Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul refuses to withdraw from Turkey's presidential vote, ignoring pressure from the army and calls from tens of thousands of demonstrators worried about his Islamist past.
Abdullah Gul was the primary...
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul refuses to withdraw from Turkey's presidential vote, ignoring pressure from the army and calls from tens of thousands of demonstrators worried about his Islamist past.
Abdullah Gul was the primary architect of Turkey's European Union membership bid.
The Turkish parliament in late August 2007 elected Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as Turkey's 11th president
Armenian President President Serzh Sarkisian arrived in Turkey Wednesday to attend a World Cup football game as the two nations pressed ahead with efforts to overcome a bloody history. Sarkisian flew in to the northwestern city of Bursa, just four days after Turkey and Armenia, backed by world powers, signed milestone deals aimed at ending decades of hostility and establishing formal ties. Greeted at the airport by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Sarkisian smiled as he watched a... Read Full Story
President Abdullah Gul flew into France on Wednesday to bring Turkey's campaign for membership of the European Union to the country that is leading the drive to exclude it. Gul was greeted at the airport by France's Minister for European Affairs Pierre Lellouche, according to French officials, and began a three-day programme of meetings and speeches. Before setting off, he insisted his mainly-Muslim state was making good progress on reforms required by the 27-nation bloc. He is nevertheless... Read Full Story
Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday approved a bill allowing officers to be tried in civilian courts for certain crimes, but also called for urgent additional arrangements to dispel the army's concerns. The law was pushed through parliament in a late-night session in June by the governing Islamist-rooted Justice and Development party (AKP), raising tensions with the armed forces and the secularist opposition. Gul underlined that the law was a requirement under Turkey's bid to join... Read Full Story
(RSD) -- In a CNN Market Place Middle East interview with Abdullah Gul, the President of Turkey talks about his recent visit with U.S. President Barack Obama, as well as such varied Middle East topics as Iran, Iraq and the Palestinian situation. Following is a transcript of that interview, conducted by CNN's John Defterios. Abdullah Gul: Well it's an opportunity for both of us, because Obama, he is saying that there is a need for change and his message is so clear. He is saying that we are... Read Full Story
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February 27, 2009
Martin McCauley writes: Turkish President Abdullah Gul has just completed a visit to Kenya and Tanzania. The President thus becomes the first Turkish head of state to visit these sub-Saharan states. Kenya and Turkey signed an agreement on civil aviation and health care. Turkish Airlines has begun direct flights between Istanbul and Nairobi.
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-- A devout Muslim won Turkey's presidency Tuesday after months of confrontation with the secular establishment, promising to be impartial and praising the idea that Islam and the state should be separate. Still, in a sign that tension could lie ahead, top generals did not attend the swearing-in ceremony in parliament of Abdullah Gul, their new president and commander in chief. Local media interpreted their absence as a protest against the 56-year-old Gul, the former foreign minister in... Read Full Story
Turkey: Not divorced by the East, not married by the West Yesterday, the Turkish Grand Council {Parliament} held an inconclusive presidential vote, in which the frontrunner, Abdullah Gül failed to secure enough votes to land in Cankaya {The Presidential Palace}. However, it is a forgone conclusion that he will be elected next Tuesday, August 28 (Insha' Allah) since his party has an absolute majority to overcome the simple majority needed in the 3rd round. Today Turkey is under intensive... Read Full Story
Future Turkish president, (Abdullah Gul: below) I share a name (Abdullah) with him. Turkish Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is almost certain to be elected as President of Turkey by the third round {last round is scheduled on August 28. Otherwise he may garner enough votes [2/3: 367 out of 550] and thus become a President on the 2nd round, which is on August 24th. I have closely followed him {100% attention} since he was declared his party's presidential candidate on April... Read Full Story
Presidential candidate Abdullah Gul came to the HQ of the pro Kurdish DTP (left) for their support. This is a new kind of approach and is welcomed. The DTP are offering support to him for the Presidency with the hope that he will use his office to further efforts for a peaceful and democratic resolution to the Kurdish Question in Turkey. Ahmet Turk said, "We and our people have expectations. We have problems with democracy and human rights that need to be resolved and one of these issues is... Read Full Story
President Abdullah Gul of Turkey said it was time for all nations in the Middle East to recognize with the departure of George Bush as president, there were now new opportunities to establish peace in the region. “We are in a new world. A new era has begun with the new administration in the US, with its message that it gives to the world.” Gul will shortly be meeting with leaders of Iran to discuss possibilities for new economic cooperation and he pin pointed the need to deal with issues of... Read Full Story
