Updates on DEM Party politician Sırrı Süreyya Önder's health condition continued throughout the day, with his brother providing the latest information while AKP's Bozdağ visited him in hospital. Both President Erdoğan and CHP leader Özel issued Easter messages to Turkey's Christian communities, reflecting a day where religious observances received official recognition.
The Ministry of Health announced a significant policy change banning planned cesarean sections at private medical centers, requiring them to add birth units for vaginal deliveries. Foreign policy developments included Turkey's diplomatic "summer operation" against YPG, announced by Minister Fidan, and reports of the Turkish military dropping Kurdish-language leaflets targeting PKK members.
Law enforcement operations dominated afternoon headlines with 90 arrests in a multi-city drug operation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement denying claims about Minister Fidan related to Northern Cyprus. Turkey's domestic UAV Aksungur reportedly set an altitude record with its indigenous engine.