The Fourth Erdoğan Cabinet was the 66th government of the

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, which was declared on 9 July 2018. It is the first cabinet after Turkey's transition into a

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. It was also the first cabinet that did not require

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approval to be formed, and thus contained a higher number of

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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 issued a curfew due to increasing COVID-19 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 Berat Albayrak ( born 21 February 1978) is a Turkish businessman and politician. He served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018 and as the minister of treasury and finance from 2018 to 2020. In the general elections ...

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 30 May 1972) is a Turkish politician and lawyer. She served as the Turkish Minister of Family and Social Services from 2021 to 2023. 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, academic, bureaucrat, writer and former Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security. Academic life Born in Aydıntepe, Bayburt on September 22, 1954, Vedat Bilgin completed h ...

was appointed to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. In addition, Ruhsar Pekcan was replaced by Mehmet Muş as the new Minister of Trade.

Composition

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