New Cabinet Announced: 24 Men, 1 Woman

Prime Minister Erdoğan announced the cabinet of the 61. government of Turkey.  The cabinet comprises of 25 ministers. According to the new list, there are six new members in the cabinet. Three ministers' office has been changed.

There is only one woman minister in the new cabinet. Erdogan said that Besir Atalay will be responsible from the "National Unity and Fraternity" project.

The ministers are:

Deputy Prime Ministers: Ali Babacan, Beşir Atalay, Bekir Bozdağ, Bülent Arınç.

Justice Minister: Sadullah Ergin

Family and Social Policies Minister: Fatma Şahin

Minister for European Union Affairs: Egemen Bağış

Science, Industry and Technology Minister: Nihat Ergün

Labor and Social Security Minister: Faruk Çelik

Environment, and Urbanization Ministry: Erdoğan Bayraktar

Foreign Affairs Minister : Ahmet Davutoğlu

Economy Minister: Zafer Çağlayan

Energy and natural Resources Minister: Taner Yıldız

Youth and Sports Minister: Suat Kılıç

Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister: Mehdi Eker

Customs and Trade Minister: Hayati Yazıcı

İnterior Affairs Minister: İdris Naim Şahin

Development Minister: Cevdet Yılmaz

Culture and Tourism Minister: Ertuğrul Günay

Finance Minister: Mehmet Şimşek

National Education Minister: Ömer Dinçer

National Defense Minister: İsmet Yılmaz

Forestry and Water Works Minister:  Veysel Eroğlu

Health Minister: Recep Akdağ

Transportation Minister: Binali Yıldırım

Three-term National Defense Minister Vecdi Gönül was replaced with İsmet Yılmaz.

The Woman and Family Ministry changed both its name and minister. It was replaced by the Family and Social Policies Ministry and Selma Aliye Kavaf will hand her office over to Fatma Şahin.

Suat Kılıç was named as the new Youth and Sports Minister instead of Nafız Özak.

The former National Education Minister Nimet Cubukcu was not appointed to any office and replaced by Fatma Şahin. (NV/ÖD)