Erdogan Strengthens Grip on Turkey With Ouster of Premier
- Davutoglu's premiership will end after party elects new leader
- `It was not my preference to see my term cut short': PM
Erdogan Takes More Control in Turkey as PM Steps Down
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is stepping down as leader of the ruling party, ending a market-roiling struggle over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s quest for greater powers while opening a new chapter of uncertainty in a country pursuing closer ties with the European Union.
“It was not my preference to see my term cut short,” Davutoglu said in the capital Ankara on Thursday after meeting with senior members of the AK Party. “It was the result of necessity.”