Shocks in Turkey
Abdullah Gul officially announces the withdrawal of his candidacy for the presidency of the Republic
Following parliament's failure to hold a vote due to a lack of a quorum, the Turkish Foreign Minister gave a press conference in Ankara, announcing that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the presidency of the Republic of Turkey. from a large part of Turkish society and considered that it would be more appropriate to elect a President directly from the people. At the same time, Gul denied allegations that the Erdogan government was trying to advance an Islam-centric agenda, saying that the Justice and Development Party had worked harder than anyone else for Turkey's accession to the European Union. "Why do this if we want the Islamization of Turkey?" he asked rhetorically, In an interview with Newsweek magazine, Abdullah Gul also kept his papers closed on whether he would run for president if the process changed. " "We will discuss these when the time comes, " was his response. In a recent interview, however, Gul had estimated that he had the support of 70% of the Turkish people. On the occasion of the completion of a week by the "night", "electronic announcement" of the General Staff that disturbed the political life. "They saw prime ministers and leaders of the student movement hanged, 'they remained silent.' 'We will not remain silent,'" he said, "because the world has changed."
