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Erdoğan arrives in Azerbaijan for Victory Day

The Turkish president was met at Fuzuli Airport by his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev.

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What this story says

  • President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Azerbaijan for Victory Day celebrations.
  • Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev greeted Erdoğan at Fuzuli International Airport.
  • Erdoğan and Aliyev walked arm in arm on the tarmac.
  • The leaders are expected to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments.

Who covered it

Left 29%(2)Centre 0%(0)Right 71%(5)

Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 15 of the 22 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

59/100

Hype

45/100

22 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 2 of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Azerbaijan for Victory Day celebrations. He was greeted at Fuzuli International Airport by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The two leaders walked arm in arm on the tarmac after the arrival of Erdoğan's plane. Erdoğan is accompanied by several Turkish ministers and officials.

Disagreement on details of the greeting

While most reports agree that President Erdoğan was greeted by President Aliyev at Fuzuli International Airport, the digest from Daily Sabah states Aliyev welcomed Erdoğan on Sunday, while the digest from sabah.com.tr states Erdoğan landed on the occasion of the 6th anniversary of Azerbaijan's November 8 Victory Day and was greeted by Aliyev.

What the coverage left out

None of the centre-rated reports covered this story. The digests from the right-rated outlets did not mention that Erdoğan was accompanied by several Turkish ministers and officials, as stated in the full report from Sözcü.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 8 Nov 2026, 11:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

2 rated outlets

  • The two left-rated reports highlighted the physical interaction between the leaders. Sözcü's headline stated, "The Moment that Broke the Ice: Erdoğan and Aliyev Walked Arm in Arm on the Track." The full report from Sözcü noted that "Erdoğan and Aliyev linked arms and greeted the delegations waiting for them." Cumhuriyet's headline read, "They Walked Arm in Arm on the track... Erdogan in Azerbaijan: Aliyev Greeted at Airport," and its digest mentioned, "The moments when Erdogan and Aliyev were arm in arm attracted attention."

Centre

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Right

5 rated outlets

  • The five right-rated reports focused on the diplomatic nature of the visit. Daily Sabah's headline was "Brothers in arms: Erdoğan receives warm welcome in Azerbaijan." Anadolu Ajansı's headline stated, "Turkish President Travels to Azerbaijan for Victory Day Celebrations." Similarly, anews.com.tr reported, "Turkish president travels to Azerbaijan for Victory Day celebrations." Interfax.ru's headline was "Erdoğan Has Come to Azerbaijan." Sabah.com.tr's headline read, "President Erdoğan Was Greeted by Aliyev at the Airport."

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Erdoğan arrives in Azerbaijan for Victory Day?
Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 29% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 22. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Erdoğan arrives in Azerbaijan for Victory Day left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Erdoğan arrives in Azerbaijan for Victory Day biased?
Erdoğan arrives in Azerbaijan for Victory Day is one event reported by 22 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Erdoğan arrives in Azerbaijan for Victory Day?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Erdoğan arrives in Azerbaijan for Victory Day?
22 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
Why did President Erdoğan travel to Azerbaijan?
President Erdoğan traveled to Azerbaijan to attend Victory Day celebrations, marking the 6th anniversary of the Karabakh Victory. He was invited by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
Who greeted President Erdoğan upon his arrival?
President Erdoğan was greeted at Fuzuli International Airport by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The two leaders were seen walking arm in arm on the tarmac.
What is expected to be discussed during the visit?
The leaders are expected to discuss bilateral relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, as well as regional and global developments. Erdoğan is also scheduled to meet with Aliyev in Shusha.

Read it at the source

22 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

2

Centre

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Right

5

Not rated

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