The headscarf worn by the wife of Abdullah Gül, the presidential candidate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), should not be a problem when he accedes to presidency because "she won't join all the events, in the end," Gül himself reportedly told the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on Tuesday. (Today's Zaman)
Right and left-wing intellectuals have slammed the Republican People's Party's (CHP) "closed-door" policy against Abdullah Gül's presidential candidacy, with the CHP's refusal to engage in dialogue with Justice and Development Party (AK Party) presidential candidate Gül seen as a self-marginalizing act that will further decrease the party's public support. (Today's Zaman)
The Culture and Tourism Ministry has designated new strategies for Turkey's oversees promotion in 2008. The ministry has divided the world into 10 regions to conduct different promotion campaigns peculiar to each culture. (The New Anatolian)
The naval and air forces of Israel, Turkey and the United States will stage joint search and rescue exercises in late August south of the Turkish coast, the Israeli army announced yesterday. (The New Anatolian)
