Abdullah Gül University first steps towards founding Abdullah Gul University were taken in 2007, by the Kayseri City Council and other city notables. The aim was to raise the profile of education in Kayseri in line with the city’s own vision of its development. The University was named after the prominent Kayseri citizen and 11th president of the Turkish Republic, Abdullah Gül and was formally inaugurated on July 21, 2010. The university’s first campus was established on the former site of Turkey’s first industrial complex. In the future, the university will also open a second campus, known as Mimar Sinan. AGU’s current campus
Bilal Abdullah to have been rented by Abdullah. Abdullah was passenger in, and owner of, the Jeep Cherokee that was rammed into the terminal and set ablaze. The driver, engineer Kafeel Ahmed, died from third degree burns on 2 August 2007. Abdullah was charged with conspiracy to cause explosions. He was remanded in custody awaiting trial, and was ultimately given two concurrent life sentences, of which he was required to serve at least 32 years in prison. While Ahmed was aflame in the car, Abdullah reportedly attacked Sergeant Torquil Campbell at the scene, to prevent him from approaching the burning vehicle, and