In a couple of hours, AKP leadership attempts to rule our Abdullah Gül from the PM scenarios…

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AKP spokesperson just Hüseyin Çelik declared that the AKP convention to choose the new PM will be on Aug 27,  a day before Gül’s retirement from the Presidency… This decision is apparently to prevent Gül’s return to party…

Outgoing President Gül signals return as AKP seeks road map for post-Erdoğan era

Outgoing President Gül has signalled that he could return to the ruling AKP, as uncertainty continues to linger over his political future after he hands his post to PM Erdoğan

Gov’t urges questioning success of CHP, MHP, not of İhsanoğlu

The defeated presidential candidate Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu should not be judged as either a success or failure, as it is the opposition parties that nominated him that should be judged, according to Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ.

Sezgin Tüzün: Erdoğan Didn’t Win, the Opposition Lost

Sezgin Tüzün analyzed that voter turnout would be 70% in his last article he wrote before elections and we talked to him about results of elections. “Those not having voted determined the result of elections and the opposition lost by 14% vote” he said.

Google’s Turkish election doodle causes controversy

Supporters of both Erdoğan and İhsanoğlu claimed the doodle was in favor of their rival

Kyrgyz President Gatecrashes (New) Turkish President’s Party

 Global Voices Online by Jeanne Aray
Atambayev celebrates his Turkish counterpart's victory. Screenshot from YouTube video uploaded by Zorbey Medya.
Atambayev celebrates his Turkish counterpart’s victory. Screenshot from YouTube videouploaded by Zorbey Medya.

Erdogan hails new era for Turkey

 BBC News | Europe
Recep Tayyip Erdogan hails a new era for Turkey and urges unity after winning the country’s first direct presidential election.

VIDEO: Turks celebrate presidential win

 BBC News | Europe
Outgoing PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his victory in Turkey’s first direct presidential election as a new era for the country.

Erdoğan and the Paradox of Populism

 Project Syndicate by Jan-Werner Mueller

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in Turkey’s first direct presidential election is no surprise. But, given his polarizing leadership as Prime Minister, what accounts for his political staying power?

 

Turkey now has two presidents (on Twitter)

Erdoğan has updated his Twitter bio to describe himself as “President of the Republic of Turkey

Markets welcome Erdoğan’s election victory with gains

The Turkish Lira and stocks started off the week with gains after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan won the country’s first presidential election, with investors taking his victory as a sign of continuity

Political risk still high in Turkey following Erdoğan’s win: Fitch

Global ratings agency, Fitch has claimed that political risks to Turkey’s economy are still high following Erdoğan’s presidency win

Gül’s name gains currency again in Ankara for post-Erdoğan era

Hurriyet Daily New
The fact that PM Erdoğan won an outright victory in the first round of the presidential election, according to unofficial results, may be a game changer in near-future scenarios for the post-Erdoğan era.

Turkey Votes for a New President in Historic Election

 Mashable! by Anita Li

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan will become Turkey’s next president, after declaring victory in the country’s first-ever direct presidential election Sunday.

MAIN FOCUS: Erdoğan wins presidential elections | 11/08/2014

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has won the first direct presidential elections in Turkey. The results after almost all the ballots had been counted point to the former prime minister having achieved an absolute majority. Erdoğan owes his new success above all to the huge economic upswing of recent years, commentators believe, and fear that the conservative Islamic politician will rule with an even tighter fist.

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