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From "Hoca" to "Prime Minister": Davutoğlu's Ascendance in Turkish Politics

Bulent Aras

On 21 August, Turkey's Prime Minister and President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the AK Party executive board's decision nominate Ahment Davutoğlu to succeed him as the leader of the party. In a few days, we will see Davutoğlu chosen as the leader of AK Party and the Prime Minister, but it will be a matter of time before his performance in this post can be assessed. In this piece, Global Fellow Bülent Aras reflects on Davutoğlu's rise to prominence in Turkish politics.

From "Hoca" to "Prime Minister": Davutoğlu's Ascendance in Turkish Politics

On 21 August, Turkey's Prime Minister and President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the AK Party executive board's decision nominate Ahment Davutoğlu to succeed him as the leader of the party. In a few days, we will see Davutoğlu chosen as the leader of AK Party and the Prime Minister, but it will be a matter of time before his performance in this post can be assessed. In this piece, Global Fellow Bülent Aras reflects on Davutoğlu's rise to prominence in Turkish politics and the ideas which define his approach to foreign policy. According to Aras, in Davutoğlu's vision "a role for Turkey as an influential regional power is within reach."

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Bulent Aras

Bulent Aras

Global Fellow;
Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University, Istanbul, Turkey
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