57 of its 207 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 7 of Istanbul's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 27 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Türkiye on 10 of the 30 days held.
Most on Thursday 15 October 2026: 67 of its 182 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Türkiye: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
TürkiyeThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Ankaraattacks & violence
7 stories, 6 outlets
26 Sep
Istanbulattacks & violence
5 stories, 5 outlets
28 Sep
Ankaraattacks & violence
8 stories, 8 outlets
28 Sep
Istanbulprotests & strikes
18 stories, 20 outlets
30 Sep
Istanbulprotests & strikes
7 stories, 8 outlets
October 2026
7 Oct
Izmirprotests & strikes
10 stories, 8 outlets
8 Oct
Istanbulpeople displaced
34 stories, 55 outlets
9 Oct
Istanbulpeople displaced
21 stories, 41 outlets
12 Oct
Metinaattacks & violence
6 stories, 10 outlets
15 Oct
Istanbulaccidents & disasters
50 stories, 154 outlets
16 Oct
Istanbulaccidents & disasters
31 stories, 92 outlets
19 Oct
Istanbulaccidents & disasters
18 stories, 13 outlets
21 Oct
Antalyaaccidents & disasters
9 stories, 30 outlets
23 Oct
Istanbulprotests & strikes
13 stories, 28 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Türkiye most50 of its 160 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
67 of its 182 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).
60 of its 165 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
64 of its 161 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%.
43 of its 131 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
4 more days the news pointed at Türkiye
31 of its 125 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 3 of Istanbul's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
34 of its 129 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).
53 of its 164 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).
52 of its 158 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 12 of Istanbul's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 85 million people live in Türkiye. Over these days its news carried 13 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third of the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Rights & justice37%394 stories
Disasters & accidents24%254 stories
Conflict & violence13%137 stories
Health12%132 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%50 stories
Food & livelihood4%48 stories
Displacement4%43 stories
Shelter & services1%14 stories
Where it happened
Türkiye (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests313 Stories reporting people killed285 Stories reporting people affected234 Stories reporting people injured97 Stories reporting evacuations46 Stories reporting people displaced7 Stories reporting refugees3 Stories reporting abductions2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Türkiye. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,080 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Türkiye in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Türkiye's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Syria38 in 100 of its 1,665 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Iraq36 in 100 of its 1,588 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Bulgaria36 in 100 of its 1,152 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Iran32 in 100 of its 13,207 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Türkiye27 in 100
of its 4,091 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Georgia27 in 100
of its 526 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Greece19 in 100
of its 4,893 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Armenia16 in 100
of its 1,853 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Azerbaijan12 in 100
of its 4,119 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
flooding16 Oct21 of its stories that day, about 10 times its usual · also 15 OctCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.