January 14, 2026 – Turkey Headlines

Story gist: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with American businessman Tom Barrack.

Bias summary: Left-leaning T24 frames the meeting as a ‘surpriz’ (surprise), adding sensational tone to highlight its unexpectedness. Center rudaw.net reports neutrally with a factual headline. Right-leaning TRT Haber omits the Fidan-Barrack meeting entirely, covering Fidan’s separate meeting with Iranian counterpart Erakçi instead; right-lane perspective on U.S. business ties absent.

Story gist: US media reported that Donald Trump’s special representative met with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s former shah. The reported meeting occurred amid ongoing protests in Iran.

Bias summary: Right-leaning Sabah frames the story sensationally as a ‘striking claim’ from US press, emphasizing drama. Center Investing.com neutrally reports the facts, noting Witkoff’s meeting with the ‘exiled prince’ during Iran protests for context. Left-leaning Diken straightforwardly cites Axios on Trump’s representative meeting Pahlavi, omitting sensationalism or added emphasis.

Story gist: Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen stated Greenland will not belong to the United States. Moscow commented that Greenland could join Russia.

Bias summary: Right-leaning Sabah emphasizes PM Nielsen’s harsh rejection of US claims with strong language (‘sert çıkıştı’), portraying firm national sovereignty. Left-leaning Diken spotlights Moscow’s provocative input on Greenland potentially joining Russia, highlighting anti-Western geopolitical angles. Center outlets absent, omitting neutral coverage of the international statements without partisan emphasis.

Story gist: The DEM Party accused the Syrian government in Damascus of failing to comply with an agreement in Syria. Party co-chairs highlighted hypocrisy in those mourning Gaza while allegedly turning Aleppo into Gaza.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets emphasize DEM Party’s strong hypocrisy accusation against pro-Gaza advocates for enabling Aleppo destruction, using charged rhetoric. Center outlets like BBC neutrally report the claim of Syrian regime non-compliance without added commentary. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting the pro-Kurdish party’s critique of Assad.

Story gist: In Istanbul’s appeals court, a male prosecutor shot a female judge in the feet. The prosecutor was detained, the judge hospitalized, and a convict tea maker intervened.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Bianet highlight gender (‘male prosecutor attacks female judge’) and amplify calls from Istanbul Bar Association for dismissal, framing as accountability demand. Center sources like DW.com deliver neutral, factual reporting on the shooting. Right-leaning Habertürk employs sensational ‘breaking news’ tone with exclamations, ‘shocking details,’ and emphasis on custody/hospitalization, prioritizing drama over analysis.