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Ahmet Davutoğlu
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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.
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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) |
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Born | (1959-02-26) 26 February 1959 (age 65) 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]