ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's foreign minister, Abdullah Gul, was elected president on Tuesday, the parliament speaker said, in a major triumph for the Islamic-rooted government after months of ...

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's new president approved a cabinet Wednesday comprised of figures with both Islamist and secular backgrounds, a day after promising to respect secular principles. Abdullah Gul, ...

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After the two previous ballots did not afford him the necessary majority, Abdullah Gül has been elected president in the third round. He will take over from Sezer at 7.30 pm this evening. In the third ...

Turkish President Abdullah Gul speaks during a press conference in Ankara, April 8, 2014. Turkish President Abdullah Gul speaks during a press conference in Ankara, April 8, 2014.Aykut ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Drinking tea with the President of Turkey has charms enough so that I wish there were no need to report the disturbing talk that went with it--of Iranian rulers and nuclear bombs. But the occasion was ...

Turkey’s former president Abdullah Gul said he won’t be a candidate in snap presidential elections to be held in June, putting to rest speculation that he could harm incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ...

Turkish politics is too masculinist and polarized, but Turkey’s 11th President, Abdullah Gul, stands out with his moderate tone and conciliatory style. In the run-up to the general elections in June ...

Turkish site ElmaDergisi is reporting that Apple is preparing to open a second store in Istanbul, this time in the Asian side of the city. The city of Istanbul uniquely straddles both the European and ...