Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the composition of the new presidential cabinet during a press conference held in the capital city on Saturday night.
The unveiling comes following his recent inauguration as the leader of the Turkish Republic.
Prominent appointments include Mehmet Şimşek as the Treasury and Finance Minister, Hakan Fidan as the Foreign Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar as the Energy Minister, Yaşar Güler as the Defense Minister, and Cevdet Yılmaz as the Vice President.
The complete list of new cabinet members is as follows:
Justice Minister: Yılmaz Tunç
Family and Social Services Minister: Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş
Labor and Social Security Minister: Vedat Işıkhan
Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change Minister: Mehmet Özhaseki
Foreign Minister: Hakan Fidan
Energy and Natural Resources Minister: Alparslan Bayraktar
Youth and Sports Minister: Osman Aşkın Bak
Treasury and Finance Minister: Mehmet Şimşek
Interior Minister: Ali Yerlikaya
Culture and Tourism Minister: Mehmet Nuri Ersoy
National Education Minister: Yusuf Tekin
National Defense Minister: Yasar Güler
Health Minister: Fahrettin Koca
Industry and Technology Minister: Mehmet Fatih Kaçır
Agriculture and Forestry Minister: Ibrahim Yumaklı
Trade Minister: Ömer Bolat
Transport and Infrastructure Minister: Abdulkadir Uraloğlu
President Erdoğan secured victory in the presidential runoff election held on May 28, garnering 52.18% of the vote. His closest opponent, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, received 47.82% of the vote, according to official results.
Furthermore, Erdoğan's Justice and Development (AK) Party emerged as the top party in parliament on May 13, securing 268 seats. The AK Party, in alliance with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the New Welfare Party (YRP), achieved a combined majority of 323 seats out of the total 600 in parliament.
The main opposition Nation's Alliance, comprising the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Good Party (IYI), secured a total of 212 seats in parliament, with 169 deputies belonging to the CHP. The remaining 65 seats were won by the Labor and Freedom Alliance, consisting of the Green Left Party (61 seats) and the Türkiye Labor Party (TIP) (4 seats). (ILKHA)
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