Abdullah Gül

Turkish President observes historical turning point in relationship with Armenia

Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

Abdullah Gul: Russia played a key role in Armenian-Turkish thaw.

Turkey's foreign policy moves in the West and in the East are complementary to each other

Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Abdullah Gul: Turkey is in intense commercial and economical relations with both the Western world and Islamic countries

Islamic world seeks further economic cooperation

People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Leaders from Islamic countries met here on Monday to show their political will to enhance economic and commercial cooperation amid the global financial meltdown. Turkish President Abdullah Gul chaired the Economic Summit of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) at Istanbul's Four Seasons Hotel to mark the 25th anniversary...

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Turkey's Prime Minister met with Iran's President in Istanbul

Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Ahmadinejad is to hold talks with some leaders of Islamic countries during the conference which will be inaugurated by Turkish President Abdullah Gul.

International Relations: Islamic leaders meet for economic summit

i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Xinhua - Leaders from Islamic states under the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have converged in Istanbul to attend the economy summit of OIC's Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation. However, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir cancelled his scheduled visit to Turkey and told his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on the phone that he would not be able to

Sudan leader’s due visit sparks Turkey-EU row

Yahyasheikho786's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul accused the European Union on Friday of “interfering” after the bloc asked Ankara to reconsider a decision to invite indicted Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to an Islamic summit in Istanbul. The exchange underscores the risk for EU candidate Turkey that Bashir’s plans to attend Monday’s summit of the Organization of the [...]...

Turkey defends invitation to Bashir

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

President Abdullah Gul accused the European Union of 'interfering' by asking Ankara to withdraw an invitation for Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Sudan's indicted president, to attend an Islamic summit in Istanbul

Islamic states to hold economy summit in Istanbul

People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) will hold the 25th Meeting of Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation in Istanbul between Nov. 5and 9. An "OIC economy summit" will be held on November 9 with the participation of several heads of state at Istanbul's Four Seasons Hotel which will be chaired by Turkish President Abdullah Gul, according to the semi-official...

Kurds Complain Harassment by Paris Police

KURDISH BLOG (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

Kurds in Paris are protesting that they are being harassed by police as authorities push to track down members of a Kurdish separatist from the outlawed Turkey's Kurdistan Workers Party PKK organisation. Protesters gathered on Saturday, Oct. 24 in Paris following events a week earlier, which saw members of the Kurdish community detained after a visit by the Turkish president. PNA-PARIS, France,—...

Turkey to use national currencies in trade with Iran, China

Snuffysmith's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

Turkey is playing dangerous games with powerful people. Notice how Turkey has come out of the cold, maybe into the frying pan? This is another international move away from the US dollar. Turkey to use national currencies in trade with Iran, China 11:1428/10/2009 ANKARA, October 28 (RIA Novosti) – Turkey is switching to national currencies in trade with Iran and China, ending dependence on the...

Turkey Dumps US Dollar For Trade With Iran And China

The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

One by one, countries are taking steps to un-dollarize their economy. The latest is Turkey. From Russian newspaper RIA : Turkey is switching to national currencies in trade with Iran and China, ending dependence on the U.S. dollar and the euro for about 20% of its commodity turnover, local media reported on Wednesday. Turkey has already switched to settlements in national currencies with Russia amid...

The Republic of Turkiye

SnitchSeeker.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

Basics Official name: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (Republic of Turkey) Capital city: Ankara Motto: Yurtta barış, dünyada barış. (Peace at home, peace in the world.) Official language: Turkish Currency: Turkish lira (TRY) Government: Parliamentary Republic Founder: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk President: Abdullah Gül Prime Minister: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan History of the declaration...

Serbia's busy foreign policy: Better troublesome than dull

The Economist (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009

Some Balkan diplomacy matters more than usual just at present SERBIA seems to have a foreign policy on steroids. Vuk Jeremic, its 34-year-old foreign minister, says that he spent 700 hours in the air last year, almost two hours a day. He is not the only one travelling. In the past two weeks alone, Carl Bildt, Sweden’s foreign minister, Toomas Ilves, Estonia’s president, and (on October...

Abdullah Gul and Ilham Aliyev removed misunderstandings in Turkey –Azerbaijan relations

Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009

During telephone conversation, President Gul informed President Aliyev on efforts to ensure peace and stability in the Caucasus.

Can secular Turkey survive democracy?

Narrator (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009

How reformists can stop the Islamists who have chipped away at Turkey's secularism. By Ayaan Hirsi Ali AYAAN HIRSI ALI, a former Dutch legislator and women's activist who now lives in the U.S., recently published her memoir, "Infidel." May 9, 2007 SECULAR AND LIBERAL Turks have had a rude awakening from years of deep slumber. Kemal Ataturk's heritage is about to be destroyed — not by...