It has been cited in Australia for its exclusives and investigations into political scandals, and has been noted for first breaking the notorious 'Barnaby Joyce Scandal' that resulted in Australian Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce being forced to resign as National Party of Australia leader in early 2018.
The Daily Telegraph was awarded a Walkley Award in 2018 for Scoop of the Year for their coverage of the 'Barnaby Joyce Scandal', however True News Weekly had first published stories about the scandal in October 2017, almost six months before the Daily Telegraph's articles.
[1][2][3] In April 2019, True News Weekly claims to have been the first publication to reveal that controversial Nationals MP George Christensen had been visiting sex bars in seedy parts of the Philippines, almost eight months before the rest of the Australian media.
[4] There has been a challenge to Ozturk's claims about True News Weekly breaking the 'Barnaby Joyce Scandal' along with a general challenge to the rigour of his journalism,[5] however Ozturk claimed his original coverage in October 2017 had details ignored by critics including The Guardian's Amanda Meade in her article.
Ozturk and True News Weekly have also received both support and criticism across wider media for their style of journalism.