Cabinet Erdoğan III - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Cabinet Erdoğan III is the current government of Turkey, during the 24th parliamentary term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey , usually referred to simply as the Meclis , is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence...

. The cabinet succeeded the second Erdoğan cabinet following the 2011 Election

Turkish general election, 2011

Turkey's 17th general election was held on 12 June 2011 to elect 550 new members of Grand National Assembly. They were Turkey's first non-early elections in 34 years.-Background:...

New cabinet structure

On June 8, 2011, Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Turkey

The Prime Minister of the Turkey is the head of government in Turkish politics. The prime minister is the leader of a political coalition in the Turkish parliament and the leader of the cabinet....

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...

announced that his ruling Justice and Development Party

Justice and Development Party (Turkey)

The Justice and Development Party , abbreviated JDP in English and AK PARTİ or AKP in Turkish, is a centre-right political party in Turkey. The party is the largest in Turkey, with 327 members of parliament...

(AK Party) government is set to overhaul the current Cabinet structure, introducing six new ministries while making changes to the others.

Erdoğan made the new plan public in a press conference he called at the AK Party's headquarters in Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

. “We abolished eight state ministries

Minister of State

Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...

, introduced six new ministries, merged two ministries and transformed two others,” Erdoğan said. The new ministries that have been introduced by Erdoğan are the Ministry of Family and Social Policy, the Ministry of European Union Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Customs and Trade and the Ministry of Development.

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the Ministry of Public Works and Housing

Ministry of Public Works and Settlement (Turkey)

The Ministry of Public Works and Settlement is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for public works and settlement affairs in Turkey.-External links:*...

are merged under the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Urban Planning.

The name and structure of the two ministries are changed. The Ministry of Industry and Trade

Ministry of Industry and Commerce (Turkey)

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for industrial and commercial affairs in Turkey....

is replaced by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs (Turkey)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for agricultural and rural and village affairs in Turkey....

is replaced by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.

Another novelty that has been introduced with regards to the structure of the ministries is a new post, that of deputy minister. Erdoğan said those serving as deputy ministers will serve as coordinators between the minister and his undersecretary. The prime minister said when the new Cabinet structure is adopted, 20 deputy ministers not from among serving deputies will be appointed to these posts.

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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for foreign affairs in Turkey. Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu is current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, appointed on May 1, 2009....

Ministry of Finance (Turkey)

The Ministry of Finance is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for finance and tax affairs in Turkey. The current minister is Mehmet Simsek since 2009....

Ministry of Justice (Turkey)

The Ministry of Justice is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for justice affairs in Turkey....

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Turkey)

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for energy and natural resources related affairs in Turkey....

Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey)

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for culture and tourism affairs in Turkey. As of 2008, it is headed by Ertuğrul Günay.- External links :***...

Ministry of Health (Turkey)

The Ministry of Health is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for health affairs in Turkey....

Ministry of National Education (Turkey)

The Ministry of National Education is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for the supervision of public and private educational system, agreements and authorizations under a national curriculum....

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Turkey)

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for labour and social security affairs in Turkey....

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