January 13, 2026 – Turkey Headlines

Story gist: A joint mission proposal for Greenland was reported as breaking economy news by BloombergHT. Coverage includes US concerns over Chinese interest in the island.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Medyascope embeds the story in a talk show with journalists discussing Iran, Aleppo, and eyes on Greenland, emphasizing broader geopolitics. Center BloombergHT reports it straightforwardly as an economic proposal. Right-leaning TRT Haber highlights China’s unexpectedly low interest despite US targeting, downplaying rivalry concerns.

Story gist: On January 12, 2026, Turkish outlets Medyascope, BloombergHT, and Anadolu Ajansı published daily news agendas covering economy, politics, Turkey, and world events.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Medyascope frames it as ‘What you need to know today,’ emphasizing curated essentials. Center BloombergHT uses neutral ‘Economy and politics agenda’ with ‘breaking economy news,’ stressing business updates. Right-leaning Anadolu Ajansı titles it ‘Turkey and world agenda,’ highlighting national and global breadth. Tone differs: selective info (left), factual urgency (center), comprehensive scope (right).

Story gist: Ekrem İmamoğlu stated that his candidacy for Turkish presidency continues definitively. The remark was reported by various Turkish and international media outlets.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Evrensel.net frames İmamoğlu’s statement with direct, emphatic quoting to underscore opposition resolve. Center outlet BBC reports the exact phrasing neutrally without added context. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting the opposition challenge and potentially downplaying its significance to the incumbent government.

Story gist: Adverse weather conditions led to school closures in multiple Turkish provinces, including Istanbul and 10 others for one day. In Kahramanmaraş, snow blocked access to 137 neighborhoods.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like birgun.net emphasize snow-related access failures in Kahramanmaraş’s 137 neighborhoods, highlighting local disruptions. Center sources such as memurlar.net focus factually on school suspensions in Istanbul and 10 provinces for one day, listing specifics. Right-leaning Anadolu Ajansı uses neutral, broad phrasing matching the story title, omitting detailed impacts or counts for a general overview.

Story gist: Arif Altunbulak, manager of Bebek Hotel in Istanbul, was arrested after police seized liquid narcotics during a search. He stated in his testimony that he learned of the drugs only after the search and had no prior knowledge. Illegal extensions to the hotel were demolished.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like T24 emphasize the arrested manager’s denial of knowledge about the seized liquid drugs, highlighting his personal statement. Center outlets like DW.com neutrally outline the drug investigation claims tied to the hotel. Right-leaning outlets like TRT Haber focus solely on the demolition of illegal extensions, omitting the drug seizure and emphasizing regulatory enforcement.