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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 The Turkish Constitutional Court found by majority that the Van Governor's Office's 15-day blanket ban on events across the province in 2019 violated rights, and ordered 50,000 lira (TL) in non-pecuniary damages to applicant lawyer Mahmut Kaçan. The reasoning was published in the Official Gazette today.
MHP Deputy Chair Feti Yıldız said "a retrial is required" for Gezi case convict Tayfun Kahraman after the Turkish Constitutional Court's second violation ruling concerning him.
+4: Evrensel, Halk TV, Sözcü and Cumhuriyet +5: Oda TV, Evrensel, Halk TV, Sözcü and Cumhuriyet The Turkish Defence Ministry (MSB) announced that the 403rd Test Squadron Command, established in 2025 under HUGEM, successfully made its first flight with an F-16.
+3: CNN Türk, Yeni Şafak and Takvim +4: DHA, CNN Türk, Yeni Şafak and Takvim 
In the corruption investigation into Ataşehir Municipality, five people including Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş were arrested, while nine others were placed under judicial control.
+9: TGRT Haber, Hürriyet, CNN Türk, A Haber, Yeni Akit, Yeni Şafak, Star, Sabah and Milliyet +10: Haber7, TGRT Haber, Hürriyet, CNN Türk, A Haber, Yeni Akit, Yeni Şafak, Star, Sabah and Milliyet 
+5: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Dünya, Diken, Karar and Medyascope +6: Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Dünya, Diken, Karar and Medyascope +5: Yeniçağ, Evrensel, Sözcü, Muhalif and İlke TV +6: Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Evrensel, Sözcü, Muhalif and İlke TV 
Istanbul police detained 14 people found to have spread al-Qaeda and ISIS propaganda on social media. A large amount of digital material was seized in the operation.
+5: DHA, Milat, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber and CNN Türk +6: Yeni Şafak, DHA, Milat, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber and CNN Türk +2: Nefes and Yeniçağ +3: Muhalif, Nefes and Yeniçağ Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's detained lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan described his midnight transfer from Çorlu to Kandıra as 'torment'. The transfer sparked a protest at the İBB trial hearing.
+3: Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Karar +4: Diken, Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Karar 
+3: BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ +4: Evrensel, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ 
Detained Kuşadası Mayor Ömer Günel filed a criminal complaint against İYİ Party Kuşadası District Chair Behçet Alp. Günel sought an investigation into claims that testimony against him was given in exchange for release.
Overnight on the X platform, at least 88 accounts, including that of the Freedom of Expression Association, were blocked on grounds of 'protection of national security and public order'.
+3: Agos, Kısa Dalga and Serbestiyet +4: Bianet, Agos, Kısa Dalga and Serbestiyet +3: Cumhuriyet, İlke TV and Oda TV +4: Evrensel, Cumhuriyet, İlke TV and Oda TV Syria's Interior Ministry announced the capture of Cemal Trablusi, aide to Ali Keyyali, known as "Mihraç Ural". Trablusi was the aide to Ural, a defendant in the case over the 2013 attack in Hatay's Reyhanlı district.
+2: Yeni Akit and Haber7 +3: TGRT Haber, Yeni Akit and Haber7 
Eight suspects were arrested and five judges and public prosecutors were suspended from duty in the bribery investigation conducted by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. An investigation was also opened into a retired prosecutor and a judge who had resigned from office.
+5: Türkiye Gazetesi, Takvim, Yeni Akit, TGRT Haber and Yeni Şafak +6: Haber7, Türkiye Gazetesi, Takvim, Yeni Akit, TGRT Haber and Yeni Şafak 
+2: Oda TV and Cumhuriyet The Turkish Red Crescent Bill prepared by the AK Party reached the agenda of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) General Assembly. The bill envisages no-bid procurement of strategic products from Red Crescent affiliates in disasters and emergencies.
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş described his resignation process from the CHP to Nefes newspaper. Asked "Will you join the AK Party?", he replied, "Look at those sentences in my resignation text."
+2: ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kısa Dalga +3: Ekonomi Manşet, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kısa Dalga +4: Cumhuriyet, Halk TV, Evrensel and soL Haber +5: BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Halk TV, Evrensel and soL Haber The Turkish Interior Ministry said 51 suspects were detained in operations targeting ISIS in 16 provinces.
+3: Cumhuriyet, Evrensel and Halk TV +4: Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel and Halk TV DEM Party İmralı delegation members Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar met Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz for about an hour. The meeting addressed the work of the Monitoring and Evaluation Board.
+3: Hürriyet, Yeni Akit and CNN Türk +4: Haber7, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit and CNN Türk 
+2: ANKA Haber Ajansı and Karar +3: Ekonomim, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Karar +5: Sözcü, Oda TV, Nefes, Evrensel and BirGün +6: Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Oda TV, Nefes, Evrensel and BirGün In an operation in Hatay, THKP-C member Bülent Dükancı, the last fugitive suspect in the 2013 Reyhanlı attack, was detained.
+9: Yeni Şafak, TGRT Haber, Habertürk, Milliyet, Takvim, Sabah, Hürriyet, Türkiye Gazetesi and Milat +10: Star, Yeni Şafak, TGRT Haber, Habertürk, Milliyet, Takvim, Sabah, Hürriyet, Türkiye Gazetesi and Milat +2: Nefes and Muhalif Jailed former police chief Bayram Özbek said he did not write the Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu script and had no contact with Pana Film in the probe into former Turkish intelligence agency MİT officer Kaşif Kozinoğlu's death in Silivri Prison.
Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay said he left the Atatürkist Thought Association (ADD) Karşıyaka branch because he could not attend its activities and disagreed with its leadership.
+2: Haber7 and A Haber +2: Ekonomim and Ekonomi Manşet +7: Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Halk TV, BirGün, Oda TV, Aykırı and Evrensel +8: Nefes, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Halk TV, BirGün, Oda TV, Aykırı and Evrensel The Directorate General of Foundations (VGM) applied to the Fatih Land Registry Office for registration of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's (İBB) main Saraçhane building in its own name.
+5: Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Oda TV, soL Haber and Evrensel +6: Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Oda TV, soL Haber and Evrensel The X account of the EngelliWeb project, which documents access blocks for the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD), was blocked from access. İFÖD said at least 1,270 X accounts were blocked from access in September.
Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court ruled for the continued detention of Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe and the release of former CHP Party Assembly member Baki Aydöner. The hearing was adjourned to 27 October.
+2: DHA and Haber7 +3: TGRT Haber, DHA and Haber7 +2: Ekonomim and Gazete Oksijen +3: Karar, Ekonomim and Gazete Oksijen +2: Evrensel and BirGün +3: Halk TV, Evrensel and BirGün Prof. Dr. Hülya Terzioğlu has been appointed AK Party Deputy Chair Responsible for Social Policies. After the appointment announced by Ömer Çelik, Terzioğlu's old posts allegedly targeting women came into focus.
An amendment by the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NDK) to its regulation on authorizations for nuclear facilities was published in the Official Gazette. Manufacturing of safety-important equipment will require NDK permission.
The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) began its 28th Term 5th Legislative Year with a ceremony. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in his speech that the problem in the investment fund market was “being swiftly resolved”; YENİ Party deputies walked out of the session.
