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Turkey's PM Erdoğan announces new cabinet

ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News | 7/6/2011 12:00:00 AM |

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the cabinet of the Turkey's 61st government after President Abdullah Gül's approval Wednesday.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the cabinet of Turkey's 61st government after President Abdullah Gül's approval Wednesday.

The new cabinet consists of 25 ministers. Six new ministers join the cabinet with the rest coming from the previous cabinet.

[HH] Cabinet of Turkey's 61st government

Deputy prime ministers:

Bülent Arınç

Ali Babacan

Beşir Atalay

Bekir Bozdağ

Justice Minister, Sadullah Ergin

Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Şahin

European Union Minister, Egemen Bağış

Science, Industry and Technology Minister, Nihat Ergün

Labor and Social Security Minister, Faruk Çelik

Environment and Urbanization Minister, Erdoğan Bayraktar

Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu

Economy Minister, Zafer Çağlayan

Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Taner Yıldız

Youth and Sports Minister, Suat Kılıç

Food, Agriculture and Stock Raising Minister, Mehmet Mehdi Eker

Customs and Trade Minister, Hayati Yazıcı

Interior Minister, İdris Naim

Development Minister, Cevdet Yılmaz

Culture Minister, Ertuğrul Günay

Finance Minister, Mehmet Şimşek

Education Minister, Ömer Dinçer

Defense Minister, İsmet Yılmaz

Forestry and Waterworks Minister, Veysel Eroğlu

Health Minister, Recep Akdağ

Transportation Minister, Binali Yıldırım