Erdogan urges Trump to pursue Iran talks and highlights Gaza attacks
Turkish president discusses regional tensions and defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in call with US counterpart
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Diplomatic Dialogue: Bridging Tensions for Global Peace
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What this story says
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged US President Donald Trump to pursue talks with Iran to de-escalate tensions, as reported by the Turkish presidency.
- The call also covered the Gaza conflict, a defence agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and increased Israeli attacks on Palestinians during the second phase of Trump’s peace plan.
- Left-rated Cumhuriyet and centre-rated Devdiscourse led on Erdogan’s diplomatic push, while right-rated outlets emphasised regional security and the defence pact.
- None of the right-rated digests mentioned the Turkish presidency’s statement on the timing of Israeli attacks relative to Trump’s peace plan.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 34 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 32 of the 66 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
66/100
Craft
62/100
Hype
15/100
66 sources · methodology
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by telephone with US President Donald Trump on 17 August 2026. The Turkish presidency’s Communications Directorate said Erdogan urged Trump to pursue talks with Iran to reduce tensions between the two countries. Erdogan offered Turkey’s support for peace efforts, as reported by Cumhuriyet and Devdiscourse.
The leaders also discussed the ongoing conflict in Gaza, a defence agreement signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and bilateral relations between Turkey and the US. The Turkish presidency stated that Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza had increased during the second phase of Trump’s peace plan, a detail carried by Cumhuriyet and Devdiscourse.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mentioned the Turkish presidency’s statement that Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza had increased during the second phase of Trump’s peace plan. The left-rated Cumhuriyet and centre-rated Devdiscourse carried the detail.
Coverage settled. We checked this 149 times and stopped on 23 Aug 2026, 22:15. The figures above are what it finished at.
How other outlets pictured it
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Erdogan urges Trump to pursue Iran talks and highlights Gaza attacks
Cumhuriyet — embedded from source
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
11 rated outlets
- Cumhuriyet led on Erdogan’s call for diplomacy in US-Iran tensions, quoting the Turkish presidency’s statement that "diplomacy should be utilised to the maximum extent" and that Turkey would continue to support peace efforts. The report also carried Erdogan’s concern over increased Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza during the second phase of Trump’s peace plan, and his emphasis on Turkey’s role in regional stability through the defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Centre
7 rated outlets
- Devdiscourse, one of the two centre-rated outlets with a full report, led on Erdogan’s offer of Turkey’s support for peace initiatives and his call for sustained dialogue with Iran. The report included Erdogan’s concerns about Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza during the second phase of Trump’s peace plan, and noted the defence agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
- WTVB’s digest, sourced from Reuters, carried Erdogan’s urging of Trump to pursue talks with Iran and Turkey’s offer of support for peace efforts. It did not mention the defence agreement or the timing of Israeli attacks.
Right
16 rated outlets
- The four right-rated digests, The Straits Times, Mehr News Agency, Anadolu Ajansı and Daily Sabah, all led on Erdogan’s call for talks with Iran and Turkey’s offer of support. Mehr News Agency and Anadolu Ajansı also mentioned the defence agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, which The Straits Times and Daily Sabah did not.
- None of the right-rated digests mentioned the Turkish presidency’s statement that Israeli attacks on Palestinians had increased during the second phase of Trump’s peace plan.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Erdogan urges Trump to pursue Iran talks and highlights Gaza attacks?
- Of the 34 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 32% are rated left, 21% are rated centre, 47% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 66. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Erdogan urges Trump to pursue Iran talks and highlights Gaza attacks left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 34 rated outlets on this story, 32% are rated left, 21% are rated centre, 47% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Erdogan urges Trump to pursue Iran talks and highlights Gaza attacks biased?
- Erdogan urges Trump to pursue Iran talks and highlights Gaza attacks is one event reported by 66 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 urges Trump to pursue Iran talks and highlights Gaza attacks?
- 66 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 Erdogan urge Trump to do about Iran?
- Erdogan urged Trump to pursue talks with Iran to de-escalate tensions, as reported by the Turkish presidency. He offered Turkey’s support for peace efforts and emphasised the importance of diplomacy, a detail carried by Cumhuriyet and Devdiscourse.
- Which regional issues did Erdogan and Trump discuss?
- Erdogan and Trump discussed the Gaza conflict, a defence agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and bilateral relations. The Turkish presidency also noted increased Israeli attacks on Palestinians during the second phase of Trump’s peace plan.
- Did all outlets report the timing of Israeli attacks in Gaza?
- No. The left-rated Cumhuriyet and centre-rated Devdiscourse reported the Turkish presidency’s statement that Israeli attacks on Palestinians had increased during the second phase of Trump’s peace plan. None of the right-rated digests mentioned this detail.
Read it at the source
67 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
11- Erdogan Calls on Trump for Diplomacy in the Iran War (opens watson in a new tab)
- News About Iran: Erdoğan Calls Trump for Diplomacy in the Iran War (opens Sueddeutsche Zeitung in a new tab)
Sueddeutsche Zeitung — is Sueddeutsche Zeitung biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Erdogan urges Trump to make maximum use of diplomacy with Iran (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
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- West Asia war LIVE: Erdogan urges Trump to pursue talks with Iran, offers support (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
- Turkey's Erdogan calls on Trump to pursue talks with Iran, offers support (opens Rappler in a new tab)
- Erdogan urges Trump to continue talks with Iran, offers support (opens Middle East Eye in a new tab)
Middle East Eye — is Middle East Eye biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Erdoğan Met with Trump: The Agenda Was US-Türkiye Relations. (opens Cumhuriyet in a new tab)
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- Erdogan urges Trump to pursue talks with Iran, offers support (opens Al-Monitor in a new tab)
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Show 3 more
- United States and Iran Agree to Extend Ceasefire for 60 Days (opens SDPnoticias.com in a new tab)
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- Al Arabiya Learned About the Agreement to Extend the 60-Day Ceasefire Between Iran and the US (opens unn.ua in a new tab)
- Al-Arabiyah: The United States and Iran Extended the Truce for Another 60 Days (opens Meduza in a new tab)
Centre
7- What the Trump-Erdogan call reveals about the new Middle East (opens Newsweek in a new tab)
- Erdogan Calls on Trump to Continue Talks with Iran and... (opens europapress.es in a new tab)
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- Daily News Brief, August 18 (opens TRT World in a new tab)
- US-Iran war news LIVE: As US-Iran peace prospects dim, Turkish President Erdogan urges Trump to pursue talks (opens Live Mint in a new tab)
- Erdogan urges Trump to pursue talks with Iran, offers support (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- Turkey's Erdogan urges Trump to continue US-Iran talks, offers support in diplomatic efforts (opens Jerusalem Post in a new tab)
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- Diplomatic Dialogue: Bridging Tensions for Global Peace (opens Devdiscourse in a new tab)
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Right
16- Erdogan Calls on Trump to Continue Talks with Iran and “Take Full Advantage” of the Diplomatic Route (opens La Tercera in a new tab)
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- Erdogan-Trump Phone Call: Iran, Gaza and Regional Security in Focus (opens Protothema in a new tab)
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- Iran War: USA Does Not Seek to Extend the Ceasefire Agreement with Iran (opens Handelsblatt in a new tab)
Handelsblatt — is Handelsblatt biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Crying on Trump’s shoulder: Erdogan complains about Israel in call with US president (opens WIN in a new tab)
- Erdogan Urges Trump to Negotiate with Iran in Phone Call (opens berlingske.dk in a new tab)
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- Erdogan Urges Trump to Negotiate with Iran in Phone Call (opens BT in a new tab)
- Erdogan slams Israel in Trump call, claims escalating actions in Gaza (opens Arutz Sheva in a new tab)
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- Erdogan urges Trump to pursue talks with Iran, offers support (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
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- Erdogan Calls on Trump to Hold Negotiations with Iran (opens Globo in a new tab)
- Turkey's Erdogan Urges Trump To Pursue Talks With Iran, Offers Support (opens NDTV in a new tab)
- Erdogan urges Trump to pursue talks with Iran peace (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
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- Iran and Gaza Are the Focus of Erdogan and Trump's Phone Conversation (opens Mehr News Agency in a new tab)
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- Erdogan, Trump discuss bilateral ties, Iran and Gaza in phone call (opens Anadolu Ajansı in a new tab)
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- Erdoğan, Trump discuss Iran tensions, Gaza peace process (opens Daily Sabah in a new tab)
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- Turkey, Iran discuss efforts to open Strait of Hormuz, continue US-Iran ceasefire (opens Cyprus Mail in a new tab)
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- The United States and Iran Extended the Truce (opens Korrespondent.net in a new tab)
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Not rated
33- Erdogan’s diplomatic push - Pakistan Observer (opens Daily Pakistan Observer in a new tab)
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- Erdogan Urges Donald Trump to Maintain Dialogue with Iran and Offered Turkey's Support to Reduce Tensions (opens Noticias al Día y a la Hora in a new tab)
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- Erdoğan urges Trump to resume Iran talks after ceasefire agreement expires - Turkish Minute (opens turkishminute.com in a new tab)
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- Recep Tayyip Erdogan Called on Donald Trump to Restore Diplomacy Between the US and Iran. Watch Ankara's New Calls (opens Aktuality.sk in a new tab)
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- Erdogan Urges Trump to Continue Diplomatic Efforts to End War with Iran (opens Hospodárske Noviny in a new tab)
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- Erdogan urges Trump to pursue talks with Iran, offers support (opens Kathimerini English Edition in a new tab)
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- Erdogan urges Trump to make maximum use of diplomacy with Iran (opens AlKhaleej Today in a new tab)
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- Erdoğan Offers Support in Talks with Iran (opens Defence24 in a new tab)
Show 25 more
- Iran Talks: Erdogan Urges Trump to Continue (opens hbl.fi in a new tab)
- Erdogan Trump Iran Call,Turkey Pushes for Peace Talks - THE DESTINATION (opens dailythedestination.com in a new tab)
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- Erdoğan and Trump Spoke on the Phone: Iran, Gaza, and Regional Security Were on the Agenda. (opens medyafaresi.com in a new tab)
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- Erdogan Spoke with Trump. He Offered Support. (opens Do Rzeczy in a new tab)
- Erdogan urges Trump to pursue talks with Iran, offers support (opens ATN in a new tab)
- Erdogan urges Trump to continue talks with Iran, offers support (opens The Frontier Post in a new tab)
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- Erdogan Calls On Trump To Prioritise Diplomacy In Talks With Iran (opens Pakistan Live News in a new tab)
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- Erdogan Asks Trump to Continue Talks with Iran (opens VG in a new tab)
- Erdogan Urges Trump to Negotiate with Iran in Phone Call (opens Kristeligt Dagblad in a new tab)
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- Turkey Asks Trump to Continue Iran Talks (opens Nettavisen in a new tab)
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- Erdogan Urges Trump to Negotiate with Iran in Phone Call (opens avisendanmark.dk in a new tab)
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- Erdogan - Trump Phone Call on Iran, Gaza and Bilateral Relations (opens skai.gr in a new tab)
- Erdoğan and Trump Spoke on the Phone. (opens Halk TV in a new tab)
- Erdogan urges Trump to prioritize dialogue with Iran amid Gulf tensions (opens Crypto Briefing in a new tab)
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- Erdoğan Met with US President Trump. (opens gazetepencere.com in a new tab)
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- President Erdoğan Spoke with US President Trump by Phone. (opens Haberler in a new tab)
- President Erdoğan Made a Crucial Phone Call to Trump: Iran and Gaza Were Discussed. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
- President Erdoğan Met with Donald Trump. (opens A Haber in a new tab)
- How Will BTC React as US and Iran Reportedly Extend Ceasefire? (opens BITRSS in a new tab)
- How Will BTC React as US and Iran Reportedly Extend Ceasefire? (opens CryptoPotato in a new tab)
CryptoPotato — is CryptoPotato biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US and Iran reportedly extend 60-day ceasefire amid ongoing tensions (opens Crypto Briefing in a new tab)
Crypto Briefing
- U.S. and Iran Save the Truce to the Limit, According to Al Arabiya · Global Voices (opens negocios.com in a new tab)
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- Arab Report: US and Iran Extend Ceasefire (opens סרוגים in a new tab)
סרוגים
- Al Arabiya: Iran and US Agree to Extend Ceasefire (opens babel.ua in a new tab)
- Details: Letter of Intent Between the US and Iran Extended (opens Dagens industri in a new tab)
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