Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a signing ceremony in Istanbul May 30, 2014. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will be Turkey's next president until 2023 and parliament will change the constitution to bestow more powers on the office, a senior party official said on Saturday.
Turkey's most dominant politician in generations, Erdogan has said he will run for office if his party asks him to, but has yet to announce his candidacy for an August election.
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