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The cabinet of Abdullah Gül took office on November 19, 2002. He succeeded to the fifth government of Bülent Ecevit
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After the Justice and Development Party
(AK party) became the biggest party in the general elections of 2002
, its leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
could not be Prime Minister because of its previous conviction. So the second person in the party, Abdullah Gül, formed the 58th government of Turkey. After the legal and political problems for Erdogan had been eliminated, Abdullah Gul stepped aside and became the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the next government.
Bülent Ecevit
Mustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist, who was the leader of Republican People's Party , later of the Democratic Left Party and four-time Prime Minister of Turkey.- Personal life :...
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After the 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) became the biggest party in the general elections of 2002
Turkish general election, 2002
Turkey's 15th general election was held on November 3, 2002 following the collapse of the DSP-MHP-ANAP coalition led by Bülent Ecevit. It was won by the Justice and Development Party , led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, producing a crushing majority in spite of their winning just 34.3% of the national vote...
, its leader 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...
could not be Prime Minister because of its previous conviction. So the second person in the party, Abdullah Gül, formed the 58th government of Turkey. After the legal and political problems for Erdogan had been eliminated, Abdullah Gul stepped aside and became the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the next government.
| Functions | | Holder | | Start | | End | |
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| English title | Turkish title | |||
| 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.... |
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| Deputy Prime Minister | Abdüllatif Şener Abdüllatif Sener Abdüllatif Şener is a former Finance Minister in the 54th cabinet of the Turkish Government and served as the Deputy Prime Minister in the 58th and 59th cabinets of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mehmet Ali Şahin Mehmet Ali Sahin Mehmet Ali Şahin is a Turkish politician. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey between 2009 and 2011.... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Ertuğrul Yalçınbayır | November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of State 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... |
Mehmet Aydın Mehmet Aydın Mehmet Aydın is one of Turkey's Ministers of State. As a representative of the Justice and Development Party from Izmir, he was elected to Parliament in the 2002 general elections.-Education and academic career:... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of State 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... |
Beşir Atalay Besir Atalay Beşir Atalay is a Turkish politician who is the current Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He was Minister of the Interior from 28 August 2007 to 14 July 2011.-Early years and academic career:... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of State 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... |
Ali Babacan Ali Babacan Ali Babacan is a Turkish politician and the current Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey responsible for the Economy. He was previously Minister of Economy in the 58th cabinet from the Justice and Development Party . On August 29, 2007, he was named Minister of Foreign Affairs of in the cabinet of... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of State 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... |
Kürşad Tüzmen Kürsad Tüzmen Kürşad Tüzmen is a former Minister of State of Turkey responsible for foreign trade. He has been in this position between 2002 and 2009.-Education and career:... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice (Turkey) The Ministry of Justice is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for justice affairs in Turkey.... |
Cemil Çiçek Cemil Çiçek Cemil Çiçek is a Turkish politician who is the current Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey since July 4, 2011. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and Justice and Development Party Member of Parliament from Ankara. He was formerly Minister of Justice and government spokesman.-Early... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of National Defense | Mehmet Vecdi Gönül | November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of the Interior | Abdülkadir Aksu Abdülkadir Aksu Abdülkadir Aksu , is a Turkish politician from Diyarbakır. He is married and has 2 children.-Ethnic Origin:According to some sources, he is Kurdish ; according to Üzeyir Tekin, he is of partial Albanian and Kurdish origin; and according to Hasan Celal Güzel, a friend of Aksu family, he is of... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister 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.... |
Yaşar Yakış Yasar Yakis Yaşar Yakış is a Turkish politician. He is a former Foreign Minister, and a former ambassador to the UN Office in Vienna, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. He is an MP, representing Düzce in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Finance 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.... |
Kemal Unakıtan Kemal Unakitan Kemal Unakıtan was the Minister of Finance of Turkey from November 2002 to May 2009 and a Member of Parliament for Istanbul of the Justice and Development Party.... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of National Education 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.... |
Erkan Mumcu Erkan Mumcu Erkan Mumcu is a Turkish politician and the sixth leader of the Motherland Party .-Biography:... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Public Works and Settlement 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:*... |
Zeki Ergezen Zeki Ergezen Zeki Ergezen , is a Turkish politician. He is a founding member of the Justice and Development Party. He was the Minister of Public Works and Settlement in the cabinet of Abdullah Gül and the first cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.- External links :... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Health Ministry of Health (Turkey) The Ministry of Health is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for health affairs in Turkey.... |
Recep Akdağ Recep Akdag Recep Akdağ is the minister of health of Turkey, a position he has held since 2002, and Member of Parliament for Erzurum.-Biography:Dr. Akdağ was born in Erzurum on 8 May, 1960. His father's name is Yahya and his mother's name is Zekiye. He completed his primary and secondary education in Erzurum... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Transport and Communication | Binali Yıldırım Binali Yildirim Binali Yıldırım is the current Minister of Transport of Turkey and a MP for Istanbul of the ruling Justice and Development Party.He was educated the Istanbul Technical University's School of Maritime... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Agriculture 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.... |
Sami Güçlü Sami Güçlü Sami Güçlü , is a Turkish politician. He is a founding member of the Justice and Development Party. He was the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in the cabinet of Abdullah Gül and the first cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.- External links :... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security 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.... |
Murat Başesgioğlu Murat Basesgioglu Murat Başesgioğlu was a Minister of State of Turkey and Member of the Turkish Parliament for Kastamonu for the ruling Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi .-Biography:... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Industry and Commerce 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.... |
Ali Coşkun Ali Coskun Alİ Coşkun is Turkey's minister of Industry and Trade. He was born in Başpınar village of Kemaliye, Erzincan in 1939. He graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi and served as President of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges and as Vice President of... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Energy and Natural Resources 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.... |
Mehmet Hilmi Güler | November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Culture | Hüseyin Çelik Hüseyin Çelik Hüseyin Çelik is a former Minister of National Education of Turkey and member of parliament for Van for the ruling Justice and Development Party.... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Tourism | Güldal Akşit Güldal Akşit Güldal Akşit is a Turkish politician and the President of the Parliamentary Commission on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women. She was the Minister of Culture and Tourism in the cabinet of Abdullah Gül and the first cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Forestry | Osman Pepe Osman Pepe Osman Pepe is a Turkish politician of the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi. He is the Minister of Environment in the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He helped pass an animal welfare law in Turkey.-References:... |
November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
| Minister of Environment | İmdat Sütlüoğlu | November 19, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | |
See also
- Cabinet of TurkeyCabinet of TurkeyThe Cabinet of Turkey comprises the heads of the major ministries. Ministers are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister...