Former Turkish President Suleyman Demirel dies at 90

Former Turkish President Suleyman Demirel, who was twice toppled by the military during seven stints at the head of government died at 2:05 a.m. at Ankara's Guven Hospital of heart failure and a respiratory tract infection, according to his personal doctor Aylin Cesur who said in an announcement broadcast on Turkish television.

''Our respected president who has left indelible traces from the water we drink, to the electricity we use, from the schools we study at, to these hospitals, the damns and the airports has passed away.''