Turkey's Gul set to win presidency next week
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul failed to win the Turkish presidency in a second round of voting in parliament on Friday, but is expected to clinch the post next week, hoping to end months of political tensions.
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Abdullah Gul falls short of target in second parliamentary vote but should triumph at third time of asking next week.
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Turkey&#39;s parliament held a second round vote Friday to elect a president, but frontrunner Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was only expected to secure the post in a third ballot next week.
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By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. JAKARTA : Former army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is being tipped to win next Monday&#39;s Indonesian presidential election by a handsome margin.
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New Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a pro-EU reformist cabinet on Wednesday which reflected Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's aim to push ahead with stalled political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.
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Turkey's new president, a devout Muslim who has vowed to respect the separation of Islam and state, faces his first task Wednesday &#151; reviewing a list of possible Cabinet ministers &#151; while under close scrutiny from secularist opponents.
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Turkish lawmakers Tuesday began a decisive round of voting in presidential elections expected to install Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as the secular republic&#39;s first head of state with an Islamist past.
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WASHINGTON - Turkey's military chief said yesterday that Ankara will delay a decision on whether to launch a cross-border offensive into Iraq until after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets here with President Bush 10 days from now.
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Turkey's military issued a stern warning on Monday about the threat to secularism on the eve of an expected triumph of the Islamic-oriented government: the election of a loyal &#151; and devout &#151; president.
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Amid soaring market optimism, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told his cheering party faithful on Tuesday the European Union would agree this week to open long-delayed entry talks with the populous Muslim country.
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Amid soaring market optimism, Turkish  Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told his cheering party faithful  on Tuesday the European Union would agree this week to open  long-delayed entry talks with the populous Muslim country.
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Turkey's ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party looks on course to win enough votes on Sunday to govern alone again in an election that has focused on the separation of state and religion.
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected Turkey's next president on Tuesday, the first former Islamist to take the post in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is confident that a European Commission report due this week will recommend moving forward on his country&#39;s application for admission to the European Union.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul refuses to rule out a presidential bid after his AK party's election win.
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Turkey's ruling party is likely to win a majority of seats in parliamentary elections Sunday that will highlight the deepening divide between the Islamic-oriented government and opponents who fear religion is encroaching on secular traditions.
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New Turkish President Abdullah Gul on  Wednesday approved a pro-EU cabinet, reflecting Prime Minister  Tayyip Erdogan&#39;s determination to push ahead with stalled  political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.