04:20⇢Turkey Celebrates 106 Years Since Atatürk's Independence Spark
⌨The newspapers report on Turkey celebrating 19 May Atatürk Commemoration, Youth and Sports Day with nationwide festivities marking 106 years since Atatürk's arrival in Samsun that ignited the independence movement (Hürriyet). Youth-focused coverage includes commentary on young people rejecting religious conservatism (Birgun). In political news, Yusuf Ziya Bahadınlı, one of Turkey's first socialist parliamentarians from the Workers' Party (1965-69), has died at age 97 (Bianet). Other reports include protests against NATO exercises planned for May 24 in Edirne (Aydinlik), allegations of corruption in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (Sabah), and Israel's targeting of Khan Yunis in Gaza (Yeni Akit).