February 28, 2026 – Turkey Headlines

1Trump’tan federal kurumlara Anthropic talimatı: “Derhal durdurun”

Story gist: President Trump directed federal agencies to immediately halt activities involving Anthropic. Anthropic notified the Pentagon it cannot provide unlimited access to its AI technology for conscience reasons, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mediating between them.
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No major left-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Center
OpenAI’nin Altman’ı Anthropic ve Pentagon arasında arabuluculuk yapıyor
— Investing.com Türkiye
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Right
ABD’li yapay zeka şirketi Anthropic, “vicdanen” teknolojisini Pentagon’a sınırsız açamayacağını bildirdi
— Anadolu Ajansı
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, omitting potential criticism of Trump’s directive or support for Anthropic’s ethical stance. Center (Investing.com Türkiye) frames neutrally as business mediation by Altman between Anthropic and Pentagon. Right (Anadolu Ajansı) emphasizes Anthropic’s ‘conscience’-based refusal to share tech unlimitedly with Pentagon, highlighting corporate ethical limits.

2Trump’tan İran’a operasyon tehdidi, ABD Dışişleri’nden seyahat uyarısı

Story gist: Donald Trump threatened military operations against Iran. The US State Department issued a travel warning. Britain closed its embassy in Tehran, while China advised its citizens to leave Iran.
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Britanya, Tahran Büyükelçiliği’ni kapattı
— Diken
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Center
Çin’den vatandaşlarına İran’ı terk edin uyarısı
— Bloomberght
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Right
İngiltere’nin Tahran Büyükelçiliği geçici olarak kapatıldı
— Anadolu Ajansı
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Diken emphasizes Britain’s definitive embassy closure in Tehran. Center BloombergHT highlights China’s citizen evacuation warning, omitting Western actions. Right-leaning Anadolu Ajansı softens UK’s embassy shutdown as ‘temporary,’ downplaying severity. Left and right focus on UK response with differing tones; center shifts emphasis to China, absent pro-Iran perspectives.

3Mihalgazi Belediye Başkanına hakaretler savurmuştu: Şüpheli hakkında iddianame hazırlandı

Story gist: Prosecutors prepared an indictment against a suspect accused of insulting Mihalgazi Mayor Güneş. The case seeks up to five years in prison.
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Mihalgazi Belediye Başkanı Güneş’e hakaret davası: 5 yıla kadar hapis isteniyor
— memurlar.net
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Mihalgazi Belediye Başkanına hakaretler savurmuştu: Şüpheli hakkında iddianame hazırlandı
— Sabah
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Bias summary: Left-leaning coverage absent, omitting potential perspective on free speech or criticism of officials. Center (memurlar.net) neutrally states the lawsuit details and penalty sought. Right-leaning Sabah emphasizes suspect’s aggressive ‘hurled insults’ at mayor before indictment, toning supportively toward authority with vivid language.

4Bolu’da yürek yakan dram… Torununu ve kızını arka arkaya kaybeden dede kalp krizi geçirdi

Story gist: In Bolu, Turkey, a grandfather lost his grandson and daughter in quick succession and suffered a heart attack. Other reports describe a mother dying after grief over her son’s death.
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Bolu’da yürek yakan dram… Torununu ve kızını arka arkaya kaybeden dede kalp krizi geçirdi
— Cumhuriyet
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Center
Oğlunun acısına yüreği dayanamayan anne son yolculuğuna uğurlandı
— MSN
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Right
Bolu’da yürek yakan trajedi: Oğlunun mezarı başında kalp krizi geçiren anne de hayatını kaybetti
— GZT
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Bias summary: Left-leaning (Cumhuriyet) frames story around grandfather’s losses of grandson and daughter leading to heart attack, emphasizing sequence without confirming death. Center (MSN) focuses on mother’s burial after son’s grief overwhelms her. Right-leaning (GZT) stresses mother’s fatal heart attack at son’s graveside as tragedy. All use emotional ‘heartbreaking’ tone; left omits death outcome, others highlight finality.

5İran: Müzakerelerde ilerleme sağlansa da anlaşmazlıklar sürüyor

Story gist: Iran nuclear negotiations reported progress alongside persistent disagreements. Oman’s Foreign Minister, as mediator, stated Iran would zero its enriched uranium stock.
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Center
İran: Müzakerelerde ilerleme sağlansa da anlaşmazlıklar sürüyor
— Bloomberght
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Arabulucu Umman Dışişleri Bakanı, İran’ın zenginleştirilmiş uranyum stokunun sıfırlanacağını söyledi
— Anadolu Ajansı
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, omitting that perspective. Center source Bloomberg HT frames neutrally with title noting both progress and ongoing disagreements. Right-leaning Anadolu Ajansı emphasizes mediator’s optimistic claim of Iran zeroing enriched uranium stock, highlighting potential resolution over sticking points.