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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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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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 want to start negotiations, and we are working for this but within the framework of the realities,
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Once Turkey enters in the European Union, all these circles will also see themselves, one way or another, represented within the EU.
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The words attributed to me are not correct.
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Powell was simply expressing hope. There is no deadline for Turkey to respond.
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At the time of the Cold War, we were defending Europe when some of the countries in the EU today were on the other side of the fence.
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We are sure of ourselves, and we know what we have to do, ... We will keep our promises, and we expect the European Union to keep its promises.
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we have stuck to our side of the bargain, the EU should stick to theirs.
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will be reached in the coming days. ... They understand our worries; we understand theirs.
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We are facing serious problems with the start of negotiations. We are in intense negotiations,
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I can't see any problem that will prevent the start of talks on October 3,
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Because of the holiday, we will apply to parliament this week,
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No-one expects us to go to Luxembourg before seeing the negotiation framework document,