Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu testified regarding diploma allegations, spending an hour at Çağlayan courthouse while media attention focused on procedure details rather than substance. The event marked intensified pressure on opposition figures following recent municipal investigations.
Erdoğan and Aliyev inaugurated the Iğdır-Nakhchivan gas pipeline, strengthening regional energy cooperation amid broader geopolitical shifts. DEM Party sought dialogue with both government and opposition, scheduling meetings while carefully positioning responses to Öcalan's recent call.
Internal CHP tensions surfaced as Mansur Yavaş contradicted Özgür Özel regarding Adnan Beker's party membership, while Özel addressed the European Parliament positioning Turkey's democratic credentials. Evening coverage focused on three Kurdish authors' detention over a 2010 language textbook, highlighting ongoing tensions between democratization claims and state practices.