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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters

Erdogan Ally Set to Replace Davutoglu as President Seeks to Extend Powers

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 19, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party, or AKP, formally tapped on Thursday Minister of Transport Binali Yildirim as its candidate to be the country’s next prime minister, a move that would give the president greater powers. Yildirim is a...

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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Turkish PM Davutoglu Steps Down as Erdogan Aims at Stronger Presidency

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2016 | Middle East

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced his resignation on Thursday, saying he would not stand again as leader of the ruling AK Party, paving the way for the country’s president Tayyip Erdogan to pursue a tighter grip on power. “I decided that for...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu greets members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) as he arrives a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara

Turkish Ruling Party Preparing to Replace PM Davutoglu

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 4, 2016 | Middle East

ANKARA- It seems like the time has come for Turkey’s ruling party to bring up a new PM, as in the coming weeks, and according to officials, PM Ahmet Davutoglu will be replaced at an extraordinary congress. This states that Davutoglu’s term has come to an end. The...

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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä give a press conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on April 6, 2016

Finnish-NATO Membership Would Lead to Crisis with Russia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 29, 2016 | World

HELSINKI- According to a report commissioned by the Finnish government on Friday, it was stated that there could be serious crisis with neighboring Russia, incase it happens for Finland to join NATO. As for instance the membership of the military alliance would...

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Syrian refugees crossing the Macedonia-Greece borders on Saturday

Ankara Threatens Halting “One in, One out” Deal over Syrian Refugee Crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2016 | World

Ankara-Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu warned in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep on Saturday the EU to keep its promise to provide visa-free travel for Turks by June or see Ankara walk away from a key refugee deal. According to the Turkey-EU...