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Abdullah Gül
20 posts
Turkey’s president, 2007-2014
Can Ali Babacan’s movement dent the AK Party behemoth?
The former deputy prime minister has interesting plans, but needs to attract far more prominent figures besides himself
Thursday 11 July 2019
Abdullah Gül most likely to bow out of Turkey’s presidential race today
Barring a major surprise, the former president is not expected to challenge Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Saturday 28 April 2018
A fifth Turkish political party?
Gossip about a fifth party in the next Turkish parliament is still just gossip - for the moment
Thursday 22 October 2015
Lessons from the past: Turkey’s parliament could veto Syria action too
“Speaking after the government’s motion [in support of military action] was defeated, the prime minister said: ‘It is…
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Erdoğan’s hidden safety net
There’s plenty of speculation out there on the implications of the last eleven days for Prime Minister Recep…
Friday 7 June 2013
From street battle to street party
A personal account of arriving in Istanbul - with my luggage - as the Gezi Park erupted in protest
Saturday 1 June 2013
The polls are wrong: one in two Turks won’t vote AKP
A 52 percent poll lead does not mean one in every two Turks would vote AK tomorrow. A…
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Go and watch some football
The Turkish president should go to Yerevan and catch a game
Tuesday 2 September 2008
A crash course in Turkey’s headscarf debate
Confused by all the knots and shapes? Here's our guide
Wednesday 30 January 2008