The Fourth Erdoğan Cabinet is the 66th government of the
Republic of Turkey, which was declared on 9 July 2018. It is the first cabinet after Turkey's transition into a
presidential republic
A presidential system, or single executive system, is a form of government in which a head of government, typically with the title of president, leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch in systems that use separation ...
. It was also the first cabinet that did not require
parliamentary
A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ...
approval to be formed, and thus has a higher number of
technocrats than previous Turkish cabinets.
Structural changes
In this new system, the number of ministries were reduced from 21 to 16. Also, six new cabinet posts have been established, including the office of the Vice President. A statutory decree was issued to merge several ministries, and also to abolish certain organizational and functional laws of some ministries and institutions.
Changes in 2021
On 21 April 2021, the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services was divided into two with a presidential decree published in the
official government gazette.
Cabinet changes
On 27 March 2020, Transport and Infrastructure Minister
Mehmet Cahit Turhan was replaced by the President.
On 10 April 2020, Minister of the Interior
Süleyman Soylu
Süleyman Soylu (; born 21 November 1969) is a Turkish politician. He is a deputy chairman of the Justice and Development Party who currently serves as the Minister of the Interior since 31 August 2016. He previously served as the Minister of L ...
issued a curfew due to increasing
Covid19 cases. The late announcement and the panic it created among the public was widely criticized. On 12 April 2020, Süleyman Soylu issued an apology and announced his resignation. However, his resignation was rejected by the President and Soylu continued his duties as minister.
On 8 November 2020, Treasury and Finance Minister
Berat Albayrak announced his resignation citing health reasons. His resignation was approved the next day by the President.
On 21 April 2021, two new ministries were established as the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services was split into two. Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services
Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk was dismissed.
Derya Yanık
Derya Yanık (born 1972 in Osmaniye, Turkey) is a Turkish politician and lawyer. In 2021, she became the Turkish Minister of Family and Social Services
Career
She graduated from Istanbul University in the Faculty of Law in 1995 with a BA. Betwe ...
was appointed to the Ministry of Family and Social Policy and
Vedat Bilgin
Vedat Bilgin (born 22 September 1954) is a Turkish sociologist, academician, bureaucrat, writer and the current Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security.
Academic life
Born in Aydıntepe, Bayburt on September 22, 1954, Vedat Bilgin com ...
was appointed to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. In addition,
Ruhsar Pekcan was replaced by
Mehmet Muş
Mehmet Muş (born 1 May 1982) is a Turkish politician and economist, who is a Deputy in the Turkish Parliament for Istanbul
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as the new Minister of Trade.
Composition
References
External links
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Cabinets of Turkey
2018 in Turkish politics
2018 establishments in Turkey
Cabinets established in 2018
Current governments