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Turkish daily newspaper
The
Daily Sabah
(
lit.
'
Daily Morning
'
) is a Turkish
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pro-government daily newspaper,
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published in
Turkey
. Available in English and owned by
Turkuvaz Media Group
,
Daily Sabah
published its first issue on 24 February 2014.
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The editor-in-chief is Ibrahim Altay.
The newspaper has been frequently called a
propaganda
outlet for the Turkish government and the ruling
Justice and Development Party
(AKP).
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It is owned by a friend of Turkish president
Recep Tayyip Erdo?an
.
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History
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The
Daily Sabah
was established in 2014 when a highly-antagonistic political climate reigned in
Turkish politics
. After the conflict in December 2013 between the
Gulen movement
, a religious civil society organization with some political aspirations, and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Gulen movement's
Today's Zaman
turned into an ardent critic of the ruling AKP. To balance the critical discourse against the AKP by
Today's Zaman
and
Hurriyet Daily News
, a secular critic of the AKP,
Daily Sabah
emerged as a supportive voice of the AKP in the English language.
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Editorial policy and viewpoints
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Daily Sabah
describes itself as "committed to the democracy, the rule of law, human rights and liberty".
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However, the paper is described as a mouthpiece of the AKP by
Foreign Policy
.
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According to the German newspaper
Der Spiegel
,
Daily Sabah
is critical of the Gulen movement, which the AKP government accuses of trying to overthrow the government in
an attempted coup in 2016
.
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Daily Sabah
has been described as using transparent, ill-formed, and Turkish-style propaganda to advance the AKP government's version of events by
Der Spiegel
.
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Criticism
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In March 2017, a Dutch member of the
European Parliament
called
Daily Sabah
"hate press" and tried to prohibit the distribution of
Daily Sabah
in parliamentary sessions. The European Parliament has made accusations about the lack of freedom of speech and expression in Turkey, and
Daily Sabah
defends the AKP government's human rights record.
Daily Sabah
has said the decision to prohibit its distribution was a violation of the freedoms of the press and expressions. Meanwhile, the EU Affairs Minister for Turkey
Omer Celik
said the following about the issue: "The European Parliament's ban on the freedom of press is a tragic event for the future of Europe."
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Notable columnists
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References
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External links
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Newspapers in Turkey in languages other than Turkish
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Arabic
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Armenian
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English
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German
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Greek
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Kurdish
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Ladino
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Laz
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Russian
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This list is incomplete.
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