Taj izbor je predstavljao iznenađenje, jer se očekivalo da će se kandidirati premijer Recep Tayyip Erdogan, i izgledalo je da AKP pokušava razbiti strahovanja sekularista.
The choice was a surprise, as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been expected to run, and the AKP appeared to be trying to defuse secularist fears.