Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is emerging as the most likely candidate to replace Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was elected president on Aug. 10, and become the leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and prime minister. Rasim Ozan Kutahyali explained the reasons why in his Aug. 18 Al-Monitor post.
If Davutoglu proves to be the AKP’s choice, many will be wondering what kind of signal that will send to the world, given his past mistakes that have contributed to Turkey’s isolation in the Middle East and left it with few admirers in the West.