President Gul Sworn In As President At Parliamentary General Assembly

ANKARA - Abdullah Gul, the 11th President of Turkey, was sworn in as president at the Parliamentary General Assembly on Tuesday.
On assuming the office, President Gul took the following oath before the Turkish parliament:
"In my capacity as President of the Republic I swear upon my honour and integrity before the Turkish Nation and before history to safeguard the existence and independence of the state, the indivisible integrity of the country and the Nation and the absolute sovereignty of the Nation, to abide by the Constitution, the rule of law, democracy, the principle of the secular Republic, not to deviate from the ideal according to which everyone is entitled to enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms under conditions of national peace and prosperity and in a spirit of national solidarity and justice, and do my utmost to preserve and exalt the glory and honour of the Republic of Turkey and perform without bias the functions that I have assumed."