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.
Erdogan, koji je i lider AKP-a i premijer, imenovao je Gula za predsedničkog kandidata prošle nedelje, nakon višemesečnih spekulacija i javne debate oko toga da li bi on sam trebalo da se kandiduje.