22.12.2025 ⇢ The Day of the Socialite Driver’s Confession
⌨On December 22, editorial priorities centered on the cascading legal fallout from the celebrity narcotics investigation. Morning headlines were dominated by the aftermath of the 2026 budget passage, characterized by reports of physical altercations in Parliament and a subsequent 'well-wishes' message from President Erdoğan. Concurrently, editors tracked high-level diplomatic movement as Ministers Hakan Fidan and Yaşar Güler visited Syria to address the military integration of the SDF.
By afternoon, media attention shifted decisively to the testimony of Kasım Garipoğlu’s driver, whose naming of prominent figures catalyzed a new wave of police activity. This led to the evening’s primary editorial focus: the detention of journalist Emrullah Erdinç and venue operator Umut Evirgen. These arrests, alongside persistent reporting on YPG attacks in Aleppo and a minor earthquake in Bolu, marked a transition from legislative drama to a broadening judicial reckoning involving the media and entertainment sectors.
