Abdullah Gül
1950
Born in Kayseri
1971
Graduated from Istanbul University, B.A. in Economics
1983
Ph.D. from Istanbul University. Attended programs in Exeter and London
1980 - 1983
Participated in the foundation of the Department of Engineering of Sakarya University. Taught Economics.
1983 – 1991
Economist in the Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah
1991
Associate Professor of International Economics
1991
Elected to Parliament on the Welfare Party ticket. Member of the Planning and Budgetary Commission
1993
Deputy Chairman of the Welfare Party in charge of Foreign Affairs
1995
Re-elected to Parliament. Member of the Foreign Affairs Commission
1996 – 1997
Minister of State and Government Spokesman
1999
Elected to Parliament on the Virtue Party ticket, for a third term
1992 – 2001
Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Member of the Committee on Culture and Education and the Political Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
2001
Awarded with Pro-merito Medal of the Council of Europe. Honorary Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
August 2001
Founding Member of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party)
Deputy Chairman of the AK Party in charge of Political and Judicial Affairs Member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
16 November 2002
Appointed Prime Minister
18 November 2002
Formed 58th Government of the Republic of Turkey
14 March 2003
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
28 August 2007
Elected as the eleventh president by the Turkish Grand National Assambly.
Married with three children.