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DAVUTOGLU NAMED NEW TURKEY PRIME MINISTER
Thursday, August 21st, 2014
http://asbarez.com/126171/davutoglu-named-new-turkey-prime-minister/
Ahmet Davutoglu (left) and Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands at the
AK Party headquarters in Ankara. Aug. 21, 2014. (Photo: Hurriyet Daily)
ANKARA--Turkey's ruling party has picked Ahmet Davutoglu, the foreign
minister, to replace president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its new
chairman and prime minister, Al Jazeera reports.
Erdogan, the outgoing prime minister, announced Davutoglu's nomination
on Thursday following a meeting of the senior leaders of his ruling
Justice and Development Party (AK Party).
"I believe our candidate for party leadership and prime minister will
realize the ideal of a new Turkey and the AKP's targets for 2023,"
when modern Turkey celebrates its 100th anniversary, Erdogan told
supporters of his party, the AFP news agency reported.
Davutoglu, 55, was long reported to be Erdogan's top choice to replace
him. Davutoglu has steered Turkey's foreign policy since 2009 and was
an adviser to Erdogan before that. He is expected by many analysts to
be a docile prime minister, primarily taking instructions from Erdogan.
Erdogan has indicated he intends to keep his grip on government by
making use of the largely ceremonial presidency's seldom-used powers
such as calling and presiding over cabinet meetings, and by expanding
the office with new powers, the AP news agency reported.
Davutoglu's nomination will be rubber-stamped by an extraordinary
congress of the AK Party on August 27 and he will take office a
day later.
Erdogan was elected president on August 10 with 52 percent of the vote.
Thursday, August 21st, 2014
http://asbarez.com/126171/davutoglu-named-new-turkey-prime-minister/
Ahmet Davutoglu (left) and Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands at the
AK Party headquarters in Ankara. Aug. 21, 2014. (Photo: Hurriyet Daily)
ANKARA--Turkey's ruling party has picked Ahmet Davutoglu, the foreign
minister, to replace president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its new
chairman and prime minister, Al Jazeera reports.
Erdogan, the outgoing prime minister, announced Davutoglu's nomination
on Thursday following a meeting of the senior leaders of his ruling
Justice and Development Party (AK Party).
"I believe our candidate for party leadership and prime minister will
realize the ideal of a new Turkey and the AKP's targets for 2023,"
when modern Turkey celebrates its 100th anniversary, Erdogan told
supporters of his party, the AFP news agency reported.
Davutoglu, 55, was long reported to be Erdogan's top choice to replace
him. Davutoglu has steered Turkey's foreign policy since 2009 and was
an adviser to Erdogan before that. He is expected by many analysts to
be a docile prime minister, primarily taking instructions from Erdogan.
Erdogan has indicated he intends to keep his grip on government by
making use of the largely ceremonial presidency's seldom-used powers
such as calling and presiding over cabinet meetings, and by expanding
the office with new powers, the AP news agency reported.
Davutoglu's nomination will be rubber-stamped by an extraordinary
congress of the AK Party on August 27 and he will take office a
day later.
Erdogan was elected president on August 10 with 52 percent of the vote.