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The day was dominated by corruption operations targeting municipalities. In the morning, Silifke Mayor Turgut and seven others were arrested in a bribery probe. By evening, Adalar Mayor Akpolat and 34 others were also detained, and both mayors were suspended. Political tensions continued: CHP leader Özel called for Kılıçdaroğlu to address an unspecified 'shame,' while the CHP executive removed Antalya and Kayseri provincial chairs. MHP's Bahçeli warned Europe against dictating to Turkey. International stories included Trump threatening Iran, Putin referencing Istanbul talks to signal readiness for peace with Ukraine, and a NATO-summit sweep detaining 209 suspects. A munitions depot explosion in Kırıkkale killed two personnel.