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Which side of Russia each article places Turkey on. Neutral includes articles that do not relate Turkey to Russia at all. Method
0.0%of all news mentions Turkey0 of 0 articles in the last 7 days
Daily Activity
Mentions of Turkey per day, newest first
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How Russian media writes about Turkey
Written by a language model on 5 October 2026, only from the articles and ratings collected here. It describes the coverage; it does not vouch for what the outlets claim. Method
Coverage of Turkey, including its government, military and citizens, ranged from security to tourism. Several outlets relayed Middle East Eye’s claim that Turkey supplied Korkut air-defense systems to Ukraine. Gazeta.ru cited Saudi officials announcing planned Turkish and Pakistani troop deployments to Saudi Arabia. Vzglyad reported Turkish warnings to Moscow and Kyiv about Black Sea shipping safety. Outlets also reported an AJet bomb scare and court proceedings over Russian biker Tatyana Ozolina’s death. Life.ru highlighted expected costs for Russian tourists, while Vzglyad reported a Turkish stock-market plunge.
Across 1,293 articles from 13 outlets over the last 30 days, Turkey was presented neutrally toward Russia in 1,215, as friendly in 62 and as hostile in 16. Where coverage assigned a role, partner led with 108 articles, followed by victim in 17 and successful in 15. Turkey was presented as declining in 9 articles, as a threat in 9 and was ridiculed in 2. Life.ru carried the most coverage, with 237 articles, ahead of Lenta.ru’s 234 and Gazeta.ru’s 226. Lenta.ru and Argumenty i Fakty each carried 3 articles presenting Turkey as hostile to Russia; Life.ru carried 2.
Recent Articles
1,358 mentions of Turkey
1,358 articles.
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Dacia is temporarily cutting output at its Mioveni, Romania plant as European demand falls, with production about a third below last year. It may cut 1,200 jobs in 2026.
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Bulgaria will not invoke NATO Articles 4 or 5 after drones attacked two merchant ships in its exclusive economic zone, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said.
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India and Qatar are leading contenders among seven countries bidding to host the 2036 Summer Olympics, with formal applications due by the end of October.
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Houthi attacks on airports in Jizan and Najran, Saudi Arabia, lightly injured three people and caused material damage.
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Sber’s mobile app support chat now serves users in more than 90 languages, using GigaChat for real-time translation.
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An Azerbaijani captain was killed and another sailor went missing after a drone struck the cargo ship Royad Mammadov near Romania’s coast, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said.
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A Moscow couple said 170,000 rubles were stolen from them during an overnight flight to Ho Chi Minh City while they slept.
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed drone attacks on two merchant ships in the Black Sea; one sank and the other caught fire. Bulgaria evacuated the crew and injured sailors.
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Russia's embassy said it will impose countermeasures harming Tokyo's interests in response to Japan's latest sanctions.
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Dacia temporarily halted car production at its Mioveni plant in Romania due to falling European demand. Assembly output is down by a third year on year.
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Analyst Sergey Balmasov said the United States left Saudi Arabia without protection against the Houthis, while Iran could gain influence by offering mediation.
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Sber’s mobile app support chat handled users in over 90 languages in Q3 2026, using GigaChat for translation. English led foreign languages, while Tatar and Elvish were also popular.
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Japan expanded its export ban to Russia by 102 items, including tungsten, plastics, aluminum, steel and nuclear reactor components.
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Aviation expert Andrey Litvinov said Israel’s readiness to shoot down a hijacked Flydubai passenger plane was logical to prevent greater casualties on the ground.
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Turkey's presidency declined to comment on reports that Aselsan supplied Ukraine with Korkut short-range air defense systems, referring inquiries to the Defense Ministry.
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Drones attacked two merchant ships in Bulgaria’s Black Sea economic zone; one sank and the other caught fire, with sailors reported missing.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia expects to reopen its border with Turkey soon, alongside rail links with Turkey and Azerbaijan.
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Four flights from Turkey to Moscow’s Vnukovo airport returned to their departure airports due to overnight restrictions; another diverted to St Petersburg.
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