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Notable visit from Ali Yerlikaya following backlash

As Turkey is shaken by murders, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, who faced backlash over his TEKNOFEST post, has shared a new update. Yerlikaya stated that he visited the Istanbul Police Department and received a briefing regarding the recent incidents.

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In a post on his social media account, Yerlikaya included the following statements:

I visited our Istanbul Police Department and received a briefing on the recent incidents that have occurred.

As the Ministry of Interior, our most fundamental principle is the peace of our country. 

The foundation of our country's peace lies in the fundamental rights and freedoms of women and zero tolerance for violence against women. 

We will not give a moment's rest to those who attempt to commit violence against women or those who threaten their peace. We will continue to be the guarantor of peace with our Gendarmerie, our Police, and our Coast Guard.

To this end, we have increased our team numbers day and night for the peace and security of Istanbul, and we continue to increase them.

Following the personnel and vehicle reinforcements that joined our Istanbul Police in the first half of 2024, in Istanbul;

We increased our personnel count by approximately 7 thousand.

We doubled our day and night team numbers.

Finally, during this period, we provided our Istanbul Police with an additional 2 thousand 380 personnel and 174 vehicles.

Our increased personnel count; our day and night team numbers are for establishing the peace and security of our cities, neighborhood by neighborhood, street by street.

Our security forces are at the command and service of our Nation at every moment.

Let our noble Nation be assured: We are continuing and will continue our fight against those who threaten our peace and against criminal circles, 365 days a year, day and night.

I wish God's mercy upon our girls Ayşenur Halil and İkbal Uzuner, who fell victim to a brutal murder, and I extend my condolences to their grieving families.

I convey my best wishes for a speedy recovery to our girl who was harassed by two individuals in Beyoğlu.