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| Turkey set to elect new president | Turkey set to elect new president |
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| Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is expected to be elected as president amid warnings from the military against undermining the secular constitution. | Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is expected to be elected as president amid warnings from the military against undermining the secular constitution. |
| Mr Gul, a former Islamist, is set to become president in a parliamentary poll that started on Tuesday afternoon. | |
| The ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party candidate has vowed to remain loyal to the republic's strict secular values. | The ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party candidate has vowed to remain loyal to the republic's strict secular values. |
| His party, which won recent snap polls, now needs a simple majority in a third round of voting to secure his election. | His party, which won recent snap polls, now needs a simple majority in a third round of voting to secure his election. |
| Turkey's military chief warned on Monday that "centres of evil" were trying to undermine the state. | Turkey's military chief warned on Monday that "centres of evil" were trying to undermine the state. |
| Gen Yasar Buyukanit did not name those he said were "trying to corrode the secular nature of the Turkish Republic." | Gen Yasar Buyukanit did not name those he said were "trying to corrode the secular nature of the Turkish Republic." |
| But analysts said the statement was clearly aimed at Mr Gul, a devout Muslim. | But analysts said the statement was clearly aimed at Mr Gul, a devout Muslim. |
| Political crisis | Political crisis |
| Mr Gul, who has established himself as a skilled diplomat by steering Turkey towards European Union entry talks, has pledged to be a ruler for all Turks and respect the country's institutions. | Mr Gul, who has established himself as a skilled diplomat by steering Turkey towards European Union entry talks, has pledged to be a ruler for all Turks and respect the country's institutions. |
| The army, which sees itself as the guardian of Turkey's secularism, has ousted four governments in the past 60 years. | The army, which sees itself as the guardian of Turkey's secularism, has ousted four governments in the past 60 years. |
| Mr Gul's wife has been criticised for wearing the headscarf Profile: Abdullah Gul Q&A: Presidency battle | Mr Gul's wife has been criticised for wearing the headscarf Profile: Abdullah Gul Q&A: Presidency battle |
| It was the second warning issued by the military in recent months. | It was the second warning issued by the military in recent months. |
| In April, the army expressed its concern after Mr Gul only narrowly failed to gain enough support from MPs to become president in a first round. | In April, the army expressed its concern after Mr Gul only narrowly failed to gain enough support from MPs to become president in a first round. |
| The following stand-off between the AKP and secularist parties in parliament triggered a political crisis that led to snap elections in July. | The following stand-off between the AKP and secularist parties in parliament triggered a political crisis that led to snap elections in July. |
| The AKP won those polls convincingly with 47% and again nominated Mr Gul for the post of president. | The AKP won those polls convincingly with 47% and again nominated Mr Gul for the post of president. |
| He narrowly failed to gather enough votes in the first two rounds but is expected to be elected in the third round on Tuesday. | He narrowly failed to gather enough votes in the first two rounds but is expected to be elected in the third round on Tuesday. |
| Turkey's military and secular establishment suspect he might harbour a secret Islamist agenda. | Turkey's military and secular establishment suspect he might harbour a secret Islamist agenda. |
| There is alarm at the prospect of a woman, his wife, wearing the Islamic headscarf in the Cankaya presidential palace. | There is alarm at the prospect of a woman, his wife, wearing the Islamic headscarf in the Cankaya presidential palace. |
| The founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, banished religious influence from public life when he founded the modern Western-style republic on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. | The founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, banished religious influence from public life when he founded the modern Western-style republic on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. |