Turkey Probes Price-Fixing, Tax Evasion in Multiple Sectors
Turkey's Treasury and Finance Ministry launched an investigation into sectors raising prices despite stable costs, focusing on tax evasion and cartel-like behaviors; the probe analyzes five years of data, comparing domestic and international prices, and will share findings with other agencies.
Turkey Probes Price-Fixing, Tax Evasion in Multiple Sectors
Turkey's Treasury and Finance Ministry launched an investigation into sectors raising prices despite stable costs, focusing on tax evasion and cartel-like behaviors; the probe analyzes five years of data, comparing domestic and international prices, and will share findings with other agencies.
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40% Bias Score
CHP Accuses Turkey's Interior Minister of Religious Bias, Ineffective Border Control
During Turkey's 2025 budget discussions, CHP deputy Murat Bakan accused Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya of increasing religious influence within the ministry, leading to a rise in police suicides and ineffective border control, calling for a closed-population census to address these issues.
CHP Accuses Turkey's Interior Minister of Religious Bias, Ineffective Border Control
During Turkey's 2025 budget discussions, CHP deputy Murat Bakan accused Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya of increasing religious influence within the ministry, leading to a rise in police suicides and ineffective border control, calling for a closed-population census to address these issues.
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60% Bias Score
İYİ Party Demands Security Zone in Northern Syria, Citizenship Revocation
İYİ Party leader Müsavat Dervişoğlu urged Turkey to establish a security zone in northern Syria, from Tabka to Hasake, to counter the Syrian PKK; relocate the Süleyman Shah Tomb to Caber Castle; and revoke the citizenship of 238,000 Syrians, citing national security concerns and the need to address ...
İYİ Party Demands Security Zone in Northern Syria, Citizenship Revocation
İYİ Party leader Müsavat Dervişoğlu urged Turkey to establish a security zone in northern Syria, from Tabka to Hasake, to counter the Syrian PKK; relocate the Süleyman Shah Tomb to Caber Castle; and revoke the citizenship of 238,000 Syrians, citing national security concerns and the need to address ...
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52% Bias Score
Assad's Fall: A Seismic Shift in Middle Eastern Geopolitics
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's swift downfall significantly weakens Iran's regional influence, costing it over $50 billion and thousands of personnel, creating a power vacuum exploited by Turkey and rebel groups, impacting regional stability and potentially Iran's internal politics.
Assad's Fall: A Seismic Shift in Middle Eastern Geopolitics
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's swift downfall significantly weakens Iran's regional influence, costing it over $50 billion and thousands of personnel, creating a power vacuum exploited by Turkey and rebel groups, impacting regional stability and potentially Iran's internal politics.
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52% Bias Score
Turkish Human Rights Defender Arrested
Turkish human rights defender Nimet Tanrıkulu, a founder of the Human Rights Association (IHD), was recently arrested and detained for four days following questioning regarding her travels to Suleymaniyah and Erbil; this is the latest in a series of arrests and legal challenges faced by Tanrıkulu fo...
Turkish Human Rights Defender Arrested
Turkish human rights defender Nimet Tanrıkulu, a founder of the Human Rights Association (IHD), was recently arrested and detained for four days following questioning regarding her travels to Suleymaniyah and Erbil; this is the latest in a series of arrests and legal challenges faced by Tanrıkulu fo...
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60% Bias Score
Turkey's 'Great Power' Image Tarnished by Domestic Neglect and Casualties
Turkey's pursuit of a 'great power' role in Syria contrasts sharply with the suffering of its own citizens due to negligence, resulting in numerous preventable deaths from helicopter crashes, landslides, and gas explosions, raising questions about accountability and priorities.
Turkey's 'Great Power' Image Tarnished by Domestic Neglect and Casualties
Turkey's pursuit of a 'great power' role in Syria contrasts sharply with the suffering of its own citizens due to negligence, resulting in numerous preventable deaths from helicopter crashes, landslides, and gas explosions, raising questions about accountability and priorities.
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64% Bias Score
Turkish Union Demands 55,000 Lira Minimum Wage Amidst Economic Hardship
The Nakliyat-İş Union, affiliated with DİSK, protested in Eminönü Square, demanding a 55,000 Turkish Lira net minimum wage, citing insufficient increases relative to inflation and income inequality compared to lawmakers' salaries, highlighting the economic struggles faced by Turkish workers.
Turkish Union Demands 55,000 Lira Minimum Wage Amidst Economic Hardship
The Nakliyat-İş Union, affiliated with DİSK, protested in Eminönü Square, demanding a 55,000 Turkish Lira net minimum wage, citing insufficient increases relative to inflation and income inequality compared to lawmakers' salaries, highlighting the economic struggles faced by Turkish workers.
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56% Bias Score
Turkish Language's Role in Turkey's Constitutional Debate
President Erdoğan's advisor Mehmet Uçum defended the constitution's article establishing Turkish as Turkey's language, emphasizing its unifying role for all Turkish citizens, while acknowledging and defending rights for other languages spoken in Turkey, amid ongoing debate over a new constitution.
Turkish Language's Role in Turkey's Constitutional Debate
President Erdoğan's advisor Mehmet Uçum defended the constitution's article establishing Turkish as Turkey's language, emphasizing its unifying role for all Turkish citizens, while acknowledging and defending rights for other languages spoken in Turkey, amid ongoing debate over a new constitution.
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48% Bias Score
Istanbul Residents Protest Unfinished Urban Renewal Project
Residents of Kirazlıtepe, Istanbul, protested a stalled urban renewal project, citing seven-and-a-half-year delays, four months of missing 5,500 TL rent subsidies, and unfulfilled promises by the government.
Istanbul Residents Protest Unfinished Urban Renewal Project
Residents of Kirazlıtepe, Istanbul, protested a stalled urban renewal project, citing seven-and-a-half-year delays, four months of missing 5,500 TL rent subsidies, and unfulfilled promises by the government.
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24% Bias Score
Assad's Fall Shakes Iranian Power Axis
Bashar al-Assad's 50-year family rule in Syria ended on Sunday when he fled to Moscow for political asylum, dealing a severe blow to the Iranian-led power axis in the Middle East and prompting tensions with Turkey due to its support for Syrian rebels.
Assad's Fall Shakes Iranian Power Axis
Bashar al-Assad's 50-year family rule in Syria ended on Sunday when he fled to Moscow for political asylum, dealing a severe blow to the Iranian-led power axis in the Middle East and prompting tensions with Turkey due to its support for Syrian rebels.
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52% Bias Score
Turkey's MIT Head Prays at Damascus Mosque, Signaling Growing Influence in Syria
Turkey's MIT chief, Ibrahim Kalin, prayed at Damascus's Umayyad Mosque, symbolizing Turkey's growing influence in post-civil war Syria, where Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), previously labeled a terrorist group, played a significant role in the recent conflict resolution.
Turkey's MIT Head Prays at Damascus Mosque, Signaling Growing Influence in Syria
Turkey's MIT chief, Ibrahim Kalin, prayed at Damascus's Umayyad Mosque, symbolizing Turkey's growing influence in post-civil war Syria, where Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), previously labeled a terrorist group, played a significant role in the recent conflict resolution.
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64% Bias Score
MIT Head's Damascus Meeting with HTS Leader Sparks Controversy
Turkey's MIT head, Ibrahim Kalın, met with the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Abu Muhammad al-Julani, during a visit to Damascus, Syria, sparking controversy and a formal inquiry from the CHP.
MIT Head's Damascus Meeting with HTS Leader Sparks Controversy
Turkey's MIT head, Ibrahim Kalın, met with the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Abu Muhammad al-Julani, during a visit to Damascus, Syria, sparking controversy and a formal inquiry from the CHP.
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56% Bias Score