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Incoming Turkey PM unveils new cabinet lineup, EU minister switched

Published: 24 May 2016 - 12:14 pm | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 10:48 am
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 24, 2016. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS

 

Ankara: Turkey's incoming Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday unveiled his new cabinet line-up two days after being given a mandate by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with most key ministers keeping their jobs but the EU minister switched.

Key names in the former cabinet remained in place, including Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag, and Interior Minister Efkan Ala as well as deputy prime minister in charge of economy Mehmet Simsek. In the biggest change, ruling party spokesman Omer Celik will be new EU affairs minister, replacing Volkan Bozkir.

AFP