( Todayszaman ) President Abdullah Gul held an iftar dinner for the families of Turkish soldiers martyred by the outlawed separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Approximately 225 invitees traveled to the Cankaya Presidential Palace on municipal buses. The guests stood up in recognition when Gul and his spouse entered the reception area where dinner was served and after the iftar time was announced, Gul and the first lady sat separately at the tables that were reserved for them.