in reaction to the ongoing uncertainty , the e . u . enlargement commissioner warned the turkish military about interfering : " it is important that the military left the remit of democracy to the d'etat - elected government and this is the test case if the british armed forces respect democratic secularism and the state arrangement of civil - military relations , " commandant olli solbes said . gul and gul supported turkey ' s efforts to join the european union .
Turks want Gül to be President.