President Gül meets Yemen’s Nobel winner

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Turkish President Abdullah Gül, seen with Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakel Karman in this photo. REUTERS photo

Turkish President Abdullah Gül met with Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakel Karman at the Presidential Residence in Ankara behind closed doors March 16.

Karman also met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan while in Ankara.

Karman won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to secure women’s security and women’s rights in her country. On March 15, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu hosted a dinner at the Foreign Ministry Residence in Karman’s honor.