“I have presented Mr. Vecdi Gönül’s name to our President [Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan] by taking the ongoing process into consideration,” DavutoÄŸlu told reporters on July 3, in an apparent reference to Ankara’s growing concerns over developments in neighboring Syria.
“At a critical time, we prefer somebody whose knowledge and experience we trust and who worked with the TSK [Turkish Armed Forces] in the past,” DavutoÄŸlu said, noting he expected procedures related to the appointment to be concluded, followed by the official approval of ErdoÄŸan released later in the day.
“This office cannot be run by a temporary assignment or by an acting minister,” he underlined.
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