Overnight papers carried the Borsa probe into its judicial phase. Justice Minister Gürlek announced four arrests including fund board chairs, while the SPK tasked large banks with liquidating 131 funds worth $18.3B, with Finance Minister Şimşek insisting there was no systemic risk.
Morning editions pivoted to coordinated raids. Police sought 18 figures in a celebrity drug investigation including Aras Bulut İynemli, Sefo and Melis Sezen, and MİT-police teams detained 174 in Istanbul plaza raids against an alleged forex fraud network officials described as Israel-linked.
Midday converged on ceremony as President Erdoğan opened Istanbul Airport's fourth runway, proclaiming global leadership in connectivity.
Evening coverage fragmented to the HSK's suspension of prosecutor Türkşad Kunthan Uçuk and 40 arrests in the farm-to-market price probe.