Arrest wave at CHP-run municipalities has widened today, confirming a massive purge of the main opposition party.
The mayors of Antalya, Adana and Adıyaman have been taken into custody on corruption charges.

Zeydan Karalar, Mayor of Adana: “Whoever is with impact will be silenced, for sure."

We are here, to serve the. public interest. Our social role is based firmly on remaining independent, with equal distance to all the power circles, no matter what the cost would be.

According to the statement, the Turkish president said that "there has been no deviation from Turkey's goal of joining the EU and that constructive measures are expected" from Brussels "to revitalize the accession process."
Whether or not SI chairman Sanchez brought the issue of Imamoğlu is unclear.

The congress concludes that, the PKK thereby ha fulfilled its historical mission. As a result, it announced the dissolution of the organization's structure; an end to armed struggle, with the transition to be overseen and implemented by Abdullah Öcalan (Leader APO)."

Gov’t controlled Radio/TV regulator RTUK bans the opposition channel SozcuTV for 20 days from brosdcasts.

BBC reporter Mark Lowen, covering the protests, is deported for “being a security threat”

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is to meet with his US counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington today.
On the agenda:
The end of Turkey’s exclusion from the F-35 advanced fighter program.
Sanctions against Turkey, (CAATSA), lifted.
Kurdish forces YPG in Syria eliminated.
Gaza discussed.

Turkey today.

Police blocks the lawyers who want enter the Courthouse.

The chief of Police in Istanbul has arrived at the Courthouse.

As of Friday, the White House had neither issued an official statement. This silence marks a departure from the administration’s usual approach of publicly addressing key issues. This lack of updates has fueled speculation, triggering frustration and increased mobilization among influential groups.

Huge arrest wave in early hours in Turkey: Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu and more than 100 people, among them his media representative and many journalists are being taken to police custody, linked to a graft probe.

After elections in May 2023, the victorious Erdogan appointed Simsek and new central bank leadership that abandoned the unorthodox low-rates policy that Erdogan himself had endorsed to spur growth, but that led to currency crashes and a lingering cost-of-living crisis.

(Reuters)

BREAKING: Two top figures of Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD), Orhan Turan and Ömer Aras, are being taken to police custody, following a statement by Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul.
The reason is the speeches criticising the Gov’t, delivered by the two at a recent meeting.

Ekrem Imamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul, is charged for "publicly insulting” and “threatening" the chief prosecutor of Istanbul-- with a prison sentence of up to 7 years and 4 months and a political ban.
Imamoğlu, a popular figure, is seen as the main challenger to Erdoğan in the elections, due in 2028.

Bashar Assad's official channel releases his statement on the background of his escape to Moscow and his reasonings.

Babak Taghvaee reports of an assault, whose outcome is yet unclear.

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