Fallout from Mansur Yavaş’s Beştepe visit dominated coverage. Yavaş said he briefed CHP in advance and would “do what is necessary” if both headquarters were uncomfortable, while AK Party spokesman Ömer Çelik called the talks “perfectly natural” after the MKYK meeting. CHP officials said they had expected Yavaş at their program, and President Erdoğan personally pinned badges on four mayors joining the AK Party, three from the CHP including Foça’s Saniye Bora Fıçı.
Justice Minister Gürlek said investigators were examining whether Gülistan Doku’s body was destroyed with chemicals, previewed an additional indictment in the İmamoğlu case, and confirmed the Sept. 11 exhumation of Kaşif Kozinoğlu as one suspect was arrested.
Forest fires in Antalya and Adana were brought under control, the Central Bank held rates steady, and Erdoğan closed the day in his hometown Güneysu.