Ozymandias in Turkey
Published on Monday, 19 May 2014 06:20
Written by Robert Ellis
The big question in Turkey at the moment is whether Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will run for president in August. There is every indication he will. At a meeting of the Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) Central Decision and Administration Board (MKYK), it was decided to maintain the party's rule that a deputy should serve for a maximum of three terms, which rules out the prime minister's leadership after the 2015 elections. Unless Erdoğan intends to twiddle his thumbs, which is unlikely, his only option is take over from President Abdullah Gül. Provided he is elected.
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