Abdullah Gul
Abdullah Gul
Abdullah Gül, i/ɡuːl/is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th President of Turkey, in office from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently served as both Deputy Prime Minister and as Foreign Minister between 2003 and 2007. He is currently a member of the Advisory Panel for the President of the Islamic Development Bank...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth29 October 1950
CityKayseri, Turkey
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expresses its readiness to establish relations with the new partnership state that will emerge following a comprehensive settlement on Cyprus.
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Everyone knows there's no point in going to Luxembourg without seeing this document.
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It was only in December (2004) that European Union leaders agreed to open membership talks with Turkey on Oct. 3 (2005). Yet as the date looms, doubts over whether the talks will start keep recurring. This is not because of any fault of my government, but rather because of certain countries within the EU,
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The Turkish people are at peace with themselves and with their history,
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I trust the EU will overcome the skepticism which now exists within the Union (towards Turkey), ... We expect that those concerns of ours will be handled to mutual satisfaction.
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We have reached a historic point, ... Turkey will be the only Muslim country in EU.
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We have reached a historic point, ... Full membership negotiations will, God willing, begin tonight.
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There is a link with an organization in Afghanistan in terms of belief and understanding.
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We reached agreement; I am going to Luxembourg,
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Turkish-American relations are based on very strong foundations. Currently, we have a war in the region, which could not be prevented, unfortunately. We hope it is a short war ... with minimum casualties.
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We have completed our mission to the EU, now we are on our way to the Balkans. Our ancestors went on horse back, we are going by plane.
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We want to start negotiations, and we are working for this but within the framework of the realities,
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There is no other country which harms its own interests this much,
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Those inside and outside the country who want to obstruct us as we go towards October 3 are making their last efforts,