02.01.2026 14:18
Babies who opened their eyes to the world in the first minutes of 2026 brought great joy to their families. The babies who said "hello" to the world in the first moments of the new year were given names such as Alya, Poyraz, Alparslan, Arya, İpek, and Muhammed Ali. Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş and Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu visited the first babies of the new year.
In the first minutes of 2026, babies saying "hello" to the world brought great joy to their families. While names such as Alya, Poyraz, Alparslan, Arya, İpek, and Muhammed Ali were given to the babies, the Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş and the Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu visited the first babies of the new year.
FIRST BABY OF THE YEAR IN MALATYA: MUHAMMED ALI The first baby of the new year in Malatya was born at the Education and Research Hospital. The couple Semra and Ali Çoban named their son 'Muhammed Ali', who was born at 00:08 weighing 3 kilograms and 570 grams. Expressing their happiness for holding their baby in a healthy way, mother Semra Çoban said, "I have 4 daughters. Holding my son in my arms became the most beautiful miracle of the year for us. My daughters really wanted a brother, and God granted it. We named him Muhammed Ali. The fact that our baby was born in the first minutes of the new year was a gift for us. Both of our health is very good," she said.
Father Ali Çoban expressed that losing his mother 10 days ago and the birth of his child gave him morale, saying, "A child is a child. There is no difference between a girl and a boy. I lost my mother 10 days ago. This has been a support and beauty for me. I had 4 children. The fifth is a boy, and we are happy. May the new year bring health and happiness to everyone," he said.
Gynecologist and Obstetrician Dr. Fatih Yiğit stated that they delivered the first baby of 2026, saying, "We brought the first baby of the year into the world. The mother and baby are currently quite healthy. Our baby was born weighing 3,570 grams. We wish them a healthy and beautiful life on the occasion of the new year," he said.
FIRST BABY OF THE YEAR IN ADANA: "POYRAZ" The first baby of 2026 in Adana was the son of Ömer (27) and Nida Gökçe Tabur (26), named Poyraz.
The baby of Ömer Tabur and Nida Gökçe Tabur was born in the first minutes of the new year at Adana City Training and Research Hospital. Nida Gökçe Tabur, who started having labor pains in the evening, was taken to the hospital.
Admitted to the delivery room, Tabur gave birth to their baby boy, whom they named Poyraz, in the first hours of the year. It was learned that Poyraz Tabur, who was born healthy, is the couple's first child.
"WE ARE VERY HAPPY" Father Ömer Tabur expressed their great happiness at having the first baby of the year, saying, "May the new year bring health, peace, and happiness to us all. We thank our teacher Merve for bringing our child into the world in a healthy way. May our baby be auspicious for our homeland and nation. May God grant it to everyone who wishes. He was supposed to be born on January 7, but Poyraz did not wait and was born on the first day of the year. We are very happy, very joyful," he said.
"OUR CHILD WAS BORN SAFE AND SOUND" Mother Nida Gökçe Tabur also expressed their happiness, saying, "Thank God we held our child safe and sound. He actually had a due date, but he wanted to come today. We believe that our child will bring us good luck," she said.
Gynecologist and Obstetrician Şule Ece Bayrak, who works at Adana City Training and Research Hospital, stated that they are happy to have facilitated the birth of the first baby of the new year. Bayrak said, "I am very happy to have facilitated the birth of the first baby of the new year. Our baby was born healthy. We handed over the mother and father after the birth. After completing the necessary examinations, we will discharge our family," she said. (DHA)
FIRST BABIES OF THE YEAR IN ELAZIĞ The first babies of 2026 in Elazığ were born at Fethi Sekin City Hospital's Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic. Babies Zeynep Hüma, Ahsen, Deniz, and Arel, born in the first minutes of the new year, brought happiness to their families.
Deniz baby The first babies of the new year in Elazığ were born at Fethi Sekin City Hospital's Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic. Nida and Mahmut Karataş's baby Zeynep Hüma was born weighing 3 kilograms and 200 grams. The fourth child of Sevda and Murat Çoban, baby Ahsen, was born weighing 3 kilograms and 100 grams, while the third child of Özge and Ali Esmer, baby Deniz, was born weighing 3 kilograms and 200 grams. The third child of Fatma and Nizamettin Baydaş, baby Arel, was also born weighing 3 kilograms and 500 grams.
Arel baby Governor Numan Hatipoğlu, along with AK Party Elazığ deputies Erol Keleş, Ejder Açıkkapı, and Mahmut Rıdvan Nazırlı, and Mayor Şahin Şerifoğulları, visited the first babies of the new year, congratulating the families and presenting gold to the babies.
Ahsen baby Governor Numan Hatipoğlu stated, "We welcomed the year 2026 at our Fethi Sekin City Hospital.
After the 4 births that took place in our City Hospital, we visited our babies. We wished them a bright future. Hopefully, they will grow up to be beneficial citizens for our country and nation, as children and young people in the future. In this sense, it was also a beauty for us. The fact that there were 4 separate births is a beauty. I wish that the year 2026 brings health, peace, beauty, and well-being," he said.
Zeynep Hüma THE FIRST AND LAST BABIES OF THE YEAR WERE BORN IN BURSA The last baby of 2025 in Bursa was Yakup Ali, the son of Mustafa and Merve Gökgün, while the first baby of 2026 was Alparslan, the son of Mustafa and Fatma Almaz. The babies born at Bursa City Hospital were visited by the city protocol along with their families.
The last baby of 2025 and the first babies of 2026 were born at Bursa City Hospital. The Bursa protocol visited the first babies of the new year and congratulated their families. The first baby of the new year was Alparslan, the son of Mustafa and Fatma Almaz, while the last baby of 2025 was Yakup Ali, the son of Mustafa and Merve Gökgün. AK Party Bursa Deputy Emel Gözükara Durmaz, AK Party Bursa Provincial Chairman Davut Gürkan, and Provincial Health Director Mustafa Çetin visited the families in the hospital, gave various gifts to the babies, and wished them a healthy life.
After the visit, Gürkan made a statement to the press, wishing all citizens a year filled with health and peace. He also expressed that the babies born in the first hours of the new year were symbolically visited, saying, "We wish our newly born children a good, healthy, and long life. Happy new year to all our nation and fellow citizens."
THE FIRST BABY OF THE NEW YEAR IN KONYA WAS BORN AT 00:02 The first baby of the new year in Konya was born at 00:02. The baby was named 'Alparslan'.
The baby of Cemile (33) and Hasan Özkara was born at 00:02 via normal delivery at Dr. Ali Kemal Belviranlı Women's and Children's Hospital. The baby, named 'Alparslan' by the family, weighed 3 kilograms and 100 grams at birth. The first visitor of the baby was Konya Governor İbrahim Akın, who congratulated mother Cemile and father Hasan Özkara.
THE FIRST BABY OF THE YEAR IN OSMANİYE WAS 'ELİN' The first baby of 2026 in Osmaniye was a girl named 'Elin' by the couple Nour Alhosi–Mahir.
The girl baby named 'Elin' by the couple Nour Alhosi–Mahir was born in the first minutes of the new year at Osmaniye Training and Research Hospital. The baby, who is the fifth child of the family, was born healthy via normal delivery. The hospital management paid a congratulatory visit to the family and presented various gifts.
MINISTER GÖKTAŞ VISITED THE FIRST BABIES OF THE NEW YEAR Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş visited mothers who had just given birth and their babies at the Bilkent City Hospital Women's Health Polyclinic in Ankara due to the new year. Minister Göktaş first visited baby İpek, who was born as the third child of the Kurt family, weighing 4 kilograms and 250 grams. During her conversation with the baby's mother, Gülsüm Kurt, Minister Göktaş presented gifts to the baby and the mother. Then, she visited Alya, the first baby of the Ulutaş family, and her mother Yasemin Ulutaş, where she chatted with the mother who had just given birth for the first time. The family experienced the joy of holding their first baby, expressing their gratitude to the doctors and midwives. Mother Ulutaş, who stated that she was very anxious due to her first pregnancy, expressed that she managed this process very easily thanks to online training. After the visits, Minister Göktaş drank lohusa sherbet and offered it to the press members as well.
"OUR FAMILY-FOCUSED WORK WILL CONTINUE" Minister Göktaş stated that they visited newborn babies in Ankara with the new year and shared the excitement of the families, saying, "As you know, we declared this year as the year of the family with the approval of our President. In the family year, we provided very important support to families. Especially for newborn babies, we have been with every baby born since last year. A one-time support of 5,000 lira for the first baby, 1,500 lira for the second baby, and a support of 5,000 lira deposited into the mothers' accounts every month for the third and subsequent children for 5 years. Of course, we will continue our family and population-focused work. Especially in the upcoming period, we are progressing towards the family and population decade. Every baby is precious to us, every family is precious to us," he expressed.
"8.7 BILLION SUPPORT FOR 721 THOUSAND CHILDREN" Emphasizing that the population is aging and the birth rate is decreasing, Minister Göktaş stated, "In this context, we provided 8.7 billion lira support for 721 thousand children in the birth assistance we started last year, which began on January 1, 2025."This support will of course continue this year as well. We will continue to be alongside these newborns and their families for 5 years. We will resolutely continue our family and population-focused work. Because our future will be even more hopeful with our children, and every newborn is a blessing for us, and we will continue our population-focused work with determination," he said.
MINISTER MEMİŞOĞLU VISITS THE FIRST BABIES OF THE YEAR Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu visited the first babies of 2026 and the 112 Emergency Call Command Center in Istanbul. Istanbul Governor Davut Gül also accompanied Minister Memişoğlu.
Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu and Istanbul Governor Davut Gül visited the first babies of 2026 at the Çayırbaşı Additional Service Building of Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Hospital in Sarıyer. Before the visit, Memişoğlu greeted the hospital staff one by one to celebrate the new year and received information from doctors about the newborns. Visiting the families, Memişoğlu held the babies in his arms and congratulated the mothers.
"I WISH PEACE AND HAPPINESS TO OUR NATION" During his visit to the family of a baby named Arya, who was born weighing 3 kilograms and 895 grams in the new year, Minister Memişoğlu received information about the baby's health condition. Chatting with mother Aysel Kızıltaş, Memişoğlu said, "What a beautiful name you have chosen, may God bless you with good generations. Congratulations." Then, holding the baby in his arms, Memişoğlu said, "May God bless you with good people. May your life always be good and happy. Beautiful girl, mashallah, she will probably be an artist. The first princess of 2026," he said. Presenting a gift to the mother, Memişoğlu stated, "This is the fourth birth by normal delivery. The mother is healthy, and the father is peaceful and happy. May God bless you. I wish peace and happiness to our homeland and nation. May 2026 be better, inshallah. We thank our midwives, our doctors, and the entire Hamidiye Etfal team, and all our team at our hospital in Sarıyer, happy new year," he said.
VISITED A BABY NAMED HÜMEYRA Health Minister Memişoğlu also visited the baby named Hümeyra, who was born as the first baby of the new year in the same hospital, and the family. Holding the baby in his arms, Memişoğlu conveyed his best wishes to the family, especially for the baby's health. He also received information about the mother's health condition and chatted with the family. After the visits, Memişoğlu took a souvenir photo with the hospital staff and left the hospital.
CELEBRATED THE NEW YEAR OF THE FIELD PERSONNEL WITH A RADIO Minister Memişoğlu later visited the 112 Emergency Call Command Center located in Hasdal. Meeting with health personnel, Memişoğlu celebrated the new year of the employees one by one. Celebrating the new year of the personnel in the field via radio, Memişoğlu received information about their work. Istanbul Governor Davut Gül and Istanbul Provincial Health Director Abdullah Emre Güner also accompanied Memişoğlu during his visit.