05:13⇢Second Wave of Corruption Raids Hits Istanbul Municipality
⌨The newspapers report on a second wave of corruption operations targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB). Multiple sources (Aydinlik, Birgun, Cumhuriyet, Gerçek Gündem, Hürriyet, Milliyet, OdaTV, Sabah) indicate that 47 suspects, including İSKİ (Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration) General Manager Şafak Başa, have been detained. In political analysis, Bianet discusses Erdoğan's "soft authoritarian" regime, arguing that electoral tactics alone are insufficient for the opposition to overcome it. Separately, Yeni Akit reports earthquakes in Istanbul, Kütahya, and now Konya.