Süleyman Soylu
@suleymansoylu · Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Yemen
Süleyman Soylu is a Turkish politician.
Together with our Beyoğlu district chairman, Kasım Fırat, we met with the executive board members of our neighborhoods Bostan, Çukur, Bülbül, Kocatepe and Keçecipir. I thank all our organization members for their efforts and devoted work. We will continue working for our Beyoğlu in unity and solidarity.
Translated from TurkishThe “Half Is on Us” campaign is the main pillar of urban transformation and our goal of resilient cities. Successfully implemented across Istanbul, this campaign is giving a major impetus to the transformation of our city. Our esteemed President’s decision to extend the campaign through the end of 2027 is extremely valuable for renewing Istanbul’s housing stock and making our city resilient to disasters. Thank you, Mr. President, for your strong, continued support for the future of Istanbul.
Translated from TurkishTurkey at the top of Europe once again! I wholeheartedly congratulate our senior women's national volleyball team, which defeated Italy at the 2026 CEV European Volleyball Championship and became European champion for the second consecutive time. With your determination, your struggle, and the great pride you have brought our nation through our crescent-and-star flag, you have once again made our nation's chest swell with pride. Congratulations #FileninSultanları!
Translated from TurkishToday, our Mayor Eray took me back 50 years. Years ago, my father had taken me to the amusement park at the site where the district governor’s office now stands in Gaziosmanpaşa, to a circumcision celebration just like today’s, one I have never forgotten. Today, too, we shared in the circumcision joy of nearly 500 of our children at the Traditional Circumcision Celebration organized by Gaziosmanpaşa Municipality. As we shared our children’s excitement on this beautiful and meaningful day, we also shared in the happiness of their dear families. I thank our Deputy Mayor @eraykaradeniz, the valued employees of our municipality, and everyone who contributed to this beautiful organization. May God bless our children with good fortune and open paths, and grant that they reach many beautiful days, together with their families, in health, peace, and happiness. May God let their families witness their children’s joy.
Translated from TurkishI ask Almighty Allah to have mercy on our Police Officer Mehmet Ali Topatan, who was martyred as a result of an armed attack while on duty. May the family, loved ones, and Police Organization of our heroic martyr, who served selflessly for the peace and security of our nation, accept our condolences. May the soul of our revered martyr be at peace, may his station be exalted, and may his abode be paradise.
Translated from TurkishWith prayers, we bid farewell to Fatma Zehra, the beloved daughter of our esteemed companion and Şanlıurfa Member of Parliament, Abdülkadir Emin Önen, sending her into eternity. There is no way to describe the pain of losing a child… May my Lord treat our sister Fatma Zehra with His mercy, make her resting place paradise, and exalt her rank. I wish patience and condolences to all her relatives and loved ones, especially the esteemed Önen family. May my Lord grant beautiful patience to those left behind.
Translated from TurkishI visited our esteemed President Erdal Bahçıvan, who has been serving as President of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry for 13 years with great effort, dedication, and self-sacrifice. Istanbul is one of the most important centers of Türkiye’s production, industry, and exports. Within this great structure, the work and efforts of our President Erdal Bahçıvan, who knows the issues facing our industrialists, correctly identifies the needs standing in the way of production, and has carried out important work, especially on strengthening the education-employment relationship, are highly valuable. Producing is not easy. Investing, creating employment, and competing with the world require courage, hard work, and above all, confidence in one’s country. The Istanbul Chamber of Industry is also one of our country’s established institutions that has stood by our industrialists for years and contributed to the development of production and employment. I thank President Erdal Bahçıvan for his kind hospitality and sincere conversation. In his person, I thank the management of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry and all our industrialists who produce, invest, and provide employment for our country for their efforts, and wish them success in their work. May Allah be pleased with everyone who works, produces, invests, and lays one stone upon another for our country; may He bless their efforts and clear their paths.
Translated from TurkishI sincerely thank the Gaziosmanpaşa Foundation, which undertook the painting of five of our schools in Gaziosmanpaşa before the new academic year, contributing to our students receiving their education in a more beautiful and spacious environment. Adnan Menderes Primary School Küçükköy Girls’ Imam Hatip High School Gazi Ahmet Muhtar Pasha Middle School Fevzi Çakmak Primary School Ertuğrul Gazi Primary School I would like to thank the Gaziosmanpaşa Foundation, founded by the late Sabri Öztürk and continuing its work today under the chairmanship of our esteemed friend Mahmut Yeter, as well as all its donors who contributed to this meaningful service. Every contribution to our children’s education is the most valuable investment in our future.
Translated from TurkishTogether with our Provincial Executive Board Member Ahmet Keserli, we attended our District Executive Board meeting held at our Kağıthane District Presidency under the chairmanship of our District Chairman Erkan Yıldırım. I wish that our meeting will bring beneficial results for our Kağıthane and our organization, and I wish our District Chairman and our esteemed executive board members success in their work.
Translated from TurkishI visited the esteemed Mr. Şekib Avdagiç, who serves our Istanbul with great effort and dedication as President of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce. Since the day he took office, Şekib Avdagiç has, together with his team, consistently carried out important work for years that adds value to Istanbul’s production, investment, and trade strength as the capital of commerce. I thank Mr. Şekib Avdagiç for his gracious hospitality and sincere conversation; through the vision he has brought to Istanbul’s commercial life and the strong work he has undertaken, he also makes valuable contributions to the goals of our growing and strengthening Türkiye.
Translated from TurkishI learned with sadness of the passing of the dear mother of Ali Rıza Yavuz, our District Deputy Chairman and former Deputy Mayor of Eyüpsultan. May Almighty Allah have mercy on the deceased; I wish patience and offer my condolences to my brother Ali Rıza, his family, and all their loved ones. May my Lord make her abode Paradise and elevate her station.
Translated from TurkishAt our office in Istanbul; our AK Party Esenler District Chairman, Mr. Emrullah Erkuş, our AK Party Esenler Youth Branch Chairman, Mr. Hasan Taha Cerrahoğlu, Mr. Nedim Kaya, and Mr. Ahmet Demiröz were our guests. I thank them for their kind visit and pleasant conversation.
Translated from TurkishThe EU's arrogance was laid low in Iceland. The Icelandic people's rejection in the referendum held over the weekend of restarting membership negotiations with the European Union (EU) must also have greatly saddened the Westernists among us. It has also disrupted the script of those trying to pin Turkey to a single pole... I do not know whether we will live to see it, but one day we too will give up the negotiations with the EU; of course, our economic, political, and social relations will continue. Unless the EU gives up religious unity — which it of course will not — it is doomed to decline and collapse. The rise of the right in the EU, which today is mired in a crisis of high indebtedness, an aging population, deindustrialization, loss of spirituality, and statelessness, as well as a crisis of being unable to produce solutions to its tangle of problems, is not a coincidence. The rise of the right in Germany, France, Italy, Austria, and even England is a consequence; however, this situation is less about opposition to immigrants than it is a historical cycle of the EU kingdom moving away from democracy and EU elites surrendering themselves to hegemonic powers. Much worse days await the EU...
Translated from TurkishYesterday, while sailing from Girne Port to Mersin Taşucu, the tragic boat accident that occurred off Girne deeply saddened us all. May Allah have mercy on those who lost their lives in the accident; I extend my condolences and wish patience to their grieving families and loved ones, and urgent healing to our injured. Our greatest hope is that our missing brothers and sisters will be reached safely and that the search-and-rescue efforts will conclude with good news. The grief of our homeland, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, is our grief. I convey my condolences and wishes for recovery to our Turkish Cypriot brothers and sisters and our beloved nation. May our Lord protect us from worse.
Translated from TurkishI wholeheartedly congratulate Mr. @BBvolkanyilmaz, who was elected Provincial Chairman at the Istanbul Ordinary Provincial Congress of the Nationalist Movement Party held yesterday, and all his fellow comrades who will serve alongside him. The unforgettable services he delivered during his term as Mayor of Silivri, the works he brought to the city, and the bond he forged with his fellow citizens of Silivri were a herald of these days… I wholeheartedly believe that Chairman Volkan Yılmaz’s work will make great contributions to our Istanbul, the Nationalist Movement Party, and the People’s Alliance; I pray to Almighty God for his success. May my Lord make it blessed and auspicious.
Translated from TurkishI commemorate with mercy and gratitude all our martyrs and all our heroes—foremost among them Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades-in-arms—who, from the trenches of the War of Independence to this day, fell for the sake of the indivisible integrity of the homeland and sacrificed their lives while fighting terrorism in our mountains and beyond our borders. May our #30AğustosZaferBayramı be blessed.
Translated from TurkishWe visited the Halıcıoğlu Neighborhood Liaison Office of our AK Party Beyoğlu District Organization together with our District Chairman, Kasım Fırat. We came together with our fellow members of the cause in our neighborhood organization. I wish ease in their work to all our organization members who strengthen our cause through their labor and efforts.
Translated from TurkishTogether with our district chairman, Kasım Fırat, we visited the tradespeople in our Halıcıoğlu neighborhood in Beyoğlu. I wish all our tradespeople who pursue their livelihoods through their sweat and hard work blessed and prosperous earnings.
Translated from TurkishIn the Halıcıoğlu neighborhood of Beyoğlu, together with our district chairman Kasım Fırat, we were guests of our valued fellow citizens who welcomed us into their homes. I thank each and every one of them separately for their sincere conversations, pleasant company, and heartfelt hospitality. May God never let peace, abundance, and affection depart from their homes.
Translated from TurkishAfter Friday prayers at the Kariye Mosque, we visited the Orphans Foundation and met with its esteemed administrators. I wish our foundation, which makes wholehearted efforts to stand by our orphans, and all its volunteers ease and success in their work.
Translated from TurkishIf it were not so, it would not be this way. A dervish in Bayburt; Kenan Yavuz. I did not merely visit a museum in Bayburt. I witnessed a genuine epic written by a person who has embraced his roots, his soil and his future with unshakable faith, together with his family who believe in him and a handful of kindred spirits. The Bayburt Ethnography Museum… a miracle that has brought centuries-old Anatolian heritage back to life in Demirözü, Bayburt, connecting the past to the future. A unique place that draws you in with every detail—the people, the soil, the wood, the stone, life, the wedding, the cattle herd, the door, the earthenware pot and everything that touches the human soul—and makes you feel as you walk through it that you are exploring not merely a museum, but Anatolia’s living memory itself. In fact, everything is wrapped in mystery within that sentence: “If it were not so, it would not be this way.” I entered in awe. I toured it in quiet gratitude. May Allah protect it from the evil eye. This labor, this sincerity, this humility, this deep loyalty to this soil and to humanity… Faced with such an effort, one does not merely admire; one also gives thanks. Because what is displayed here is not a museum, but the faith of a lifetime; a family’s sacrifice, and the devotion to Anatolia of a handful of people. Anatolia is not merely a geographical region, but a great civilization rooted in the memory of humanity. Its stone holds patience, its soil abundance, and its people wisdom. Every village holds a story, every door a prayer, and every object a trust extending from the past into the future. I once said: “If we all gave up, the people of Bayburt would not give up.” It turns out Allah made me say it. I am sincerely grateful to this beautiful dervish, who has brought a shower of awards from around the world to Bayburt on the Çoruh River, beloved by my late mother; to his family, his companions and all the people who keep this trust alive. This museum is the finest proof that Anatolia still breathes, and that those who stand by their roots can also light the way toward the future. Greetings to Anatolia’s dervishes, its erens and the silent heroes of this ancient land. @Dr_K_Aydin
Translated from TurkishWe observed the night of Mawlid Kandili at Okmeydanı Fatih Sultan Konak Mosque with Quran recitation, blessings upon the Prophet, and prayers. May my Lord accept the acts of worship and prayers performed during this blessed night. May our Mawlid Kandili be blessed.
Translated from TurkishRahmi Turan, you are a writer for the Sözcü Group, owned by a fugitive wanted in our country. You have added yet another to the 4,066 slanders leveled against me over the past three years. For decades, you used your column to promote hostility and polarization and to smear our values and our state. Yet you were defeated dozens of times by the memory of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, whose execution you celebrated with drums and zurnas. You have always hated Menderes, Demirel, Özal, Erbakan, Türkeş, and Erdoğan. You bore a grudge against those who carried their ideas. You always smeared those devoted to serving the country. I grew up watching this diseased mentality from childhood onward. There is only one place where these people will be held to account: the Hereafter. Rahmi Turan, I know: you have hearts, but you do not understand; you have eyes, but you do not see; you have ears, but you do not hear. But let me explain it carefully anyway. Türkiye, with its people, military, gendarmerie, police, and village guards, has fought many terrorist organizations and succeeded in this struggle through great sacrifices. Our state tracks terrorist organizations and keeps them on record; it determines the relevant findings and figures through the Ministry of Interior, the General Directorate of Security, the Gendarmerie General Command, the General Staff, and the Presidency of National Intelligence. The relevant state institutions update this data every six months. These figures and findings are then assessed at National Security Council meetings held at set intervals: domestic threats, findings, and figures… foreign threats, findings, and figures… Since you cannot even distinguish and understand domestic and foreign figures separately, it is base of you to think that you can mislead your readers by distorting the findings of all relevant state institutions and National Security Council meetings with your hostility and slanders. Do not confuse our state with your Sözcü rag, whose income is generated through black money and whose owner is a fugitive living abroad. We have always witnessed the helplessness of those who take the state lightly; today we are witnessing it once again. Introducing discord into both the fight against terrorism and Terror-Free Türkiye; belittling and denying the struggle of all our heroes, martyrs, and veterans who are fighting, and making false accusations against it, is a manifestation of your own helplessness. You deceived your readers for decades. At least do not compound your sins by slandering this honorable matter as well. And ask yourselves the question every honest man would ask: “WHO IS YOUR BOSS? WHERE?”
Translated from TurkishTogether with our Member of Parliament Sami Çakır, we attended the Qur’an recitation held in Maşukiye, Kocaeli, for Azize Sibel Gönül, who passed into the mercy of God last week and previously served as chairwoman of the AK Party General Headquarters Women’s Branch and as a Member of Parliament for Kocaeli. We conveyed our condolences and wishes for patience to the deceased’s beloved husband, children, mother, siblings, and all relatives. I pray to God to have mercy on the deceased Azize Sibel Gönül and grant her a place in paradise.
Translated from TurkishI paid a thank-you visit to Lieutenant General Yusuf Kenan Topçu, who served as Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Commander for five years with exceptional effort and sincerity and was then appointed commander of the Van Gendarmerie Security Corps, in recognition of the valuable services he provided to our city. I thank our esteemed commander for the services he provided in Istanbul, as he did in many places, and wish him success in his new assignment.
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