Cabinet Erdoğan IV

Fourth Erdoğan Cabinet
*Dördüncü Erdoğan Hükûmeti*
Fourth Erdoğan Cabinet; Dördüncü Erdoğan Hükûmeti
; 66th Cabinet of Turkey
9 July 2018
Date formed	10 July 2018
People and organisations
Head of state	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Head of government	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Member party	Justice and Development Party; Independent(s)
Status in legislature	Minority; with MHP and BBP confidence & supply
Opposition party	Republican People's Party
Opposition leader	Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
History
Legislature term(s)	27th
Predecessor	Yıldırım Cabinet

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 a presidential republic.^[2] It was also the first cabinet that did not require parliamentary approval to be formed, and thus has a higher number of technocrats than previous Turkish cabinets.^[3]

Structural changes[]

In this new system, the number of ministries were reduced to 16 from 21. Also, 6 cabinet positions (Prime minister and deputies) was reduced with Vice Presidency. 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 Family, Labor and Social Services
Ministry of Family and Social Policy	Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services
Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology	Ministry of Industry and Technology
Ministry of Development	Ministry of Industry and Technology
Ministry of Customs and Trade	Ministry of Trade
Ministry of Economy	Ministry of Trade
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock	Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ministry of Forest and Water Management	Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ministry of Finance	Ministry of Treasury and Finance
Undersecretariat of the Treasury	Ministry of Treasury and Finance
Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication	Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Ministry of European Union Affairs	Merged into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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.^[5]

Previous name	Current name
Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services	Ministry of Family and Social Services
Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services	Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Cabinet changes[]

On 27 March 2020, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan was replaced by the President.^[6]

On 10 April 2020, Minister of the Interior Süleyman Soylu 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.^[7]

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.^[8]

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 was appointed to the Ministry of Family and Social Policy and 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.^[9]

Composition[]

Office	Minister		Took office	Left office
President of Turkey *Cumhurbaşkanı*	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954)	Justice and Development	9 July 2018	Incumbent
Vice President of Turkey Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı	Fuat Oktay (born 1964)	Independent	10 July 2018	Incumbent
Ministry of Justice Adalet Bakanlığı	Abdulhamit Gül (born 1977)	Justice and Development	10 July 2018	28 January 2022
Ministry of Justice Adalet Bakanlığı	Bekir Bozdağ (born 1965)	Justice and Development	28 January 2022	Incumbent
Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services Aile, Çalışma ve Sosyal Hizmetler Bakanlığı	Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk (born 1979)	Independent	10 July 2018	21 April 2021
Ministry of Family and Social Services Aile ve Sosyal Hizmetler Bakanlığı	Derya Yanık (born 1972)	Justice and Development	21 April 2021	Incumbent
Ministry of Labour and Social Security Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı	(born 1954)	Justice and Development	21 April 2021	Incumbent
Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı	Murat Kurum (born 1976)	Independent	10 July 2018	Incumbent
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dışişleri Bakanlığı	Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (born 1968)	Justice and Development	10 July 2018	Incumbent
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanlığı	Fatih Dönmez (born 1965)	Independent	10 July 2018	Incumbent
Ministry of Youth and Sports Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı	Mehmet Kasapoğlu (born 1976)	Independent	10 July 2018	Incumbent
Ministry of Treasury and Finance Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı	Berat Albayrak (born 1978)	Justice and Development	10 July 2018	9 November 2020
	Lütfi Elvan (born 1962)	Justice and Development	10 November 2020	2 December 2021
	Nureddin Nebati (born 1964)	Justice and Development	2 December 2021	Incumbent
Ministry of the Interior İçişleri Bakanlığı	Süleyman Soylu (born 1969)	Justice and Development	10 July 2018	Incumbent
Ministry of Culture and Tourism Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı	Mehmet Ersoy (born 1968)	Independent	10 July 2018	Incumbent
Ministry of National Education Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı	Ziya Selçuk (born 1961)	Independent	10 July 2018	6 August 2021
Ministry of National Education Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı	Mahmut Özer (born 1970)	Independent	6 August 2021	Incumbent
Ministry of National Defense Millî Savunma Bakanlığı	Hulusi Akar (born 1952)	Independent	10 July 2018	Incumbent
Ministry of Health Sağlık Bakanlığı	Fahrettin Koca (born 1965)	Independent	10 July 2018	Incumbent
Ministry of Industry and Technology Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı	Mustafa Varank (born 1976)	Independent	10 July 2018	Incumbent
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı	Bekir Pakdemirli (born 1973)	Justice and Development	10 July 2018	Incumbent
Ministry of Trade Ticaret Bakanlığı	Ruhsar Pekcan (born 1958)	Independent	10 July 2018	21 April 2021
Ministry of Trade Ticaret Bakanlığı	Mehmet Muş (born 1982)	Justice and Development	21 April 2021	Incumbent
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı	Mehmet Cahit Turhan (born 1960)	Independent	10 July 2018	28 March 2020
	Adil Karaismailoğlu (born 1969)	Independent	28 March 2020	Incumbent

References[]

^ "President Erdoğan announces ministers of Turkey's new cabinet". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "Erdogan announces first cabinet under new presidential system". TRT World (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ Editorial, Reuters (7 July 2018). "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. ...
^ "Turkey: Decree out making first changes in new system". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
^ "Kabine'de değişiklik: Aile, Çalışma ve Sosyal Hizmetler Bakanlığı 2'ye ayrıldı, Ticaret Bakanı değişti". BBC News Turkish (in Turkish). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "Ulaştırma Bakanı Mehmet Cahit Turhan görevden alındı". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
^ SABAH, DAILY (12 April 2020). "Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu resigns over curfew announcement". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
^ "Turkey's Erdogan accepts finance minister Albayrak's resignation - presidency". Reuters. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Turkey replaces trade minister, forms two new ministries - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Ankara. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[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 (7 July 2018). "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.

[BBC2021-5] "Kabine'de değişiklik: Aile, Çalışma ve Sosyal Hizmetler Bakanlığı 2'ye ayrıldı, Ticaret Bakanı değişti". BBC News Turkish (in Turkish). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[6] "Ulaştırma Bakanı Mehmet Cahit Turhan görevden alındı". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 November 2020.

[7] SABAH, DAILY (12 April 2020). "Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu resigns over curfew announcement". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

[8] "Turkey's Erdogan accepts finance minister Albayrak's resignation - presidency". Reuters. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[9] "Turkey replaces trade minister, forms two new ministries - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Ankara. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

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Fourth Erdoğan Cabinet Dördüncü Erdoğan Hükûmeti
66th Cabinet of Turkey
9 July 2018

Date formed	10 July 2018
People and organisations
Head of state	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Head of government	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Member party	Justice and Development Party Independent(s)
Status in legislature	Minority with MHP and BBP confidence & supply
Opposition party	Republican People's Party
Opposition leader	Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
History
Legislature term(s)	27th
Predecessor	Yıldırım Cabinet

v t Cabinet Erdoğan IV (2018–present)
President	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Vice President	Fuat Oktay
Ministers	Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (Foreign Affairs) Süleyman Soylu (Interior) Berat Albayrak → Lütfi Elvan → Nureddin Nebati (Treasury and Finance) Abdulhamit Gül → Bekir Bozdağ (Justice) Fatih Dönmez (Energy and Natural Resources) Bekir Pakdemirli (Agriculture and Forestry) Mehmet Nuri Ersoy (Culture and Tourism) Fahrettin Koca (Health) Ziya Selçuk → Mahmut Özer (National Education) Hulusi Akar (National Defence) Mustafa Varank (Industry and Technology) Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk (Family, Labour and Social Services) Derya Yanık (Family and Social Services) (Labour and Social Security) Mehmet Cahit Turhan → Adil Karaismailoğlu (Transport and Infrastructure) Mehmet Kasapoğlu (Youth and Sports) Ruhsar Pekcan → Mehmet Muş (Trade) Murat Kurum (Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change)
Italic: not in office