eld . ▁Yes . ▁The ▁answer ▁is ▁yes , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁position ", ▁supporting ▁EU ' s ▁approach . ▁ ▁After math ▁Abd ul lah ▁G ül ▁was ▁not ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁voting , ▁since ▁the ▁election ▁was ▁almost ▁entirely ▁boy c otted ▁by ▁opposition ▁MP s , ▁and ▁a ▁general ▁election ▁was ▁called . ▁In ▁the ▁elections , ▁A K P ▁gained ▁ 3 4 1 ▁seats ▁and ▁the ▁National ist ▁Mov ement ▁Party ▁( M HP ) ▁gained ▁ 7 1 ▁seats . ▁Since ▁M HP ▁did ▁not ▁boy c ott ▁the ▁election , ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 6 7 ▁members ▁were ▁present , ▁and ▁Abd ul lah ▁G ül ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁with ▁A K P ' s ▁support . ▁ ▁Ya ş ar ▁Bü y ü kan ı t , ▁then ▁Chief ▁of ▁General ▁Staff , ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁him ▁who ▁had ▁written ▁the ▁statement , ▁but ▁he ▁denied ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁memor and um . ▁ ▁K em al ▁K ı l ı ç d aro ğ lu , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁party ▁C HP ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁C HP ▁would ▁file ▁a ▁criminal ▁compla int ▁against ▁Bü y ü kan ı t ▁for ▁his ▁alleg ed ▁invol vement ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁in ▁dem ocr atic ▁elections . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁military ▁memor and um ▁( T ur