MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave mandate to form a new government to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, local media reported Tuesday.
According to the Daily Sabah newspaper, Davutoglu is expected to form a government on Wednesday.
The government is expected to be a single-party one since the ruling Turkish Justice and Development Party led by Davutoglu secured a majority of seats in snap parliamentary elections on November 1 — 317 seats in a 550-strong parliament.