Turkish court set to decide length of Gul's term
Turkey's Constitutional Court said on Thursday it would hold a hearing next week on whether President Abdullah Gul's term ends in August or in 2014 - a case that may affect any ambitions Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has to move to the presidency.
Erdogan, 58, is already the most powerful politician in Turkey, thanks to a blend of economic liberalism and religious, social conservatism that has landed his Justice and Development Party (AKP) three consecutive election victories since 2002. (Reuters)
