‘I will put myself in others’ shoes’

By ERGUN BABAHAN, SABAH

We are at a point where Abdullah Gül has decided to become a candidate for president. According to the laws in effect in Turkey, this is his most natural right.

Even the world has split in two

By İBRAHİM KARAGÜL, YENİ ŞAFAK

Gül’s candidacy has divided the world in two. Clashes, opposition, divisions and the desire to eliminate are moving past Turkey’s borders like a global problem similar to the Cold War.

Reflections on Gül’s re-nomination

Confirming predictions, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) re-nominated Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül for the presidency in spite of the failure of his initial bid for the post in May.

 JTW News - Turkish Politics: Old candidate but a new phase

Ekrem Dumanlı: Why Gül didn’t (couldn’t have) withdraw(n) his candidacy

The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has made its final decision and nominated Abdullah Gül as its sole candidate for the presidency.

Hürriyet’s controversial report draws anger

Daily Hürriyet released a very strange report in its headline early this week about the number of deputies in the new Parliament whose wives wear headscarves.

 

 Back to the Brink in Turkey? - TIME

 

''The A.K.P.'s Complex Victory in Turkey''

n July 22, 2007, the Turkish public voted in early parliamentary elections called after the parliament failed to appoint a new president. The election of a new chief of state was the reason for the political stalemate in April and May and of the harsh split between the Kemalist military establishment of the Turkish Armed Forces (T.S.K.) and the Justice and Development Party (A.K.P.), the Islamic-rooted party led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The attempt at appointing an important Islamic political personality, such as Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, as the new president was the last straw between the T.S.K. and the A.K.P.  click to continue the PINR report...

 

Secularists brace for fresh battle over election of Turkish leader - Times Online

Blooberg: Gul Pursues Turkish Presidency With Army Opposed

 Re-honoring the ‘people’by Assoc. Prof. Dr. ŞABAN ÇALIŞ

Presidential elections have always been painful in Turkey. In particular, what we had to go through in April and the following few months prove that the most recent presidential election is no exception.

US gives Turkish democracy vote of confidence

When asked about the United States' view on Abdullah Gül's presidential candidacy

It is an honor to be boycotted by the CHP

Mustafa Akyol

Test of democracy and Gül

Murat YETKİN

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Turkey - The Secularists' Ghoul

Lessons from presidentıal politics

Abdullah Gül has declared his candidacy for Turkey’s presidency. Despite a heavy personal campaign against him and some irritating rumors coming out of his own camp, Gül should be congratulated for making such a decision.