DAILYSABAH https://www.dailysabah.com Daily Sabah - Opinion - - Editorial en-US Mon, 30 Dec 2024 21:12:42 +0300 DAILYSABAH Software Team Copyright © 2003-2020 TURKUVAZ HABERLEÅžME VE YAYINCILIK A.Åž <![CDATA[Al Jazeera English: A threat against the Turkey-Qatar alliance]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/11/04/al-jazeera-english-a-threat-against-the-turkey-qatar-alliance <![CDATA[Turkey and Qatar are strategic partners. Since 2015, the two countries have taken their political, economic and military relations to the next level. Qatar invests billions of doll...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/11/04/al-jazeera-english-a-threat-against-the-turkey-qatar-alliance <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Mon, 04 Nov 2019 00:07:21 +0300 <![CDATA[Boys in Washington should stop playing with sanction toys]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/10/16/boys-in-washington-should-stop-playing-with-sanction-toys <![CDATA[Vice President Pence and members of the United States delegation,Welcome to Turkey.Here’s what you need to know – just the basic facts:Turkey, like the United States, sees Daesh as...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/10/16/boys-in-washington-should-stop-playing-with-sanction-toys <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:11:32 +0300 <![CDATA[For the PKK in Syria, the end is here]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/10/09/for-the-pkk-in-syria-the-end-is-here <![CDATA[Turkey is on the cusp of a historic incursion into northeastern Syria. On Monday morning, the White House announced that the United States would not stand in Ankara's way, just bef...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/10/09/for-the-pkk-in-syria-the-end-is-here <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:00:35 +0300 <![CDATA[Turkey must double down on counterterrorism agenda]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/08/20/turkey-must-double-down-on-counterterrorism-agenda <![CDATA[Turkey's Interior Ministry announced the suspension of three mayors on Monday over their alleged links to the PKK terrorist organization. The former mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin an...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/08/20/turkey-must-double-down-on-counterterrorism-agenda <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Tue, 20 Aug 2019 00:08:46 +0300 <![CDATA[Coup generals should not get away with murder]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/06/18/coup-generals-should-not-get-away-with-murder <![CDATA[Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, died Monday after he collapsed in a courtroom. The former engineer turned politician was 67 years old and in custody...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/06/18/coup-generals-should-not-get-away-with-murder <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:00:10 +0300 <![CDATA[Turkey's local elections for dummies]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/04/06/turkeys-local-elections-for-dummies <![CDATA[The Turkish people have spoken. Last Sunday, millions of voters around the country participated in municipal elections and the turnout rate exceeded 84 percent. The People's Allian...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/04/06/turkeys-local-elections-for-dummies <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:19:32 +0300 <![CDATA[Elections done, time to look ahead]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/04/01/elections-done-time-to-look-ahead <![CDATA[Turkey held a historic municipal election on Sunday with a turnout of over 80 percent. The People's Alliance received nearly 52 percent of the vote, as the electorate threw its wei...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/04/01/elections-done-time-to-look-ahead <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2019 02:10:16 +0300 <![CDATA[Chronicle of a murder foretold]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/03/15/chronicle-of-a-murder-foretold <![CDATA[An anti-Muslim terrorist on Friday killed no less than 49 Muslim worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. A large number of individuals, including two Turkish citize...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/03/15/chronicle-of-a-murder-foretold <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:12:32 +0300 <![CDATA[The global coalition must support Turkey to end Daesh]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/02/05/the-global-coalition-must-support-turkey-to-end-daesh <![CDATA[Foreign ministers in the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh will meet in Washington today to hold talks on the elimination of the territorial caliphate, the prevention of a resurgenc...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/02/05/the-global-coalition-must-support-turkey-to-end-daesh <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2019 21:25:18 +0300 <![CDATA[A soft coup against Donald Trump]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/01/08/a-soft-coup-against-donald-trump <![CDATA[If U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton thought yesterday's visit was going to be a walk in the park, he must have had a rude awakening thanks to the lukewarm reception in th...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2019/01/08/a-soft-coup-against-donald-trump <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[The case for Turkey's military incursion into northeastern Syria]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/12/22/the-case-for-turkeys-military-incursion-into-northeastern-syria <![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American civilian and military personnel from Syria is a welcome – albeit overdue – development. Other countries, inc...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/12/22/the-case-for-turkeys-military-incursion-into-northeastern-syria <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Sat, 22 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Caught red-handed, Saudi Arabia's best choice is to come clean]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/10/11/caught-red-handed-saudi-arabias-best-choice-is-to-come-clean <![CDATA[Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and dissident who had been living in self-imposed exile, entered his native country's consulate in Istanbul last week and never left. Khashoggi...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/10/11/caught-red-handed-saudi-arabias-best-choice-is-to-come-clean <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Civilians in Idlib must be protected from Assad's wrath]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/09/07/civilians-in-idlib-must-be-protected-from-assads-wrath <![CDATA[As the simmering tension in Idlib, Syria is slowly transforming into an open conflict, the most important issue that is dominating everyone's mind is the fate of the civilians stuc...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/09/07/civilians-in-idlib-must-be-protected-from-assads-wrath <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Pastor Brunson must tell the US government to back off]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/08/21/pastor-brunson-must-tell-the-us-government-to-back-off <![CDATA[An ongoing court case in Turkey has fueled an unprecedented crisis between Ankara and Washington. In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump called for the release of Andrew Brun...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/08/21/pastor-brunson-must-tell-the-us-government-to-back-off <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[The New York Times: Bad journalism or ideological blindness?]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/08/11/the-new-york-times-bad-journalism-or-ideological-blindness <![CDATA[Reading The New York Times editorial page is no easy task. Most times, one cannot be completely sure whether bad journalism or ideological blindness is to blame for the paper's abi...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/08/11/the-new-york-times-bad-journalism-or-ideological-blindness <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Turkey and Europe must join forces to protect their economic interests]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/08/09/turkey-and-europe-must-join-forces-to-protect-their-economic-interests <![CDATA[The Trump administration's decision to reimpose economic sanctions on Iran has presented U.S. allies with a dilemma. Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that 'an...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/08/09/turkey-and-europe-must-join-forces-to-protect-their-economic-interests <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Fundamentalist Pence manipulating Trump into harming US interests]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/08/04/fundamentalist-pence-manipulating-trump-into-harming-us-interests <![CDATA[Turkey and the United States, both key NATO allies, find themselves at a crossroads. In recent days, Washington put additional strains on a troubled yet valuable relationship by pu...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/08/04/fundamentalist-pence-manipulating-trump-into-harming-us-interests <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Sat, 04 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Time for the US to heed our call]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/07/15/time-for-the-us-to-heed-our-call <![CDATA[As Turkey marks the second anniversary of the failed coup attempt and commemorates all the lives lost, it is both timely and inevitable to look back and come to the definitive conc...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/07/15/time-for-the-us-to-heed-our-call <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Sun, 15 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Ä°nce shakes CHP to its core]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/28/ince-shakes-chp-to-its-core <![CDATA[The post-election bafflement among the representatives of the foreign media stuck in the so-called 'Cihangir bubble' has become a bit tedious. The three stages of delusion began wi...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/28/ince-shakes-chp-to-its-core <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[World Cup collapse of Germany just the beginning]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/28/world-cup-collapse-of-germany-just-the-beginning <![CDATA[The German national football team, the winner of the last World Cup and favorites coming into the World Cup 2018 in Russia, was shockingly eliminated in the first round. For some,...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/28/world-cup-collapse-of-germany-just-the-beginning <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[ErdoÄŸan begins era of executive presidency with clear victory]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/25/erdogan-begins-era-of-executive-presidency-with-clear-victory <![CDATA[President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan made history again on Sunday evening by winning a landslide victory in the first round of the June 24 presidential election. His Justice and Developm...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/25/erdogan-begins-era-of-executive-presidency-with-clear-victory <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Don't be surprised on election day (again)]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/23/dont-be-surprised-on-election-day-again <![CDATA[On June 24, millions of voters across Turkey will head to the polls to elect the country's next president and 600 parliamentarians. This election season's historic significance has...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/23/dont-be-surprised-on-election-day-again <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Sat, 23 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Post-election reckoning looming in CHP]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/10/post-election-reckoning-looming-in-chp <![CDATA[According to the latest public surveys, the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has around 25 percent support. At the end of the day, it is unlikely that the CHP's pres...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/10/post-election-reckoning-looming-in-chp <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Sun, 10 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[The opposition hands victory to ErdoÄŸan on a silver platter]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/08/the-opposition-hands-victory-to-erdogan-on-a-silver-platter <![CDATA[Presidential election campaigns are in full swing in Turkey, and the opposition candidates and their supporters have been in festive moods. Making campaign stops around the country...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/08/the-opposition-hands-victory-to-erdogan-on-a-silver-platter <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Fri, 08 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Manbij is a test of sincerity for the US]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/06/manbij-is-a-test-of-sincerity-for-the-us <![CDATA[Turkey and the United States issued a joint statement on Monday to announce that they 'endorsed a road map to [ensure security and stability in Manbij] and underlined their mutual...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/06/06/manbij-is-a-test-of-sincerity-for-the-us <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[A wake up call for the Muslim world]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/05/19/a-wake-up-call-for-the-muslim-world <![CDATA[It was only five days ago that 62 innocent people were viciously murdered in Gaza. On Friday, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met in Istanbul for an emergency session...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/05/19/a-wake-up-call-for-the-muslim-world <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Sat, 19 May 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Unholy US-Israel alliance in the Holy Land]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/05/15/unholy-us-israel-alliance-in-the-holy-land <![CDATA[On Monday, Israel reminded the world why it remains the most hated country in the Middle East by committing mass murder on live television. No less than 61 unarmed Palestinians wer...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/05/15/unholy-us-israel-alliance-in-the-holy-land <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Tue, 15 May 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Could the UK replace the US as Turkey's closest Western ally?]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/05/13/could-the-uk-replace-the-us-as-turkeys-closest-western-ally <![CDATA[President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan visits Britain this week to meet with Queen Elizabeth II and British Prime Minister Theresa May. At a time when Turkey faces criticism for allegedly...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/05/13/could-the-uk-replace-the-us-as-turkeys-closest-western-ally <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Sun, 13 May 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Turkish left simply gives up]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/04/25/turkish-left-simply-gives-up <![CDATA[Ahead of the June 24 elections in Turkey, the country's leftists are doing some much-needed soul-searching. The situation is nothing short of embarrassing: Some leaders of the Turk...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/04/25/turkish-left-simply-gives-up <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Greece must declare independence from Germany to avoid more serious problems]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/04/19/greece-must-declare-independence-from-germany-to-avoid-more-serious-problems <![CDATA[Tensions have been growing between Turkey and Greece in recent months. After years of peaceful coexistence, the long-forgotten hostilities of the 1990s are threatening to reemerge....]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/04/19/greece-must-declare-independence-from-germany-to-avoid-more-serious-problems <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Bashar Assad, Iran just reached point of no return in Syria]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/04/15/bashar-assad-iran-just-reached-point-of-no-return-in-syria <![CDATA[On Friday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump stood before television cameras to announce that he had ordered the U.S. Armed Forces to launch 'precision strikes' against regime po...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/04/15/bashar-assad-iran-just-reached-point-of-no-return-in-syria <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Rushing to help PKK/YPG in Syria would be France's worst mistake since Waterloo]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/04/06/rushing-to-help-pkkypg-in-syria-would-be-frances-worst-mistake-since-waterloo <![CDATA[The already-complex geopolitical situation in the Middle East has been further complicated by U.S. President Donald Trump, who last month said that his country would be out of Syri...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/04/06/rushing-to-help-pkkypg-in-syria-would-be-frances-worst-mistake-since-waterloo <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Trump's strategy: Turning tail and leaving others to clean up Obama's Syrian mess]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/03/30/trumps-strategy-turning-tail-and-leaving-others-to-clean-up-obamas-syrian-mess <![CDATA[On Thursday afternoon, U.S. President Donald Trump said during an event in Ohio that Washington will 'be coming out of Syria, like, very soon,' and added: 'Let other people take ca...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/03/30/trumps-strategy-turning-tail-and-leaving-others-to-clean-up-obamas-syrian-mess <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[As the world changes, so too must Europe's approach to Turkey]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/03/26/as-the-world-changes-so-too-must-europes-approach-to-turkey <![CDATA[Senior officials from Turkey and the European Union will meet at the Bulgarian port city of Varna today to discuss bilateral relations along with regional and global developments....]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/03/26/as-the-world-changes-so-too-must-europes-approach-to-turkey <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Afrin victory proves FSA most effective force, compels US to update Syria strategy]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/03/23/afrin-victory-proves-fsa-most-effective-force-compels-us-to-update-syria-strategy <![CDATA[Since 2014, senior U.S. officials have justified their controversial partnership with the People's Protection Units (YPG), which is the PKK terrorist organization's affiliate in Sy...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/03/23/afrin-victory-proves-fsa-most-effective-force-compels-us-to-update-syria-strategy <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Opposition to Turkish presence in Syria motivated by politics, not genuine concern for locals]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/03/22/opposition-to-turkish-presence-in-syria-motivated-by-politics-not-genuine-concern-for-locals <![CDATA[On Sunday, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) captured the Afrin city center just eight weeks into Operation Olive Branch. Until now, international media...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/03/22/opposition-to-turkish-presence-in-syria-motivated-by-politics-not-genuine-concern-for-locals <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Pentagon acknowledges billions of US taxpayer dollars have been wasted in Syria]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/03/07/pentagon-acknowledges-billions-of-us-taxpayer-dollars-have-been-wasted-in-syria <![CDATA[On Monday, Col. Rob Manning, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters that Washington had put on hold ground operations against Daesh in eastern Syria because People's Protection Units...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/03/07/pentagon-acknowledges-billions-of-us-taxpayer-dollars-have-been-wasted-in-syria <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Washington's $5 billion gift to Iran]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/02/22/washingtons-5-billion-gift-to-iran <![CDATA[On Tuesday, a group of pro-Assad militias backed by Iran attempted to enter the Afrin town center just hours after Syrian state media announced the imminent deployment of regime fo...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/02/22/washingtons-5-billion-gift-to-iran <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Open letter to Rex Tillerson]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/02/14/open-letter-to-rex-tillerson <![CDATA[Mr. Tillerson! Welcome to Turkey. We at Daily Sabah expect you to take a leading role in ending the manic nature of what currently stands as U.S. foreign policy. If not, it is b...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/02/14/open-letter-to-rex-tillerson <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Returning foreign fighters threaten Europe's security]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/02/13/returning-foreign-fighters-threaten-europes-security <![CDATA[Former British soldier Jim Matthews will be prosecuted under the country's Terrorism Act of 2006 and will appear in court tomorrow to be formally charged with 'attending a place or...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/02/13/returning-foreign-fighters-threaten-europes-security <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Could ErdoÄŸan's relationship with Pope lead to Turkish-EU rapprochement?]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/02/08/could-erdogans-relationship-with-pope-lead-to-turkish-eu-rapprochement <![CDATA[On Monday, President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan paid a historic visit to the Vatican, where he met with Pope Francis to discuss the world's pressing problems. Although the meeting might...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/02/08/could-erdogans-relationship-with-pope-lead-to-turkish-eu-rapprochement <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[US generals turning into warlords in Syria, hijacking US foreign policy]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/02/08/us-generals-turning-into-warlords-in-syria-hijacking-us-foreign-policy <![CDATA[During his 2016 election campaign, U.S. President Donald Trump kept asking: 'Why are we in Syria and Afghanistan?' He called for an end to entanglements abroad and a focus on domes...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/02/08/us-generals-turning-into-warlords-in-syria-hijacking-us-foreign-policy <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[CIA says Washington allied with terrorists in Syria]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/30/cia-says-washington-allied-with-terrorists-in-syria <![CDATA[A year into Donald Trump's presidency, Washington finds itself in an unprecedented state of confusion. And it does not just affect the White House, either.Various U.S. government a...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/30/cia-says-washington-allied-with-terrorists-in-syria <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Germany cannot handle PKK]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/30/germany-cannot-handle-pkk <![CDATA[The PKK, which is recognized as a terrorist group by the EU and U.S., has been escalating its attacks against Turkish-Germans in Germany, and the federal government's incompetence...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/30/germany-cannot-handle-pkk <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Today's Afrin incursion compulsory for tomorrow's security]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/24/todays-afrin-incursion-compulsory-for-tomorrows-security <![CDATA[All the reports, commentaries and analyses about Turkey's incursion into northern Syria to eliminate the presence of PKK affiliates in Afrin can be summarized as Turkey wanting sta...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/24/todays-afrin-incursion-compulsory-for-tomorrows-security <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Operation Olive Branch: Saving the Kurds from PKK]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/20/operation-olive-branch-saving-the-kurds-from-pkk <![CDATA[On Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan announced the start of Turkey's military operation in Afrin, where the PKK's Syrian branch, PYD-YPG, had established de facto co...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/20/operation-olive-branch-saving-the-kurds-from-pkk <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[From Obama's redline to Trump's chaos: Who speaks for the US?]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/18/from-obamas-redline-to-trumps-chaos-who-speaks-for-the-us <![CDATA[Over the course of 72 hours, one group of United States officials declared the intention to establish a 30,000-strong border security force in northern Syria from militants loyal t...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/18/from-obamas-redline-to-trumps-chaos-who-speaks-for-the-us <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[America's army of terror on the Turkish-Syrian border]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/15/americas-army-of-terror-on-the-turkish-syrian-border <![CDATA[The U.S. administration is training an army of terrorists in northern Syria in a total breach of the country's territorial integrity and as a direct threat to Turkey's security. In...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/15/americas-army-of-terror-on-the-turkish-syrian-border <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Emerging Turkish-French partnership]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/08/emerging-turkish-french-partnership <![CDATA[In recent months, French President Emmanuel Macron took important steps in the international arena. Mr. Macron was a vocal critic of the Trump administration's controversial Jerusa...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2018/01/08/emerging-turkish-french-partnership <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0300 <![CDATA[Sun is rising on Sudan]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2017/12/25/sun-is-rising-on-sudan <![CDATA[The first leg of President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan's visit to three African countries concluded in Sudan Monday. Today, the delegation led by ErdoÄŸan will be in Chad, followed by a vi...]]> https://www.dailysabah.com/editorial/2017/12/25/sun-is-rising-on-sudan <![CDATA[Opinion - - Editorial]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0300