| Date | Description |
| 01.01.1997 | Answered Mr. Tuncay Ozkan's variety of questions posed on the subject of Susurluk scandal on television channel Kanal D.
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| 17.01.1997 | Personally attended to the wake of Mahmut Bayram.
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| 27.01.1997 | Attended Iftar dinner at the Foundation of Journalists & Writers.
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| 30.01.1997 | Gave a press briefing on his speech at the Foundation of Journalists & Writers.
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| 30.01.1997 | Personally attended the wake of his uncle Mr. Nurettin Gulen who passed on in Erzurum.
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| 23.02.1997 | Received an award from the Foundations of Workers and Artists.
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| 04.03.1997 | Went for a yearly physical at the American Hospital of Istanbul.
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| 15.03.1997 | Personally attended the wake of Mr. Kemal Erimez.
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| 29.03.1997 | Was a guest at the television station STV's "News Critique" program.
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| 08.04.1997 | Attended the wake of Mr. Alpaslan Turkes of the president of Nationalist Movement Party.
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| 16.04.1997 | At an interview with Mr. Yalcin Dogan, of television channel kanal D answered questions on various subjects.
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| 03.05.1997 | At an interview with Mr. Yalcin Dogan, of television channel kanal D answered and clarified certain accusations leveled against him.
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| 27.05.1997 | At a press briefing answered questions and clarified subject matter regarding the decisions of the high military commission pertaining to him.
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| 30.05.1997 | Answered the questions of the Time Magazine regarding political developments in Turkey.
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| 10.08.1997 | Received an invitation from the Russian literary writers.
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| 11.08.1997 | Answered questions of Mr. Hakan Yavuz of newspaper Milliyet, on politics and Islam.
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| 31.08.1997 | Answered questions of Ms. Yasemin Congar of the newspaper, Milliyet, on the political developments in Turkey.
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| 01.09.1997 | Gave a critical analysis of the political and social crisis of February 28 in Turkey.
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| 03.09.1997 | Answered questions on the subject of the southeast matter. (Turkish government's more than fifteen-year-old struggle with the PKK terrorists)
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| 04.09.1997 | Answered the questions of Mr. Ali Aslan of the newspaper, Zaman, regarding the subject of the West and nationalism.
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| 19.09.1997 | Met with Cardinal O'Connor in the United States.
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| 30.09.1997 | Returned to Turkey from the United States where he had been for the purposes of medical treatment.
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| 21.11.1997 | Received an award on his contributions to education from the Union for Turkish Education.
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| 21.11.1997 | Received a visit from George Marovitch, the representative of Vatican to Istanbul of Turkey and associates.
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| 23.11.1997 | Personally attended the wake of Mr. Bayram Yuksel.
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| 12.12.1997 | Gave a press briefing regarding the decisions of the High Military Commission with regard to matters pertaining to him.
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| 25.12.1997 | Attended the gathering arranged by the Foundation of Journalists and Writers.
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