Abdullah Gul Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Abdullah Gul, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Turkey.

10 records2002–20037 events2 places

Chronological biography

2002

ElectionNovember 2002

Politics / Justice and Development Party · Deputy Party Leader

The Islamist based Justice & Development party wins a landslide victory

ElectionNovember 2002

Religion / Islam · Deputy Party Leader

The Islamist based Justice & Development party wins a landslide victory

Prime Minister of Turkey18 November 2002

Government / Government of Turkey · Prime Minister of Turkey

Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey

2003

Resignation of Abdullah GulMarch 2003

Government / Government of Turkey · Prime Minister of Turkey

Gul resigns to allow Erdogan to become Prime Minister

Neutrality1 March 2003

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd · Prime Minister of Turkey

Turkey rejects Americas plan to base 62,000 troops in its country

Colin Powell leads a fact-finding mission for co-operation in a war with1 April 2003

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd · Foreign Secretary of Turkey · Ankara

Colin Powell leads a "fact-finding" mission for co-operation in a war with Iraq

Neutrality9 April 2003

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd · Foreign Secretary of Turkey

Gul denies $1 billion aid from the US is to keep Turkey out of the war

Siege of Kirkuk10 April 2003

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd · Foreign Secretary of Turkey · Kirkuk

Gul tells the US that Turkish observers will ensure Kurdish fighters leave Kirkuk

Turkish EU Reform Assessment11 April 2003

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Foreign Secretary of Turkey · Ankara

Schwimmer says Turkeys reform plans should be sufficient for EU membership

Neutrality20 April 2003

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd · Foreign Secretary of Turkey

Gul says Turkey has agreed with the US to provide a postwar peacekeeping force

Titles and roles

Deputy Party Leader · Foreign Secretary of Turkey · Prime Minister of Turkey

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.