Abdullah Gul
Abdullah Gul
Abdullah Gül, i/ɡuːl/is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th President of Turkey, in office from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently served as both Deputy Prime Minister and as Foreign Minister between 2003 and 2007. He is currently a member of the Advisory Panel for the President of the Islamic Development Bank...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth29 October 1950
CityKayseri, Turkey
agreement reached
We reached agreement; I am going to Luxembourg,
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The words attributed to me are not correct.
economy-and-economics eu
The EU can make a contribution to the economy.
expects framework seeing
No-one expects us to go to Luxembourg before seeing the negotiation framework document,
circles enters european turkey within
Once Turkey enters in the European Union, all these circles will also see themselves, one way or another, represented within the EU.
administer cause coalition forces happen iraqis
The Iraqis should be able to administer themselves, but we say the withdrawal of coalition forces before these things can happen would cause a vacuum, a gap.
cold countries defending europe side time today
At the time of the Cold War, we were defending Europe when some of the countries in the EU today were on the other side of the fence.
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It was only in December (2004) that European Union leaders agreed to open membership talks with Turkey on Oct. 3 (2005). Yet as the date looms, doubts over whether the talks will start keep recurring. This is not because of any fault of my government, but rather because of certain countries within the EU,
concerns french public result
This result is something which concerns the French public ... not Turkey,
country harms interests
There is no other country which harms its own interests this much,
eu side stick stuck
we have stuck to our side of the bargain, the EU should stick to theirs.
european expect sure union
We are sure of ourselves, and we know what we have to do, ... We will keep our promises, and we expect the European Union to keep its promises.
strong war foundation
Turkish-American relations are based on very strong foundations. Currently, we have a war in the region, which could not be prevented, unfortunately. We hope it is a short war ... with minimum casualties.
facing intense problems serious start
We are facing serious problems with the start of negotiations. We are in intense negotiations,