Turkey: PM Davutoglu steps down

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced that he would be stepping down, Thursday, during a press conference following the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) Central Executive Board (MYK) meeting in Ankara. SOT, Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkish Prime Minister (Turkish): "Our party is on the edge of a new era. As part of the latest developments in the MYK meeting and the lastest counsel with my friends, I decided to hold an extraordinary congress on May 22. As a result of consideration, counseling with my friends, including the president, to whom I feel responsibility, I intended to choose waiving candidacy instead of breaking up the AK Party. In the congress, I will not be a candidate under these circumstances. Also, regardless of any developments I am loyal to my promise. I will sustain the faithful relationship with our president until to the end of my life. Nobody heard even a word of opposotoion to our president and it will never be so. I wil not let this issue to be manipulated." Video ID: 20160505-054 Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Contact: [email protected] Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/Ruptly Vine: https://vine.co/Ruptly Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Ruptly YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RuptlyTV DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/ruptly