Akşam media bias and reliability
Akşam is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 474 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Akşam biased?
Akşam is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Akşam left or right?
Akşam is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is Akşam reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for Akşam. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What Akşam has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Akşam’s own report linked underneath.
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has claimed the Trump administration could launch a nuclear strike on Iran within days. He alleged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressuring President Trump to attack an underground facility known as 'Pickax Mountain'. Carlson did not provide evidence for his claims.
Akşam reported it asTrump's Statement on Iran... “There Is No Immediate Plan of attack.” (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Three NASA astronauts, Anil Menon, Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, cast their ballots from the International Space Station during the United States midterm elections. They completed a Federal Post Card Application, transmitted an encrypted electronic ballot via NASA’s satellite network, and delivered it to the appropriate county clerk.
Akşam reported it asNASA's Election Work: Astronauts Voted in Space. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London to Warsaw made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, due to a bomb threat. Warsaw-Modlin airport was temporarily closed. An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also reported a bomb threat.
Akşam reported it asBomb Alerts Issued One After Another at Warsaw Airports! Two Planes Made Emergency Landings. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Physicists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider have detected evidence of a rare beauty particle decay into two muons. The LHCb experiment's finding, with a statistical significance of 3.2 sigma, is a step towards confirming a process predicted to occur once in ten billion decays, a search that has been ongoing for over 40 years.
Akşam reported it asThe Gateway to Dark Matter Has Been Opened! A Groundbreaking Discovery at CERN that Will Go Down in Scientific History. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
Akşam reported it asSupermarket Chains Targeted in 7 Countries! Belgium Launches Investigation. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated he believes a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine is nearing completion. He suggested a deal could be finalized at the G20 summit in December, which is scheduled to take place at his resort in Doral, Florida.
Akşam reported it asA New Venue Has Been Identified for Ukraine-Russia Talks! Witkoff: The US Will Mediate the Negotiations. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Israel’s Yashar party, said he will not join a Benjamin Netanyahu‑led government, even if President Donald Trump asks. Opposition parties have recommended he be given the mandate to form a coalition after elections left Netanyahu’s bloc with 53 seats and no clear majority.
Akşam reported it asGovernment Crisis Escalates in Israel: Eisenkot Says No to Coalition with Netanyahu. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Iranian state media reported hearing five explosions on Qeshm Island, near Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province. Some residents reported seeing two aircraft in the sky. No official confirmation of the source has been released.
Akşam reported it asIranian Media Reported: Explosions Were Heard on Qeshm Island. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran's top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, in an effort to restart peace negotiations and prevent potential US bombings. President Donald Trump has denied directing Vance to initiate these talks.
Akşam reported it asThe Tehran Administration Is Not Compromising: No New Steps Will Be Taken Unless the US Accepts the 7 Conditions. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has granted the government "certain authorities" to negotiate with the U.S. The development comes as oil prices fell and U.S. officials indicated a preference for diplomatic resolution.
Akşam reported it asTehran Emphasizes "There Are No Winners in War": Pezeshkian Points to Popular Support Despite External Pressures. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated the United States is in no hurry to conclude its conflict with Iran, describing it as "not a typical war." He also claimed Iran faces financial difficulties, unable to pay its military and police, while diplomatic talks persist.
Akşam reported it asTehran Emphasizes "There Are No Winners in War": Pezeshkian Points to Popular Support Despite External Pressures. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
Akşam reported it asCyber Attack on Grocery Stores in Sweden: They Hit Cooling Systems (opens Akşam in a new tab)
The United States has been pressing since September to resume Russian natural gas exports to Europe through pipelines that cross Ukraine. This initiative is reportedly part of talks aimed at securing a ceasefire over energy facilities, with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff said to have proposed the idea.
Akşam reported it asUS Formula for Europe's Russian Gas Ban! Resumption of Shipments Is on the Agenda. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, buoyed by stabilising technology and AI stocks and a sharp drop in crude oil prices. Hopes for a US-Iran peace deal were cited as a factor in the oil price decline.
Akşam reported it asGlobal Markets Started the Week Cautiously. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Iran's IRGC Navy stated two oil tankers exploded after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. One vessel caught fire. The tankers were allegedly using an unauthorized route and had disabled navigation systems, with claims of US military support.
Akşam reported it asDangerous Passage in the Strait of Hormuz! 2 Oil Tankers Exploded. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Washington evaluated potential renewed military action against Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated diplomatic talks with Iran have continued without interruption.
Akşam reported it asIsraeli Media Reported: Netanyahu Asked Trump to Attack Iran After the Election. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has claimed the Trump administration could launch a nuclear strike on Iran within days. He alleged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressuring President Trump to attack an underground facility known as 'Pickax Mountain'. Carlson did not provide evidence for his claims.
Akşam reported it asIsraeli Media Reported: Netanyahu Asked Trump to Attack Iran After the Election. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney stated he had a 'good conversation' with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding trade. Carney indicated that Canadian and U.S. representatives will work in the coming weeks to finalize a trade deal, which he said would create jobs and boost affordability.
Akşam reported it asSteps Towards Normalization in North America: US President Trump Met with Canadian Prime Minister Carney. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
Akşam reported it asThe Balance of Power in the US Congress Could Shift! Democrats Are Closing in on a Majority. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
Akşam reported it asThe Balance of Power in the US Congress Could Shift! Democrats Are Closing in on a Majority. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed Akşam. We asked on 5 October 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Akşam.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Official site
- aksam.com.tr
- Seen publishing on
- aksam.com.tr
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 474
- Reports listed
- 525
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
525 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Akşam has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 474 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Akşam: its report arrived a median of 24 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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