Erdoğan Connects Scientific Awards to Turkey's Expanding Geopolitical Ambitions
President Erdoğan awarded 57 scientists with TÜBA and TÜBİTAK awards at a ceremony in Ankara, emphasizing Turkey's national mission extends beyond its geographical borders, highlighting 947 scientists awarded since 2001.
Erdoğan Connects Scientific Awards to Turkey's Expanding Geopolitical Ambitions
President Erdoğan awarded 57 scientists with TÜBA and TÜBİTAK awards at a ceremony in Ankara, emphasizing Turkey's national mission extends beyond its geographical borders, highlighting 947 scientists awarded since 2001.
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52% Bias Score
Turkey's \$512 Billion Debt: Mismanagement and Waste Criticized
CHP Kocaeli MP Mühip Kanko stated that Turkey's \$512 billion gross external debt in the first half of 2024, placing it among the top five most indebted countries globally, resulted from the AKP government's mismanagement of public funds and wasteful spending.
Turkey's \$512 Billion Debt: Mismanagement and Waste Criticized
CHP Kocaeli MP Mühip Kanko stated that Turkey's \$512 billion gross external debt in the first half of 2024, placing it among the top five most indebted countries globally, resulted from the AKP government's mismanagement of public funds and wasteful spending.
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56% Bias Score
Turkey's 2025 Budget: $56 Billion in Interest Payments Spark Opposition Criticism
Turkey's 2025 budget includes 1.95 trillion lira (approximately $56 billion) in interest payments, a 50% increase from 2024, prompting criticism from the opposition regarding economic priorities and debt management.
Turkey's 2025 Budget: $56 Billion in Interest Payments Spark Opposition Criticism
Turkey's 2025 budget includes 1.95 trillion lira (approximately $56 billion) in interest payments, a 50% increase from 2024, prompting criticism from the opposition regarding economic priorities and debt management.
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56% Bias Score
Esenyurt Mayor Imprisoned: 50 Days Without Indictment
Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer, arrested 50 days ago without an indictment, claims his imprisonment prevents him from serving his constituents and constitutes their punishment. CHP Deputy Utku Çakırözer visited Özer in jail, highlighting the situation as an injustice.
Esenyurt Mayor Imprisoned: 50 Days Without Indictment
Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer, arrested 50 days ago without an indictment, claims his imprisonment prevents him from serving his constituents and constitutes their punishment. CHP Deputy Utku Çakırözer visited Özer in jail, highlighting the situation as an injustice.
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48% Bias Score
Imprisoned Turkish MP Condemns Government's Handling of Constitution and Public Resources
Imprisoned Turkish MP Can Atalay, elected by Hatay residents, sent a letter from Silivri Prison to the TBMM during budget discussions, criticizing the government's handling of the constitution and public resources, citing specific examples from his legal work and expressing concerns about worker and...
Imprisoned Turkish MP Condemns Government's Handling of Constitution and Public Resources
Imprisoned Turkish MP Can Atalay, elected by Hatay residents, sent a letter from Silivri Prison to the TBMM during budget discussions, criticizing the government's handling of the constitution and public resources, citing specific examples from his legal work and expressing concerns about worker and...
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52% Bias Score
Turkish Retirees Protest 2025 Budget, Denounce Economic Inequality
In İzmir, Turkey, the United Retirees Union and the Retirees Assemblies Union protested the 2025 budget, calling it a "social murder" that will further impoverish retirees and criticizing the government's economic policies as favoring a wealthy minority while neglecting the needs of the majority. Öm...
Turkish Retirees Protest 2025 Budget, Denounce Economic Inequality
In İzmir, Turkey, the United Retirees Union and the Retirees Assemblies Union protested the 2025 budget, calling it a "social murder" that will further impoverish retirees and criticizing the government's economic policies as favoring a wealthy minority while neglecting the needs of the majority. Öm...
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Turkish Municipalities' 10.5 Billion TL Debt Sparks Political Row
Journalist Fatih Altaylı revealed that 28 Turkish municipalities owe 10.5 billion TL to the Treasury, with AKP municipalities holding the majority of the debt, while six CHP municipalities face seizures for unpaid social security contributions, sparking political controversy.
Turkish Municipalities' 10.5 Billion TL Debt Sparks Political Row
Journalist Fatih Altaylı revealed that 28 Turkish municipalities owe 10.5 billion TL to the Treasury, with AKP municipalities holding the majority of the debt, while six CHP municipalities face seizures for unpaid social security contributions, sparking political controversy.
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56% Bias Score
HTS's Syria Rule: A Bleak Human Rights Outlook
Analyzing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's potential to govern Syria humanely, the article contrasts their leader's claims with Turkey's experience under Islamist rule, highlighting human rights abuses and the limited impact of human rights institutions in oppressive regimes.
HTS's Syria Rule: A Bleak Human Rights Outlook
Analyzing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's potential to govern Syria humanely, the article contrasts their leader's claims with Turkey's experience under Islamist rule, highlighting human rights abuses and the limited impact of human rights institutions in oppressive regimes.
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60% Bias Score
Turkish Deputies Clash Over COVID-19 Vaccine Tax Evasion Accusations
During Turkey's budget debates, CHP deputy Ali Mahir Başarır accused AKP deputy Cantürk Alagöz of tax evasion on COVID-19 vaccine imports, citing discrepancies between Keymen İlaç Sanayi's reported revenue (billions) and tax payments (700 million TL), leading to a heated exchange where Alagöz denied...
Turkish Deputies Clash Over COVID-19 Vaccine Tax Evasion Accusations
During Turkey's budget debates, CHP deputy Ali Mahir Başarır accused AKP deputy Cantürk Alagöz of tax evasion on COVID-19 vaccine imports, citing discrepancies between Keymen İlaç Sanayi's reported revenue (billions) and tax payments (700 million TL), leading to a heated exchange where Alagöz denied...
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48% Bias Score
UK Eurofighters Arrive in Ankara Amidst Turkey's Fighter Jet Deal
Two UK Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets arrived at Murted Air Base in Ankara on December 18, marking progress in Turkey's planned purchase of 40 such jets, following positive discussions between UK and Turkish officials and Germany's approval of the sale.
UK Eurofighters Arrive in Ankara Amidst Turkey's Fighter Jet Deal
Two UK Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets arrived at Murted Air Base in Ankara on December 18, marking progress in Turkey's planned purchase of 40 such jets, following positive discussions between UK and Turkish officials and Germany's approval of the sale.
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48% Bias Score
Ankara Creates New Farm to Address Atatürk Forest Farm Controversy
Ankara's new agricultural campus and recreation area, potentially to be renamed "ATAM Farm," aims to rectify past development of the Atatürk Forest Farm, which is criticized as ignoring Atatürk's legacy and legal challenges.
Ankara Creates New Farm to Address Atatürk Forest Farm Controversy
Ankara's new agricultural campus and recreation area, potentially to be renamed "ATAM Farm," aims to rectify past development of the Atatürk Forest Farm, which is criticized as ignoring Atatürk's legacy and legal challenges.
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56% Bias Score
Nazlıaka Blames Economic Hardship for Turkey's Declining Marriage Rate
CHP Deputy Chair Aylin Nazlıaka criticized President Erdoğan's comments on young people's reluctance to marry, attributing it to economic hardship and urging economic reforms before promoting marriage. She also criticized the government's restrictions on municipal daycare centers, highlighting their...
Nazlıaka Blames Economic Hardship for Turkey's Declining Marriage Rate
CHP Deputy Chair Aylin Nazlıaka criticized President Erdoğan's comments on young people's reluctance to marry, attributing it to economic hardship and urging economic reforms before promoting marriage. She also criticized the government's restrictions on municipal daycare centers, highlighting their...
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60% Bias Score