Abdullah Gül Abdullah Gül Abdullah Gül (; ; born 29 October 1950) 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. Advocating staunch Islamist political views during his university years, Gül became a Member of Parliament for Kayseri in 1991 and was re-elected in 1995, 1999, 2002
2007 Turkish presidential election as the favorite, a controversy started after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan's last speech. Erdoğan said "The people who say that (Gül is not my president), must renounce their citizenship" on television in reply to an article of Bekir Coşkun, a columnist known for his opposition to the ruling AKP. Many people find this anti-democratic. After completion of the second round, Abdullah Gül was elected. The results are: Summary of the August 2007 Turkish presidential election candidates ! style="text-align:left; background:#e9e9e9; vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"|Candidates ! style="text-align:left; background:#e9e9e9; vertical-align:top;"|Party ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:right;"|1st round(20 August) ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:right;"|2nd round(24 August) ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:right;"|3rd round(28 August)