Only 8 ministers attended the Palestine march in Galata! Here are the ministers who were not at the rally...
The Palestine march held in Istanbul at the call of TÜGVA concluded on the Galata Bridge following the morning prayer. In addition to 8 ministers, numerous politicians and well-known public figures participated in the march.
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The march organized in Istanbul by the Turkey Youth Foundation (TÜGVA) under the slogan "We do not cower, we do not remain silent, we do not forget Palestine" has concluded. The event was completed at the Galata Bridge with processions starting from mosques after the morning prayer.
PROCESSIONS AFTER MORNING PRAYER
Following the morning prayer performed at the Hagia Sophia, New Mosque, Sultanahmet, Fatih, and Süleymaniye mosques, participants marched in processions to the Galata Bridge. Throughout the march, slogans containing messages directed at Palestine were chanted.
8 MINISTERS TOOK PART
According to Sözcü, the march was attended by; Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya,
Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç,
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdülkadir Uraloğlu,
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı,
Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak,
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır,
Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu, and
Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat.
PARTICIPATION FROM THE WORLDS OF POLITICS AND SPORTS
The event was also attended by the Chairman of the TBMM National Defense Commission and AKP Kayseri Deputy Hulusi Akar,
former Minister of Interior and AKP deputy Süleyman Soylu,
Istanbul Governor Davut Gül,
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the İlim Yayma Foundation Bilal Erdoğan,
Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club President Serdal Adalı, and
Galatasaray Manager Okan Buruk. Numerous deputies, mayors, and sports club representatives participated in the march.
NAMES WHO DID NOT ATTEND DREW ATTENTION
In addition to the names who took part in the march, the absence of some figures also drew attention.
It was observed that Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, former Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak, and BAYKAR Chairman of the Board Selçuk Bayraktar were not present at the event.
The names who did not attend the rally are as follows:
Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş
Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum
Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar
Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy
Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin
Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler
Former Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak