07:29⇢The Mayor's Shadowed Path
⌨Turkish media is still largely dominated by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) indictment, with several outlets detailing the requested sentences for suspended Şişli and Beylikdüzü mayors, ranging from 30 to 91 years (Hürriyet, Medyascope, Milliyet, Sabah). Pro-government media continues to frame this as a "crime empire" (Sabah). Concurrently, a military plane crash in Georgia has resulted in 20 soldiers martyred, drawing condolences from Qatar, Azerbaijan, and Georgia (Birgun, Daily Sabah, Gerçek Gündem).