Relations between Germany and Turkey have been strained since last year's attempted coup and the subsequent crackdown
Relations between key NATO partners are further damaged by an intensifying row over the Turkish authorities'
Turkish army faction backed by tanks and fighter jets staged an attempted coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Some analysts have suggested that Davutoglu made way for Yildirim to allow a more reconciliatory foreign policy
Yildirim chosen by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) as its chairman, replacing Ahmet Davutoglu
Binali Yildirim, 60, won all the votes from the 1,405 delegates at an extraordinary party congress