Ahmet Davutoğlu
Ahmet Davutoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [ahˈmet davuˈtoːɫu] (
listen); born 26 February 1959) is a Turkish politician. He was the Prime Minister of Turkey and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from August 2014 to May 2016.
Ahmet Davutoğlu | |
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| 26th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 28 August 2014 – 22 May 2016 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Deputy | Cabinet I (2014–2015)
Cabinet II (2015)
Cabinet III (2015–16)
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| Preceded by | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Succeeded by | Binali Yıldırım |
| 43rd Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 May 2009 – 29 August 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Ali Babacan |
| Succeeded by | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 28 June 2011 – 7 July 2018 | |
| Constituency | Konya (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 February 1959 Taşkent, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sare Davutoğlu (1984–present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Boğaziçi University |
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Davutoğlu was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2014. He was elected as an AKP Member of Parliament for Konya in 2011 and was re-elected as an MP in 2015. He resigned as Prime Minister on 22 May 2016.[1]
Ahmet Davutoğlu Media
Davutoğlu at the 50th Munich Security Conference in 2014
Davutoğlu (third left) at the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation Conference in 2011
Davutoğlu (C) at the Chatham House International Roundtable, İstanbul, September 2012 with Suzan Sabancı Dinçer (L) and Dr Robin Niblett (R)
Davutoğlu with former British Foreign Secretary William Hague during a joint press conference, 2010
Davutoğlu alongside Erdoğan at the opening of a Yunus Emre cultural centre in Cairo, 2011
Davutoğlu visiting Western Thrace in 2011
Davutoğlu meets with former Greek Foreign Minister Dimitrios Droutsas
Davutoğlu with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Ankara
Ahmet Davutoğlu with John Kerry and other Foreign Ministers at the Global Counter Terrorism Forum
Davutoğlu (left) with US Secretary of State John Kerry (centre) and Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah (right) discussing Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal (Paris, 2014)
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References
- ↑ "PM Ahmet Davutoğlu Announces Resignation". Research Turkey. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2016.