The morning began with multiple traffic incidents on TAG Highway, followed by reports of earthquakes in Adana. By mid-morning, media focus shifted to the aftermath of the lieutenant expulsions, with opposition figures and supporters staging competing demonstrations at Anıtkabir.
Early afternoon brought President Erdoğan's admission that AKP's poll numbers were below expectations, while Foreign Minister Fidan conducted meetings with Hamas leadership in Qatar. The Pınar Gültekin murder case returned to headlines as the court released its reasoning for reducing the perpetrator's sentence.
Evening coverage centered on a series of earthquakes in the Aegean Sea, prompting emergency meetings in Greece. Two opposition figures, Cemal Enginyurt and Salih Uzun, announced their move to CHP, while meteorological services warned of incoming "Siberian" cold front threatening Istanbul with snow.