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Turkey Launches Financial Aid Program to Boost Birth Rates
Turkey's President Erdoğan declared 2025 the "Year of the Family," launching initiatives including a 5,000 lira one-time payment for first-born children after January 1st, 2025, monthly payments for subsequent children, and 150,000 lira interest-free loans for young couples.
Turkey Launches Financial Aid Program to Boost Birth Rates
Turkey's President Erdoğan declared 2025 the "Year of the Family," launching initiatives including a 5,000 lira one-time payment for first-born children after January 1st, 2025, monthly payments for subsequent children, and 150,000 lira interest-free loans for young couples.
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60% Bias Score
Forensic Evidence Links Suspects to Narin Güran Murder
The murder trial of Narin Güran, whose body was found after 19 days, revealed forensic analysis of rugs from her home. A male DNA profile found on two rugs matched a profile from the crime scene but not any known profiles in the database, leading to the conviction of four individuals, including her ...
Forensic Evidence Links Suspects to Narin Güran Murder
The murder trial of Narin Güran, whose body was found after 19 days, revealed forensic analysis of rugs from her home. A male DNA profile found on two rugs matched a profile from the crime scene but not any known profiles in the database, leading to the conviction of four individuals, including her ...
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40% Bias Score
Syria's Post-Assad Era: Human Rights Concerns and Turkish Intervention
Following Bashar al-Assad's fall, the interim Syrian government's actions, including violence against minorities and lack of transparency, raise human rights concerns; Turkey's intervention in Kurdish areas further threatens stability and human rights, contrasting with the Kurdish constitution that ...
Syria's Post-Assad Era: Human Rights Concerns and Turkish Intervention
Following Bashar al-Assad's fall, the interim Syrian government's actions, including violence against minorities and lack of transparency, raise human rights concerns; Turkey's intervention in Kurdish areas further threatens stability and human rights, contrasting with the Kurdish constitution that ...
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60% Bias Score
Turkish Government Appoints Trustee to Akdeniz Municipality After Arrests
Following accusations of "organization propaganda" and other charges, the co-mayors and several council members of Akdeniz Municipality in Mersin, Turkey, were arrested on January 10th, 2024, leading to their removal and the appointment of a government-appointed trustee, sparking condemnation from t...
Turkish Government Appoints Trustee to Akdeniz Municipality After Arrests
Following accusations of "organization propaganda" and other charges, the co-mayors and several council members of Akdeniz Municipality in Mersin, Turkey, were arrested on January 10th, 2024, leading to their removal and the appointment of a government-appointed trustee, sparking condemnation from t...
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56% Bias Score
Reyhanlı Bombing Trial Concludes with Multiple Life Sentences
A May 11, 2013, bombing in Reyhanlı, Hatay, Turkey, killed 53 and injured 155; the trial, initially in Adana, was transferred to Ankara due to security concerns and concluded with nine defendants receiving multiple life sentences, while others remain at large.
Reyhanlı Bombing Trial Concludes with Multiple Life Sentences
A May 11, 2013, bombing in Reyhanlı, Hatay, Turkey, killed 53 and injured 155; the trial, initially in Adana, was transferred to Ankara due to security concerns and concluded with nine defendants receiving multiple life sentences, while others remain at large.
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36% Bias Score
Turkey Records Hottest Year in 53 Years
Turkey experienced its warmest year on record in 2024, with an average temperature of 15.6 degrees Celsius, exceeding the 1991-2020 average by 1.7 degrees. Rainfall decreased by 6.3 percent nationwide, with the most significant drop in the Aegean region (22.4 percent) and the highest rainfall in Riz...
Turkey Records Hottest Year in 53 Years
Turkey experienced its warmest year on record in 2024, with an average temperature of 15.6 degrees Celsius, exceeding the 1991-2020 average by 1.7 degrees. Rainfall decreased by 6.3 percent nationwide, with the most significant drop in the Aegean region (22.4 percent) and the highest rainfall in Riz...
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24% Bias Score
Istanbul Taxi Driver Jailed for Sexual Assault of Passengers
Istanbul taxi driver Bayram N. was arrested and jailed for sexually assaulting female passengers after videos surfaced, despite initially claiming he made them to provoke his wife; he has a prior drug conviction.
Istanbul Taxi Driver Jailed for Sexual Assault of Passengers
Istanbul taxi driver Bayram N. was arrested and jailed for sexually assaulting female passengers after videos surfaced, despite initially claiming he made them to provoke his wife; he has a prior drug conviction.
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64% Bias Score
Indictment of Istanbul Bar Association Leadership for Alleged Terrorist Propaganda
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office indicted 11 members of the Istanbul Bar Association, including its president, for alleged "terrorist propaganda" and dissemination of misinformation following a December 2024 tweet about deaths in Syria; the prosecution seeks their removal and new electi...
Indictment of Istanbul Bar Association Leadership for Alleged Terrorist Propaganda
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office indicted 11 members of the Istanbul Bar Association, including its president, for alleged "terrorist propaganda" and dissemination of misinformation following a December 2024 tweet about deaths in Syria; the prosecution seeks their removal and new electi...
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52% Bias Score
Öcalan's Message, Peace Process Assessment Casts Doubt on Resolution
Two days before the June 23rd elections, Doç. Dr. Ali Kemal Özcan, after meeting with Abdullah Öcalan, released a message through AA and İHA urging the HDP to remain neutral, providing a pessimistic assessment of the peace process, noting the involvement of figures who previously disrupted negotiati...
Öcalan's Message, Peace Process Assessment Casts Doubt on Resolution
Two days before the June 23rd elections, Doç. Dr. Ali Kemal Özcan, after meeting with Abdullah Öcalan, released a message through AA and İHA urging the HDP to remain neutral, providing a pessimistic assessment of the peace process, noting the involvement of figures who previously disrupted negotiati...
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44% Bias Score
39 Arrested in Turkey on Charges of Bribery and Bid-Rigging
On January 13, 2025, Turkish authorities arrested 39 individuals, including Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, on charges of involvement in a criminal organization led by Aziz İhsan Aktaş, accused of bribing officials to win municipal contracts.
39 Arrested in Turkey on Charges of Bribery and Bid-Rigging
On January 13, 2025, Turkish authorities arrested 39 individuals, including Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, on charges of involvement in a criminal organization led by Aziz İhsan Aktaş, accused of bribing officials to win municipal contracts.
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48% Bias Score
Greece Navigates Complex Geopolitics Amid Deteriorating Israel-Turkey Relations
Greece faces a complex geopolitical situation due to worsening Israel-Turkey relations, particularly concerning Syria, requiring careful navigation of UN resolutions and potential border changes, while maintaining strategic partnerships.
Greece Navigates Complex Geopolitics Amid Deteriorating Israel-Turkey Relations
Greece faces a complex geopolitical situation due to worsening Israel-Turkey relations, particularly concerning Syria, requiring careful navigation of UN resolutions and potential border changes, while maintaining strategic partnerships.
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40% Bias Score
Turkish Public Workers Protest Insufficient Salary Increases
81 KESK union members protested in Ankara against insufficient civil servant salary increases, demanding a minimum wage of 79,000 TL, tax justice, and inclusion of additional payments in retirement benefits, highlighting widespread economic hardship.
Turkish Public Workers Protest Insufficient Salary Increases
81 KESK union members protested in Ankara against insufficient civil servant salary increases, demanding a minimum wage of 79,000 TL, tax justice, and inclusion of additional payments in retirement benefits, highlighting widespread economic hardship.
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56% Bias Score
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