The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has decided to expel former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, along with former deputies Selcuk Ozdag, Ayhan Sefer Ustun and Abdullah Basci, from their ranks, Hyurriet reported. 

AKP members intend to appeal to the Central Disciplinary Council for expulsion on the grounds that Davutoglu and three former MPs violated the AKP rules of procedure.

The former prime minister, who was also the foreign minister and assistant to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, recently criticized the AKP policy.

Davutoglu served as prime minister from 2014 to 2016, and then quarreled with Erdogan. He left his post three years ago. He also criticized the alliance between the AKP and the Nationalist Movement Party.