Victory day, new cabinet, a new era...and "thanks heavens it's over".
Turkish Army ads in bilboards to celebrate the Victory Day. "Turkish nation loves her army very much; she thinks of the army as the protector of her ideal"
Turkish leader approves cabinet
Turkish President Abdullah Gul approves a cabinet led by his former boss in the Islamist-rooted AK Party.Is Gul the right choice for Turkey?
Abdullah Gul has become the first politician with an Islamist background to be elected president of Turkey. Send us your reaction.Thank heavens it’s over
The most disastrous statement Sezer ever made was during the 367 quorum discussions when he suggested that the “Constitutional Court should play a ‘balancing role’ in governing.”
Right, now i can be more critical of the government. Civil political process is maintained and it is now time for civil protest:)
Turkey’s transformation by SOLİ ÖZEL*
Abdullah Gül’s election as Turkey’s 11th president marks a watershed in the country’s history.
Benchmarks for the new president in the new era by Yavuz Baydar:
The election in the Turkish Parliament on Tuesday will hopefully put an end to a highly turbulent period. With the unfortunate circumstances caused chiefly by a myopic decision last December by the EU, practically paralyzing the approved negotiation process, Turkey entered 2007 with many uncertainties.
[Presidential election in the headlines]
ANDREW FINKEL:
He who laughs last
A diplomat writes, “A sense of national self-righteousness is almost the last thing to go in the march towards a modern, grown-up country.”A new Turkish Parliament, a new security agenda by ÖZGE GENÇ & LAURIE FREEMAN
Gül’s presidency is a great chance: Now it is time to take off!by MUSTAFA ACAR*
After a long-lasting and problematic process, Turkey welcomed her new President. Mr. Gül was elected President following the 3rd round of voting on Tuesday, Aug. 28.Ekrem Dumanlı: Abdullah Gül’s election: a new message to the world
Abdullah Gül was elected the 11th president of the Turkish Republic. This is a very important development. An historic turning point not only for Turkey, but also for the world, particularly Islamic countries.
Sezer: The most criticized president ever
It would not be wrong to argue that outgoing President Ahmet Necdet Sezer was Turkey's most criticized president. Sezer was harshly criticized during his seven-year-and-three-month long term...
Generals protest against Gül's presidency
Turkey's powerful military yesterday boycotted the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Abdullah Gül in Parliament. The absence of the...
The acceptance speech by 11. President of Turkey His Excellency Abdullah Gül
Honorable Speaker of the Distinguished Turkish Grand National Assembly, Honorable Members of Parliament,We are passing through a period when we have once again found the chance to prove to...
Gül will make it easy
Mehmet Ali Birand
Gül’s presidency consolidates Turkish democracy by Fatma DISLI
After months of frustration in his presidential bid, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül was elected as Turkey’s 11th president in the third round of presidential voting yesterday...
I supported Sezer’s election as president
I strongly supported Ahmet Necdet Sezer’s election as president, primarily due to the speeches he made while chairing the Constitutional Court.
If they ask whether I would want it or not...
People do not elect the president in this country, and those officials who are given power directly by the people stay in office for relatively short periods of time.
President of the wrong time
Today (Tuesday) Turkey says farewell to Sezer and welcomes Abdullah Gül. This is not a common replacement and is definitely not a regime handover as is being claimed by some circles.
Everything comes up roses for 'Uncle Tayyip'
Burak BEKDİL
Let’s get back to work
For four months Turkey has been absent in the international political arena.
From Kayseri to Çankaya
Gül is like the symbol of political change. The fact that he is from Kayseri is important in this regard. Economically, he is independent from Ankara.
And Gül makes it to Çankaya
Gül was elected president yesterday with the highest number of votes in the history of the republic. In his thank-you speech immediately after the swearing-in ceremony, Gül described his election as “an extraordinary sign of democracy” in Turkey.
What is to be expected of President Gül?
The orchestrated campaign launched in April against Abdullah Gül has finally failed. The July elections, restoring democratic processes and principles, opened the way for the election of Gül as Turkey’s 11th president. Gül’s election in itself is a milestone for the consolidation of Turkish democracy and the normalization of Turkish politics.
