The day was defined by the defection of Afyonkarahisar Mayor Burcu Köksal from CHP to AKP, with President Erdoğan personally pinning the party badge in a ceremony covered across outlets. This followed a morning of corruption allegations against CHP leadership, with Sabah and Yeni Akit reporting that Muhittin Böcek's bribery instructions came from CHP leader Özgür Özel. The espionage trial of Ekrem İmamoğlu concluded its second hearing, with İmamoğlu criticizing the Justice Minister. In the afternoon, Russia tested a new ICBM, while US-Iran tensions escalated with Trump threatening Iran and UK, US, and Israel deploying jets and ships to Hormuz. A FETÖ operation across 33 provinces resulted in 69 detentions, and a DEAŞ operation in 16 provinces led to 43 arrests.