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Abdullah Gul has steered Turkey's EU accession talks since becoming foreign minister in 2003 (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

Turkey risks new political turmoil over presidential candidate

Turkey may soon experience more political turbulence, as the ruling Islamic-rooted Justice and Development party [AK Party] has renominated Abdullah Gul as presidential candidate.

A similar move in April resulted in hundreds of thousands of Turks taking to the streets and triggered a serious political crisis with the army threatening to step in to defend the country's secular values.

"[Mr] Gul is a statesman who has great experience. I believe he would be successful", Muran Merca...

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Abdullah Gul has steered Turkey's EU accession talks since becoming foreign minister in 2003 (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

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