2002 Turkish general election from standing for parliament. Another prominent party member, Abdullah Gül, became prime minister (Cabinet Gül) and remained in the position until a constitutional amendment could be pushed through to allow Erdoğan to stand for a freshly vacant seat in a March 2003 by-election. The result prompted the near-immediate resignations of several prominent figures in Turkish politics: Outgoing prime minister Ecevit was widely expected to resign as leader of his DSP, but did not end up leaving until a party conference in 2004. 2002 Turkish general election The 15th Turkish general election was held on 3 November 2002 following the collapse
Recep İvedik 2 Recep İvedik 2 Recep İvedik 2 is a 2009 Turkish comedy film, directed by Togan Gökbakar, which stars Şahan Gökbakar as an oafish character who tries to find a job and a wife to please his ailing grandmother. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on Feb. 13, 2009, was the highest grossing Turkish film of 2009. The film's titular comic character was created by Şahan Gökbakar for his Turkish comedy television show "Dikkat Şahan Çıkabilir", which ran from 2005 to 2006, and has subsequently gone on to feature in a series of sequel films starting with