will be permanently
01:28:36freed from this heavy economic burden.
01:28:40When this issue is resolved permanently, the winner
01:28:43will be all of Turkey with its 86 million
01:28:46individuals, the nation will be the winner,
01:28:50the country will be the winner. Cabinet members
01:28:53also supported the work that quickly rose to the top of the social media agenda.
01:28:57While the national solidarity tag stood out in the shares,
01:29:00the goal of a Turkey
01:29:15without terrorism was terrible. This is a very frightening number. Our President mentioned the second
01:29:19century, implying that this terrorism scourge
01:29:23was meant to prevent the Republic of Turkey
01:29:25and its nation from achieving what they could,
01:29:29but we succeeded. They couldn't make us kneel.
01:29:33I truly congratulate him. When I watched that, I saw that this
01:29:36was an activity carried out for 40 years to always hold this country back.
01:29:39Our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the greatest leader of Turkey's
01:29:43second century, and this action he has taken tells us this:
01:29:47he said 2.3 trillion
01:29:50dollars, that is, he spoke of a terrorist organization that cost
01:29:542 trillion 300 million billion dollars. But he said that economically
01:29:58it is more than twice that, meaning he spoke of a figure close to
01:30:015 trillion dollars. There is a brutal figure. We understand
01:30:04the brutality of this figure as follows: that certain foreign powers
01:30:08did their best to keep Turkey backward,
01:30:12and tried to achieve this, but as you mentioned earlier,
01:30:15Turkey succeeded despite all foreign
01:30:19powers, despite all of Turkey's enemies,
01:30:23and threw the PKK terrorist organization and
01:30:27all its sub-branches into the dark
01:30:30garbage bin of history.
01:30:33We see this here. These data show why this happened.
01:30:36Why does the PKK terrorist organization exist? I congratulate TRT for this data.
01:30:39It was really well-researched. And
01:30:42when we look at it, if this terrorist organization
01:30:45hadn't existed, Fatih Bey, the point our country's Gross National Product
01:30:49would reach, the point technology would reach, from train
01:30:52tracks on the east-west, north-south route to highways, from airports
01:30:56to ports, to hospitals, it was said what could be done.
01:31:00But despite this, during his 22-year
01:31:03term in office, our President achieved incredible things despite
01:31:07the PKK terrorist organization. This left its mark on history.
01:31:10He became the greatest leader of Turkey's second century.
01:31:14Therefore, may God help him, may God not let him stumble.
01:31:18I'm really saying, we witnessed history. That is, with our President,
01:31:21Mr. Devlet Bahçeli, and his friends, Turkey
01:31:24has made incredible progress, and what we see at this point
01:31:28is this: despite the Israeli terrorist state,
01:31:31the Zionist structure, and all of Turkey's enemies,
01:31:35Turkey won an incredibly victorious war,
01:31:38achieved a victorious success. Therefore,
01:31:42this should be evaluated as
01:32:00I would like to share a new development, or rather, information.
01:32:03Communications Director Burhanettin Duran announced it on his social media
01:32:07account. Our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip
01:32:10Erdoğan, will pay a one-day working visit
01:32:13to Saudi Arabia on August 7, 2026.
01:32:16Within the framework of the visit, our President
01:32:20is expected to meet with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince
01:32:23and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin
01:32:26Abdulaziz Al Saud and Pakistani Prime Minister
01:32:29Shahbaz Sharif. This was stated, dear
01:32:32viewers. Of course, the meaning and importance
01:32:36of this visit are much greater
01:32:39at such a critical time, because
01:32:42it can be read as a reflection of both the developments
01:32:45that have taken place and the possible developments
01:32:48and the effective and influential way
01:32:52in which the Republic of Turkey, together with the top of the state,
01:32:55is continuing its diplomatic
01:32:57traffic.
01:33:07Sir, the 10-year flight ended in prison.
01:33:10The only fugitive suspect of the team
01:33:14assigned to assassinate the President on July 15,
01:33:17the terrorist Burkay Karatepe, was arrested
01:33:20to face justice. The FETO terrorist
01:33:24made important confessions in his statement to the police
01:33:27regarding his connections with FETO and the heinous coup attempt.
01:33:31Karatepe's confessions also revealed
01:33:35how FETO prepared for the July 15 coup attempt
01:33:38with great secrecy
01:33:39for years.
01:33:44Oh my. He joined
01:33:48the terrorist organization in 1998.
01:33:51He used the code name Selim. He received training and attended meetings within the organization.
01:33:55He met face-to-face with the organization's leader in America. He had a catalog
01:33:58marriage. He participated in the armed
01:34:01and bomb attack
01:34:03on the hotel where the President was staying.
01:34:07After 10 years of being a fugitive, FETO terrorist Burkay Karatepe,
01:34:10who was caught in Afyonkarahisar,
01:34:12was arrested in Muğla.
01:34:16In his 69-page statement, he made important confessions
01:34:19regarding the organization's structure
01:34:21and the coup attempt.
01:34:24The terrorist Burkay Karatepe confessed that he maintained his connection
01:34:28with the organization through the responsible persons during his education
01:34:32and profession. He said that he got married
01:34:34through the organization's catalog system.
01:34:37In 2013, for the purpose of marriage, I met someone named Hami,
01:34:41known as the marriage older brother. I said I wanted to marry a woman from the Hizmet (Service) movement.
01:34:45My ex-wife, whom I married this way, had been an older sister
01:34:48to university students within the organization. The terrorist
01:34:51Karatepe also recounted his meeting with the FETO leader
01:34:55in America in 2012. He said he hid to avoid being recognized
01:34:58when going to the meeting. Before entering the mansion's
01:35:02land, a person told me to change my clothes,
01:35:05wear a hat and glasses, and that they were taking
01:35:09this precaution to prevent satellite tracking.
01:35:12I changed my clothes and put on the clothes they gave me.
01:35:48the terrorist Karatepe, who confessed, said that those who participated
01:35:52in the July 15 coup attempt also had similar ties to the organization.
01:35:55When I took the exam, I saw that the questions were
01:35:59identical to the questions given to us. I thought that the organization
01:36:03that gave us the questions also gave them to other people
01:36:06like us and helped them pass the staff officer exam, and after the July 15 coup attempt,
01:36:1090% of the trainees from my period were expelled.
01:36:13For this reason, I think that 90%
01:36:17of those who came to the course
01:36:18were FETO members.
01:36:22The FETO terrorist also explained how
01:36:26they prepared for the July 15 coup attempt. We went to the house
01:36:29of the older brother in Bahçeli Evler. There, the responsible
01:36:32older brother told us that an important activity would take place soon.
01:36:36He said that Şükrü Seymen would be our commander,
01:36:39and that we should obey his orders and instructions, not tell anyone,
01:36:43including our spouses, about this, and not take our phones with us.
01:36:46I learned that Şükrü Seymen
01:36:48was from FETO here.
01:36:50The terrorist Karatepe said that he was involved in the assassination
01:36:54attempt in Istanbul. He recounted how they went to Izmir
01:36:57by helicopter, and from there to Marmaris with weapons and ammunition.
01:37:01We landed at the Çiğli military air base. When we landed,
01:37:05the area where I was going was also ready. Here, General
01:37:08Gökhan Şahin Sönmezateş joined us. First,
01:37:11Şükrü Seymen asked us, "Is there anyone among us who is not from the Hizmet (Service) movement?"
01:37:15No one said otherwise. They told us that the army
01:37:18had carried out a coup within the chain of command and control
01:37:22regarding the activity to be carried out. In this context,
01:37:25they told us that we would take the President and take him
01:37:28to the designated place. Karatepe confessed that he participated
01:37:32in the armed and bomb attack on the hotel where the President was staying.
01:37:35He described the panic experienced by the team after the coup attempt
01:37:39was thwarted. Şükrü Seymen tried to contact
01:37:43Gökan Şahin Sönmezateş by phone.
01:37:46Then he ordered us to retreat, saying that helicopters would come
01:37:50to pick us up. We headed towards the place where we landed
01:37:54from the direction we came from. Şükrü Seymen was still trying
01:37:57to reach Gökan Şahin Sönmezateş and others
01:38:01via his mobile phone and satellite phone, but
01:38:04he couldn't. At this point, we understood
01:38:07that the coup had failed. The FETO terrorist
01:38:11gave contradictory statements regarding the large amount of gold and money found when he was caught.
01:38:45his statements, his confessions, we will talk about all of them, but
01:38:48after hearing all this, will those who
01:38:51still want to caricature this process
01:38:55give up their efforts?
01:38:58Because we remembered a terrible
01:39:01situation once again, and we can probably see
01:39:04that the state was pursuing this with great foresight,
01:39:08and that it is proof that the fight against FETO
01:39:12has continued for 10 years after the July 15 coup attempt. What do you
01:39:15say?
01:39:18Yes, those you mentioned
01:39:21are still theories,
01:39:25opinions, allegations,
01:39:28or rather, speculations,
01:39:31that are produced by this
01:39:34organization itself. After the failure of July
01:39:3715, this organization
01:39:40tried to put forward the thesis that
01:39:43this coup
01:39:45was actually
01:39:48a fiction,
01:39:50and the global media, that is, the global
01:39:54structure supporting this structure
01:39:57and its media extensions, made a lot of
01:40:01speculations on these issues. However,
01:40:05the truth is, the truth is that
01:40:08more than 250 martyrs,
01:40:11the bloody night of the coup with hand-to-hand clashes,
01:40:15with our people who were crushed under tanks, with cars,
01:40:19with bombs dropped
01:40:22from F-16s, with our citizens who were martyred,
01:40:25with the blood that was shed, we can do it. Was that
01:40:29night really
01:40:33an uprising, a bloody coup attempt, or was it a
01:40:36play? Well,
01:40:39our 250 martyrs
01:40:42and thousands of veterans tell us that there was a terrible,
01:40:45bloody coup attempt. In fact,
01:40:49the team sent to assassinate
01:40:52our President alone already
01:40:56reveals the bloody purpose and goal of the coup.
01:41:00And the capture of the last
01:41:04person from
01:41:06these assassins and his
01:41:09statements and confessions
01:41:12showed this: they went to raid
01:41:16the hotel where the President was staying in Marmaris
01:41:19and carried out armed
01:41:23and bomb attacks. Two
01:41:27security officers were martyred there. Yes, let's
01:41:29underline this. There were also security
01:41:33officers who were neutralized later, but they couldn't
01:41:36find our President at this hotel
01:41:40due to the time difference. Yes, you are very right,
01:41:43excuse me, he says on the night of July 15,
01:41:46he went from Izmir to Marmaris with the assassination team,
01:41:50and they opened fire in an armed and bomb attack on the hotel. But
01:41:54at the point you mentioned, the timing and of course
01:41:58the security measures prevented them from reaching
01:42:01their heinous goals, and he confesses this himself.
01:42:05Yes, it is
01:42:07often said that human memory
01:42:10is prone to forgetting.
01:42:13This terrorist
01:42:16organization also relies on this somewhat
01:42:19to cover up the bloody coup
01:42:22it attempted, but it is an approach
01:42:26that mocks both human intelligence and the Turkish nation.
01:42:29The confessions of this person,
01:42:33who was caught as the last assassin,
01:42:36explain step by step
01:42:39how they carried out a bloody raid.
01:42:43Here, we are
01:42:45not talking about an event
01:42:48that would leave any doubt, and we cannot say that
01:42:52these are claims that are taken very seriously,
01:42:56but we need to properly understand
01:42:59this structure. The story
01:43:02of Buğra Karatepe was actually
01:43:05the story of FETO's infiltration into the Turkish Armed Forces.
01:43:08At the same time, Major Şükürseymen,
01:43:12Major Surprise, we went to middle school.
01:43:16In middle school, we were introduced to
01:43:19FETO's older brothers. We started to be influenced
01:43:22and guided. Then, with the given questions,
01:43:26we rose to the rank of staff officer at the Kara Harp
01:43:29School, and we joined the special forces.
01:43:33We saw that everyone in my team
01:43:36was from the FETO movement. That major's words,
01:43:40you know, he uses the phrase "anyone not from the Hizmet (Service) movement".
01:43:43No one says no, "We are all from the Hizmet (Service) movement."
01:43:46It is a clear
01:43:49picture that emerges. The situation here is this:
01:43:53this terrorist organization, which had been creeping into the Turkish Armed Forces for many
01:43:58years, attempted a coup on July
01:44:0115, and in this coup attempt,
01:44:04it can be said that it clashed
01:44:08with the nation.
01:44:10That is, it can be said very clearly
01:44:13and distinctly that they could not succeed in this coup
01:44:17against the resistance of the nation.
01:44:20Before this, it has already
01:44:23become very clear how many of those
01:44:26who were detained, investigated, and tried were of FETO origin.
01:44:30Now, we have probably
01:44:33proven with our own eyes
01:44:36and with the blood we shed that night
01:44:39that it was a coup attempt.
01:44:42mocking by saying it didn't exist, there is a group
01:44:46that says this is really a very big
01:44:49uh problem, I mean this mindset
01:44:52uh which are not expressions that are much spoken about in public opinion in Turkey,
01:44:56these are mostly the type of propaganda that fugitive
01:44:58FETÖ members try to spread from abroad.
01:45:01We can say that. We will continue, thank you very much Mr. Tayıs,
01:45:05we will continue with you, but uh with another
01:45:09uh. uh important headline like this,
01:45:12efforts are underway to shed light on unsolved murders.
01:45:15Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek held two
01:45:19important meetings in this context. Minister Gürlek received
01:45:23the families of former Special Operations Department Head Behçet Oktay and
01:45:26Journalist Uğur Mumcu. The families demanded
01:45:29that both files be opened and the cases be retried.
01:45:33Minister Gürlek told the families, "As the state, we are with you,
01:45:36nothing will remain in the dark." 17 years
01:45:42ago, he lost his life suspiciously, allegations of FETÖ's involvement in his death
01:45:46were always on the agenda. Now
01:45:49the file will be reopened, no dark spots will remain.
01:45:53Within the scope of revisiting unsolved cases, Minister of Justice
01:45:56Akın Gürlek held important meetings back to back at the ministry.
01:46:00Minister Gürlek first met with the son
01:46:03and sister of former Special Operations Department Head Behçet Oktay at the ministry.
01:46:07Hopefully, "there will be no dark spots here,
01:46:11we will pursue this matter to the end, especially as the state,
01:46:14we are with you, nothing
01:46:17that has not been clarified will remain." Minister Gürlek reminded
01:46:21of the suspicions surrounding Oktay's death by saying he was on FETÖ's radar.
01:46:24At
01:46:27with the duty he performed,
01:46:31at the time when the organization started to gain strength, especially the events between 2007 and
01:46:342010, we are examining the events that occurred in Turkey in great detail,
01:46:38especially, could there be a FETÖ fingerprint here, because it can generally be an
01:46:42organizational act. Behçet Oktay's son
01:46:45Burak Oktay said that none of the bullets in the gun belonged to his father.
01:46:49He stated that most of their neighbors in the
01:46:52lodging where they lived later became FETÖ fugitives. Akın Gürlek
01:46:56also held a meeting with the family of Uğur Mumcu,
01:47:00who lost his life in a bomb attack
01:47:03There are some issues we suspect. Especially
01:47:07the files and incidents that the deceased looked into.
01:47:10We think he was on the radar of a certain group due to the articles he wrote.
01:47:13Mumcu's family also requested
01:47:17that the file be re-examined. Uğur Mumcu's wife
01:47:20Güldal Mumcu and son Özgür Mumcu attended the meeting.
01:47:23This murder needs to be uncovered in all its aspects. The state
01:47:27must reveal this perpetrator. There are
01:47:31One person is currently a fugitive. Of course, we are using all communication
01:47:34channels to bring him back from the Red
01:47:36Bulletin.
01:47:39Now. "only on this topic a program could be made for hours
01:47:42but our time is very limited, yet it is necessary to talk
01:47:45about it if a window
01:47:48were opened from 20-30 years ago and this broadcast
01:47:52we are talking about were shown from the beginning,
01:47:56people would probably be astonished, wouldn't they? Isn't the point we have reached today very valuable?
01:48:00yes yes absolutely
01:48:03uh uh
01:48:07I mean, first, I want to emphasize
01:48:10some things about the late Special Operations Department
01:48:14Head Behçet Oktay, because it is very
01:48:17relevant to the topic we are discussing, yes
01:48:21now 6 days before he was killed,
01:48:24that is, 6 days before he died,
01:48:28Behçet Oktay was listened
01:48:30to by saying he was
01:48:32a Hezbollah member
01:48:35and was put under surveillance, by whom?
01:48:38by the former FETÖ
01:48:41Intelligence Department Head Ramazan Akgürey
01:48:45at his time, by him. We were talking about FETÖ, weren't we?
01:48:48We were talking about the July 15 treacherous coup attempt.
01:48:51We know that the Head of the Special Operations Department
01:48:54was listened to 6
01:48:58days before he was killed by calling him a Hezbollah
01:49:02member and under another fake name.
01:49:05The part where Mr. Minister
01:49:08Akın Gürlek
01:49:10stated that he was an individual on FETÖ's radar
01:49:14is actually this. So
01:49:17the clarification of this
01:49:20incident.
01:49:32We brought this issue to the agenda many times. It was not an incident
01:49:35that our minds could grasp
01:49:38or that fit the natural course of life.
01:49:42The decisions made were that he ended his own life,
01:49:45but since it did not fit the natural course of life,
01:49:48we can say that this issue remained a suspicious
01:49:51death in the public conscience. What are we talking about
01:49:55for Uğur Mumcu again?
01:49:58We are talking about the process of a Turkey without terror. We cannot help
01:50:01but talk about the foreign powers
01:50:04behind the 40-year terror that was inflicted on Turkey,
01:50:08especially Israel recently.
01:50:10Now, Mumcu's family
01:50:14explicitly stated that Uğur Mumcu
01:50:17was threatened when he was invited
01:50:20to the Israeli
01:50:23Ankara embassy. Later,
01:50:27Uğur Mumcu personally stated
01:50:30that he was threatened again with a headline
01:50:33by a newspaper of the then
01:50:37terrorist organization. And this
01:50:41murder, despite being a direct
01:50:44murder, was not clarified. But I think
01:50:47it is extremely important that these files
01:50:50are brought up again today. Our esteemed
01:50:54minister's bringing up these
01:50:57files again, which remained unsolved
01:51:01or raised suspicions in the past,
01:51:04is, I think, extremely important
01:51:08and critical, because
01:51:11this file related to our recent
01:51:15and distant history
01:51:18needs to be opened and closed in some way.
01:51:23Otherwise, in the public conscience
01:51:26and in our history, there are
01:51:30many such suspicious and
01:51:33unresolved files
01:51:35that remain and cast a shadow on today.
01:51:39These need to be resolved.
01:51:41Yes, yes, they actually cast a shadow on today.
01:51:45We can probably say this last sentence for tomorrow as well.
01:51:48All these events, all this will,
01:51:52this determination should create
01:51:55concern for the wicked, for those who carry the potential for evil,
01:51:59and this is indeed a very beneficial
01:52:19diplomatic activity with regional countries continues.
01:52:23Syrian Foreign Minister Sheybani came
01:52:26to Ankara. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and MIT Head
01:52:30İbrahim Kalın met separately with Sheybani.
01:52:33During the meetings, the integration of armed
01:52:37groups, especially the SDG, into the legitimate
01:52:40government in Syria
01:52:41was discussed.
01:52:47Syrian Foreign Minister Asad Hasan Sheybani was in Ankara
01:52:51after a new phase was initiated in the process of a Turkey without terror.
01:52:54Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with his counterpart Sheybani.
01:52:58The integration of armed groups into the central government
01:53:01in Syria was on the agenda.
01:53:04The integration of all armed elements and so-called formations
01:53:08under a central and legitimate national structure
01:53:11is essential for the unity of Syria and the stability of our region.
01:53:14Foreign Minister Fidan strongly
01:53:18emphasized the importance of the issue for Turkey.
01:53:20It is not possible for us to separate the prosperity and stability
01:53:24of Turkey and Syria. Destabilizing activities
01:53:27occurring in any corner of Syria also pose a threat
01:53:31to Turkey. Syrian Foreign Minister Sheybani
01:53:33said
01:53:36that fighting terrorism is the main element in cooperation
01:53:39between Ankara and Damascus.
01:53:42All over the region and all
01:53:45weapons.
01:54:10The reflections on Syria were discussed. It was emphasized that constructive
01:54:13steps were taken towards the advancing process of SDG's integration in Syria.
01:54:17The importance of strengthening cooperation in the fight against terrorism
01:54:20was highlighted.
01:54:25Uh, we will discuss
01:54:38dynamic. Syria-Turkey relations, mutual
01:54:42meetings, diplomatic steps, this unity
01:54:46in such a difficult geography, in such a difficult and critical
01:54:49conjuncture, must be very valuable, right now?
01:54:52I mean, it must be said that we are truly in a very chaotic period
01:54:55in the Middle East. Every day is like a test. Israel continues its aggressive
01:54:59stance, occupation, and attacks on one side. On the other side,
01:55:02the conflict between the United States and Iran,
01:55:06the Strait of Hormuz crisis continues. There are meetings,
01:55:09serious concerns of Gulf countries are in question.
01:55:13There is a conflict dynamic between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately,
01:55:16conflicts continue to be experienced in the Somalia,
01:55:19Sudan, Ethiopia line. In such an environment, Syria is in a relatively
01:55:23more stable position, and this, of course, happened thanks to Turkey, and it is very important
01:55:27for Turkey. There is an ally in Damascus. This is important.
01:55:30While regional politics are being designed, Turkey's approaches
01:55:33to the region are being designed.
01:55:37Having a friendly ally in Damascus and its steadily increasing
01:55:40power, consolidating itself,
01:55:44strengthening itself, is very valuable for Turkey. We have started
01:55:47to reap the fruits of this. Today, again, the two
01:55:50foreign ministers met and evaluated many
01:55:53important files together. Now, the Turkey Without Terror process has an important
01:55:57Syrian dimension, you know. The PKK had a dream of a state
01:56:00there. Immediately after the coup attempt,
01:56:03Turkey, with military interventions, largely destroyed this dream,
01:56:07but the opposition movement centered in Idlib overthrowing the Assad regime
01:56:10also created an element that isolated the PKK. Again,
01:56:14Mr. Erdoğan's personal engagement with Trump also yielded results,
01:56:17changing the American course of action, withdrawing support for this terrorist organization,
01:56:21and even completely withdrawing from Syria, isolated the organization.
01:56:25And with Turkey's support, Syrian government
01:56:29military forces, you know, in a very short time, starting from Eşme,
01:56:32Eşrefiye, Maksoud,
01:56:36extending towards Tabqa and Raqqa, they largely succeeded
01:56:39in militarily eliminating the organization and confined it to a very narrow
01:56:43area. Then, an agreement was reached, and an integration
01:56:46process was accepted. It is progressing slowly,
01:56:50not at the expected pace, but significant progress
01:56:54has been made. For example, they handed over all their oil wells,
01:56:57started sharing important state institutions,
01:57:00started handing over border lines, especially the Iraqi
01:57:04lines were completely transferred in this sense.
01:57:07Currently, the process of the SDG dissolving itself
01:57:10and the remaining military elements integrating into the Damascus
01:57:14army is underway. This will, of course, also run parallel to the PKK's disarmament
01:57:17process. I mean, as you know, we are in an important
01:57:21milestone in Turkey. That's why we don't just say "Turkey without terror." We talk about
01:57:25a terror-free region. This issue had largely become a regional issue.
01:57:29The PKK had actually been eliminated in Turkey for many years.
01:57:32There is a great military success. The PKK had been cleared
01:57:36from rural areas. Yes, there were various allegations,
01:57:40perhaps very small cell structures or a very small number of PKK
01:57:43elements in the mountains, but the organization had been significantly eliminated. The issue of Iraq
01:57:47and Syria had turned into a terrorist organization. Now, with the implementation of integration
01:57:51processes and disarmament processes there as well,
01:57:55we will completely remove this issue from our agenda.
01:57:58The remaining elements of the organization will integrate into the civilian sphere,
01:58:01start engaging in politics, and will no longer
01:58:05be an armed terrorist organization.
01:58:09Uh, that's the goal. Thank you very much. Of course, there is also the
01:58:12unfortunately Israeli dimension to this.
01:58:16Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also shared
01:58:18and emphasized the following message during his meeting
01:58:21with Sheybani: "Israel's
01:58:24attacks targeting
01:58:27the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria
01:58:30are among the most serious threats
01:58:33to the country's stability."
01:58:38"The international community must express its reaction
01:58:40more strongly against Israel's
01:58:43occupying mentality and apply the necessary
01:58:47pressure to ensure respect for Syria's sovereignty."
01:58:50Now, starting from the points you just underlined,
01:58:52one of the elements, even the primary
01:58:56element, that feeds the YPG is Israel.
01:58:59It maintained its hope until the very last moment,
01:59:02but it continued to manipulate the organization.
01:59:07That is, until the very end, Israel, through various channels
01:59:11or through Mossad and other intelligence
01:59:14elements, was in contact with PKK cadres, telling them to be patient,
01:59:18that they would intervene somehow, that a chaotic situation might arise here,
01:59:21and to resist and not dissolve themselves, thus manipulating the organization.
01:59:25This is a direct piece of information that reached us from important sources.
01:59:28But they did not get what they wanted. Especially with America's
01:59:32disengagement, the balance of power completely developed on the Ankara-Damascus line.
01:59:36And the operation to establish a terror state east of the Euphrates
01:59:39against the PKK, to bring these elements down to the Mediterranean, and to cut Turkey's ties with the Islamic world,
01:59:43the Arab world, completely failed. But even today,
01:59:46the biggest threat to Syria's future is Israel.
01:59:50It's not just the north, but also the south
01:59:53through the Druze. I mean, Israel
01:59:57has such a strategy: it does not want central governments,
02:00:00governments backed by the majority in the country, to form and achieve stability.
02:00:04It is a state that always invests in minorities in a way that triggers
02:00:08ethnic and sectarian fault lines, because it tries to prevent strong states from forming around it.
02:00:11It wants countries to lose their internal
02:00:15unity and territorial integrity, to experience internal conflicts,
02:00:18to deplete their energy, and to create areas that Israel
02:00:21can occupy and use in the future. This is Israel's
02:00:25fundamental doctrine. That's why they not only
02:00:28heavily invested in the PKK, but also in the Druze in the south,
02:00:32and due to its proximity to Israel, they also engaged in military
02:00:36activities to prevent the Syrian government from establishing sovereignty there.
02:00:40If you recall, they carried out serious attacks. Again,
02:00:43by supporting various Druze commanders, led by El-Hicri,
02:00:47they are trying to build a structure that operates in the Suwayda region,
02:00:51immediately east of Dera, to continue a separatist
02:00:54agenda. If the conjuncture allows,
02:00:57if it's possible.