Israel's Syria Strategy: Realpolitik over Kurdish Alliance
Israel's proposed Kurdish alliance faces challenges due to Turkey's growing influence in Syria; a realpolitik approach focusing on shared interests with Turkey and US mediation offers a more viable strategy.
Israel's Syria Strategy: Realpolitik over Kurdish Alliance
Israel's proposed Kurdish alliance faces challenges due to Turkey's growing influence in Syria; a realpolitik approach focusing on shared interests with Turkey and US mediation offers a more viable strategy.
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56% Bias Score
Turkey's Commitment to Post-Regime Change Syria: Eliminating PKK/YPG and Ensuring Stability
Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar visited Gaziantep to discuss the elimination of the PKK/YPG and the transition process in Syria following recent regime change; this follows years of cross-border attacks that caused over 600 Turkish civilian deaths and 1000 injuries.
Turkey's Commitment to Post-Regime Change Syria: Eliminating PKK/YPG and Ensuring Stability
Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar visited Gaziantep to discuss the elimination of the PKK/YPG and the transition process in Syria following recent regime change; this follows years of cross-border attacks that caused over 600 Turkish civilian deaths and 1000 injuries.
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60% Bias Score
Syria's New Leader Announces Weapon Control, Turkey Requests Sanctions Relief
Syria's new leader, Ahmad al Sarraj, announced government control over all weapons following a visit by Turkey's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, who requested sanctions relief. A major Islamist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is disarming and integrating armed factions into the Syrian army. T...
Syria's New Leader Announces Weapon Control, Turkey Requests Sanctions Relief
Syria's new leader, Ahmad al Sarraj, announced government control over all weapons following a visit by Turkey's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, who requested sanctions relief. A major Islamist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is disarming and integrating armed factions into the Syrian army. T...
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56% Bias Score
MÜSİAD Predicts Turkish Central Bank Interest Rate Cut in December
MÜSİAD President Mahmut Asmalı anticipates a Turkish Central Bank interest rate cut in December, due to the current policy's failure to curb demand from higher-income groups while suppressing lower-income groups' spending, thus worsening income inequality and fueling inflation.
MÜSİAD Predicts Turkish Central Bank Interest Rate Cut in December
MÜSİAD President Mahmut Asmalı anticipates a Turkish Central Bank interest rate cut in December, due to the current policy's failure to curb demand from higher-income groups while suppressing lower-income groups' spending, thus worsening income inequality and fueling inflation.
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40% Bias Score
Turkey Conducts Over 4,500 Ship Inspections in 2024
Turkey conducted 4,579 ship inspections in 2024, including 2,977 foreign-flagged vessels and 1,191 Turkish vessels on international voyages, to ensure maritime safety and environmental protection, aligning with IMO procedures and preventing ship detentions abroad.
Turkey Conducts Over 4,500 Ship Inspections in 2024
Turkey conducted 4,579 ship inspections in 2024, including 2,977 foreign-flagged vessels and 1,191 Turkish vessels on international voyages, to ensure maritime safety and environmental protection, aligning with IMO procedures and preventing ship detentions abroad.
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16% Bias Score
Turkish Election Report Reveals Systemic Bias Against Women Candidates
A report by Hacettepe University, supported by UN Women Turkey, shows that despite 24-25% female candidacies in two recent Turkish elections, only 17-19% of women were elected as MPs, compared to 80-82% of men. Many provinces consistently failed to elect any female MPs in both elections.
Turkish Election Report Reveals Systemic Bias Against Women Candidates
A report by Hacettepe University, supported by UN Women Turkey, shows that despite 24-25% female candidacies in two recent Turkish elections, only 17-19% of women were elected as MPs, compared to 80-82% of men. Many provinces consistently failed to elect any female MPs in both elections.
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52% Bias Score
Mersin Customs Bribery: 114 Arrests in Wide-Ranging Investigation
A large-scale bribery investigation in Mersin, Turkey's customs office resulted in the arrest of 114 people, including 34 customs officials; hidden cameras revealed a systematic bribery scheme where businesses paid customs officers for every transaction, with higher payments for irregular procedures...
Mersin Customs Bribery: 114 Arrests in Wide-Ranging Investigation
A large-scale bribery investigation in Mersin, Turkey's customs office resulted in the arrest of 114 people, including 34 customs officials; hidden cameras revealed a systematic bribery scheme where businesses paid customs officers for every transaction, with higher payments for irregular procedures...
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40% Bias Score
Turkey Anticipates Expulsion of Kurdish YPG Fighters from Northeastern Syria
Turkey expects its supported Syrian forces to expel Kurdish YPG fighters from northeastern Syria, escalating tensions with the US and the SDF who support the YPG. This follows the recent fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and an increase in the number of US troops present in Syria to 2000.
Turkey Anticipates Expulsion of Kurdish YPG Fighters from Northeastern Syria
Turkey expects its supported Syrian forces to expel Kurdish YPG fighters from northeastern Syria, escalating tensions with the US and the SDF who support the YPG. This follows the recent fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and an increase in the number of US troops present in Syria to 2000.
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44% Bias Score
Turkey and HTS Agree to Strengthen Ties, Collaborate on Syria's Reconstruction
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Sunday, agreeing to strengthen bilateral ties and collaborate on Syria's reconstruction, including the return of displaced Syrians and the disarmament of various factions.
Turkey and HTS Agree to Strengthen Ties, Collaborate on Syria's Reconstruction
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Sunday, agreeing to strengthen bilateral ties and collaborate on Syria's reconstruction, including the return of displaced Syrians and the disarmament of various factions.
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44% Bias Score
Ambulance Helicopter Crash Kills Four in Muğla
A Health Ministry ambulance helicopter crashed into Muğla Education and Research Hospital in Turkey on December 22, 2024, at 10:06 a.m. local time, killing two pilots, a doctor, and a healthcare worker during takeoff in foggy conditions.
Ambulance Helicopter Crash Kills Four in Muğla
A Health Ministry ambulance helicopter crashed into Muğla Education and Research Hospital in Turkey on December 22, 2024, at 10:06 a.m. local time, killing two pilots, a doctor, and a healthcare worker during takeoff in foggy conditions.
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28% Bias Score
Kurtulmuş Advocates for Balkan Unity, Recalling Ottoman Era Peace
Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş, speaking at a commemoration for Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Zaim in Skopje, North Macedonia, highlighted Zaim's inclusive approach and advocated for peaceful coexistence among Balkan peoples, drawing parallels to the Ottoman era's 'Pax Ottomana' and criticizing i...
Kurtulmuş Advocates for Balkan Unity, Recalling Ottoman Era Peace
Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş, speaking at a commemoration for Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Zaim in Skopje, North Macedonia, highlighted Zaim's inclusive approach and advocated for peaceful coexistence among Balkan peoples, drawing parallels to the Ottoman era's 'Pax Ottomana' and criticizing i...
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48% Bias Score
US Drops Bounty on Syrian Islamist Leader After Positive Talks
Following positive talks in Damascus between US diplomats and representatives of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which assumed power in Syria in December, the US dropped a $10 million bounty on HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Simultaneously, clashes between pro-Turkish forces and Kurdish ...
US Drops Bounty on Syrian Islamist Leader After Positive Talks
Following positive talks in Damascus between US diplomats and representatives of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which assumed power in Syria in December, the US dropped a $10 million bounty on HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Simultaneously, clashes between pro-Turkish forces and Kurdish ...
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48% Bias Score