The union prepared a report on İliç, where 9 workers were trapped under cyanide-laden soil: "Prior to the incident at 14:28 on February 13, unusual cracks were detected by workers on the heap, on the heap's roads and around the site, documented in photographs, and reported to authorities through both the company's risk notification system and other channels. However, necessary precautions were not taken."

Party officials have filed a criminal complaint into the incident.

DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan delivered his group speech in Kurdish on the occasion of February 21, International Mother Language Day. Other politicians spoke in Zazaki, Arabic, Syriac, Georgian, Lazuri, and Armenian.

Ahmet Türk, the co-mayoral candidate of the DEM Party in Mardin, clarified his statements regarding President Erdoğan. Türk, who stated that Erdoğan is a leader who has taken control of all state institutions, and thus has the power to solve the Kurdish issue if he wants, also mentioned that he does not expect a new resolution process to start in the near future.

Ayhan Bilgen, the former mayor of Kars and the leader of the SES Party, which he founded leaving the HDP, is running as an independent candidate for the Mayorship of Kars.

A leaked correspondence from the US Department of State to Greek media revealed Washington's dual approach: while selling fighter jets to both Greece and Turkey, it is simultaneously concerned about restraining regional competition within NATO by imposing strict conditions on arms usage.

Altun was detained for using vulgar language about sharia in a social media post.

Mayor Lütfü Savaş faced opposition from within the party due to his perceived responsibility in the destruction in the city following the earthquakes.

Within the framework of the ongoing "urban consensus" dialogue between the CHP and the DEM Party, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özer had become the CHP candidate for Esenyurt.

Interior Minister Yerlikaya announced that operations were carried out in 6 provinces against 23 individuals with search warrants in Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, South Korea, Iraq, Iran, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Jordan.

"We see that animals, who have no crime except being born, are labeled as 'stray,' declared enemies, and the hate speech, which is the biggest reason for the situation we are in, is fueled by authorities themselves," says the Right to Live Initiative.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.3 kilometers.