Turkey’s Davutoglu expected to be a docile premier

By Suzan Fraser

Published August 21, 2014 5:06pm ET

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Turkey’s Davutoglu expected to be a docile premier — Turkey's president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, greets Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after he announced Davutoglu as his ruling Justice and Development Party's new leader, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Davutoglu, hand-picked by president-elect Erdogan to succeed him as prime minister, is expected to accept the largely backseat role although he is known to be an ambitious politician. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) | Burhan Ozbilici

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, hand-picked by president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan to succeed him as prime minister, is expected to accept a largely backseat role as his boss strives to make his new job the most powerful position in the land.

But Davutoglu is known to be ambitious — and Turkey has seen cases in the past where presidents have tried and failed to control their prime ministers.

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