CHP's Proactive Approach to the Syrian Crisis: From 2012 Proposal to OBİT Initiative
CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's 2012 letter to then-Prime Minister Erdoğan urged an international conference on Syria to prevent further suffering, a proposal ignored until CHP independently organized such a conference in 2019, alongside subsequent initiatives addressing the resulting refugee crisis...
CHP's Proactive Approach to the Syrian Crisis: From 2012 Proposal to OBİT Initiative
CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's 2012 letter to then-Prime Minister Erdoğan urged an international conference on Syria to prevent further suffering, a proposal ignored until CHP independently organized such a conference in 2019, alongside subsequent initiatives addressing the resulting refugee crisis...
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52% Bias Score
Istanbul TOKİ Housing Protest: Broken Promises and Price Hikes
Istanbul residents entitled to TOKİ housing protested payment increases and delayed project completion, citing broken pre-election promises of fixed, low-interest payments, while other cities received more favorable terms.
Istanbul TOKİ Housing Protest: Broken Promises and Price Hikes
Istanbul residents entitled to TOKİ housing protested payment increases and delayed project completion, citing broken pre-election promises of fixed, low-interest payments, while other cities received more favorable terms.
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60% Bias Score
Turkish Union Demands 55,000 Lira Minimum Wage Amidst Economic Hardship
The Nakliyat-İş Union, affiliated with DİSK, protested in Eminönü Square, demanding a 55,000 Turkish Lira net minimum wage, citing insufficient increases relative to inflation and income inequality compared to lawmakers' salaries, highlighting the economic struggles faced by Turkish workers.
Turkish Union Demands 55,000 Lira Minimum Wage Amidst Economic Hardship
The Nakliyat-İş Union, affiliated with DİSK, protested in Eminönü Square, demanding a 55,000 Turkish Lira net minimum wage, citing insufficient increases relative to inflation and income inequality compared to lawmakers' salaries, highlighting the economic struggles faced by Turkish workers.
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56% Bias Score
Turkish Language's Role in Turkey's Constitutional Debate
President Erdoğan's advisor Mehmet Uçum defended the constitution's article establishing Turkish as Turkey's language, emphasizing its unifying role for all Turkish citizens, while acknowledging and defending rights for other languages spoken in Turkey, amid ongoing debate over a new constitution.
Turkish Language's Role in Turkey's Constitutional Debate
President Erdoğan's advisor Mehmet Uçum defended the constitution's article establishing Turkish as Turkey's language, emphasizing its unifying role for all Turkish citizens, while acknowledging and defending rights for other languages spoken in Turkey, amid ongoing debate over a new constitution.
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48% Bias Score
Istanbul Residents Protest Unfinished Urban Renewal Project
Residents of Kirazlıtepe, Istanbul, protested a stalled urban renewal project, citing seven-and-a-half-year delays, four months of missing 5,500 TL rent subsidies, and unfulfilled promises by the government.
Istanbul Residents Protest Unfinished Urban Renewal Project
Residents of Kirazlıtepe, Istanbul, protested a stalled urban renewal project, citing seven-and-a-half-year delays, four months of missing 5,500 TL rent subsidies, and unfulfilled promises by the government.
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24% Bias Score
Turkey's MIT Head Prays at Damascus Mosque, Signaling Growing Influence in Syria
Turkey's MIT chief, Ibrahim Kalin, prayed at Damascus's Umayyad Mosque, symbolizing Turkey's growing influence in post-civil war Syria, where Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), previously labeled a terrorist group, played a significant role in the recent conflict resolution.
Turkey's MIT Head Prays at Damascus Mosque, Signaling Growing Influence in Syria
Turkey's MIT chief, Ibrahim Kalin, prayed at Damascus's Umayyad Mosque, symbolizing Turkey's growing influence in post-civil war Syria, where Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), previously labeled a terrorist group, played a significant role in the recent conflict resolution.
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64% Bias Score
Turkish Education System Faces Criticism for Inequality and Discrimination
DEM Party MPs criticized Turkey's education system during budget discussions, highlighting the negative impacts of a single-language curriculum and the ÖSYM exam system on students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, particularly Kurdish, Arabic, and Syriac children, leading to inequal...
Turkish Education System Faces Criticism for Inequality and Discrimination
DEM Party MPs criticized Turkey's education system during budget discussions, highlighting the negative impacts of a single-language curriculum and the ÖSYM exam system on students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, particularly Kurdish, Arabic, and Syriac children, leading to inequal...
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60% Bias Score
Turkey Probes Price-Fixing, Tax Evasion in Multiple Sectors
Turkey's Treasury and Finance Ministry launched an investigation into sectors raising prices despite stable costs, focusing on tax evasion and cartel-like behaviors; the probe analyzes five years of data, comparing domestic and international prices, and will share findings with other agencies.
Turkey Probes Price-Fixing, Tax Evasion in Multiple Sectors
Turkey's Treasury and Finance Ministry launched an investigation into sectors raising prices despite stable costs, focusing on tax evasion and cartel-like behaviors; the probe analyzes five years of data, comparing domestic and international prices, and will share findings with other agencies.
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40% Bias Score
CHP Accuses Turkey's Interior Minister of Religious Bias, Ineffective Border Control
During Turkey's 2025 budget discussions, CHP deputy Murat Bakan accused Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya of increasing religious influence within the ministry, leading to a rise in police suicides and ineffective border control, calling for a closed-population census to address these issues.
CHP Accuses Turkey's Interior Minister of Religious Bias, Ineffective Border Control
During Turkey's 2025 budget discussions, CHP deputy Murat Bakan accused Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya of increasing religious influence within the ministry, leading to a rise in police suicides and ineffective border control, calling for a closed-population census to address these issues.
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60% Bias Score
İYİ Party Demands Security Zone in Northern Syria, Citizenship Revocation
İYİ Party leader Müsavat Dervişoğlu urged Turkey to establish a security zone in northern Syria, from Tabka to Hasake, to counter the Syrian PKK; relocate the Süleyman Shah Tomb to Caber Castle; and revoke the citizenship of 238,000 Syrians, citing national security concerns and the need to address ...
İYİ Party Demands Security Zone in Northern Syria, Citizenship Revocation
İYİ Party leader Müsavat Dervişoğlu urged Turkey to establish a security zone in northern Syria, from Tabka to Hasake, to counter the Syrian PKK; relocate the Süleyman Shah Tomb to Caber Castle; and revoke the citizenship of 238,000 Syrians, citing national security concerns and the need to address ...
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52% Bias Score
Turkish Human Rights Defender Arrested
Turkish human rights defender Nimet Tanrıkulu, a founder of the Human Rights Association (IHD), was recently arrested and detained for four days following questioning regarding her travels to Suleymaniyah and Erbil; this is the latest in a series of arrests and legal challenges faced by Tanrıkulu fo...
Turkish Human Rights Defender Arrested
Turkish human rights defender Nimet Tanrıkulu, a founder of the Human Rights Association (IHD), was recently arrested and detained for four days following questioning regarding her travels to Suleymaniyah and Erbil; this is the latest in a series of arrests and legal challenges faced by Tanrıkulu fo...
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60% Bias Score
Turkey's 'Great Power' Image Tarnished by Domestic Neglect and Casualties
Turkey's pursuit of a 'great power' role in Syria contrasts sharply with the suffering of its own citizens due to negligence, resulting in numerous preventable deaths from helicopter crashes, landslides, and gas explosions, raising questions about accountability and priorities.
Turkey's 'Great Power' Image Tarnished by Domestic Neglect and Casualties
Turkey's pursuit of a 'great power' role in Syria contrasts sharply with the suffering of its own citizens due to negligence, resulting in numerous preventable deaths from helicopter crashes, landslides, and gas explosions, raising questions about accountability and priorities.
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64% Bias Score