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Iraq’s new Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari is set to visit Turkey next week in a bid to restore bilateral relations that deteriorated during Nouri al-Maliki’s term of Prime Ministry.

The country is marking the 91st anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Turkey on Oct. 29 with celebrations at the newly built "Ak Saray," rather than the traditional Çankaya Palace.

The change in the venue this year is upon President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s preference to host the reception at the newly built presidential premises.

Within days after taking charge in their new offices, the top two leaders of Turkey have begun picking candidates to compose their strategic inner Cabinets.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signalled that he is set to ask U.S. President Barack Obama for the “deportation” of Pennsylvania-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, referring to coup and spying allegations against the Gülen movement.

In the run-up to the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) elections, which the government argues should be included within the framework of the struggle against the so-called “parallel state,” Turkey’s newly assigned Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu held a lengthy meeting with a group of judicial officers to discuss the issue.

Leading figures of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have said new Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is “his master’s voice,” suggesting that he will only fulfill whatever President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan orders.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became the 12th president of the Turkish Republic on Aug. 28 with three ceremonies in Ankara.

What is successful, what is not? Someone successful, for one, might be a total loser for another. Take the prime minister in the making, Ahmet Davutoğlu. He won the support of all of the delegates at the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) convention to become the successor of as-of-today President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. What a great success!

Outgoing President Abdullah Gül will leave Ankara and depart for Istanbul, where he plans to reside in the near future, after the inauguration ceremony for President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Aug. 28.

The results of the Aug. 10 presidential elections were published in the Official Gazette on Aug. 28, exactly 13 days after the High Election Board (YSK) announced the final counting.

The publication of the results comes right before the oath ceremony of President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who will officially only spend a few hours away from his Prime Ministry position.