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Ahmet Davutoglu

Ahmet Davutoğlu
MP
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26th Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
28 August 2014 – 24 May 2016
Acting: 28 August 2014 – 29 August 2014
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Deputy
Preceded by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Succeeded by Binali Yıldırım
Leader of the Justice and Development Party
In office
27 August 2014 – 22 May 2016
Preceded by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Succeeded by Binali Yıldırım
42nd Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 May 2009 – 29 August 2014
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Himself (Acting)
Preceded by Ali Babacan
Succeeded by Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
12 June 2011
Constituency Konya (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015)
Personal details
Born (1959-02-26) 26 February 1959 (age 57)
Konya, Turkey
Political party Justice and Development Party
Spouse(s) Sare Davutoğlu (1984–present)
Children 5
Alma mater Boğaziçi University
Religion Sunni Islam
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Ahmet Davutoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [ahˈmet davuˈtoːɫu]; born 26 February 1959) is a Turkish academic, politician and former diplomat who was the Prime Minister of Turkey and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from August 2014 to May 2016. He previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2014 and as chief advisor to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from 2003 to 2009. He was elected as an AKP Member of Parliament for Konya in the 2011 general election and was re-elected as an MP in both the June and November 2015 general elections. He resigned as Prime Minister on 22 May 2016.

Following the election of serving Prime Minister and AKP leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as the 12th President of Turkey, Davutoğlu was announced by the AKP Central Executive Committee as a candidate for the party leadership. He was unanimously elected as leader during the first AKP extraordinary congress and consequently succeeded Erdoğan as prime minister, forming the 62nd Government of the Turkish Republic. His cabinet was dominated by Erdoğan's close allies such as Yalçın Akdoğan; this led to speculation that he would take a docile approach as prime minister while Erdoğan continued to pursue his own political agenda as president. The AKP lost its parliamentary majority in the June 2015 general election, though it remained the largest party. Davutoğlu's government subsequently resigned but stayed in power until a new government could be formed. After undertaking a series of unsuccessful coalition negotiations with opposition parties, Davutoğlu was tasked with forming Turkey's first-ever interim election government, which presided over snap elections scheduled for November 2015. The AKP regained its parliamentary majority in November after a landslide victory, with Davutoğlu subsequently forming his third government.


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