The day's Turkish media focused heavily on the unfolding football betting scandal, which saw significant developments throughout. In the morning, reports indicated a police officer was seriously injured during a narcotics operation in Istanbul's Çekmeköy district. Concurrently, the "fake diploma" case against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was again postponed until February 2026, drawing sharp criticism from him. By the afternoon, the football betting investigation intensified, with demands for the arrest of 29 individuals, including prominent footballers such as Mert Hakan Yandaş and Metehan Baltacı. Later in the evening, some of these arrests, including Baltacı and Murat Sancak, were confirmed.