Former Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan and former President Abdullah Gul are planning to create a rival party to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Reuters reported June 27, citing sources close to Babacan. Both men helped found the AKP, the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the sources said the new party's platform would echo the AKP's early days.
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