The fund scandal moved from investigation to legislation. After morning reports of five more detentions bringing executed warrants to 31 and the detention of Emir Sarıgül’s guard, parliament debated the liquidation bill through the day and approved it in the evening, with the opposition calling it a cover for theft. The Capital Markets Board followed with criminal complaints against 48 people and licence cancellations for 28, while courts jailed 12 more suspects and 19 others in the separate Süleymancılar operation.
President Erdoğan received Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ankara, announcing a strategic partnership, three agreements including energy, and a $10 billion trade target.
The central bank cut interest rates for the first time in nine months, described as symbolic for the real sector and fund investors.