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Five mayors belonging to the Republican People's Party were convicted in a corruption case that lasted seven months and involved 200 defendants. The mayor of Beşiktaş received the heaviest sentence, while the other four were sentenced to five to eight years in prison. Erdogan's opponents claim that the trial is politically motivated.

Member of Parliament for the New Turkish Party, Melih Meriç, was stabbed in broad daylight near his car. After an argument that escalated into a violent confrontation, the opposition member was taken to the hospital in serious condition, where he underwent emergency surgery. The main suspect is a member of his former party, the Republican People's Party, Saidi Ahmet Keles.