The fund investigation that dominated the previous days advanced from asset freezes to new detentions. Six capital-markets suspects were sent to the courthouse in the morning, followed by Justice Minister Akın Gürlek's announcement of a fifth wave with detention orders for 34 suspects. Former market regulator chief İbrahim Ömer Gönül gave testimony as a suspect, five fund companies were transferred to the TMSF, and singer Nil Özalp was detained. President Erdoğan convened economic staff pledging no public loss while opposition figures described a party-linked ponzi scheme.
Prosecutors separately ordered access blocks on news site T24 over 118 items linked to the 'Ailem Güvende' operation, a move the European Parliament rapporteur called an attack on expression.
The National Security Council met and issued an eight-point statement urging an end to the US-Israel-Iran confrontation.