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Abdullah Gül

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Abdullah Gül ( GOOL, Turkish: [abduɫˈɫah ˈɟyl]; born 29 October 1950) is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th president of Turkey from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently served as both Deputy Prime Minister and as Foreign Minister between 2003 and 2007. He is currently a member of the Advisory Panel for the President of the Islamic Development Bank. Advocating staunch Islamist political views during his university years, Gül became a Member of Parliament for Kayseri in 1991 and was re-elected in 1995, 1999, 2002, and 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah Gül is the 979th most popular politician (up from 1,022nd in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 139th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Turkish Politician.

Abdullah Gül is most famous for being the first president of Turkey.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdullah Gül ranks 979 out of 19,576. Before him are William Jennings Bryan, Robert the Bruce, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, Justinian II, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, and John II of Portugal. After him are Giorgio Napolitano, Emmanuel Macron, Alexander Van der Bellen, Phocas, Bimbisara, and Tiberius III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Abdullah Gül ranks 8. Before him are Anne, Princess Royal, Viktor Yanukovych, Zaha Hadid, Agnetha Fältskog, Georg Bednorz, and Sergey Lavrov. After him are Tom Petty, Jay Leno, Vicente del Bosque, Sahle-Work Zewde, Stevie Wonder, and Jim Mattis.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Abdullah Gül ranks 137 out of 1,347. Before him are İsmet İnönü (1884), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Cassius Dio (155), Proclus (412), Michael III (840), and Justinian II (668). After him are Ignatius of Antioch (35), Tiberius III (700), John VIII Palaiologos (1392), Pope John VII (650), Maurice (539), and Manuel II Palaiologos (1350).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Abdullah Gül ranks 75. Before him are Enver Pasha (1881), Mustafa IV (1779), Julius Nepos (430), İsmet İnönü (1884), Michael III (840), and Justinian II (668). After him are Tiberius III (700), John VIII Palaiologos (1392), Maurice (539), Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), John I Tzimiskes (925), and Basil I (811).

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