Erdoğan III cabinet

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The Erdoğan III cabinet was in office from July 6, 2011 to August 28, 2014 as the 61st government of the Republic of Turkey (61st Türkiye Hükûmeti) . Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formed the cabinet after the parliamentary elections in Turkey on June 12, 2011 , in which the AKP won 327 of the 550 parliamentary seats. It was his third victory in a row (after the 2002 elections was Cabinet Erdoğan I , after the 2007 elections , the Cabinet Erdoğan II formed). Cabinet reshuffles took place on January 24th and December 25th, 2013.

All cabinet ministers were members of the AKP party .

Erdoğan missed the desired two-thirds majority in order to be able to change the constitution on his own (he also missed this in the 2002 and 2007 elections; the AKP has probably had a majority of parliamentary seats since 2002).

On December 17, 2013, there were large-scale raids and dozens of suspects were arrested. Thereafter, a corruption scandal rocked Turkey. The investigation is, among other things, about whether sanctions against Iran and illegal building permits were issued in exchange for bribes. Erdogan has called the investigation a "dirty operation" against his government; there are backers at home and abroad.

As part of this scandal, the economy, interior, environment and EU ministers came under suspicion of corruption, of which the former three offered to resign. Erdoğan then reshuffled the cabinet on December 25, 2013, in which a total of ten ministers were replaced.

The government also had 500 senior police officers removed from office (including the Istanbul Police Chief), apparently to complicate or stop the investigation. A Turkish prosecutor complained on December 26 that he had been prevented from expanding the corruption investigations into government circles. He also hinted at systematic police pressure on the judiciary.

minister

61st Government of the Republic of Turkey
Erdoğan III Cabinet
(charged with running the business from July 6, 2011)
German official title Turkish official title Official Political party Term of office
Prime Minister Basbakan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ACP March 14, 2003 - August 28, 2014
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı Bülent Arınç ACP May 1, 2009 - August 28, 2014
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı Ali Babacan ACP May 1, 2009 - August 28, 2014
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı Bekir Bozdağ ACP July 6, 2011 to December 25, 2013
Emrullah İşler ACP December 25, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı Beşir Atalay ACP July 6, 2011 - August 28, 2014
Minister of Justice Adalet Bakanı Sadullah Ergin ACP May 1, 2009 to December 25, 2013
Bekir Bozdağ ACP December 25, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Family and Social Policy Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanı Fatma Şahin ACP July 6, 2011 to December 25, 2013
Ayşenur İslam ACP December 25, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Minister for European Union Avrupa Birliği Bakanı Egemen Bağış ACP July 6, 2011 to December 25, 2013
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu ACP December 25, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Science, Industry and Technology Bilim, Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanı Nihat Ergun ACP May 1, 2009 1 to December 25, 2013
Fikri Işık ACP December 25, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Labor and Social Security Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanı Faruk Çelik ACP July 6, 2011 - August 28, 2014
Minister for the Environment and Urban Planning Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanı Erdoğan Bayraktar ACP July 6, 2011 to December 25, 2013
İdris Güllüce ACP December 25, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dışişleri Bakanı Ahmet Davutoğlu ACP May 1, 2009 - August 28, 2014
Economics Minister Ekonomi Bakanı Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan ACP July 6, 2011 to December 25, 2013
Nihat Zeybekçi ACP December 25, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Enerji Ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı Taner Yıldız ACP May 1, 2009 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Youth and Sport Gençlik ve Spor Bakanı Suat Kılıç ACP July 6, 2011 to December 25, 2013
Akif Çağatay Kılıç ACP December 25, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Gıda, Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanı Mehmet Mehdi Eker ACP March 14, 2003 2 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Customs and Trade Gümrük ve Ticaret Bakanı Hayati Yazıcı ACP July 6, 2011 - August 28, 2014
Minister of Internal Affairs İçişleri Bakanı İdris Naim Şahin ACP July 6, 2011 to January 24, 2013
Muammer Guler ACP January 24, 2013 to December 25, 2013
Efkan Ala ACP December 25, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Development Kalkınma Bakanı Cevdet Yılmaz ACP July 6, 2011 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Culture and Tourism Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı Ertuğrul Günay ACP August 29, 2007 to January 24, 2013
Ömer Çelik ACP January 24, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Finance minister Maliye Bakanı Mehmet Şimşek ACP May 1, 2009 - August 28, 2014
Minister for National Education Millî Eğitim Bakanı Ömer Dinçer ACP July 6, 2011 to January 24, 2013
Nabi Avcı ACP January 24, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Minister for National Defense Millî Savunma Bakanı İsmet Yılmaz ACP July 6, 2011 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Forests and Water Management Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanı Veysel Eroğlu ACP August 29, 2007 3 - August 28, 2014
Minister of Health Sağlık Bakanı Recep Akdağ ACP November 18, 2002 to January 24, 2013
Mehmet Müezzinoğlu ACP January 24, 2013 - August 28, 2014
Minister for Transport, Shipping and Communications Ulaştırma, Denizcilik ve Haberleşme Bakanı Binali Yıldırım ACP November 18, 2002 from December 4 to December 25, 2013
Lütfi Elvan ACP December 25, 2013 - August 28, 2014
1 Minister until July 6, 2011: Sanayi ve Ticaret Bakanı (Minister of Industry and Trade)
2 Minister until July 6, 2011: Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanı (Minister of Agriculture and Village Affairs)
3 Minister until July 6, 2011: Çevre ve Orman Bakanı (Minister for Environment and Forests)
4th Minister until November 1, 2011: Ulaştırma Bakanı (Minister of Transport)

Changes

New ministries

German official title Turkish official title
Minister for Family and Social Policy Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanı
Minister for European Union Avrupa Birliği Bakanı
Economics Minister Ekonomi Bakanı
Minister for Youth and Sport Gençlik ve Spor Bakanı
Minister for Development Kalkınma Bakanı

New ministers

Old New
Minister of Industry and Trade (Sanayi ve Ticaret Bakanı) Divided into Minister for Science, Industry and Technology (Bilim, Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanı) and Minister for Customs and Trade (Gümrük ve Ticaret Bakanı)
Minister for Environment and Forests (Çevre ve Orman Bakanı) Divided into Minister for Environment and Urban Development (Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanı) and Minister for Forest and Water Management (Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanı)
Minister of Agriculture and Village Affairs (Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanı) Converted to Minister of Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (Gıda, Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanı)
Minister of Construction and Settlement (Bayındırlık ve İskan Bakanı) Merged with Minister of Environment and Urban Development (Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanı)

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b FAZ.net December 26, 2013: In response to the corruption scandal, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan exchanged 10 out of 26 cabinet posts in the government
  2. ↑ a b sueddeutsche.de December 26, 2013: Erdoğan tries to save his skin - Erdogan has forced several ministers to resign because of allegations of bribery
  3. ↑ FAZ.net: Chronology of the events
  4. ↑ FAZ.net December 26, 2013: Public prosecutor complains about pressure on the judiciary