"Turkish president touts free speech progress
“Turkey is a country where things are openly discussed,” Turkish President Abdullah Gül said. “To come to this point has not been easy. We paid our dues.”
By Amber Tunnell
Published September 27, 2010
Turkish President Abdullah Gül spelled out Turkey’s global vision for a prosperous future at a speech on Friday before fielding questions about Israel and the Middle East.
Gül’s address marked the end of Columbia’s weeklong World Leaders Forum, in which seven heads of state from around the world visited campus to address students. His speech was in English, but he answered questions in Turkish. "
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