Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, the frontrunner to be Turkey's next president, failed to get elected in a first round of voting in parliament Monday, but remained virtually assured of victory next week.
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul won most votes in the first round of a presidential election on Monday, but fell just short of securing a two-thirds majority needed to become Turkey's first president with an Islamist past.
Lynn Jeffers of Jesup wrapped up a blue ribbon with Smoked Turkey Salad Sandwich Wrap in the Farm Bureau Wraps competition, judged Aug. 14, at the...
The man presumed to become Turkey's next president, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, failed to secure the two-thirds of parliamentary votes Monday needed to skip another round of presidential voting next week.
FOREIGN Minister Abdullah Gul, the frontrunner to be Turkey's next president, failed to get elected in a first round of voting in parliament overnight, but remained virtually assured of victory next week.
Lynn Jeffers of Jesup wrapped up a blue ribbon with Smoked Turkey Salad Sandwich Wrap in the Farm Bureau Wraps competition, judged Aug. 14, at the Iowa State Fair.
The frontrunner to be Turkey's next president, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, has failed to secure election in a first round parliamentary vote, but remained virtually assured of victory in a later ballot.
Turkey's new parliament, divided along party lines, could not elect a president Monday, as frontrunner Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul failed to secure the two-thirds majority needed in a first round of voting. For VOA, Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.
The frontrunner for Turkey's presidency, Abdullah Gul, fails to win the presidency outright in a parliamentary vote.
ANKARA (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul won most votes in the first round of a presidential election in Turkey on Monday, deputies told Reuters, but did not secure the two-thirds majority needed in parliament for an outright win.