Author: Daily Sabah With Agencies
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye would not hesitate to take action against terrorists posing a threat to its national security. Noting that Türkiye has shown its firm commitment to its survival and security time and again, Erdoğan told a news conference after a cabinet meeting on Monday that the Turkish military may strike terrorist targets “suddenly, one night.” The well-known verse from a classical Turkish song “I can come suddenly one night,” is a slogan Erdoğan adopted for lightning counterterrorism operations against the PKK terrorist group and its Syrian offshoot the YPG. He noted that pressure was mounting for…
Türkiye on Monday said it was a “matter of time” before the PKK terrorist group’s Syrian wing, YPG, was driven out of Syria and that it would not agree to any policy that allowed the PKK/YPG to maintain a presence there. “We are in a position not only to see but also to break any kind of plot in the region,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told a joint news conference with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in the capital, Ankara. “Conditions in Syria have changed. We believe it’s only a matter of time before the PKK/YPG is eliminated,” he said,…
Türkiye will be experiencing warm weather starting on Monday, Jan. 6 due to the warm air coming from Algeria. Air temperatures across the country will rise, with Istanbul reaching 14 degrees Celsius (57.2 degrees Fahrenheit). However, the lodos wind will pick up on Tuesday, bringing potential mild discomfort, including headaches and weakness. While warm weather is expected in most parts of the country, there will be some showers as a precursor to the heat wave. The latest weather forecasts from the General Directorate of Meteorology predict partly cloudy and very cloudy skies nationwide. Rain is expected in the southern and…
Naomi Osaka remains optimistic about her Australian Open hopes despite an abdominal injury that forced her to pull out of the Auckland Classic final on Sunday. The former world No. 1, who was leading Clara Tauson 6-4 in her first WTA final in nearly three years, is scheduled for an MRI to assess the extent of the injury. “I don’t feel that it’s too serious, and I still feel very optimistic about AO,” Osaka, 27, said in a statement. The injury, which appeared abdominal rather than the back issue that ended her 2024 season, left Osaka in tears as she…
Naomi Osaka remains optimistic about her Australian Open hopes despite an abdominal injury that forced her to pull out of the Auckland Classic final on Sunday. The former world No. 1, who was leading Clara Tauson 6-4 in her first WTA final in nearly three years, is scheduled for an MRI to assess the extent of the injury. “I don’t feel that it’s too serious, and I still feel very optimistic about AO,” Osaka, 27, said in a statement. The injury, which appeared abdominal rather than the back issue that ended her 2024 season, left Osaka in tears as she…
Naomi Osaka remains optimistic about her Australian Open hopes despite an abdominal injury that forced her to pull out of the Auckland Classic final on Sunday. The former world No. 1, who was leading Clara Tauson 6-4 in her first WTA final in nearly three years, is scheduled for an MRI to assess the extent of the injury. “I don’t feel that it’s too serious, and I still feel very optimistic about AO,” Osaka, 27, said in a statement. The injury, which appeared abdominal rather than the back issue that ended her 2024 season, left Osaka in tears as she…
Somalia is mulling reversing a decision to exclude Ethiopia from a multinational force fighting al-Shabab terrorists, another indication that diplomatic tensions between the two nations are easing. Ethiopian Defense Minister Aisha Mohammed Mussa traveled to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, for talks on Thursday about her country’s participation in the mission, Somali Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ali Balcad said by phone, according to a report in Bloomberg. Ethiopia has up to 10,000 troops in Somalia to fight al-Shabab terrorists, but Mogadishu has threatened to expel them if Addis Ababa does not renounce an agreement it reached a year ago…
Türkiye will flex its naval muscles next week with a major military exercise in the Black Sea, Mediterranean and Aegean. The Blue Homeland drill will take place between Jan. 7 and Jan. 16 and already made waves in the media of neighboring Greece. Greek media viewed it as a show of force especially in the Aegean Sea, where the two countries dispute maritime borders. “Blue Homeland” is also the name of a doctrine conceived by two former Turkish naval officers. The doctrine encompasses Türkiye’s maritime jurisdictions, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in line with United Nations resolutions. Ankara and…
The United States is reportedly building a military base to help its ally the YPG, the Syrian offshoot of the PKK terrorist group, in northern Syria where the terrorists have been cornered by the Türkiye-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) since the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime. Local journalists said 13 trucks with U.S. flags and carrying concrete construction blocks arrived in the PKK/YPG’s stronghold Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobani, early on Thursday morning. The U.S. military has emptied a base in neighboring Iraq and the concrete blocks and other materials are being shipped to Ain al-Arab for a Syrian…
The Dakar Rally regarded as the world’s most grueling motorsport event, roars to life tomorrow for its 47th edition in Saudi Arabia. For the sixth year running, the kingdom is hosting the challenging race, where simply finishing is a monumental achievement. This year’s rally kicks off with a prologue in Bisha and ends in Shubaytah on Jan. 17. Spanning 7,805 kilometers (4 850 miles), including 5,209 kilometers of timed racing, competitors will face harsh landscapes, from coastal plains to the Rub’ al Khali Desert’s endless dunes. A standout challenge this year is the two-day marathon stage, where drivers must reach…