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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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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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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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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This result is something which concerns the French public ... not Turkey,
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Undoubtedly there is but there are intense efforts.... We still have time to solve the problems.
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Two Turks carried out the suicide attacks but there were other Turks involved too,
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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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We are ready to provide every sort of help,
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We were able to meet the deadline, so already we have learned to play this game under your guidance.
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If the European Union decides not to keep its word, if its own leaders decide to forget their signatures beneath the decisions they've made before the ink has even dried ... if they decide to ignore all this and impose new conditions that Turkey will never accept ... then of course in that case this kind of partnership can never be.
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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,
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We reached agreement; I am going to Luxembourg,