Cabinet Erdoğan IV

The Fourth Erdoğan Cabinet is the 66th government of the Republic of Turkey, which was declared on 9 July 2018.[1] It is the first cabinet after Turkey's transition into presidential republic.[2] It was also the first cabinet that did not require parliamentary approval to be formed.[3]

Fourth Erdoğan Cabinet
Dördüncü Erdoğan Hükümeti

66th Cabinet of Turkey
9 July 2018
Date formed10 July 2018
People and organisations
Head of stateRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Head of governmentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Member partyJustice and Development Party
Independent(s)
Status in legislature
Opposition partyRepublican People's Party
Good Party
Opposition leaderKemal Kılıçdaroğlu
History
PredecessorYıldırım Cabinet

Changes

In this new system, the number of ministries were reduced to 16 from 26. A statutory decree was issued to merge several ministries, and also to abolish certain organizational and functional laws of some ministries and institutions.[4]

Previous name Current name
Ministry of Labour and Social Security Ministry of Labour, Social Services and Family
Ministry of Family and Social Policy
Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology Ministry of Industry and Technology
Ministry of Development
Ministry of Customs and Trade Ministry of Trade
Ministry of Economy
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Ministry of Agriculture and Forest
Ministry of Forest and Water Management
Ministry of Finance Ministry of Finance and Treasury
Undersecretariat of the Treasury
Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Ministry of European Union Affairs Merged into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Composition
Office Name Party Took office Left office

President
Cumhurbaşkanı
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Justice and Development
9 July 2018
Incumbent

Vice President
Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı
Fuat Oktay
Independent
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Justice
Adalet Bakanlığı
Abdulhamit Gül
Justice and Development
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services
Çalışma, Sosyal Hizmetler ve Aile Bakanlığı
Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk
Independent
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning
Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı
Murat Kurum
Independent
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dışişleri Bakanlığı
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Justice and Development
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanlığı
Fatih Dönmez
Independent
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Youth and Sports
Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı
Mehmet Kasapoğlu
Independent
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Finance and Treasury
Maliye ve Hazine Bakanlığı
Berat Albayrak
Justice and Development
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of the Interior
İçişleri Bakanlığı
Süleyman Soylu
Justice and Development
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı
Mehmet Ersoy
Independent
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of National Education
Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı
Ziya Selçuk
Independent
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of National Defense
Millî Savunma Bakanlığı
Hulusi Akar
Independent
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Health
Sağlık Bakanlığı
Fahrettin Koca
Independent
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Industry and Technology
Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı
Mustafa Varank
Independent
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Agriculture and Forest
Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı
Bekir Pakdemirli
Justice and Development
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Trade
Ticaret Bakanlığı
Ruhsar Pekcan
Independent
10 July 2018
Incumbent

Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı
Mehmet Cahit Turhan
Independent
10 July 2018
28 March 2020
Adil Karaismailoğlu
Independent
28 March 2020
Incumbent

References
  1. "President Erdoğan announces ministers of Turkey's new cabinet". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. "Erdogan announces first cabinet under new presidential system". TRT World (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. Editorial, Reuters. "Turkey's Erdogan to name cabinet as signals action on economy". U.S. Retrieved 10 July 2018. ...Erdogan will select his own cabinet and regulate ministries and remove civil servants, all without parliamentary approval. ...
  4. "Turkey: Decree out making first changes in new system". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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