israeli-genocide
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The day began with police operations targeting Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Üsküdar Belediyesi over bid-rigging, with 12 and 7 detentions respectively. By mid-morning, the CHP corruption scandal deepened as Özkan Yalım submitted new testimony requesting an investigation into CHP leader Özgür Özel's phone. In the afternoon, President Erdoğan attended the Turkic States summit in Kazakhstan, calling for cybersecurity cooperation. The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire was extended by 45 days, with US mediation. Evening saw the Manavgat mayor sentenced to 45 years for corruption, and a fake prescription network busted. The day's dominant themes were the CHP crisis and the diplomatic ceasefire extension.