President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his brand new cabinet following his re-election in Türkiye’s May 28 runoff vote, with two ministers retaining their seats and many new faces to usher in a new era.
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).
Earlier on Saturday, the president said the cabinet would hold its first meeting on Tuesday.
Erdoğan was sworn in as the president and started his third and last term in Office.
The head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Hakan Fidan has replaced Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu as Foreign Minister, Erdoğan said, while former economy chief Mehmet Şimşek has become the new finance minister, in a much-anticipated decision.
Erdoğan named Cevdet Yılmaz as the new vice president, who would replace Fuat Oktay. He has not named any others in the position and will work with a single vice president.
Yılmaz Tunç has replaced Bekir Bozdağ as justice minister, while Chief of Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler replaced Hulusi Akar as Defense Minister.
Mahinur Özdemir, who served as Türkiye's Ambassador to Algeria, was named as the country's new Family and Social Policies Minister, replacing Derya Yanık.
Meanwhile, Ali Yerlikaya, who served as the Governor of Istanbul for five years, has become the new Interior Minister, replacing Süleyman Soylu.
Vedat Işıkhan has become the new Labor and Social Security Minister, Mehmet Özhaseki became the Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change Minister, and Alparslan Bayraktar became the Energy and Natural Resources Minister.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca and Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy retained their seats as ministers.
The complete list of new cabinet members:
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