"Gul outlines his presidential priorities
While Erkan stays up late in a hotel lobby at his first day, Turkish politics is busy with the presidential elections. Because of MHP's decision to attend the election in the parliament, I still don't believe there is a substantial crisis. But of course things are not that calm either.
Gul outlines his presidential priorities
Abdullah Gul, Turkey's probable next president, intends to play a prominent role in foreign affairs if he is elected to the post in the next three weeks by the country's parliament
FT also claimed that:
Gul defies Turkish military by standing again for presidency
in the mean time,
PM reshuffles half the cabinet
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday continued his efforts to form a new cabinet. He has to select 22 ministers out of many deputies who have strong ministerial ambitions.
From republican meetings to general elections by Prof. Dr. ATİLLA YAYLA
Great rallies were organized in Ankara, İstanbul and İzmir in April under the name of “republican rallies.” Many things were written and said about these rallies; they were given wide coverage by the media and stirred up a variety of feelings in various segments of society.
Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Ahmet Necdet Sezer was not a good president because he was politically biased. Overlooking the responsibilities bestowed on him by the Constitution and failing to remain neutral as mandated by it, Sezer was unable to initiate the proper efforts to establish stability between the state’s organs. He forgot about democracy for the sake of laicism.US would prefer 'consensus' figure as new Turkish president, but...
U.S. President George W. Bush's administration has no problem with Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül, viewed here as a respected, moderate and mild-mannered diplomat, but still fears that his...
Strategists caution on 'continuous tension'
The nomination of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül for the presidency will not be “accepted” by the military as something other than “revenge” by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for its...
Gül will make a more sensitive president
Mehmet Ali Birand
AKP-military tension, where?
TDN editorial by Yusuf KANLI
The demise of the center right
The settlement of a society-centered political system over a state-centered political system in Turkey brought about the demise of the center right.
Baykal’s mind-reading policy
CHP leader Deniz Baykal, who one year ago campaigned that anyone other than Tayyip Erdoğan should be president, is raising the crisis bar a little more each day. Despite his crushing political loss, Baykal is employing a seemingly incomprehensible crisis strategy.
The people’s Çankaya
Will Abdullah Gül follow a partisan path and be a president only for the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), or will he embrace everyone?
