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Some called Aug. 27’s extraordinary convention of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) as a farewell congress to President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who left the party chairmanship to Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.

Prime Minister designate Ahmet Davutoğlu is promising to continue with what he refers to as the “restoration process” under the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).  He is an academic and likes to use words that have an academic ring.

The prevention of President Abdullah Gül’s return to politics is an important political indicator. Gül’s exclusion from politics is indicative of how the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has changed its stance from the inclusive, reformist, moderate and center-oriented policies it followed from its inception in 2002 until 2010 to more radical and ideological politics.

Current adviser to the ruling party chair, Binali Yıldırım, has expressed his support for the nomination of Ahmet Davutoğlu for chairmanship of the party at a press conference on Aug. 22, where he also said he was not offended at not being picked as the candidate.

President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unsurprisingly nominated Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu as his successor as prime minister on Aug. 21, but the move has failed to end an internal argument between the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) veteran executives and relative newcomers.

President Abdullah Gül’s remarks to journalists during his farewell reception on Tuesday show that his departure is not a happy one for either him or the first lady. By his own admission, Gül is offended over the speculation in the media that has surrounded his name in the lead-up to and after the Aug. 10 presidential elections.

President Gül and the first lady depart the presidential palace with a bitter taste following due to a ‘smear campaign’ against their staff President Abdullah Gül and First Lady Hayrünnisa Gül are departing the Çankaya Presidential Palace after seven years in residence with a sense of sadness following what they term “disrespect” on the part of some pro-government publicatio

The Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Central Executive Board will convene Aug. 21 to finalize President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s weeks-long consultations with his party fellows for the election of his successor. This meeting has a particular importance, as it will mark a beginning for Erdoğan to carry out his grand plan for 2015 by establishing its infrastructure.

The presidential elections were finalized in the first round, but this did not provide the expected political and economic relief. Right after the elections, there were signs that the political tension in the country would begin to increase again starting from the election of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader.

With just a week left until the presidential polls, the three candidates and political parties supporting them seem to be intensifying their election campaigns, although Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is leading the public opinion polls for a comfortable victory, even in the first round.