Key names out in Turkish interim govt, but AK Party still dominates


  • World
  • Friday, 28 Aug 2015

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a meeting at his ruling AK Party headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, August 28, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

ANKARA (Reuters) - An interim power-sharing government to be announced in Turkey on Friday will see the departure of high-profile figures including Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, senior officials said, but there is little likelihood of any major policy shifts.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was asked by President Tayyip Erdogan to form the temporary cabinet on Tuesday after the AKP lost its majority in a June election for the first time and then failed to find a junior coalition partner.

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