Al-Ahram Weekly Online   30 August - 5 September 2007
Issue No. 860
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Turkey's presidential elections


THE LONGEST and most contentious presidential elections in Turkey's history ended Tuesday with victory for Justice and Development Party candidate Abdullah Gul. Nearly three-quarters of Turks have no objections to First Lady Hayrunisa Gul wearing the Islamic headscarf, but want the president to be impartial, a public opinion poll published the same day showed.

(photo: AFP)

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