Information: - The 2007 Turkish presidential election refers to two attempts to elect the country 's 11th president , to succeed Ahmet Necdet Sezer . The most likely candidate for president was Abdullah Gul . Turkey 's presidential office is regarded as the guardian of the country 's secular system ; the fact that Gul 's wife wears the Islamic headscarf , as well as his own history in political Islam , turned the elections into a political crisis . The first attempt consisted of the first rounds on 27 April and its repeat on 6 May after Turkey 's constitutional court annulled the first round on 27 April . The constitutional court decided that a quorum of two - thirds was necessary , which was impossible without opposition support . Both first rounds were almost entirely boycotted by opposition MPs to disable the voting to start . Therefore , the ruling Justice and Development Party ( AK Party ) was unsuccessful in electing its candidate , foreign minister Abdullah Gul . AK Party then called a snap election which was held on July 22 , 2007 . The general elections saw it returned to government with a larger proportion of the vote . Subsequently , Gul was renominated and was finally elected in the third round of the second attempt of presidential election . The first round of this voting was on 20 August , while a second was on 24 August and a third was on 28 August . There was a quorum this time , since some opposition parties , most importantly the Nationalist Movement Party ( MHP ) , did not boycott the election . - Sami Suleyman Gundodu Demirel (1 November 1924 17 June 2015) was a Turkish politician and statesman who served as the 9th President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Turkey seven times between the years 1965 and 1993. He was the leader of the Justice Party (AP) from 1964 to 1980 and the leader of the True Path Party (DYP) from 1987 to 1993. - The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) (Arabic: ) is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1973 by the Finance Ministers at the first Organisation of the Islamic Conference (now called the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) with the support of the king of Saudi Arabia at the time (Faisal), and began its activities on 20October1975. There are 56shareholding member states. - The President of the Republic of Turkey is the head of state of the Republic of Turkey. The Presidency is largely a ceremonial office but has some important functions. In this capacity, the President represents the Republic of Turkey, and the unity of the Turkish nation, as well as ensuring the implementation of the Constitution of Turkey and the organized and harmonious functioning of the organs of state. The articles from 101 to 106 of the Constitution establish all the requirements, election, duties, and responsibilities for the office of the President. The office of the President of Turkey was established with the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923. The President of Turkey is often informally referred to as the Cumhurbakan, meaning 'President of the People'. The current office-holder is the 12th President, Recep Tayyip Erdoan since August 28, 2014. - Abdullah Gul, (born 29 October 1949) is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th President of Turkey, in office from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently served as both Deputy Prime Minister and as Foreign Minister between 2003 and 2007. He is currently a member of the Advisory Panel for the President of the Islamic Development Bank. - Ahmet Necdet Sezer (born September 13, 1941) is a Turkish politician who was the tenth President of Turkey, serving from 2000 to 2007. Previously he was President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey from 1998 to 2000. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey elected Sezer as President in 2000 after Suleyman Demirel's seven-year term expired. He was succeeded by Abdullah Gul in 2007. What is the relationship between 'turkish presidential election' and 'president of turkey'?
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