A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Marmaris in Muğla province at 02:17, killing a 14-year-old who suffered a panic attack during the tremor. The quake was felt across multiple provinces, affecting 69 people total, with experts warning it could trigger other fault lines.
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality corruption investigation escalated dramatically as former CHP MP Aykut Erdoğdu and two associates were arrested, while Büyükçekmece Mayor Hasan Akgün was also detained. This represented the fifth wave of the expanding probe that has now resulted in multiple arrests of opposition figures.
Parliament re-elected Numan Kurtulmuş as speaker after no candidate received sufficient votes in initial rounds. Foreign Minister Fidan claimed President Erdoğan was the only leader trusted simultaneously by Putin, Trump, and Zelenskyy for peace negotiations, continuing Turkey's positioning as mediator in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Severe flooding paralyzed life in Trabzon, while a missing 4-year-old girl prompted a province-wide search in Muğla.