March 16, 2026 – Turkey Headlines

Story gist: Turkish media outlets published content on Kadir Gecesi, including greeting messages with prayers and images for sharing, date information for current and 2026 observances, and a blessing from Konya Mayor Altay.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets omitted coverage, absenting secular or non-religious perspectives. Center outlets like Uzmanpara focused on neutral, practical date queries. Right-leaning sources emphasized official communal blessings from Konya authorities, highlighting religious unity and tradition.

Story gist: In Ankara, a car collided with a minibus, resulting in 2 deaths and 12 injuries.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story, leaving that perspective absent. Center outlet Haberler used a generic headline listing collision details: 2 dead, 12 injured. Right-leaning TRT Haber specified Ankara location, reversed vehicle order (minibus with car), but omitted injuries, emphasizing only 2 deaths.

Story gist: Turkish authorities are canceling fines issued for multimedia screens and devices in vehicles.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Diken emphasizes ‘usulsüz’ (improper) screens in quotes, framing fines as unjust and their cancellation as corrective relief. Center DonanımHaber reports neutrally, stating fines withdrawn and issued ones canceled without qualifiers. Right-leaning TRT Haber uses plain title language, focusing solely on cancellation fact with no emphasis on prior fines’ legitimacy.

Story gist: In Kağıthane, Istanbul, a development in Ayşegül Eraslan’s death identified actor Sunay Kurtuluş as the last person to enter her home.

Bias summary: Right-leaning Sabah frames the story with sensational ‘breaking news’ language, emphasizing mystery-solving drama and celebrity revelation. Left-leaning Cumhuriyet focuses on neutral biographical details of Sunay Kurtuluş, such as age, origin, and filmography, downplaying hype. No center-leaning coverage, omitting balanced, fact-only perspective.

Story gist: Turkey’s 2026 YKS university entrance exam will have 2,425,560 candidates competing. Coverage includes queries on exam location announcements and entry document release dates.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets omitted coverage entirely, absenting any perspective. Center sources like Dünya Gazetesi focused on practical logistics with service-oriented questions about exam places and documents, neutral and helpful tone. Right-leaning TRT Haber emphasized the large scale of 2.4 million candidates, stressing competition without sensationalism; the story title adds optimistic ‘golden year’ framing for applicants via reduced rivals.