Commenting on the situation in Turkey's neighboring Syria, Gül stated in an exclusive interview to Anatolian Agency: "We are really very sad. Incidents are said to be 'finished'; and then another 17 people are dead. How many will it be today? Clearly we have reached a point where anything would be too little too late. We have lost our confidence."
Earlier this month Gül, who like other Turkish leaders has piled pressure on Syria to end a violent crackdown on protests, appealed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad not to leave reforms until it was too late.