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Abdullah Gül
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Abdullah Gül

Politician · born October 29, 1950

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Abdullah Gül is a Turkish politician who served as the president of Turkey from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently served as both Deputy Prime Minister and as Foreign Minister between 2003 and 2007.

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  1. 52Became Prime Minister of TurkeyNovember 18, 2002
  2. 56Became President of TurkeyAugust 28, 2007

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