Ex-Turkish President Abdullah Gül Condemns Country’s Foreign Policy

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Alwaght- Turkey's former president Abdullah Gül has called for the country to pursue a "more realistic" foreign policy.
Gül, president from 2007-2014, made the thinly-veiled attack on the government's foreign policy late Saturday at a fast-breaking dinner for the holy month of Ramadhan also attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“To be honest, I think it would be useful to revise our policies with regards to the Middle East and the Arab world with a more realistic approach,” Gül said
In his Saturday remarks, he said that Ankara should play a positive role in the region and improve its relations with countries from Libya to Egypt, Yemen and all Persian Gulf countries.
"Another big development is promised in the region and if a great chaos emerges we could be faced with surprises that we never considered before," Gül added.
Gül co-founded the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) with Erdogan. But tensions between the two men have been an open secret since Gül handed over the presidency to Erdogan in August 2014.
Gül, who was pictured sitting next to Erdogan at the iftar (fast-breaking dinner) said the new climate in Turkey after June 7 legislative elections where the ruling party failed to win an overall majority for the first time since it came to power in 2002 should be utilised.
"Because the more people talk to each other, the more there is an open dialogue. Let us know the value of our country," said Gül.
In an interview with Kuwait’s news agency KUNA in November 2014, Gül criticized the Turkish president’s policies vis-à-vis the chaotic situation in neighboring Syria, saying, “I am sure that one day (God forbidd) the chickens of Erdogan’s past follies in Syria will come home to roost.”
Turkey has also been one of the main supporters of the Takfiri terrorism against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with reports indicating that Ankara actively trains and arms terrorists operating in Syria.
Gül further pointed to the issue of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, and said, “It is a pity that Islamic countries consume themselves while the Palestinian issue remains unsolved in the Middle East.”

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