President Erdoğan signaled openness to meeting with the DEM Party delegation that visited imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, marking a significant shift after previously rejecting PKK's ceasefire announcement. "If they request a meeting, I'll give it," Erdoğan stated, while DEM Party promptly submitted their formal request.
In foreign policy, Erdoğan and Polish PM Tusk emphasized Turkey's EU candidacy, with both agreeing the "EU would gain power through Turkey's membership."
Syria developments continued dominating headlines, with Erdoğan warning against "sectarian strife" while casualties in Alawite regions reportedly reached 1,383. Kurdish PYD leader Salih Muslim publicly supported the Damascus-SDG agreement.
Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu faced a third venue denial while campaigning, this time in Kastamonu, as tensions with fellow CHP mayor Mansur Yavaş surfaced, with Yavaş stating he would "evaluate candidacy based on polls when elections approach."
Parliament passed the controversial Cyber Security Law despite opposition concerns about potential censorship.