| President Recep Tayyip to chair first cabinet meeting |
 In Turkey, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he will chair the cabinet meeting next month. Mr. Erdogan told reporters in Ankara that he would gather cabinet ministers at his palace on 19th January and it is allowed by the constitution. Earlier President’s including his predecessor, Abdullah Gul largely performed a ceremonial role. But Erdogan has made clear his ambitions to have an active role for the President in Turkish polity. His decision to chair the cabinet meeting is a first of its kind in the history of Turkey and is being seen as a move towards Presidential form of Government in the country. The founder of the ruling Justice and Development Party, AKP, Mr. Erdogan has served as country’s all powerful Prime Minister during 2001 to 2014. |
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