Ahmet Davutoğlu
prime minister of Turkey
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history of Turkey
- In Turkey: An emboldened Erdoğan and the AKP face resistance
Ahmet Davutoğlu took over the post of prime minister that same month. Davutoğlu, an AKP member who had previously served for five years as foreign minister under Erdoğan, was widely expected to follow the course set by his predecessor in both domestic and foreign affairs.
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Justice and Development Party
- In Justice and Development Party: Expansion of power and decline in popular support
He was replaced by Ahmet Davutoğlu, an AKP stalwart who had previously served as foreign minister. Erdoğan remained in public life, running for and winning the largely ceremonial role of president. It soon became apparent, however, that Erdoğan would push for constitutional changes expanding the powers of the presidency.…
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