Read more Turkish elections stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1782/turkish-elections.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 23 May 2012 17:07:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6547/turkish-army-blasts-incoming-president.htmlJason Farago<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=22654&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401032726' border='0' />Turkey is heading for a showdown over the relation of the state and Islam as Abdullah Gul, who has been the subject of bitter protests, was named president of Turkey in a parliamentary election today. The nomination of Gul, the foreign minister and a practicing Muslim whose wife wears a...Turkish Foreign Minister and ruling party's presidential candidate Abdullah Gul raises his hand during the first round of presidential elections in Ankara in this Aug. 20, 2007 file photo. Turkey's military has issued late Monday a stern warning about the threat to secularism on the eve of an expected triumph of the Islamic-oriented governmenthttp://www.newser.com/story/6547/turkish-army-blasts-incoming-president.htmlTue, 28 Aug 2007 08:50:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5811/foes-gear-to-fight-new-bid-by-ex-islamist-to-lead-turkey.htmlColleen Barry<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=19401&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401033158' border='0' />Turkish secularists are bracing for another clash over the presidential candidacy of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a devout Muslim and one-time Islamist party member who critics fear plans to enforce extreme religious principals in public life. The last time he was nominated as the ruling party's candidate, just three months...Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul speaks during a news conference in Ankara in this July 25, 2007, file photo. Turkey's Islamic-oriented ruling party on Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, decided to nominate Gul again for president despite strong opposition to his candidacy from the secular opposition, and it was Gul's original nomination that triggered a political crisis months ago, forcing the government to hold early parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici/File)http://www.newser.com/story/5811/foes-gear-to-fight-new-bid-by-ex-islamist-to-lead-turkey.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2007 02:22:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4649/turkish-elections-boost-pm.htmlWesley Oliver<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=13558&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401033859' border='0' />Turkey’s ruling party dominated parliamentary elections today despite its perceived threat to the nation’s entrenched secularism. The elections were moved up after the secular opposition foiled PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's attempt to install an ex-Islamist ally as president. The results, seen as a mandate for the AKP, also raise the...Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the Justice and Development Party, greets his supporters after he cast his vote in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, July 22, 2007. Turks voted for a new Parliament on Sunday in a contest viewed as pivotal in determining the balance between Islam and secularism in this nation of more than 70 million. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)http://www.newser.com/story/4649/turkish-elections-boost-pm.htmlSun, 22 Jul 2007 18:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1960/turkish-candidate-bows-out.htmlDustin Lushing<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=3895&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035216' border='0' />Turkish presidential candidate Abdullah Gul threw in the towel yesterday after secularist legislators boycotted the election for the second time in nine days in reaction to Gul's pro-Islamist record. The partisan standoff portends a bitter clash between secularists who generally populate Turkey's urban areas and the ruling AK party in...Turkish Foreign Minister and the sole candidate for president Abdullah Gul, is seen after a vote for presidential elections in Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 6, 2007. Gul withdrew his candidacy after Parliament failed to reach a quorum needed to elect a new president,the Anatolia news agency reported. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)http://www.newser.com/story/1960/turkish-candidate-bows-out.htmlMon, 07 May 2007 07:46:50 CDT