Turkish media on August 22 prominently featured the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with the United Nations officially declaring famine in Gaza City, a development extensively covered across various outlets throughout the day. This marked an escalation of the ongoing international focus on the conflict. Domestically, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality investigation saw a significant development as the home arrest of Aziz İhsan Aktaş, a key figure, was lifted, continuing the narrative of mayoral inquiries from previous days. Concurrently, political attention centered on the opposition CHP, with leader Özgür Özel calling for an extraordinary parliamentary meeting and later addressing crowds in Sivas. Further domestic tension arose from civil servant wage negotiations, as police blocked a planned march to the Presidency, followed by the Public Employer applying to the Arbitration Board.