Minister Göktaş visited the Governorship in Mardin, where she had traveled for a series of engagements, and met with Governor Tuncay Akkoyun. Göktaş said efforts to expand services in the province, strengthen families, support women and protect children were continuing.
Mardin receives 40.1 billion lira in investments and support over 24 years
Göktaş announced that the Ministry had provided approximately 40.1 billion lira in investments and support to Mardin over the past 24 years. She said women had been gaining vocational skills through 17 Family Support Centers, seven women's cooperatives and 10 ÇATOM centers in the province.
Göktaş said social services continued through five Social Service Centers in Mardin and that 261 million lira had been allocated to the province in 2026 under socioeconomic support payments. She said 3,988 children had benefited from this support.
Göktaş said 11,001 people in Mardin were receiving support under the home-care assistance program and announced that 1.16 billion lira had been allocated for the program in 2026. She added that 3,080 older and disabled citizens had received support at home under the National Vefa Program.
302,972 couples apply to the Family and Youth Fund
Göktaş said more than 19,000 events, activities and awareness campaigns had been held across Türkiye in 2025 as part of efforts to protect and strengthen the family, with 51 of them organized in Mardin.
Göktaş announced that 302,972 young couples had applied to the Family and Youth Fund across Türkiye and said support had been provided for 7,600 people in Mardin to establish families. She said these programs had resulted in the birth of 496 children to 480 couples in the province.
Göktaş said Mardin Metropolitan Municipality had provided free venues and one-time assistance of 50,000 lira to young people seeking to establish families. She also said the municipality organized activities such as sending couples married for 47 years on the Umrah pilgrimage.
25 billion lira paid under birth assistance programs
Göktaş said support had been provided for every child born as of 2025 under birth assistance programs and announced that a total of 25 billion lira had been paid to 1,278,581 children to date. She said the August payments had been deposited into the mothers' accounts.
Göktaş said support would continue until children turned five and noted that 745,150 children were receiving regular monthly payments. She said these programs would also continue under the Family and Population Decade covering 2026-2035.
Assessment of the “Terror-Free Türkiye” process
Göktaş said Mardin had suffered greatly from terrorism and that historic steps had been taken as part of the “Terror-Free Türkiye” process. She said the establishment of lasting peace would lead to more investments, production facilities and employment opportunities in the cities.
Göktaş said Mardin was a city where different cultures had lived together for centuries and described the family as the most important force against the effects of terrorism. She said Türkiye would continue directing its investments toward development, progress and prosperity.
Göktaş was accompanied during her visit to Mardin by AK Party Mardin Member of Parliament Faruk Kılıç, AK Party Mardin Provincial Chairman Mehmet Uncu, MHP Provincial Chairman Ferhan Bozkuş and Provincial Director of Family and Social Services Murat Karaarslan.
