This is the final paragraph of a report in Al Monitor which highlights recent comments made by President Gul at a meeting last week with a large group of Turkeys foreign ambassadors where he challenged the current stance the government is taking on supporting the rebels in Syria:
But to have Gul come out like this is not good for Erdogan, especially as the country starts preparing for this summer’s presidential elections that could see the much more levelheaded Gul as his principal political rival..
I made this point some weeks ago and I believe Gul would actually be more moderate and less dictatorial BUT displacing RTE will take some courage, guts and guile - we will see........
