Turkey: Analysis of the new Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Monument to Ataturk in Ankara

Turkey's new Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, wasn't known, except in academic circles, five and a half years ago. Now, however, he is the Prime Minister and is forging a  powerful following.

He is known as a conservative Sunni, a nationalist, with a strong ideological approach to both national and foreign policies. Like Erdogan, he would like to restore the Ottoman dominance to the Middle East, and these factors have brought about his unique approach to politics in the Middle East.

A series of articles analyses his approach,  and the likelihood of his "success" in view of the multiple conflicts in Turkey and around the region.

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Nuray Mert's analysis is that Davutoglu is an ambitious polfound here.
itician and is concerned that his "New Turkey" project will pull the whole of Turkey into an unknown adventure. Her article is

Kadri Gursel believes Davutoglu's most difficult task will be relating to Syria's President Assad, as he writes here.

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