"Turkish power balance shifts Gul's way By Sarah Rainsford BBC News, Istanbul Four months ago Abdullah Gul stood for election as the president of Turkey and sparked a political crisis. Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul in Ankara, July 2007 Mr Gul has declared his loyalty to Turkey's secular constitution One military memorandum, several major street protests and one general election later, he is trying again."
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