Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan Announces New Cabinet

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the cabinet of Turkey’s 61st government after President Abdullah Gül’s approval Wednesday.

The new cabinet consists of 25 ministers. Six new ministers join the cabinet with the rest coming from the previous cabinet.

Cabinet of Turkey’s 61st government

Deputy prime ministers:

Bülent Arınç, Ali Babacan, Beşir Atalay, Bekir Bozdağ

Justice Minister, Sadullah Ergin
Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Şahin
European Union Minister, Egemen Bağış
Science, Industry and Technology Minister, Nihat Ergün
Labor and Social Security Minister, Faruk Çelik
Environment and Urbanization Minister, Erdoğan Bayraktar
Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu
Economy Minister, Zafer Çağlayan
Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Taner Yıldız
Youth and Sports Minister, Suat Kılıç
Food, Agriculture and Stock Raising Minister, Mehmet Mehdi Eker
Customs and Trade Minister, Hayati Yazıcı
Interior Minister, İdris Naim
Development Minister, Cevdet Yılmaz
Culture Minister, Ertuğrul Günay
Finance Minister, Mehmet Şimşek
Education Minister, Ömer Dinçer
Defense Minister, İsmet Yılmaz
Forestry and Waterworks Minister, Veysel Eroğlu
Health Minister, Recep Akdağ
Transportation Minister, Binali Yıldırım

July 6, 2011
SOURCE: Hürriyet Daily News