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Home / News / World News / New PM wins support of Turkish parliament
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    New PM wins support of Turkish parliament

    Gaurav Jeyaraman
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    Last updated on May 30, 2016, 09:22 am
    New PM wins support of Turkish parliament
  • Binali Yildirim, Turkey's new Prime Minister and close ally of President Erdogan passed a confidence vote in the country's parliament.

    Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman said Yildirim was backed by 315 parliamentarians while 138 voted against him.

    The ruling AKP party will now seek a "mini-revision" to the constitution that would allow Erdogan to become a "party-affiliated president" instead of remaining non-partisan.

  • In this article
    Turkey's political system The AK Party President Erdogan's rise to power in Turkey Erdogan sought to consolidate Presidency Davutoglu stands up to Erdogan What resulted in Davutoglu's sudden departure? Turkish PM to step down amid leadership split Erdogan's ally set to become Turkish PM New Turkish PM calls for Presidential government New PM wins support of Turkish parliament
  • Introduction

    Turkey's political system

    Turkey's political system
  • The Turkish Republic was established in 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and has a parliamentary system of government.

    The government is headed by a prime minister, who appoints the Council of Ministers and is responsible for overall administration of the state.

    The president appoints the Turkish PM and outside of this responsibility, his role is seen as largely symbolic.

  • Information

    The AK Party

  • The Justice and Development Party, or AKP in Turkish, is a social conservative political party in Turkey. The party is the largest in Turkey, and has a majority in parliament with 316 members. Its leader, Ahmet Davutoglu, is prime minister, while former party leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is president.

  • Erdogan

    President Erdogan's rise to power in Turkey

    President Erdogan's rise to power in Turkey
    Credits:
  • In 2002, Erdogan was elected prime minister of Turkey after an overwhelming victory in national elections.

    He remained prime minister for two consecutive terms until 2014.

    In the 2014 elections, the conservative AK party won once again, and Erdogan became president of Turkey and appointed his party colleague and close aide, Ahmet Davutoglu as Turkey's new prime minister.

  • Information

    Erdogan sought to consolidate Presidency

  • Sources say that Erdogan appointed Davutoglu as Prime Minister so as to influence him to amend Turkey's constitution to give greater powers to the President.

  • Davutoglu's Dissent

    Davutoglu stands up to Erdogan

    Davutoglu stands up to Erdogan
    Credits:
  • Davutoglu's disenchantment with Erdogan's plans to change Turkey to a presidential system was evident from the start.

    He openly expressed displeasure over AKP MPs who stood as candidates for the 2014 elections.

    In addition, Davutoglu stood as the sole point of contact and negotiations during the EU-Turkey migrant deal.

    These events led to a growing power rift within the AKP between Davutoglu and Erdogan.

  • Why Now?

    What resulted in Davutoglu's sudden departure?

    What resulted in Davutoglu's sudden departure?
  • As the rift within the AKP continued to grow between supporters of Erdogan and Davutoglu, party members addressed a crucial meet on Friday in Davutoglu's absence.

    Mr Davutoglu's position was weakened substantially when the AKP voted to strip him of the authority to appoint local leaders.

    Without this power, Davutoglu has no control over appointing party members loyal to him, significantly weakening his position.

  • 6 May 2016

    Turkish PM to step down amid leadership split

    Turkish PM to step down amid leadership split
    Credits:
  • Ahmet Davutoglu stepped down as Turkey's Prime Minister following failed talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

    Sources say the talks were aimed at bridging the growing rift between Davutoglu and Erdogan.

    Davutoglu said he would step down in a special session of the AK party scheduled for later this month.

    It is not yet clear who will succeed him as the next prime minister.

  • 20 May 2016

    Erdogan's ally set to become Turkish PM

    Erdogan's ally set to become Turkish PM
    Credits:
  • In light of the resignation of former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) has picked Binali Yildirim, a known ally of President Erdogan to succeed him.

    He has served as Turkey's minister of transport in three separate administrations since AKP took power in 2002.

    He is expected to play a key role in implementing constitutional reforms sought by Erdogan.

  • 23 May 2016

    New Turkish PM calls for Presidential government

    New Turkish PM calls for Presidential government
    Credits:
  • Turkish Prime Ministerial nominee Binali Yildirim has suggested that reforms be made to Turkey's constitution to change the country to a presidential system of governance.

    He justified his statements saying that it was time to make the current "de facto situation" a "legal" one.

    Mr Yildirim was the sole candidate for party leader and prime minister for the ruling AKP party.

  • 30 May 2016

    New PM wins support of Turkish parliament

    New PM wins support of Turkish parliament
  • Binali Yildirim, Turkey's new Prime Minister and close ally of President Erdogan passed a confidence vote in the country's parliament.

    Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman said Yildirim was backed by 315 parliamentarians while 138 voted against him.

    The ruling AKP party will now seek a "mini-revision" to the constitution that would allow Erdogan to become a "party-affiliated president" instead of remaining non-partisan.

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