The program broadcast jointly on two TV channels last night was suddenly interrupted while the host was asking a question to President Erdoğan. Erdoğan returned to the program later to state that they had to stop because he had seriously upset his stomach. The President announced today that his daily program was cancelled and thanked everyone wishing him a speedy recovery.

Imprisoned ex-chairperson of People's Democratic Party referred to the claim made by journalist Amed Dicle that a delegation from President Erdoğan's AKP talked to Abdullah Öcalan in the İmralı prison but was not able to get the answer they desired.

Members of the groups targeted in the raids and other rights defenders protested the detentions in several cities.

Some 126 people were detained in police raids in 21 cities.

Political parties and journalism and lawyers' groups have reacted to the detention of over 100 people in raids targeting Kurdish-affiliated groups.

"It is not necessary to be a lawyer to understand that there is no crime in this news report," said Nazan Özcan's lawyer in the hearing. Özcan was acquitted by the court.

The Ministry of Family and Social Services announced that out of 1914 unattended children rescued in February 6 earthquakes, 1808 have been handed over to their families.

The indictment has been criticized by lawyers who argue that the prosecutors are trying to let the perpetrators get away with their crimes.

The police raided homes and offices across 21 cities. Theater artists are among the detained.

After visiting the Ex-Chairperson of People's Democratic Party in prison, the President of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) posted Demirtaş's handwritten note which says that the two parties should strengthen the struggle together.

As the elections near, the president has resorted to religious and anti-LGBTI+ rhetoric.

Cemal Bilgin who identifies himself as coming from a religious and nationalist family background, explains why he is running in the elections from the Green Left Party: "They were with us before, and today we are with them."

Defense Minister of Turkey announced that the meeting where the defense ministers and heads of intelligence services of the four countries will meet is planned to take place in Moscow tomorrow.

The president questioned why Kılıçdaroğlu had "suddenly" felt the need to publicly identify with his religious sect at the age of 74, and why nobody had previously questioned his beliefs or identity.

President Erdoğan implicitly criticized his political opponents, whose parties have also recently experienced similar attacks, by stating that he was not seeking to gain any advantage from the incident, unlike some others.

The verbal attack followed the opposition candidate's recent video where he openly stated that he is an Alevi, a persecuted religious minority in Turkey.

Today is the first day of Eid al-Fitr, also known as Sugar Feast or Ramadan Feast in Turkey.

The opposition's presidential candidate, who is also an Alevi himself, said, "Our identities are the assets that make us who we are; of course, we must protect them with honor."

The Election Safety Platform announced the list of the groundbreaking and opening ceremonies organized using public budgets, all of which President Erdoğan participated in and addressed for his election campaign.

Democratic Party's Yücel expressed hope for change in Turkey ahead of the upcoming elections, stating that the country is going through a dystopian phase where investigations are launched against those who speak out against the government's policies.