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A wide variety of people were invited to the President Gül's reception at Cankaya.

Internationally, Gül's presidency has been interpreted as "a victory over the army and the laicist camp".

Most domestic headlines struck a neutral tone, covering Gül's oath-taking ceremony and his inaugural address to parliament.

Academics and analysts had made predictions about Gül's presidency before he was elected. Here is a review of what they said.

After the two previous ballots did not afford him the necessary majority, Abdullah Gül has been elected president in the third round. He will take over from Sezer at 7.30 pm this evening.

Chief of General Staff Yasar Büyükanit has vowed to stay silent on the presidential elections, the first ballot of which is due this afternoon. Prof. Mithat Sancar has intepreted this silence as a deliberate change in tactics.