ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Turkey's government has reshuffled its cabinet, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Wednesday in Ankara.
"A cabinet reshuffle has been on the agenda since Erdoğan had regained his seat as chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) after the April 16 referendum, with three or five ministers expected be reshuffled," the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News wrote about the "expected" reshuffle.
After the "unscheduled" meeting, Yildirim made a statement.
Yildirim said that five ministers would be replaced, notably the Ministers of Defence and Justice — both of whom were appointed deputy prime ministers.
The following is a list of the new cabinet, as announced by Yildirim after his meeting with Erdogan:
Deputy Prime Minister: Bekir Bozdağ (former justice minister)
Deputy Prime Minister: Mehmet Şimşek
Deputy Prime Minister: Fikri Işık (former defense minister)
Deputy Prime Minister: Recep Akdag
Deputy Prime Minister: Hakan Çavuşoğlu
*Minister of Justice: Abdulhamit Gül (new position)
*Minister of National Defense: Nurettin Canikli (new position)
*Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock: Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba (new position)
*Minister of Culture and Tourism: Numan Kurtulmuş (new position)
*Minister of Labor and Social Security: Jülide Sarıeroğlu (new position)
Minister of Family and Social Policy: Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya
Minister of European Union: Ömer Çelik
Minister of Science Industry and Technology: Faruk Ozlu
Minister of Environment and Urban Planning: Mehmet Özhaseki
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mevlüt Cavusoglu
Minister of Economy: Nihat Zeybekci
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources: Berat Albayrak
Minister of Youth and Sports: Osman Aşkın Bak
Minister of Customs and Trade: Bülent Tüfenkci
Minister of Interior: Süleyman Soylu
Minister of Development: Lüffü Elvan
Minister of Finance: Naci Ağbal
Minister of National Education: İsmet Yılmaz
Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs: Veysel Eroğlu
Minister of Health: Ahmet Demircan
Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications: Ahmet Arslan
Last updated at 2:30 p.m.
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