President Erdoğan unveils his cabinet
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, re-elected in the presidential runoff on May 28, 2023, announced his vice president and cabinet during a press conference at Çankaya Presidential Palace in Ankara.
Noting that Türkiye has left behind yet another election, which has further reinforced the country’s democracy and has featured many firsts in the nation’s history, President Erdoğan expressed his wish for the election results to be auspicious for the Turkish nation.
“TODAY TÜRKİYE IS STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY”
Türkiye not only made an election but also decided its next century on May 14 and May 28, stressed the President, and said: “Our nation defended its will along with its independence and future. Today Türkiye is stronger than yesterday. Our democracy is more resilient than ever. Our tomorrows are brighter now compared to before May 28. I would like to thank each and every one of our more than 54 million citizens who made their choices by democratic means at the ballot boxes on May 14 and May 28. I particularly congratulate our brothers and sisters living abroad who duly fulfilled their responsibilities towards our country in both rounds of the elections. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to our 27 million 835 thousand citizens who once again deemed me worthy of the presidency. I offer my thanks to our partners within the People’s Alliance for their support.”
Thanking members of the previous cabinet, with whom he has worked together thus far, President Erdoğan announced members of the new cabinet as follows:
Vice President: Cevdet Yılmaz
Minister of Justice: Yılmaz Tunç
Minister of Family and Social Services: Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş
Minister of Labor and Social Security: Vedat Işıkhan
Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change: Mehmet Özhaseki
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Hakan Fidan
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources: Alparslan Bayraktar
Minister of Youth and Sports: Osman Aşkın Bak
Minister of Treasury and Finance: Mehmet Şimşek
Minister of Interior: Ali Yerlikaya
Minister of Culture and Tourism: Mehmet Nuri Ersoy
Minister of National Education: Yusuf Tekin
Minister of National Defense: Yaşar Güler
Minister of Health: Fahrettin Koca
Minister of Industry and Technology: Mehmet Fatih Kacır
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry: İbrahim Yumaklı
Minister of Trade: Ömer Bolat
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure: Abdulkadir Uraloğlu
