Selcan Hacaoglu

Selcan Hacaoglu covers Turkish politics and economy for Bloomberg News. She joined the company in 2013 after working as a correspondent for Reuters in Istanbul and Ankara. She has reported on Turkey's relations with its neighbors, the European Union, Russia and the U.S., as well as major events such as the failed coup attempt of 2016 and Erdogan's constitutional reform campaign.

Biography:  https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQ6hs25pQys/selcan-hacaoglu

58%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The author exaggerates Erdogan's victory in the previous elections and downplays his defeat in the local ones.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • There is no evidence of any personal or professional conflict of interest for the author in this article.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article contradicts itself by claiming that Erdogan won a fresh mandate while also admitting that he lost significant ground to the opposition in the municipal elections.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The author uses vague and misleading language to portray Erdogan's situation as worse than it actually is. For example, he does not provide any context or explanation for the economic challenges facing Turkey.

Recent Articles

CHP Wins Stunning Victory in Istanbul, Dealing a Blow to Erdogan's AKP Party

CHP Wins Stunning Victory in Istanbul, Dealing a Blow to Erdogan's AKP Party

Broke On: Monday, 01 April 2024 In the March 31, 2024 local elections in Turkey, the main opposition party CHP won a stunning victory in several major cities including Istanbul by more than one million votes. This was a significant blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Despite using all state power at his disposal, Erdogan was unable to help his party win the elections. The election results showed that voters were not motivated by an affinity for Israel but rather economic strains such as high inflation and slow growth brought on by aggressive monetary-tightening regime.