What you need to know today (July 3, 2025)

Today is July 3, 2025. Medyascope editors have compiled the most important developments of the day for you. Here is what you need to know today .

The Climate Law proposal, which the opposition opposed as “a legal cover for the massacre of nature,” was passed by the Turkish Grand National Assembly and became law. The law, which includes regulations such as greenhouse gas reduction, carbon market and emissions trading system, is criticized by the opposition and environmental organizations for being “trade-oriented.”

34 people who were detained at the rally held in Saraçhane on the 100th day of Ekrem İmamoğlu's arrest were sent to the courthouse. The prosecutor's office requested the arrest of 15 people. 7 people were arrested and the interrogation of 8 people is ongoing .

Mehmet Murat Çalık, who has been undergoing tests for about 10 days at the Hematology Department of İzmir Atatürk Research and Training Hospital, has been diagnosed with abnormal findings in his lymphatic system. Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık, who is under arrest, will undergo surgery after lymphoma findings are detected.

Journalist Fatih Altaylı, who was arrested on charges of threatening the president, both recounted his experiences and evaluated current events in a letter he sent from prison. Commenting on the “100 KARASI” rally organized by the CHP in Saraçhane, Altaylı said , “It was magnificent, the people are no longer afraid.”

The Chairman of the New Welfare Party, Fatih Erbakan, addressed the government and called for early elections. Erbakan said, “You cannot sit there with 29 percent, bring the ballot box in the spring of 2026.” CHP leader Özgür Özel also drew attention to the decline in the government’s vote share in the polls in his speech in Büyükçekmece and said , “I will not let you sit there with 29 percent. You cannot escape from the people.”

Arrested in Isparta in 1992 and sentenced to life imprisonment, Çetin Arkaş was released from Marmara Prison after 32 years. Arkaş, who spent 9 months in İmralı during the solution process, had his release postponed 8 times before.

Ruşen Çakır spoke about the İZBETON investigation in İzmir and the arrest of Leman magazine employees. Çakır said that the detention footage was used as propaganda material by the state and that the presumption of innocence was violated. You can watch it here.

The forest fires that started on July 2 in the Çeşme and Ödemiş districts of İzmir could not be brought under control. Some neighborhoods were evacuated and the İzmir-Çeşme highway was closed to traffic due to the flames spreading due to the wind.

The people of Muğla İkizköy made a statement in front of the Turkish Grand National Assembly against the bill that will open olive groves to mining operations. The citizen from Aydın said , “I do not want to give up my village, my sheep, my water, my home. If they take me away from my village, think of me like a tree or a plant, I will wither and die.”

The name of Arzularkabaköy Town in the Central District of Gümüşhane was changed to "Bahçeli".

The increase to be made to civil servant and retired civil servant salaries has been announced. Accordingly, the lowest civil servant salary will be 50 thousand 502 TL, the lowest retired civil servant salary will be 22 thousand 670 TL. With the inflation of June being announced, the lowest retired salary increased from 14 thousand 669 TL to 16 thousand 881 TL.

TÜİK announced the inflation figures for June. Accordingly, inflation in June was 1.37 percent monthly and 35.05 percent annually.

US President Donald Trump has harshened his criticism of US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell, saying he “should resign immediately.” Trump has backed calls for an investigation into Powell over his testimony to Congress.

The tension that began with the deaths of two Azerbaijani citizens in Russia escalated with mutual raids and detentions. Moscow-Baku relations, which have become fragile after Karabakh, are turning into a new geopolitical fault line in the South Caucasus. So why did the tension between Azerbaijan and Russia escalate ?

The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that the attacks on three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22 had pushed Iran's nuclear program back by "at least one to two years."

The Israeli army used a 500lb (230kg) US-made MK-82 bomb when targeting the al-Baqa cafe in Gaza, according to evidence seen by The Guardian, which experts say deliberately put civilians at risk and is a possible war crime.

Liverpool's world-famous footballer Diogo Jota passed away after a tragic car accident.