Turkey

Story gist: AFAD issued an earthquake notification for Istanbul late at night, but no shaking occurred. Residents received alerts without experiencing seismic activity.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Odatv employs a sensational title stressing nighttime fright without blame. Center Fotomaç uses question headlines mimicking search queries, emphasizing public uncertainty and immediacy. Right-leaning SuperHaber labels the alert ‘faulty,’ heightening drama around official error and resident panic. No major omissions; right most critical of authorities.

Story gist: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. His planned visit to the UAE was postponed.

Bias summary: Left-leaning birgun.net emphasizes the postponement of Erdoğan’s UAE visit with a sensational tease of a $20 billion deal, implying economic disappointment. Center outlet Haberler neutrally reports the postponement without details. Right-leaning NTV Haber focuses solely on the leaders’ meeting, omitting the postponement to present a positive occurrence.

Story gist: Turkish officials stated they cannot resume European Union relations from their previous state. Coverage linked this to a Western trust crisis at the Munich Security Conference and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s Central Europe tour meetings with Slovak PM Robert Fico and Hungarian PM Viktor Orban on energy and Ukraine.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Bianet frames the story around the ‘West’s trust crisis and Munich’s homework,’ critiquing Western reliability. Center Euronews reports neutrally on Rubio’s tour and discussions with Fico and Orban on energy and Ukraine. Right-leaning Sabah headlines the Turkish declaration ‘We cannot continue with the EU from where we left off,’ emphasizing firm national stance against EU resumption.

Story gist: Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced that 2026 will be a year of good news. Turkey sent a drilling ship to waters off Somalia.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Diken frames the story as Turkey sending a drilling ship to Somali waters, emphasizing the geopolitical action with neutral but potentially assertive tone. Right-leaning Sabah highlights Bayraktar’s announcement of 2026 as a ‘year of good news,’ using celebratory ‘müjde’ language to evoke optimism. No center-leaning coverage, omitting balanced factual reporting.

Story gist: Heavy rains triggered flood alerts in Alanya and Köyceğiz, Turkey. A dam reached maximum capacity, and one business was swept away by floods.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story, leaving progressive perspectives absent. Center framing from Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi emphasizes municipal teams on high alert and preparedness against heavy rain. Right-leaning CNN Türk stresses dramatic impact, reporting heavy rains struck Ege and Akdeniz regions with four provinces underwater. Center adopts reassuring tone on response; right amplifies widespread devastation.