Erdoğan stands for Presidency, invokes Allah

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially declared on the 1 July 2014 that he would run for president in an August 2014 election. The long-expected announcement was made in front of thousands of his cheering supporters.

During the subsequent campaign in July 2014 Mr Erdogan pledged to push for a new constitution if he was elected president.

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ESO: Background information: Erdogan’s hopes for new constitution fade http://www.europeansources.info/record/erdogans-hopes-for-new-constitution-fade/

BBC News, 01.07.14: Recep Tayyip Erdogan to run for Turkey presidency http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28106247

Deutsche Welle, 01.07.14: Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan officially declares presidential candidacy http://dw.de/p/1CTWm

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Cumhuriyet, 02.07.14: Erdoğan doesn't care about public welfare (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE146082-Erdo-an-doesn-t-care-about-public-welfare

The New York Times, 01.07.14: Turkish Premier Runs for President, an Office He Has Plans to Strengthen http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/02/world/europe/erdogan-survivor-of-protests-and-inquiries-to-seek-turkeys-presidency.html

BBC News, 11.07.14: Turkey PM Erdogan to push for a new constitution http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28267924

Hürriyet Daily News, 23.07.14: Erdoğan behaves as if he owns the country (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE147303-Erdo-an-behaves-as-if-he-owns-the-country

EPC: Commentary, 10.07.14: Turkey votes: Part III – President Erdoğan – A foregone conclusion? http://aei.pitt.edu/56485/

Radikal, 06.08.14: Turkey needs a grand coalition (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE148148-Turkey-needs-a-grand-coalition

Spiegel Online International, 06.08.14: For Erdogan, or Against Him: Turks in Germany Get the Vote http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/turks-in-germany-allowed-to-vote-for-first-time-a-984624.html

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