Erdogan to withdraw from Turkey's party and parliamentary politics
Thomas Seibert
Jul 17, 2012
ISTANBUL // Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister who is credited with turning his country into a regional power, says he will withdraw from party and parliamentary politics, which would make him the odds-on favorite for a possible move to the presidency in 2014.
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