New legal proceedings against Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu dominated morning coverage, with prosecutors seeking 4-year imprisonment over alleged witness interference. İmamoğlu directly accused Erdoğan of attempting to eliminate political opposition.
By midday, attention shifted to Zelenskyy's arrival in Turkey for talks with Erdoğan, while meteorological services warned of incoming Siberian weather front threatening Istanbul and Ankara with severe snowfall. The DEM Party delegation concluded meetings with Barzani in northern Iraq, reportedly discussing Öcalan's messages.
Evening developments centered on raids at Beykoz Municipality, with investigators seizing tender files, while organized crime trials began for 305 defendants. Labor tensions surfaced through union violence in Ankara, where a Metal Workers' Union branch president killed the secretary before taking his own life.