Gazetametro.com has published a reportage-type article about the “Arnavutkoy” neighborhood in Istanbul, which in Albanian means “Village of Albanians.” This article describes the origin of the neighborhood’s name and the meaning of the name, as well as other data that is not supported by references.
In addition, the article shows that the photograph purporting to show this neighborhood is actually an image of another part of Istanbul. There are also several other omissions in the content, such as the case where Istanbul is referred to as the capital of Turkey.
Excerpts from the Gazetametro.com article:
Albanians in Turkey constitute a community of about 500 thousand to 1.3 million inhabitants, while according to some other sources the number of people of Albanian origin is about 5 million. As a result of the Serbian holy doctrine and as a result of Albanian migration during the time of the Omani Empire, a considerable number of Albanians have obtained Turkish citizenship after its creation. Due to the lack of a population census by race, the number of Turkish citizens of Albanian origin cannot be known precisely.
Link to the full article published on Gazetametro.com:
Hibrid.info, while monitoring the media, came across this article which at first glance, left room for doubt about the authenticity of the photograph. After a research done through “Google Maps”, referring to the objects in the photograph of this article, it was found that the images presented are of another part of Sambol where the Rrustem Pasha mosque is located, near the Gallata Bridge and on the edge of the bay known as the “Golden Horn”, which is connected to the Bosphorus Strait.
Photo of the article published by Gazetametro.com:
The location on Google Maps of the image shown in the photograph published by Gazetametro.com.
https://goo.gl/maps/Rr3v5AayR6eLQq1G9
Meanwhile, based on a search on "Google Maps", hibrid.info has found the location and real image of the "Arnavutkoy" neighborhood, which is located in another part of Istanbul, on the edge of the Bosphorus Strait.
Location of “Arnavutkoy” on Google Maps:
https://goo.gl/maps/LLiTbdm7ha86jZgG7
In addition to these errors, in this article, the city of Istanbul, where this neighborhood is located, is referred to as the capital of Turkey, where the time context is likely confused, since the author seems to have wanted to refer to it as the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
Excerpts from the article published by Gazetametro.com:
Arnavoutkoy, which in Albanian translates to "Albanian Village", is made up mostly of Albanians, and is one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in the city. the Turkish capital, writes Metro Newspaper.
Analyze:
Based on the fact-checking of the article presented by Gazetametro.com, it can be seen that the author has confused several facts, including the photograph and the status of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Also, the facts mentioned in this article about the history of the “Arnavutkoy” neighborhood in Istanbul may be true, but they were not based on sources and references. The errors made by the author in this article seem to have been made only as a result of the unwillingness to verify the facts presented, but without any tendency to misinform, taking into account the nature of the article. For this reason, based on the research methodology at hibrid.info, this article can be categorized as “error” and “Unverified Content”.
Reasoning:
mistake
The "Error" rating is given to media reports in which the media editorial staff made a mistake by publishing incorrect information or broadcasting unverified news from another source, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.
Unverified content
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.