Prime Minister of Turkey
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey
Role range: 2002-2003
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Abdullah Gul Biography and Timeline
Follow Abdullah Gul through 10 dated historical records for Turkey.
Abdullah Gul, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
10Distinct records
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2002–2003Years on this page
2002
Election
The Islamist based Justice & Development party wins a landslide victory
Election
The Islamist based Justice & Development party wins a landslide victory
2003
Neutrality
Turkey rejects Americas plan to base 62,000 troops in its country
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2002-2003
Resignation of Abdullah Gul
Gul resigns to allow Erdogan to become Prime Minister
Role range: 2002-2003
Colin Powell leads a fact-finding mission for co-operation in a war with
Colin Powell leads a "fact-finding" mission for co-operation in a war with Iraq
Role range: 2003-2003
Neutrality
Gul denies $1 billion aid from the US is to keep Turkey out of the war
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2002-2003
Siege of Kirkuk
Gul tells the US that Turkish observers will ensure Kurdish fighters leave Kirkuk
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2002-2003
Turkish EU Reform Assessment
Schwimmer says Turkeys reform plans should be sufficient for EU membership
Neutrality
Gul says Turkey has agreed with the US to provide a postwar peacekeeping force
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2002-2003
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.