The morning began with the fourth wave of corruption operations against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), with 49 people detained, including Mayor İmamoğlu's security director. Prosecutors ordered removal of İmamoğlu's photographs from municipality buildings.
Simultaneously, a major FETÖ operation targeted 63 active-duty military personnel across 36 provinces, with 56-59 detentions reported.
Businessman İnan Kıraç's alleged abduction became a significant story, with two people detained in the investigation.
The political landscape saw interesting developments as DEM Party announced plans to visit the nationalist MHP, while MHP leader Bahçeli urged President Erdoğan to reconsider his stance on not seeking re-election.
President Erdoğan hosted Spain's Prime Minister Sanchez, emphasizing family values at an international forum where he claimed "family institutions are being hacked." Emine Erdoğan met with Eswatini's Queen Mother as part of the diplomatic engagements.