Teyit

What Teyit does

Teyit Medya A.Ş. is Turkey's leading independent fact-checking organization, operating as a social enterprise headquartered in İstanbul since 2016. The company verifies the accuracy of public claims across text, image, and video formats, accepting user submissions through its platform (7,628+ submissions in its first year) and publishing fact-checks that have accumulated to a corpus of 7,500+ items distributed to a 7,500+ subscriber newsletter audience. Teyit holds accredited membership in the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN), and the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), and has extended operations into Azerbaijan (from 2020) and an English-language edition (en.teyit.org). The organization is led by founder Mehmet Atakan Foça with a core team of 8–10 people spanning editorial, product, and administrative functions.

The core platform is a multi-modal verification pipeline that supports voice search, AI-generated content detection (including deepfakes), and structured editorial review, governed by a published AI Principles and Implementation Policy (January 2026) and an AI Attribution Statement (March 2026). The Factory Program (2019–2023) extended Teyit's reach into newsroom training and media-literacy education, complemented by corporate training workshops delivered to institutional partners including İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, and Öğretmen Ağı.

Teyit's business model combines three revenue streams: institutional grants and donations underwriting core fact-checking operations, a direct-to-consumer Patreon subscription tier called Pürmerak Kulübü, and B2B corporate training workshops targeting journalists, educators, and organizations. The company operates without public revenue disclosure and has not announced external funding rounds, positioning it as a grant-anchored social enterprise with diversified supplementary income.

Name

Teyit

Legal name

Teyit Medya A.Ş.

Website

https://teyit.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Teyit is Turkey's leading independent fact-checking organization, verifying claims across text, image, and video for the Turkish-speaking public, journalists, and educators since 2016. It operates as a social enterprise funded by grants, Patreon subscriptions, and corporate training, with accredited IFCN, EFCSN, and EDMO membership and expansion into Azerbaijan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fact-Checking and Media Literacy Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAFALAD

Cheating Prevention & Test Integrity Monitoring

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Academic Integrity, Online Safety, Privacy & Compliance Tools

SECONDARYEDADAGAM

Online & Distance Education Quality Assurance Reviews

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Quality Assurance, Compliance & Audit

Keywords

• Fact-checking services
• Misinformation verification
• Media literacy education
• Critical thinking training
• Digital news literacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Grants and Fundraising: Teyit operates as a social enterprise (Teyit Medya A.Ş.) and receives funding through grants, donations, and partnerships. The organization is a member of Açık Açık Sosyal Girişim Platformu (Open Social Enterprise Platform) and accepts sponsorship inquiries.
2. Educational Programs and Workshops: Teyit offers training workshops to institutions and organizations covering critical thinking, digital literacy, fact-checking, and social entrepreneurship. Corporate training inquiries are directed to [email protected].
3. Pürmerak Kulübü (Learning Platform): Online education platform on Patreon offering courses in fact-checking and critical thinking, with İstanbul Bilgi University-certified certificates upon completion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Teyit investigates and verifies suspicious claims circulating online and in Turkish-language media, publishing fact-check analyses, in-depth files, Teyitpedia educational articles, political statement checks, and campaign promise checks. Beyond its free public fact-checking platform, it offers the Pürmerak Kulübü online learning program with Istanbul Bilgi University-certified certificates and delivers custom corporate workshops on media literacy and critical thinking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teyit Fact-Checking Platform Core fact-checking service publishing Analiz (analyses), Dosya (in-depth files), Teyitpedia articles, Demeç Kontrolü (statement checks), and Vaat Kontrolü (promise checks) across politics, technology, environment, health, economy, conflict, and culture. Free to the public in Turkish, Azerbaijani, and English. Users can submit suspicious content for verification.
• Pürmerak Kulübü (Online Learning Platform)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 7,500 fact-checks and analyses published since 2016
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Facebook/Meta Third-Party Fact-CheckingmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Teyit conducted third-party fact-checking for Facebook/Meta platforms. Expansion to Azerbaijan noted with Facebook fact-checking partnership starting June 2020.
• İhtiyaç Haritası and Afet PlatformuminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaboration during February 6, 2023 earthquake response, producing and distributing vital information brochures covering health, food safety, water, heating, sanitation, mental health, social assistance, and legal rights.
• Factory ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Teyit developed Factory Program (2019-2023) to bring together teams developing innovative solutions for media ecosystem challenges, connecting them with support mechanisms and fostering collaboration.
• IFCN (International Fact-Checking Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeyit is a signatory to IFCN's Code of Principles, demonstrating compliance with international fact-checking standards including neutrality, fairness, transparency of funding, methodology openness, and correction policies. Subject to regular independent audits.
• EFCSN (European Fact-Checking Standards Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeyit is a member of EFCSN, accepting its code of standards and demonstrating high standards in methodology, ethics, and transparency. EFCSN complaint mechanism available for public reporting.
• EDMO (European Digital Media Observatory)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeyit is a member of EDMO network, indicating compliance with European disinformation combat principles and standards, with recognition and support at European level.
• İstanbul Bilgi ÜniversitesicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Pürmerak Kulübü online learning platform where graduates receive İstanbul Bilgi University-approved certificates in fact-checking and critical thinking skills.
• Öğretmen Ağı (Teachers Network)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Critical Digital Literacy for Teachers' (ö-edo) project, producing teacher-focused educational materials, activity guides, and workshops for integrating critical thinking into education.
• Hacettepe ÜniversitesimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Erasmus+ ESSENTIAL MOOC project (News Literacy and Critical Thinking Online Education) available in 5 languages, aimed at developing critical thinking skills for individual internet users.
• First DraftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for translation and localization of First Draft's Visual Verification Guide into Turkish (2019), providing resources for visual verification techniques.
• BBC Media Action, Cambridge University, JigsawminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative translation and localization of 'Prebunking Guide' from BBC Media Action, Cambridge University, and Jigsaw, providing effective methods for pre-emptively debunking misinformation.
• Mozilla FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeyit translated Mozilla Foundation's 'YouTube Regrets' report examining YouTube's recommendation algorithm and its role in spreading misinformation.
• UNESCOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeyit contributed to Turkish localization of UNESCO's 'Journalism, Fake News and Disinformation' handbook for journalism education and exercises.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Reuters Fact Check: Wire-service fact-checking vertical of a global news agency, distributing verification content across multiple languages and through platform partnerships — directly comparable distribution and editorial logic to Teyit, though backed by a much larger parent.
• PolitiFact: US Pulitzer-winning fact-checking site operated by the Poynter Institute; comparable as an IFCN-coded, structured political-claim verifier, with much larger scale and institutional backing.
• AFP Fact Check: Global fact-checking operation of Agence France-Presse, with a multilingual network of regional desks including Turkey coverage; comparable as a multinational fact-checker that combines newsroom workflows with platform partnerships.
• Snopes: Veteran US fact-checking publication covering viral claims, politics, and urban legends; a foundational peer in the independent fact-checking model that Teyit also operates within.

Regional players

• WebQoof (The Quint): Indian fact-checking vertical of The Quint, IFCN signatory, focused on misinformation in a non-English regional market — comparable in regional-language verification and digital-native distribution.

Direct peers

• Pagella Politica / Facta: Italian fact-checking project, IFCN signatory, that runs educational programs in media literacy alongside political fact-checks — comparable in combining claim verification with classroom training.
• BOOM Live: India-based IFCN fact-checking outlet producing multilingual debunking content, digital media literacy programs, and platform partnerships — comparable mission and product mix to Teyit.
• Full Fact: UK-based independent fact-checking charity, IFCN signatory, that combines publication of fact-checks with media-literacy training and AI-assisted verification tools — directly comparable in mission, funding model (grants/donations), and product mix to Teyit.
• Maldita.es: Spain's leading independent fact-checking nonprofit, EFCSN/IFCN member, offers verified-news database, training programs, and a foundation structure — the closest analog to Teyit operating within the European regulatory and linguistic environment.
• Lead Stories: US IFCN-signed trendolology-focused fact-checking outlet that combines viral-claim debunking, a corporate Fact-Checking Explainer business, and platform partnerships — comparable as a small, independent, IFCN-certified fact-checker with a diversified revenue model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teyitorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/teyitorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/teyitorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teyitorg
• Instagraminstagram.com/teyitorg
• TikToktiktok.com/@teyitorg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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