Turkey president urges shift in Syria policy

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 07:20

Turkish President Abdullah Gul called on Tuesday for a shift in government policy towards Syria after years of vocal opposition to the Damascus regime.

Turkey`s Gul urges judiciary to stay impartial in graft investigation

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 09:31

Turkish President Abdullah Gul urged the judiciary to remain impartial as it pursues a corruption investigation shaking the government.

Turkey PM plans reshuffle after graft probe: President

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 19:04

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rattled by a huge corruption scandal implicating some of his closest allies, is preparing a cabinet reshuffle, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Tuesday.

Turkey rebuffs Iranian invitation to NAM summit

Last Updated: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 22:01

Turkey will not attend the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran later this month.

`Turkish jet may have breached Syria airspace’

Last Updated: Saturday, June 23, 2012, 14:19

Relations between Turkey and Syria were already tense before the downing of the F4 plane.

Turkey calls for Palestinian unity

Last Updated: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 00:10

Turkey`s President has called for "unity and solidarity" between the Palestinian factions during a meeting with Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal.

Syria at `point of no return`: Turkish President

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 18:32

The UN says more than 3,500 people, most of them civilians, have been killed since the protests first broke out in Syria in March.

Turkey can be EU's "growth engine": Gul

Last Updated: Sunday, November 20, 2011, 13:32

Turkey is still determined to join the European Union despite the current crisis in the euro zone and can become the bloc's economic "growth engine", President Abdullah Gul said in an interview published on Sunday.

Bomb threat before Turkey leader`s speech: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 00:13

Turkish President was to deliver a speech on Tuesday on Turkish-German relations at Humboldt University.

Talks only solution to Iran nuclear issue: Gul

Last Updated: Saturday, February 12, 2011, 21:56

President Abdullah Gul said Turkey backs a negotiated settlement of the Iran nuclear issue by dialogue, as he prepared to travel to Tehran on his maiden official visit, state media reported.