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- A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Malatya and was felt strongly in Malatya and surrounding provinces because of its shallow depth.
- A worker was killed in a collapse at an unlicensed mine in Zonguldak, and the mine had previously been shut down by authorities.
- Three Boğaziçi University students received suspended prison sentences over İmamoğlu protests.
- A Pride picnic was blocked at Ege University, and a human rights group called on law enforcement and private security units to abandon violence, detention threats, physical blockades, and discriminatory practices.
- A Kurdish child was injured during a police raid on the wrong house in Bingöl; the family claimed the violence intensified after an officer saw the Kurdish word 'azadi' written on the child's arm cast.
- Bahçeli proposed formal status for Öcalan to guide PKK dissolution and said multiplicity of voices within the leadership mechanism during liquidation could pave the way for splinter organizations.
- Journalist Yelis Ayaz was arrested over reporting on allegations that an MP's son brought a weapon to school, after prosecutors denied the allegations and charged her with spreading disinformation.
- KRT TV's owner filed a complaint against 17 journalists who stopped work over unpaid wages, framing their protests as an attempt to damage the company's commercial reputation.
- A court removed the leadership of Turkey's main opposition party and temporarily reinstated former leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.
- Justice Minister Gürlek said the CHP leadership ruling 'reinforced trust in Turkey's democracy' and noted that the legal process had begun after CHP members' objections to the congress results.
- İstanbul Bilgi University was shut down by presidential decree.
- Bahçeli called on both sides to act responsibly to protect the nation's founding party after a court ousted CHP leadership.
- CHP's appeals against leadership removal were rejected as Kılıçdaroğlu was set to take office.
- Bilgi University students said the shutdown decision was made without any preparation, leaving the future of thousands of students in uncertainty.
- Bianet described Turkey's 'new climate reality' with persistent drought despite heavy rainfall and forest ecosystems entering the new fire season under water stress.
- Police stormed CHP headquarters after the leadership ouster, with Kılıçdaroğlu formally requesting police deployment after party leadership and members refused to leave the building; police broke in using tear gas and rubber bullets.
- Several people were detained at İstanbul Bilgi University as students protested the closure, and students alleged ill-treatment during detentions.
- Students had been protesting the decision for the past three days after İstanbul Bilgi University was closed.
- Erdoğan reopened İstanbul Bilgi University three days after closing it.
- The Constitutional Court ruled that digital searches are legitimate but can violate privacy when authorities gain access to data unrelated to the investigation.
- Özgür Özel held a rally in İzmir despite police crackdown and challenged Kılıçdaroğlu, who was reinstated by a court order, to convene a new congress for a leadership election.
- A commissioner in the Council of Europe report noted structural problems in the Turkish Penal Code, Anti-Terror Law, internet legislation, NGO oversight, and the justice system.