The media's focus largely shifted to the Northern Cyprus presidential election. In the morning, Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan shared a post regarding the election, and by late afternoon, the social democrat Tufan Erhürman had won, as reported by Medyascope and Bianet. This outcome drew strong reactions from Turkish political figures, with Bahçeli calling for an urgent meeting for Northern Cyprus to join Turkey, while Erdoğan congratulated Erhürman and affirmed support for Northern Cyprus. Yeni Akit noted Erhürman's Ankara background and his distance from the headscarf issue. Concurrently, reports continued on Israeli airstrikes in Rafah and the status of the Gaza cease-fire, which Israel later stated it resumed.