Thursday, April 24, 2014

Turkey Reaction To Gul on TIME 100 Notes Absence of Erdogan | TIME.com

Turkey Reaction To Gul on TIME 100 Notes Absence of Erdogan

Karl Vick @karl_vick

10:51 AM ET

First reactions in Turkey to the inclusion of President Abdullah Gul on the 2014 TIME 100 list of the world’s most influential people took note of the absence of Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan, the country’s most powerful political figure, from the list. “TIME 100: Gul is there, Erdogan Isn’t,” read the headline on the Hurriyet news site. Said the daily Vatan: “Flash! Gul is on the list, Erdogan doesn’t exist!”

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