In shadow of Erdogan, Turkey's AKP re-elects Davutoglu leader
By Orhan Coskun and Ercan Gurses ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK Party re-elected Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as its chairman at a congress on Saturday where the longest shadow was cast by a politician who, officially at least, is no longer a member: President Tayyip Erdogan. Although Erdogan did not appear in person - as president he is supposed to refrain from party politics - many of his loyalists were named to executive committees, something Davutoglu had hoped to avoid, according t
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