Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu's detention continued for a second day with 87 individuals beginning testimonies after facing dual corruption and terrorism charges. Opposition rallies gathered at Saraçhane Square with CHP leader Özgür Özel declaring they would move from "salon politics" to "street politics." Police reported six officers injured during protests.
MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli dramatically gave the PKK a May 4th deadline to dissolve itself in a "Terror-Free Turkey" declaration, later supported by the National Security Council (MGK) in its own statement.
President Erdoğan finally broke his silence regarding İmamoğlu's detention, accusing the opposition of "theatrics" rather than addressing corruption allegations. Authorities seized all assets belonging to İmamoğlu's press advisor Murat Ongun, reportedly finding "bundles of cash" during searches.
By evening, protests had spread to universities, with harsh police interventions reported at ODTÜ (Middle East Technical University), leading authorities to close the campus.