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Mistranslation: Turkish president says economic independence detrimental to women

8 years 5 months ago

On 1 June 2016, Al Jazeera’s video broadcasting platform AJ+ released a clip mocking Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his statements on family planning, mistra

Mistake: Presidential election system changed in 2011

8 years 5 months ago

On 25 May 2016, Maajid Nawaz penned an article for the Daily Beast in which he wrote that in 2011, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “changed the system, clearing the way for him to become the country’s first directly elected presi

Claim: Erdogan government supports DAESH

8 years 6 months ago

On 11 May 2016, Huffington Post released an article written by Christopher Atamian in which it was claimed that “The Erdogan

Claim: People cannot laugh at politicians in Turkey

8 years 6 months ago

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

Claim: Erdogan violates constitution

8 years 6 months ago

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: Turkey’s parliament speaker drafts constitution

8 years 6 months ago

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

HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtas repeats false claims in NYT

8 years 7 months ago

Turkey’s Peoples' Democratic Party’s (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtas penned an article for The New York Times in whi

Claim: Turkey not serious about settlement with Kurds

8 years 9 months ago

The Guardian newspaper published an editorial titled “The Guardian view on Turkey’s Kurdish policies: compounding the region’s troubles” on 18 February 2016.