 Erdogan announces new Cabinet July 7, 2011 - 11:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whose Justice and Development Party (AK Party) won the June 12 elections with 50 percent of the vote, on Wednesday, July 6, submitted his new Cabinet to President Abdullah Gül. Erdoğan's government introduced changes to the current Cabinet structure last month. The government abolished eight state ministries, introduced six new ministries, merged two ministries and transformed two others. As part of the new structure, there are 26 members of the Cabinet, including the prime minister. There are four deputy prime ministers and 21 ministers. The Cabinet announced by Erdoğan includes Bekir Bozdağ, Beşir Atalay, Bülent Arınç and Ali Babacan as the deputy prime ministers. The ministers who will serve as the heads of the newly introduced ministries are Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Şahin, Minister of European Union Affairs Egemen Bağış, Minister of Economy Zafer Çağlayan, Minister of Youth and Sports Suat Kılıç, Minister of Customs and Trade Hayati Yazıcı and Minister of Development Cevdet Yılmaz. Six names in the Cabinet are new and the posts of three former ministers were changed while 16 ministers preserved their positions. The new ministers are Fatma Şahin, Erdoğan Bayraktar, İsmet Yılmaz, İdris Naim Şahin, Suat Kılıç and Bekir Bozdağ, Today's Zaman reported.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh  The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”.U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |
