Erdoğan Accuses CHP of Financial Mismanagement and Criticizes Syria Policy
President Erdoğan accused CHP-run municipalities of having a significant debt to the SGK, with İzmir owing 10 billion lira, and criticized their foreign policy, particularly their stance on Syria, during a speech at the AKP Ordu provincial congress.
Erdoğan Accuses CHP of Financial Mismanagement and Criticizes Syria Policy
President Erdoğan accused CHP-run municipalities of having a significant debt to the SGK, with İzmir owing 10 billion lira, and criticized their foreign policy, particularly their stance on Syria, during a speech at the AKP Ordu provincial congress.
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68% Bias Score
Renewed Turkey-Kurd Peace Talks
Following MHP leader Bahçeli's call, a DEM party delegation met with Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı prison, sparking a renewed peace process. Subsequent visits to various political parties indicate a coordinated effort to address the Kurdish conflict, with a potential ceasefire on the horizon.
Renewed Turkey-Kurd Peace Talks
Following MHP leader Bahçeli's call, a DEM party delegation met with Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı prison, sparking a renewed peace process. Subsequent visits to various political parties indicate a coordinated effort to address the Kurdish conflict, with a potential ceasefire on the horizon.
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48% Bias Score
1032 Weeks of Protest: Cumartesi Anneleri Demand Justice for Disappeared Brothers
In Istanbul's Galatasaray Square, Cumartesi Anneleri held their 1032nd weekly protest, demanding answers regarding the disappearance of Ayhan and Ali Efeoğlu, brothers detained in 1992 and 1994, respectively, and criticizing the Turkish legal system's failure to bring perpetrators to justice.
1032 Weeks of Protest: Cumartesi Anneleri Demand Justice for Disappeared Brothers
In Istanbul's Galatasaray Square, Cumartesi Anneleri held their 1032nd weekly protest, demanding answers regarding the disappearance of Ayhan and Ali Efeoğlu, brothers detained in 1992 and 1994, respectively, and criticizing the Turkish legal system's failure to bring perpetrators to justice.
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40% Bias Score
CHP Official Visits Jailed Figures, Raising Concerns About Turkish Justice
CHP deputy Murat Emir visited Silivri prison, meeting with Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer and Gezi defendants Tayfun Kahraman, Can Atalay, and Osman Kavala, highlighting concerns over their detentions and the Turkish justice system.
CHP Official Visits Jailed Figures, Raising Concerns About Turkish Justice
CHP deputy Murat Emir visited Silivri prison, meeting with Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer and Gezi defendants Tayfun Kahraman, Can Atalay, and Osman Kavala, highlighting concerns over their detentions and the Turkish justice system.
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60% Bias Score
Turkey Anticipates Economic and Security Gains from Syria's Reconstruction
Turkey's Deputy President, Cevdet Yılmaz, predicted significant economic and security gains for Turkey following Syria's reconstruction, stating that the country would "reach a new level." He made these remarks at an AKP party congress in Aksaray.
Turkey Anticipates Economic and Security Gains from Syria's Reconstruction
Turkey's Deputy President, Cevdet Yılmaz, predicted significant economic and security gains for Turkey following Syria's reconstruction, stating that the country would "reach a new level." He made these remarks at an AKP party congress in Aksaray.
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52% Bias Score
Turkey's Pension Shortfall and Widening Income Inequality
An Istanbul Planning Agency study reveals a 2.7% decrease in retirement pensions' share of total income (18.3% to 15.6%) between 2009-2024, despite an 85.3% increase in retirees; income inequality worsened, impacting the elderly disproportionately, with housing costs a major factor.
Turkey's Pension Shortfall and Widening Income Inequality
An Istanbul Planning Agency study reveals a 2.7% decrease in retirement pensions' share of total income (18.3% to 15.6%) between 2009-2024, despite an 85.3% increase in retirees; income inequality worsened, impacting the elderly disproportionately, with housing costs a major factor.
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28% Bias Score
Turkish Student's Death Sparks Foul Play Allegations
The body of 21-year-old Rojin Kabaiş, a Van Yüzüncü Yıl University student missing since September 27th, was found October 15th, 24 kilometers from the university; her death is officially ruled as drowning, but her father alleges murder and a flawed investigation.
Turkish Student's Death Sparks Foul Play Allegations
The body of 21-year-old Rojin Kabaiş, a Van Yüzüncü Yıl University student missing since September 27th, was found October 15th, 24 kilometers from the university; her death is officially ruled as drowning, but her father alleges murder and a flawed investigation.
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56% Bias Score
UK Woman Dies After Botched Gastric Surgery in Turkey
Morgan Ribeiro, a 20-year-old from the UK, died from septic shock after a botched gastric sleeve operation in Turkey, highlighting the dangers of cheap cosmetic surgery abroad, promoted on social media, and prompting calls for tighter regulations to protect vulnerable young people.
UK Woman Dies After Botched Gastric Surgery in Turkey
Morgan Ribeiro, a 20-year-old from the UK, died from septic shock after a botched gastric sleeve operation in Turkey, highlighting the dangers of cheap cosmetic surgery abroad, promoted on social media, and prompting calls for tighter regulations to protect vulnerable young people.
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68% Bias Score
Erdoğan Declares End to Terrorism, Accuses Opposition of Obstruction
President Erdoğan, speaking at the AKP Samsun provincial congress, declared an end to the era of terrorism in Turkey, urging separatists to disarm, while accusing the opposition CHP of obstructing national development projects like the high-speed rail line and engaging in corruption.
Erdoğan Declares End to Terrorism, Accuses Opposition of Obstruction
President Erdoğan, speaking at the AKP Samsun provincial congress, declared an end to the era of terrorism in Turkey, urging separatists to disarm, while accusing the opposition CHP of obstructing national development projects like the high-speed rail line and engaging in corruption.
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60% Bias Score
Kacır Highlights Turkey's Economic Growth and Global Role
At the AKP Beykoz 8th Ordinary District Congress, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır detailed Turkey's economic growth (national income from $230 billion to $1.28 trillion, exports from $36 billion to $262 billion), its role in supporting refugees, and its military and technologi...
Kacır Highlights Turkey's Economic Growth and Global Role
At the AKP Beykoz 8th Ordinary District Congress, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır detailed Turkey's economic growth (national income from $230 billion to $1.28 trillion, exports from $36 billion to $262 billion), its role in supporting refugees, and its military and technologi...
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80% Bias Score
Turkish Mine Landslide: 43 Face Charges After Nine Deaths
A landslide at a Turkish gold mine on February 13th killed nine miners and injured two, prompting a 69-page indictment against 43 individuals for negligence, citing design flaws, insufficient monitoring, and inadequate warning systems as contributing factors.
Turkish Mine Landslide: 43 Face Charges After Nine Deaths
A landslide at a Turkish gold mine on February 13th killed nine miners and injured two, prompting a 69-page indictment against 43 individuals for negligence, citing design flaws, insufficient monitoring, and inadequate warning systems as contributing factors.
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36% Bias Score
Tanrıkulu Warns of Repeating Past Mistakes in Turkey's Kurdish Issue Talks
CHP Diyarbakır MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu expressed deep concern over new talks between the DEM Party and Imralı, warning of repeating past mistakes like the failed 2015 peace process, and highlighted the need for a democratic environment for meaningful discussion on the Kurdish issue.
Tanrıkulu Warns of Repeating Past Mistakes in Turkey's Kurdish Issue Talks
CHP Diyarbakır MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu expressed deep concern over new talks between the DEM Party and Imralı, warning of repeating past mistakes like the failed 2015 peace process, and highlighted the need for a democratic environment for meaningful discussion on the Kurdish issue.
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40% Bias Score