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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world

Türkiye

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Türkiye’s attention is Football (10.1%, 4.7× the world). The news sounds as usual.

Türkiye’s zeitgeist, by theme

Its Wikipedia reading this week, each page counted once, in its main theme · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

Leaders and great powers

19.1% of attention this week

Most readWikipedia

  • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk29.5k views
  • Mustafa Sarıgül15.7k views
  • Despina Khatun10.4k views

Top storiesThe news

Open the Leaders and great powers page

Blind spots

Where attention and coverage don’t line up

  • Read more than coveredAI everywhere88×
Reading and news · 1.3m · Solid

Türkiye · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 86 million people; most are ethnic Turks, while Kurds are the largest ethnic minority. Officially a secular state, Turkey has a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city.

From Wikipedia: Turkey · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • Tulip is a national flower of Turkey. Emirgan Park in Istanbul hosts Tulip Festival each year.
    Tulip is a national flower of Turkey. Emirgan Park in Istanbul hosts Tulip Festival each year.Husain007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as Blue Mosque in Istanbul, is one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture.
    Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as Blue Mosque in Istanbul, is one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture.Bigdaddy1204 at English Wikipedia · Public domain
  • Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital in Istanbul. It contains 2,068 seismic base isolation units to withstand earthquakes.[455]
    Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital in Istanbul. It contains 2,068 seismic base isolation units to withstand earthquakes.[455]CeeGee · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Süreyya Opera House is on the Asian side of Istanbul and Atatürk Cultural Center is the main opera house on the European side. Zorlu PSM is the city's largest…
    Süreyya Opera House is on the Asian side of Istanbul and Atatürk Cultural Center is the main opera house on the European side. Zorlu PSM is the city's largest…Mark Ahsmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Barış Manço was a Turkish rock musician and one of the founders of the Anatolian rock genre.
    Barış Manço was a Turkish rock musician and one of the founders of the Anatolian rock genre.Arife Ciftci · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Turkish coffee with Turkish delight. Turkish coffee is a UNESCO-listed intangible cultural heritage of Turks.[499][500]
    Turkish coffee with Turkish delight. Turkish coffee is a UNESCO-listed intangible cultural heritage of Turks.[499][500]Tema · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

Türkiye · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Donald Trump

    786 stories

  2. Vladimir Putin

    354 stories

  3. Antonio Guterres

    2.6× last week

    238 stories

  4. Zinedine Zidane

    7.7× last week

    208 stories

  5. Jared Kushner

    4.2× last week

    150 stories

  6. Ilham Aliyev

    5.7× last week

    119 stories

  7. Murat Kurum

    12.8× last week

    115 stories

  8. Steve Witkoff

    5.5× last week

    110 stories

  9. Andy Burnham

    32.0× last week

    96 stories

  10. Chris Bowen

    20.5× last week

    82 stories

Organizations

  1. United Nations

    323 stories

  2. European Union

    295 stories

  3. International Energy Agency

    8.4× last week

    76 stories

  4. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    74 stories

  5. World Meteorological Organization

    8.0× last week

    32 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

Türkiye · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov

On social media

Social →

Going around online in Türkiye

What Türkiye’s own news sites say went viral, trended or got people talking online this week

The TikTok videos, Instagram posts and YouTube videos the most-liked Bluesky posts in Turkish shared this week.

Shared from TikTok

  1. What do you think?

    Translated from Turkish

    filozofizm

    Shared in 1 post · 1 like or repost

  2. Make mistakes, but don't regret them...!!! Film title: Hollywood Stargirl

    Translated from Turkish

    replikcionline

    Shared in 1 post · 0 likes and reposts

  3. There’s a way to do dirty talk.

    Translated from Turkish

    Gibigrafi

    Shared in 1 post · 0 likes and reposts

  4. #atatürk #worldleaderatatürk #unesco

    Translated from Turkish

    coskun zengin

    Shared in 1 post · 0 likes and reposts

  5. Do you know the one thing President and AKP leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cares about?

    Translated from Turkish

    pozitif1962

    Shared in 1 post · 0 likes and reposts

  6. #AKPoppression #illgottenwealth #theAKPcanmanageanything #bandits #cemküçük #ekremimağlu

    Translated from Turkish

    Devletin dini adalettir nisa58

    Shared in 1 post · 0 likes and reposts

  7. #discoverme #tayyiperdoğan #weareonDiscover #breakingnews

    Translated from Turkish

    GIRGIR

    Shared in 1 post · 0 likes and reposts

  8. Visit to Anıtkabir

    Translated from Turkish

    iyipartibornova

    Shared in 1 post · 0 likes and reposts

  9. Funeral of Martyr Ege AKAR

    Translated from Turkish

    iyipartibornova

    Shared in 1 post · 0 likes and reposts

Shared from Instagram

  1. Some of my work as a Custom Guitar Artist❤️🎸

    Emilie Rosati

    Shared in 1 post · 11 likes and reposts

  2. Old Funny troll 🤣🤣🤣

    Murat Becerikli

    Shared in 1 post · 3 likes and reposts

  3. What we’re left with after another amazing concert 🫶🏻 • •

    Translated from Turkish

    Sevdanur Tellioğlu

    Shared in 1 post · 3 likes and reposts

  4. Emir Can İğrek’s prediction of a Galatasaray goal before going on stage at Harbiye came true

    Translated from Turkish

    PostManşet

    Shared in 1 post · 2 likes and reposts

  5. What do you think?

    Translated from Turkish

    DeadRealm

    Shared in 1 post · 1 like or repost

  6. Being able to slide out of anxiety

    Translated from Turkish

    Berry | YOGA INSTRUCTOR

    Shared in 1 post · 1 like or repost

  7. HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY, OCTOBER 29 🇹🇷

    Translated from Turkish

    REMZİ AYDINLI

    Shared in 1 post · 1 like or repost

Shared from YouTube

  1. WE’RE DONE, WE’RE FINISHED! ALTIEYLÜL, BALIKESİR

    Translated from Turkish

    Turhan Çömez

    Shared in 1 post · 60 likes and reposts

  2. Sami Yusuf - Nasimi #worldmusic #worldmusictraditions

    Sami Yusuf

    Shared in 1 post · 53 likes and reposts

  3. Mabel Matiz - Ha Leylim (Remix)

    VUNU PROD

    Shared in 1 post · 50 likes and reposts

  4. The Wind Has Touched the Rose

    Translated from Turkish

    Arabesk - Topic

    Shared in 1 post · 47 likes and reposts

  5. Şevval Sam - A Storm Caught Us (Thessaloniki Folk Song) I Sek © 2006 Kalan Müzik

    Translated from Turkish

    Kalan Müzik

    Shared in 1 post · 44 likes and reposts

  6. I Walk | Anatolian Rock Cover

    Translated from Turkish

    Anatolian Music House

    Shared in 1 post · 43 likes and reposts

  7. Yiğit Mahzuni & Aysel Yakupoğlu - Consider Me Dead

    Translated from Turkish

    Yiğit Mahzuni

    Shared in 1 post · 41 likes and reposts

  8. TARKAN - Wake Up | COP31

    Tarkan

    Shared in 1 post · 39 likes and reposts

  9. Filiz Karadeniz - How Did You Become Like This (Prod. Yusuf Tomakin)

    Translated from Turkish

    OfficialYusufTomakin

    Shared in 1 post · 37 likes and reposts

  10. May the Republic Live Forever, the State Enduring Forever, October 29, 1923 — Song No. BR I

    Translated from Turkish

    Ali OKUR Medya Konya PR Music - Topic

    Shared in 1 post · 37 likes and reposts

  11. You're enough

    Translated from Turkish

    ALANÇA MUSIC - Topic

    Shared in 1 post · 36 likes and reposts

Each plays here in its platform’s own player, loaded only when you press play; the platform’s terms apply. Counts: Bluesky’s public search (the likes and reposts of the posts that shared each one) · Headlines: GDELT, from each country’s own news sites; each links to its article

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