Turkish media on October 24 focused on significant developments concerning the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and media outlets. Early reports indicated a 'spy operation' against former Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, leading to the detention of journalist Merdan Yanardağ and a search of Tele1 (Hürriyet, OdaTV). This expanded on previous corruption investigations and triggered a new "espionage" investigation against İmamoğlu (Medyascope, Bianet).
Later, the CHP's appeal to annul the party's congress results was rejected (Gerçek Gündem, Hürriyet), and the party's new Istanbul Provincial Chairman, Özgür Çelik, received his mandate (Hürriyet). The day culminated with the appointment of a trustee to the TELE1 channel (Medyascope, Bianet), a direct consequence of the earlier investigation. Concurrently, Istanbul schools were closed due to heavy rain (Gerçek Gündem, OdaTV).