This story is from 17 September 2026.
CHP Chairman Özgür Özel criticized the "My Family Is Safe" operation on three points and said that rather than Abdullah Öcalan's new residence, Selahattin Demirtaş reuniting with his home would contribute more to the process.
Özel also said, regarding the possibility of returning if the absolute nullity decision in CHP is overturned, that they will continue their march with their new YENİ Party.
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YENİ Party leader Özgür Özel blamed the fund embezzlement on people appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) group meeting.
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Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay's move to the AK Party drew reactions from the CHP. Party spokesperson Müslim Sarı said he found the situation "indefensible".
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46 people, including former Bayraklı Mayor Serdar Sandal, were detained in the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's investigation into Bayraklı Municipality. The charges include bribery and rigging tenders.
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+10: Sözcü, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, İlke TV, BirGün, Muhalif, Tele2 Haber and Tele2 Haber +11: Halk TV, Sözcü, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, İlke TV, BirGün, Muhalif, Tele2 Haber and Tele2 Haber 
Istanbul's 23rd High Criminal Court acquitted 8 defendants and sentenced 2 defendants to 6 years and 3 months in prison in the 'urban consensus' case.
+3: Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Akit and Takvim +4: Star, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Akit and Takvim 
+2: Diken and Gazete Oksijen +3: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Diken and Gazete Oksijen +4: Sözcü, BirGün, Oda TV and Tele2 Haber +5: Halk TV, Sözcü, BirGün, Oda TV and Tele2 Haber AK Party Group Deputy Chair Özlem Zengin said the Turkish Justice Ministry issued a new circular after the operation footage in Mersin. Zengin also announced that the Turkish Interior Ministry opened an investigation into the law enforcement officers who filmed the footage.
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+5: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Oda TV and BirGün +6: Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Oda TV and BirGün Muratpaşa Mayor Ümit Uysal of the CHP announced he would run for party leader if former leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu does not stand as a candidate.
+2: Cumhuriyet and BirGün +3: Sözcü, Cumhuriyet and BirGün CHP Istanbul MP Oğuz Kaan Salıcı reacted to the arrest of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer, saying, "The political cost of this course will be heavy."
In the Çeşme Chief Public Prosecutor's Office investigation into Çeşme Municipality, nine people including Deputy Mayor Emre Can Durmaz were detained. Proceedings were started against 12 people in total.
+14: A Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah, Yeni Şafak, TGRT Haber, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Hürriyet, DHA, Habertürk, CNN Türk and Milat +15: Star, A Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah, Yeni Şafak, TGRT Haber, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Hürriyet, DHA, Habertürk, CNN Türk and Milat +6: Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Medyascope, Kısa Dalga and Bianet +7: Diken, Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Medyascope, Kısa Dalga and Bianet +10: Yeniçağ, Oda TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber, Evrensel, BirGün, İlke TV and Muhalif +11: Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Oda TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber, Evrensel, BirGün, İlke TV and Muhalif Yeni Parti Diyarbakır MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu said that mostly retired citizens have been queuing since 5 a.m. in front of the Meat and Milk Authority branch in Kayapınar, that ground beef costs 400 lira and cubed meat 450 lira per kilo, and that not everyone gets served.
Following the decline in Borsa Istanbul (BIST), the committee, chaired by Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, said the issue stemmed from credit and liquidity strains in certain funds of a limited number of portfolio management companies, and that it was temporary and manageable.
+5: Ekonomim, Dünya, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Kıbrıs Manşet and Bloomberg HT +6: Diken, Ekonomim, Dünya, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Kıbrıs Manşet and Bloomberg HT +3: Cumhuriyet, Halk TV and Yeniçağ +4: BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Halk TV and Yeniçağ +2: DW Türkçe and Independent Türkçe +3: BBC Türkçe, DW Türkçe and Independent Türkçe Türkiye Emlak Katılım Bankası notified the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) that its subsidiary had begun talks to acquire Katılımevim and Birevim Tasarruf Finansman. The companies had recently been acquired by Tera Yatırım Holding from Pusula Finans Holding; that transfer was still awaiting official approval.
+4: Dünya, Bloomberg HT, Sigorta Gündem and PSM +5: Karar, Dünya, Bloomberg HT, Sigorta Gündem and PSM +4: Yeniçağ, Halk TV, BirGün and Gerçek Gündem +5: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, BirGün and Gerçek Gündem The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced it had blocked access to 419 accounts and one link.
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