Turkey’s AK Party to Hold Congress Amid doubt over Future of PM

Turkey’s ruling AK Party is to hold an extraordinary congress in the coming weeks, amid speculation over the future of PM Ahmet Davutoglu, media say.

Reports suggest the congress will elect a new leader and that Mr Davutoglu, who met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, will not stand again.

The apparent rift has surfaced after long-rumoured tensions between the two.

Mr Erdogan hand-picked Mr Davutoglu to succeed him as head of the AK Party after the former was elected president.

Courtesy : BBC