Abdullah Gul

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Reuters: Turkish army chief seeks to play down Gul tensions (August 30, 2007)
CNN: "Gul elected to Turkish presidency" (August 28, 2007)
FOXNews.com: "Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul Elected President" (August 28, 2007)
Bloomberg.com: "Gul Elected Turkey's President, Risking Army's Wrath" (August 28, 2007)
The New York Times: Former Islamist Is Voted in as New President of Turkey (August 28, 2007)
BBC News: Abdullah Gul Profile (August 28, 2007)
Economist.com: Ready to take office (August 21, 2007)
The New Anatolian: Gul - Ties would be ruined if US really gave arms to PKK (July 16, 2007)
BBC NEWS: New Turkey president poll fails (May 6, 2007)
ALJAZEERA.net: Gul To Stand For Turkish Presidency (April 24, 2007)

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Abdullah Gul Blogs and Commentaries

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MSNBC: The Real Battle in Turkey
MotherJones.com: New Warning from Turkish Generals
Middle East Times: Turkish bosses urge Gul to keep secularism promises
RAND: A War of Nerves in Turkey
USA Today: Hundreds of thousands of Turks rally for premier

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Abdullah Gul Criticism and Controversy

Amerikan Turk: Abdullah Gul for President? Will the Army intervene?
Scotsman.com: Turk president says secular system in danger
Gulfnews: Secularists stage mass protest

Abdullah Gul Timeline

October 29, 1950: Born
1983-91: Worked as an Economist for the Islamic Development Bank
1991: Elected Member of the Parliament from the Welfare Party
2001: Founded the Justice and Development Party
2002: Appointed Prime Minister
2003: Appointed Foreign Minister
August 28, 2007: Elected Turkey's 11th President

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Guide Note

Dr. Abdullah Gul was elected the eleventh President of Turkey on August 28, 2007. Prior to his election as President, Gul served as Turkey's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.

Fast Facts

Born: October 19, 1950 in Kayseri, Turkey
Party: Justice and Development Party (AKP)
Assumed office: August 28, 2007
Spouse: Hayrunnisa Gul
Previous Position/Office: Minister of Foreign Affairs (2003-2007), Prime Minister of Turkey (2002-2004)
Preceded by: Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Prime Minister: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Gul's Contested Election

Gul was selected as a candidate for the Presidential office by Turkish Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan. His selection drew harsh criticism from secularist, who took issue with statements that Gul, a Sunni Muslim, made during an earlier period in his political career and the fact that his wife Hayrunnisa Gul wore a headscarf. His candidacy was blocked by the country's Constitutional Court, but with his party winning close to 50% of the popular vote during parliamentary elections in July of 2007, Gul was eventually able to assume the Presidential office.

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