The day was dominated by a court ruling of 'mutlak butlan' (absolute nullity) regarding the CHP congress, reinstating Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as party leader. The decision, announced in the early afternoon, triggered emergency meetings of CHP's MYK and İYİ Party. Current leader Özgür Özel vowed to fight the ruling and appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeals, while Kılıçdaroğlu called for unity. The verdict followed days of internal CHP strife over Kılıçdaroğlu's 'purification' call. Earlier in the day, a celebrity drug operation detained singer Mabel Matiz and actor Onur Tuna, and President Erdoğan attended the EFES-2026 military exercise. The Hatay flood death toll rose to 3.