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Erdoğan Proposes Overhaul of Turkey's Municipal System
President Erdoğan announced planned changes to Turkey's municipal system, including stricter spending controls and limitations on mayoral powers, citing corruption and inefficiency in local governments, particularly focusing on CHP municipalities in Istanbul; the AKP plans to amend the Municipalitie...
Erdoğan Proposes Overhaul of Turkey's Municipal System
President Erdoğan announced planned changes to Turkey's municipal system, including stricter spending controls and limitations on mayoral powers, citing corruption and inefficiency in local governments, particularly focusing on CHP municipalities in Istanbul; the AKP plans to amend the Municipalitie...
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48% Bias Score
AKP's Influence on Turkish HSK Member Selection Raises Judicial Independence Concerns
The Turkish Parliament is selecting five new members for the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) this week, a process raising concerns about judicial independence due to the ruling AKP party's significant influence. The HSK's composition, heavily skewed by the AKP's control, allows politica...
AKP's Influence on Turkish HSK Member Selection Raises Judicial Independence Concerns
The Turkish Parliament is selecting five new members for the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) this week, a process raising concerns about judicial independence due to the ruling AKP party's significant influence. The HSK's composition, heavily skewed by the AKP's control, allows politica...
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56% Bias Score
Istanbul Earthquake Exposes Political Divide in Disaster Response
Following earthquakes in the Marmara Sea, the largest registering 6.2, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's AKP and CHP groups engaged in a social media dispute over sharing emergency contact numbers, initially with AKP sharing only their affiliated municipalities' numbers, and the CHP respondin...
Istanbul Earthquake Exposes Political Divide in Disaster Response
Following earthquakes in the Marmara Sea, the largest registering 6.2, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's AKP and CHP groups engaged in a social media dispute over sharing emergency contact numbers, initially with AKP sharing only their affiliated municipalities' numbers, and the CHP respondin...
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48% Bias Score
Turkey's 10th Judicial Package: Potential Parole Overhaul and Prison Release Debate
Turkey's Parliament is expected to debate the 10th Judicial Package soon, focusing on parole restructuring, potential conditional release for repeat offenders, and possibly halving the execution rate for all crimes, impacting over 403,000 inmates within a prison capacity of roughly 300,000.
Turkey's 10th Judicial Package: Potential Parole Overhaul and Prison Release Debate
Turkey's Parliament is expected to debate the 10th Judicial Package soon, focusing on parole restructuring, potential conditional release for repeat offenders, and possibly halving the execution rate for all crimes, impacting over 403,000 inmates within a prison capacity of roughly 300,000.
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48% Bias Score
Turkey Anticipates New Developments in Fight Against Terrorism
AKP spokesperson Ömer Çelik announced potential new developments this month regarding Turkey's efforts to eliminate terrorism, emphasizing the importance of the PKK's disarmament. He also addressed concerns about policies on natural childbirth and the ongoing political climate.
Turkey Anticipates New Developments in Fight Against Terrorism
AKP spokesperson Ömer Çelik announced potential new developments this month regarding Turkey's efforts to eliminate terrorism, emphasizing the importance of the PKK's disarmament. He also addressed concerns about policies on natural childbirth and the ongoing political climate.
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44% Bias Score
Turkey Protests: Imamoglu Arrest Sparks Widespread Unrest
Widespread protests erupted in Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and government actions in schools, leading to arrests, court cases, economic consequences (stock market decline, currency devaluation), and a potential escalation of conflict with the PKK.
Turkey Protests: Imamoglu Arrest Sparks Widespread Unrest
Widespread protests erupted in Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and government actions in schools, leading to arrests, court cases, economic consequences (stock market decline, currency devaluation), and a potential escalation of conflict with the PKK.
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44% Bias Score
Attack on Turkish Politician Highlights Political Polarization
Selçuk Tengioğlu, a man who killed his two children, attacked opposition politician Özgür Özel, claiming patriotic motives, highlighting Turkey's sharply divided political climate.
Attack on Turkish Politician Highlights Political Polarization
Selçuk Tengioğlu, a man who killed his two children, attacked opposition politician Özgür Özel, claiming patriotic motives, highlighting Turkey's sharply divided political climate.
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48% Bias Score
61 Indicted in Turkish Gang Case Involving Police Collaboration
A February 10th armed attack on a community center in Küçükçekmece, Turkey, where AKP mayoral candidate Aziz Yeniay was campaigning, has led to the indictment of 61 people, including two police officers accused of collaborating with a powerful local criminal organization responsible for numerous vio...
61 Indicted in Turkish Gang Case Involving Police Collaboration
A February 10th armed attack on a community center in Küçükçekmece, Turkey, where AKP mayoral candidate Aziz Yeniay was campaigning, has led to the indictment of 61 people, including two police officers accused of collaborating with a powerful local criminal organization responsible for numerous vio...
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36% Bias Score
Bahçeli Denies Claims of Early Turkish Election and People's Alliance Fracture
Denials by MHP leader Bahçeli refute recent claims of an early Turkish election and the breakup of the ruling People's Alliance, despite commentary suggesting internal issues and declining electoral success for the alliance in recent local elections, and despite differing opinions on various issues.
Bahçeli Denies Claims of Early Turkish Election and People's Alliance Fracture
Denials by MHP leader Bahçeli refute recent claims of an early Turkish election and the breakup of the ruling People's Alliance, despite commentary suggesting internal issues and declining electoral success for the alliance in recent local elections, and despite differing opinions on various issues.
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16% Bias Score
CHP Condemns Sazlıdere Dam Project, Imprisonment of Protesters
CHP spokesperson Deniz Yücel condemned a 24-unit housing project near the Sazlıdere Dam, accusing the AKP government of prioritizing profit over public welfare and human rights. The statement follows the imprisonment of 301 young protestors, 57 still detained, for demonstrating against the unjust im...
CHP Condemns Sazlıdere Dam Project, Imprisonment of Protesters
CHP spokesperson Deniz Yücel condemned a 24-unit housing project near the Sazlıdere Dam, accusing the AKP government of prioritizing profit over public welfare and human rights. The statement follows the imprisonment of 301 young protestors, 57 still detained, for demonstrating against the unjust im...
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56% Bias Score
Turkish Mayor Faces Backlash for Dismissive Responses to Citizen Concerns
During a public meeting in Ümraniye, Turkey, Mayor İsmet Yıldırım faced criticism for his responses to citizen concerns about a six-year delay in urban renewal and the lack of park renovations, drawing parallels to other instances of citizen dissatisfaction with local governance.
Turkish Mayor Faces Backlash for Dismissive Responses to Citizen Concerns
During a public meeting in Ümraniye, Turkey, Mayor İsmet Yıldırım faced criticism for his responses to citizen concerns about a six-year delay in urban renewal and the lack of park renovations, drawing parallels to other instances of citizen dissatisfaction with local governance.
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36% Bias Score
Bahçeli Urges Speedy Resolution of İmamoğlu Trial, Raising Concerns Within Ruling Coalition
MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli called for the swift conclusion of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's trial, expressing concerns about the process's length and potential for social unrest, sparking debate within the ruling coalition and raising questions about its stability.
Bahçeli Urges Speedy Resolution of İmamoğlu Trial, Raising Concerns Within Ruling Coalition
MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli called for the swift conclusion of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's trial, expressing concerns about the process's length and potential for social unrest, sparking debate within the ruling coalition and raising questions about its stability.
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48% Bias Score
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