Erdogan seeks deeper SCO ties at Bishkek summit
Turkish president highlights organisation's potential for regional peace and security
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Erdogan said the organisation could play a role not only in ensuring peace and stability, but also in establishing secure transport corridors. / Anadolu Agency
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What this story says
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of State Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Erdogan stated that Turkey seeks to deepen cooperation with the SCO, which he called a 'rising star'.
- He said the organisation can contribute to regional peace, secure transport corridors, and energy security.
- Erdogan met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the summit.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 23 of the 30 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
59/100
Hype
41/100
30 sources · methodology
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of State Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. During the summit, Erdogan stated that Turkey aims to deepen its cooperation with the organisation, describing it as a 'rising star'. He indicated that the SCO has the potential to contribute to peace, secure transport corridors, and energy security.
On the sidelines of the summit, Erdogan held bilateral meetings with other leaders. He met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Some reports also indicate that Erdogan met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Coverage comparison
What the coverage left out
None of the centre or right-rated reports mentioned that President Erdogan also met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 1 Sept 2026, 13:15, 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
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report led on President Erdogan's statement about deepening cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. It highlighted his description of the SCO as a 'rising star' and his views on its potential contributions to peace, secure transport corridors, and energy security. The report also noted Erdogan's attendance at the summit in Bishkek.
Right
6 rated outlets
- Six right-rated digests led on President Erdogan's statements regarding Turkey's intention to develop relations with the SCO and his description of the organisation as a 'rising star'. These digests also mentioned Erdogan's attendance at the Bishkek summit. Six of the six right-rated digests reported that Erdogan met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the summit. One digest noted that the meeting between Erdogan and Aliyev focused on cooperation and peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Erdogan seeks deeper SCO ties at Bishkek summit?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 14% are rated centre, 86% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 30. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Erdogan seeks deeper SCO ties at Bishkek summit 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 Erdogan seeks deeper SCO ties at Bishkek summit biased?
- Erdogan seeks deeper SCO ties at Bishkek summit is one event reported by 30 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 outlets covered Erdogan seeks deeper SCO ties at Bishkek summit?
- 30 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.
- What did President Erdogan say about the SCO?
- President Erdogan described the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a 'rising star' and stated that Turkey seeks to deepen its cooperation with the bloc. He indicated that the SCO can contribute to peace, secure transport corridors, and energy security.
- Where did the SCO summit take place?
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Heads of State Summit took place in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
- Who did President Erdogan meet with at the summit?
- On the sidelines of the summit, President Erdogan met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Some reports also state that he met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Read it at the source
30 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
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
1Right
6- Erdogan: "SCO Is a Rising Star, Striving to Strengthen Cooperation" (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
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- Erdoğan Reported on Turkey ' S Plans to Develop Relations with SCO (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
- Erdogan and Aliyev Discussed Cooperation and Peace Between Azerbaijan and Armenia (opens politika.rs in a new tab)
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- Normalization with Armenia dominates Erdoğan-Aliyev agenda (opens Daily Sabah in a new tab)
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- Turkish president meets his Azerbaijani counterpart in Bishkek (opens Anadolu Ajansı in a new tab)
Anadolu Ajansı — is Anadolu Ajansı biased? Our profile of this outlet
- President Erdoğan Met with Aliyev. (opens sabah.com.tr in a new tab)
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23- Turkey Will Continue to Cooperate with SCO, Which Is Regarded as a Rising Star in All Fields (opens belta.by in a new tab)
- President Erdogan: In Every Field with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (opens indyturk.com in a new tab)
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- Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit: Erdoğan Met with Aliyev. (opens Arti Gerçek in a new tab)
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- Remarkable Message From Erdogan at Shanghai Summit: 'Rising Star' (opens yenicaggazetesi.com in a new tab)
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- President Erdoğan Calls on the World: Conflicts Must Be Resolved Through Diplomacy. (opens A Haber in a new tab)
- Erdogan Met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev. (opens Karar Gazetesi in a new tab)
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- President Erdoğan Met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev. (opens ekonomim.com in a new tab)
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- Erdogan with an Important Invitation to Aliyev - World — News Standard (opens standartnews.com in a new tab)
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- President Erdoğan Met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev. (opens elipshaber.com in a new tab)
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- President Erdoğan's First Contact in Bishkek: He Met with Aliyev. (opens gercekgundem.com in a new tab)
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- President Erdogan Meets with Aliyev in Bishkek (opens Aydınlık in a new tab)
- President Ilham Aliyev Met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Bishkek (opens BAKU.WS in a new tab)
- President Ilham Aliyev Met with Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Bishkek (opens Apa in a new tab)
- Ilham Aliyev and Erdogan Met in Bishkek (opens Banker.az in a new tab)
- President Erdoğan Met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev. (opens tgrthaber.com in a new tab)
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- President Erdoğan Met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev (opens Habertürk in a new tab)
- President Erdoğan Met with Aliyev. (opens turkiyegazetesi.com.tr in a new tab)
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- Critical Meeting in Bishkek: President Erdoğan Met with Aliyev. (opens Haber7 in a new tab)
- Erdoğan and Aliyev Met in Kyrgyzstan. (opens Haberler in a new tab)
- Top News Item: Erdoğan and Aliyev Met in Bishkek. (opens anlatilaninotesi.com.tr in a new tab)
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- President Erdoğan Met with Aliyev and Mirziyoyev. (opens Haber Sitesi ODATV in a new tab)
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- President Erdoğan Met with Aliyev and Mirziyoyev. (opens haberglobal.com in a new tab)
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- President Erdoğan Met with Aliyev and Mirziyoyev. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
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