Turkish Family Doctors Plan January Strike Amidst Regulatory Dispute
Turkish family doctors are planning another three-day strike from January 6th to 10th, protesting new regulations that penalize them for patients' missed appointments and change performance-based pay, following previous strikes in November and December. The doctors threaten further action, including...
Turkish Family Doctors Plan January Strike Amidst Regulatory Dispute
Turkish family doctors are planning another three-day strike from January 6th to 10th, protesting new regulations that penalize them for patients' missed appointments and change performance-based pay, following previous strikes in November and December. The doctors threaten further action, including...
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36% Bias Score
Turkey's 2025 Minimum Wage: Conflicting Proposals Spark Debate
Turkey's Minimum Wage Determination Commission is reviewing proposals for a 2025 minimum wage: TÜRK-İŞ suggests 29,583 lira (45% increase plus welfare share), while TİSK proposes a 25-30% increase (21,250-22,100 lira net). The final decision, impacting millions of workers, considers economic conditi...
Turkey's 2025 Minimum Wage: Conflicting Proposals Spark Debate
Turkey's Minimum Wage Determination Commission is reviewing proposals for a 2025 minimum wage: TÜRK-İŞ suggests 29,583 lira (45% increase plus welfare share), while TİSK proposes a 25-30% increase (21,250-22,100 lira net). The final decision, impacting millions of workers, considers economic conditi...
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32% Bias Score
Turkey's Minimum Wage Remains Below Poverty Line Amidst Economic and Political Challenges
Turkey's minimum wage commission convened today, with the current 17,000 lira wage and a substantial portion of workers earning 22,000-24,000 lira, still falling below the poverty line of 20,286 lira for a family of four, while freedom of association and worker rights remain a pressing concern.
Turkey's Minimum Wage Remains Below Poverty Line Amidst Economic and Political Challenges
Turkey's minimum wage commission convened today, with the current 17,000 lira wage and a substantial portion of workers earning 22,000-24,000 lira, still falling below the poverty line of 20,286 lira for a family of four, while freedom of association and worker rights remain a pressing concern.
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60% Bias Score
Turkey's "Little America" Ideal: A Children's Magazine's Early Influence
The Turkish children's magazine *Dogan Kardeş*, starting in 1945, promoted the concept of Turkey becoming a "Little America", framing US development as a model, predating and potentially influencing later political statements advocating a similar path. This reveals a long-term strategy to cultivate ...
Turkey's "Little America" Ideal: A Children's Magazine's Early Influence
The Turkish children's magazine *Dogan Kardeş*, starting in 1945, promoted the concept of Turkey becoming a "Little America", framing US development as a model, predating and potentially influencing later political statements advocating a similar path. This reveals a long-term strategy to cultivate ...
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48% Bias Score
Quantum Chip, AI Dangers, and Weaponized Electronics: A New Era of Risks
Google's new 105-qubit quantum chip, Willow, solves complex equations incredibly fast, raising security concerns, while a lawsuit against Character.ai highlights the dangers of AI-driven harmful advice, and the weaponization of everyday electronics like e-scooters underscores the evolving nature of ...
Quantum Chip, AI Dangers, and Weaponized Electronics: A New Era of Risks
Google's new 105-qubit quantum chip, Willow, solves complex equations incredibly fast, raising security concerns, while a lawsuit against Character.ai highlights the dangers of AI-driven harmful advice, and the weaponization of everyday electronics like e-scooters underscores the evolving nature of ...
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52% Bias Score
Turkey's Budget: Security Spending Trumps Peace Efforts Amidst Kurdish Conflict
DEM Party MP Mehmet Rüştü Tiryaki criticized Turkey's 2025 budget, highlighting the high security spending despite proclaimed peace efforts. He cited the appointment of trustees to opposition municipalities, recent arrests, and continued threats to Kurdish regions in Syria as evidence contradicting ...
Turkey's Budget: Security Spending Trumps Peace Efforts Amidst Kurdish Conflict
DEM Party MP Mehmet Rüştü Tiryaki criticized Turkey's 2025 budget, highlighting the high security spending despite proclaimed peace efforts. He cited the appointment of trustees to opposition municipalities, recent arrests, and continued threats to Kurdish regions in Syria as evidence contradicting ...
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56% Bias Score
Ankara Bribery Trial: Crime Boss Denies Charges, Alleges Police Frame-Up
In Ankara, a trial continues for crime boss Bora Kaplan and four police officers accused of bribery; Kaplan denies the charges, claiming police framed him using previously settled cases.
Ankara Bribery Trial: Crime Boss Denies Charges, Alleges Police Frame-Up
In Ankara, a trial continues for crime boss Bora Kaplan and four police officers accused of bribery; Kaplan denies the charges, claiming police framed him using previously settled cases.
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40% Bias Score
Assassination of Top Russian General Sparks Fears of Further Escalation in Ukraine Conflict
Major General Igor Kirillov, commander of Russia's NBC warfare forces, and his aide were killed in Moscow on December 17th by a remote-controlled bomb; this follows a pattern of escalating violence and targeted killings linked to the Ukraine conflict, raising concerns of further escalation.
Assassination of Top Russian General Sparks Fears of Further Escalation in Ukraine Conflict
Major General Igor Kirillov, commander of Russia's NBC warfare forces, and his aide were killed in Moscow on December 17th by a remote-controlled bomb; this follows a pattern of escalating violence and targeted killings linked to the Ukraine conflict, raising concerns of further escalation.
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60% Bias Score
EU Reaffirms Commitment to Western Balkans Integration
The 5th EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brussels concluded with the adoption of the 2024 Brussels Declaration, reaffirming the EU's commitment to integrating the Western Balkans and outlining a €6 billion Growth Plan to accelerate the process. Leaders from six Western Balkan countries participated.
EU Reaffirms Commitment to Western Balkans Integration
The 5th EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brussels concluded with the adoption of the 2024 Brussels Declaration, reaffirming the EU's commitment to integrating the Western Balkans and outlining a €6 billion Growth Plan to accelerate the process. Leaders from six Western Balkan countries participated.
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44% Bias Score
Fed Cuts Interest Rate for Third Consecutive Meeting
The Federal Reserve cut the policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.25-4.50 percent on December 14, 2024, marking the third consecutive rate cut and a shift in monetary policy following a period of aggressive rate hikes in 2022 to combat inflation.
Fed Cuts Interest Rate for Third Consecutive Meeting
The Federal Reserve cut the policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.25-4.50 percent on December 14, 2024, marking the third consecutive rate cut and a shift in monetary policy following a period of aggressive rate hikes in 2022 to combat inflation.
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24% Bias Score
Fed Cuts Rates by 25 Basis Points, Signals More Cautious Approach
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points, totaling a 100 basis point decrease from the peak, reflecting progress on inflation while maintaining a cautious approach to future cuts due to the strength of the US economy and labor market; Chair Jerome Powell emphasized data dependen...
Fed Cuts Rates by 25 Basis Points, Signals More Cautious Approach
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points, totaling a 100 basis point decrease from the peak, reflecting progress on inflation while maintaining a cautious approach to future cuts due to the strength of the US economy and labor market; Chair Jerome Powell emphasized data dependen...
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40% Bias Score
Turkish Court Releases Six ISIS Members Convicted in Atatürk Airport Attack
Six ISIS members convicted of the June 28th, 2016, Atatürk Airport attack, resulting in 45 deaths, were released on December 12th, 2023, by a Turkish court citing excessive sentencing, sparking widespread controversy and concerns about judicial independence.
Turkish Court Releases Six ISIS Members Convicted in Atatürk Airport Attack
Six ISIS members convicted of the June 28th, 2016, Atatürk Airport attack, resulting in 45 deaths, were released on December 12th, 2023, by a Turkish court citing excessive sentencing, sparking widespread controversy and concerns about judicial independence.
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56% Bias Score