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FT.com / In depth - Gul future uncertain as Erdogan picks team

"Gul future uncertain as Erdogan picks team

By Vincent Boland in Ankara

Published: August 5 2007 17:30 | Last updated: August 5 2007 17:30

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, is to begin putting together his new cabinet on Monday despite uncertainty whether his prospective foreign minister will seek the presidency.

Mr Erdogan’s Justice and Development party (AKP), which has its roots in political Islam, won a crushing election victory two weeks ago. But selection of the cabinet has had to wait until the new parliament was sworn in at the weekend."

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