"Turkey ruling party torn over Gul's presidential bid
August 8, 2007
ANKARA -- Turkey's Islamist-rooted ruling party is torn over re-nominating foreign minister Abdullah Gul for president, fearing fresh tensions with secularist forces and the military, party sources and press reports said Wednesday.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had named Gul as presidential candidate in April - a move that sparked a severe political crisis and prompted him to call snap legislative elections last month."
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