Erdogan, koji je i lider AKP-a i premijer, prošle sedmice je kao kandidata predstavio Gula, nakon nekoliko mjeseci špekulacija i javne rasprave oko toga da li će se kandidirati on lično.
Erdogan, who is AKP leader as well as prime minister, put forward Gul as a candidate last week after months of speculation and public debate over whether he himself would run.