DavutoÄŸlu announced the list of ministers after a meeting with President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, who approved the new Cabinet.
Mehmet ÅžimÅŸek, the finance minister in the previous government, has become the deputy prime minister in charge of economy in the new Cabinet. Ali Babacan, the deputy prime minister in charge of economy in the previous government, is not part of the new Cabinet.
Berat Albayrak, the son-in-law of President ErdoÄŸan became the energy minister. Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoÄŸlu returns to his former post as foreign minister in the new government while Efkan Ala becomes the interior minister.
The new justice minister is Bekir Bozdağ while Volkan Bozkır returned to his earlier post as the minister in charge of EU affairs.
Binali Yıldırım, known as a close ErdoÄŸan ally, has become the new transportation minister while Süleyman Soylu has been appointed as the new labor minister.
In addition to ÅžimÅŸek, Numan KurtulmuÅŸ, Yalçın AkdoÄŸan, Lütfi Elvan and TuÄŸrul TürkeÅŸ, a former opposition deputy from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) who has recently joined AK Party, have been appointed as deputy prime ministers.
İsmet Yılmaz is the new defense minister while Naci Ağbal has been appointed as the new finance minister.
Two women ministers will be serving in the new cabinet. Sema RamazanoÄŸlu was named Family and Social Policy Minister and Fatma Güldemet Sarı became Environment and Urban Planning Minister.
The new Cabinet is as follows:
Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄŸlu
Deputy Prime Minister Numan KurtulmuÅŸ
Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet ÅžimÅŸek
Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın AkdoÄŸan
Deputy Prime Minister Lütfi Elvan
Deputy Prime Minister TuÄŸrul TürkeÅŸ
Justice Minister Bekir BozdaÄŸ
Minister of Family and Social Policy Sema RamazanoÄŸlu
Minister of European Union Affairs Volkan Bozkır
Minister of Science, Industry and Technology Fikri Işık
Labor and Social Security Minister Süleyman Soylu
Minister of Environment and Urban Planning Fatma Güldemet
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoÄŸlu
Economy Minister Mustafa ElitaÅŸ
Energy and Natural Sources Minister Berat Albayrak
Minister of Youth and Sports Akif ÇaÄŸatay Kılıç
Minister of Food Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Faruk Çelik
Minister of Customs and Trade Bülent Tüfekçi
Minister of Forestry and Water Works Veysel EroÄŸlu
Ministry of Interior Affairs Efkan Ala
Minister of Development Cevdet Yılmaz
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mahir Ünal
Minister of Finance Naci AÄŸbal
Education Minister Nabi Avcı
Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz
Minister of Health Mehmet MüezzinoÄŸlu