Predsjednik Abdullah Gul iz Turske, gdje je u samoubilačkim bombaškim napadima u Istanbulu u novembru 2003. poginulo preko 60 ljudi, bio je prvi balkanski lider koji je komentirao tu vijest.
President Abdullah Gul of Turkey, where more than 60 people were killed in the November 2003 suicide bombings in Istanbul, was the first Balkan leader to comment on the news.