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Claim: People cannot laugh at politicians in Turkey

7 years 11 months ago By Fact Checking Turkey

On 5 May 2016, Turkish writer Elif Shafak had an article published in The Guardian which titled “In Turkey we

Claim: Erdogan violates constitution

7 years 11 months ago By editor1

On 2 May 2016, Reuters released a news story in which it was claimed that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acts in contrast to the constitutional requirements of

Claim: There is growing authoritarianism in Turkey

7 years 11 months ago By Fact Checking Turkey

On 3 May 2016, Mark Lowen from the BBC reported on a visa liberalisation deal between the EU and Turkey in a news package.

Claim: Cumhuriyet says its journalists sentenced for blasphemy

7 years 11 months ago By editor1

On 28 April 2016, Reuters correspondent Ece Toksabay wrote a news article about the jail sentence passed to two journalists of Cumhuriyet daily.

Claim: Turkey has secret intention to seize churches

7 years 11 months ago By editor1

On 23 April 2016, The New York Times published a news report by Ceylan Yeginsu, wh

Claim: Turkey’s parliament speaker drafts constitution

7 years 11 months ago By editor1

On 27 April 2016, The Independent released a news story about Turkey’s p

Claim: Turkey takes brutal measures on Syrian border to avoid refugee burden

7 years 11 months ago By Fact Checking Turkey

On 23 April 2016, Patrick Kingsley had an article published in the Guardian newspaper in which he claimed that Turkey takes brutal

The Night Manager’s inaccurate depiction of refugee camps in Turkey

8 years 11 hours ago By Fact Checking Turkey

On 20 March 2016, the Night Manager, British-American television series, portrayed refugee camps in Turkey were as tents along a wayside with poor conditions.