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The day was dominated by the Aziz İhsan Aktaş trial, where the prosecutor demanded prison sentences for CHP mayors, including Oya Tekin and Zeydan Karalar, in the morning. By early afternoon, the court ordered the release of four defendants while keeping seven detained. This followed the previous day's focus on the CHP bribery scandal involving Özkan Yalım's confessions. Meanwhile, President Erdoğan's visit to Kazakhstan continued, with 13 agreements signed and a $15 billion trade target announced. The illegal betting operations expanded, with Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı detained and MASAK revealing details. In the evening, Israel signaled a new attack on Iran, and China's Xi warned Trump on Taiwan.