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Turkey's Anti-Smoking Campaign: 1.5 Million Treated, 42 Million Inspections
Turkey's President Erdoğan announced that 671 smoking cessation clinics have provided treatment to over 1.5 million people, alongside 3.8 million check-ups, with an additional support system provided by the Alo 171 hotline; the government is also actively enforcing anti-smoking legislation and publi...
Turkey's Anti-Smoking Campaign: 1.5 Million Treated, 42 Million Inspections
Turkey's President Erdoğan announced that 671 smoking cessation clinics have provided treatment to over 1.5 million people, alongside 3.8 million check-ups, with an additional support system provided by the Alo 171 hotline; the government is also actively enforcing anti-smoking legislation and publi...
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48% Bias Score
Turkish Union Condemns NATO's Increased Military Spending
The Birleşik Metal-İş Union strongly criticizes NATO's 2025 Hague Summit decision to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, warning of severe consequences for workers and social programs in Turkey and globally, and vowing to increase their activism in 2026.
Turkish Union Condemns NATO's Increased Military Spending
The Birleşik Metal-İş Union strongly criticizes NATO's 2025 Hague Summit decision to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, warning of severe consequences for workers and social programs in Turkey and globally, and vowing to increase their activism in 2026.
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68% Bias Score
Turkish Peace Process: Optimism, Criticism, and Uncertain Future
The author, a journalist, describes the initial optimism and subsequent criticism surrounding the President's involvement in a Turkish peace process, highlighting concerns about the CHP's fate and potential foreign policy implications, while emphasizing personal support for peace despite the risks.
Turkish Peace Process: Optimism, Criticism, and Uncertain Future
The author, a journalist, describes the initial optimism and subsequent criticism surrounding the President's involvement in a Turkish peace process, highlighting concerns about the CHP's fate and potential foreign policy implications, while emphasizing personal support for peace despite the risks.
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44% Bias Score
Turkish Regulator Sanctions Media Outlets, Raising Censorship Concerns
Turkey's RTÜK imposed a 10-day broadcast ban on Halk TV and levied fines against Sözcü TV and TELE 1 for content deemed to incite hatred and enmity, with repeated violations potentially leading to license revocation; Netflix and Spotify also received fines for content deemed offensive.
Turkish Regulator Sanctions Media Outlets, Raising Censorship Concerns
Turkey's RTÜK imposed a 10-day broadcast ban on Halk TV and levied fines against Sözcü TV and TELE 1 for content deemed to incite hatred and enmity, with repeated violations potentially leading to license revocation; Netflix and Spotify also received fines for content deemed offensive.
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52% Bias Score
Global Crackdown on Opposition Mirrored in Turkish Graduation Protests
Turkish university graduates protested during ceremonies, symbolically rejecting the ruling AKP party; this mirrors global trends where opposition leaders face politically motivated charges, as seen with 44 lawsuits against Turkish opposition leader Özgür Özel.
Global Crackdown on Opposition Mirrored in Turkish Graduation Protests
Turkish university graduates protested during ceremonies, symbolically rejecting the ruling AKP party; this mirrors global trends where opposition leaders face politically motivated charges, as seen with 44 lawsuits against Turkish opposition leader Özgür Özel.
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60% Bias Score
Syria: Clashes in Suweida Displace 79,000, Prompting Regional Concerns
Following the withdrawal of Syrian security forces, clashes erupted in Suweida, Syria, between Druze and Arab Bedouin armed groups, prompting concerns from Turkey and Russia. Over 79,000 people have been displaced since July 13th due to the violence and a ceasefire was declared on July 19th.
Syria: Clashes in Suweida Displace 79,000, Prompting Regional Concerns
Following the withdrawal of Syrian security forces, clashes erupted in Suweida, Syria, between Druze and Arab Bedouin armed groups, prompting concerns from Turkey and Russia. Over 79,000 people have been displaced since July 13th due to the violence and a ceasefire was declared on July 19th.
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36% Bias Score
Wildfires in Europe Exceed Long-Term Average by 119%, Linked to Climate Change
Wildfires have burned an area the size of Luxembourg in Europe this year, exceeding the long-term average by 119%, forcing tens of thousands of evacuations and claiming at least three lives in Turkey; scientists attribute this to climate change.
Wildfires in Europe Exceed Long-Term Average by 119%, Linked to Climate Change
Wildfires have burned an area the size of Luxembourg in Europe this year, exceeding the long-term average by 119%, forcing tens of thousands of evacuations and claiming at least three lives in Turkey; scientists attribute this to climate change.
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52% Bias Score
Turkey Changes Tourism Worker Rest Day Law, Raising Exploitation Concerns
A new Turkish law allows employers to postpone employees' weekly rest days in the tourism sector, potentially leading to ten-day workweeks, sparking criticism from unions and the opposition over worker exploitation.
Turkey Changes Tourism Worker Rest Day Law, Raising Exploitation Concerns
A new Turkish law allows employers to postpone employees' weekly rest days in the tourism sector, potentially leading to ten-day workweeks, sparking criticism from unions and the opposition over worker exploitation.
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48% Bias Score
Cyprus Talks Yield Partial Progress, Border Crossing Dispute Remains
UN-led talks between Cypriot leaders in New York yielded partial progress on four initiatives but failed to open new border crossings, highlighting deep divisions over the island's future structure and leaving negotiations stalled.
Cyprus Talks Yield Partial Progress, Border Crossing Dispute Remains
UN-led talks between Cypriot leaders in New York yielded partial progress on four initiatives but failed to open new border crossings, highlighting deep divisions over the island's future structure and leaving negotiations stalled.
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48% Bias Score
Police Inaction in Domestic Violence Case Leads to Murder
Ayşe Tokyaz, a victim of domestic violence, was murdered by her ex-police officer Cemil Koç after her sister's report to the police was ignored due to systemic failures and lack of trust in women's accounts of violence, highlighting the urgent need for legal and institutional reforms.
Police Inaction in Domestic Violence Case Leads to Murder
Ayşe Tokyaz, a victim of domestic violence, was murdered by her ex-police officer Cemil Koç after her sister's report to the police was ignored due to systemic failures and lack of trust in women's accounts of violence, highlighting the urgent need for legal and institutional reforms.
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36% Bias Score
Turkish Law Favors Mining Companies, Sparks Protests
TİP lawmaker Sera Kadıgil denounced a new Turkish law that prioritizes mining companies over citizens' rights, leading to protests and hunger strikes, alleging that only 2-3% of underground resources will go to the state, while the rest will go to mining companies; she criticized AKP's support of co...
Turkish Law Favors Mining Companies, Sparks Protests
TİP lawmaker Sera Kadıgil denounced a new Turkish law that prioritizes mining companies over citizens' rights, leading to protests and hunger strikes, alleging that only 2-3% of underground resources will go to the state, while the rest will go to mining companies; she criticized AKP's support of co...
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64% Bias Score
Altun's Silence on Haydanlı Contract Allegations Amidst Human Rights Appointment
Former Turkish government official Fahrettin Altun, now appointed as Human Rights Director, faces criticism for his lack of response to allegations of involvement with Serdar Haydanlı, who received government contracts while Altun was Director of Communications, as evidenced by a document presented ...
Altun's Silence on Haydanlı Contract Allegations Amidst Human Rights Appointment
Former Turkish government official Fahrettin Altun, now appointed as Human Rights Director, faces criticism for his lack of response to allegations of involvement with Serdar Haydanlı, who received government contracts while Altun was Director of Communications, as evidenced by a document presented ...
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52% Bias Score
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