Police entered Halk TV's Istanbul headquarters before dawn, cut live broadcast and installed a TMSF trustee. Pro-government outlets tied the move to a bribery investigation of owner Cafer Mahiroğlu involving 30 billion lira in transfers; later reports said the probe widened to Izmir municipal tenders and the channel's social media accounts were blocked. CHP leader Özel condemned the seizure and promised new outlets, while owner, staff and international press groups reacted.
At Silivri, Ekrem İmamoğlu gave his first defense in the İBB corruption case's 98th hearing, urging support for Halk TV.
By afternoon heavy rain displaced the story. Flooding submerged roads in Sarıyer and Ayazağa, paralyzed traffic, prompted 2,518 emergency calls, closure of schools on Oct. 15, a stay-home warning from the governor and extended metro hours. A 14-year-old electrocuted in floodwater died.