ADDS CABINET MEMBERS' VISIT TO ANITKABIR; CHANGES DECK; OTHER CHANGES
By Diyar Guldogan
ANKARA (AA) - Türkiye's new Cabinet, announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after his reelection on May 28, will hold its first meeting on Tuesday.
Ahead of the meeting at the presidential complex in the capital Ankara, the president and Cabinet members visited Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic.
Erdogan wrote in the mausoleum’s memorial book that the Cabinet will hit the ground running with the goal of building the “Century of Türkiye” by holding its first meeting today.
"As the president of Türkiye, together with our Cabinet, we will serve all of Türkiye and all of its 85 million people with love,” he wrote.
"I hope we will make this year, in which we experience the excitement and justified pride of reaching the 100th anniversary of our republic, which you have entrusted to us, the starting point of our growth period," he added.
Relief and rebuilding efforts in the quake-hit southern region, economic measures, the fight against terrorism, and border security will be among the session's priority issues.
Türkiye went to the polls on May 28 for a presidential runoff after no candidate secured more than 50% of the vote needed for an outright victory in the first round on May 14.
Erdogan won the race with 52.18% of the vote, while opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu got 47.82%, according to official results.
Erdogan on Saturday unveiled his new Cabinet after his inauguration in Ankara.
- Türkiye's new Cabinet
Vice President: Cevdet Yilmaz
Justice Minister: Yilmaz Tunc
Family and Social Services Minister: Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas
Labor and Social Security Minister: Vedat Isikhan
Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change Minister: Mehmet Ozhaseki
Foreign Minister: Hakan Fidan
Energy and Natural Resources Minister: Alparslan Bayraktar
Youth and Sports Minister: Osman Askin Bak
Treasury and Finance Minister: Mehmet Simsek
Interior Minister: Ali Yerlikaya
Culture and Tourism Minister: Mehmet Nuri Ersoy
National Education Minister: Yusuf Tekin
National Defense Minister: Yasar Guler
Health Minister: Fahrettin Koca
Industry and Technology Minister: Mehmet Fatih Kacir
Agriculture and Forestry Minister: Ibrahim Yumakli
Trade Minister: Omer Bolat
Transport and Infrastructure Minister: Abdulkadir Uraloglu