Morning headlines reported the CHP Party Council vote completed successfully, with Özgür Özel's "key list" prevailing, framed as blocking an internal "congress coup attempt". This followed yesterday's controversial speech where Özel called Erdoğan's government a "junta".
By mid-morning, MHP leader Bahçeli responded harshly to Özel's "junta" comments, calling them "delusions of someone obsessed with coups," while government officials continued their condemnation from yesterday.
Economic concerns dominated afternoon coverage as global stock markets experienced what papers called "Black Monday," with analysis of how Turkey might navigate Trump's tariff policies. Turkish media demonstrated rare unity when news bulletins opened with coverage of journalists killed by Israeli bombing of a Gaza media tent.
Late afternoon saw the reopening of Şişli's City Restaurants, with first meals funded by detained Mayor İmamoğlu, whose lawyers filed an appeal against his detention. News also emerged that DEM Party-Erdoğan meetings would occur this week.