| Cabinet Name: | Third Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | Turkey |
| Cabinet Number: | 61st |
| Flag: | Flag_of_Turkey.svg |
| Incumbent: | 6 July 2011 – 29 August 2014 |
| Date Formed: | 6 July 2011 |
| Date Dissolved: | 29 August 2014 |
| Government Head: | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Deputy Government Head: | Bülent Arınç Ali Babacan Bekir Bozdağ → Emrullah İşler Beşir Atalay |
| State Head: | Abdullah Gül |
| Current Number: | 26 |
| Total Number: | 40 |
| Political Party: | Justice and Development Party |
| Legislature Status: | 104-seat Single-party majority |
| Opposition Party: | Republican People's Party |
| Opposition Leader: | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
| Election: | 12 June 2011 |
| Legislature Term: | 24th |
| Previous: | Erdoğan II |
| Successor: | Davutoğlu I |
The third cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the government of Turkey from 2011 to 2014, during the 24th parliamentary term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The cabinet succeeded the second Erdoğan cabinet following the 2011 Election.
On June 8, 2011, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is set to overhaul the current Cabinet structure, introducing six new ministries while making changes to the others. Erdoğan made the new plan public in a press conference he called at the AKP's headquarters in Ankara. “We abolished eight state ministries, introduced six new ministries, merged two ministries and transformed two others,” Erdoğan said. The new ministries that have been introduced by Erdoğan are the Ministry of Family and Social Policy, the Ministry of European Union Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Customs and Trade, and the Ministry of Development.
The Ministry of Public Works and Housing was renamed the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning.
The name and structure of the two ministries were changed. The Ministry of Industry and Trade was replaced by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was replaced by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.
Another novelty that has been introduced with regards to the structure of the ministries is a new post, that of deputy minister. Erdoğan said those serving as deputy ministers will serve as coordinators between the minister and his undersecretary. The prime minister said when the new Cabinet structure is adopted, 20 deputy ministers not from among serving deputies will be appointed to these posts.[1]
See main article: 2013 corruption scandal in Turkey. On the evening of 25 December 2013, after the resignation of three ministers earlier in the day in wake of the recently surfaced corruption investigation against the sons of all three of the resigning ministers as well as tens of other people close to the government,[2] Prime Minister Erdoğan announced the reshuffle and replacement of 10 ministers in his cabinet.[3] The changes were as follows:[4]
| Functions | Holder | Start | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English title | Turkish title | ||||
| Prime Minister | Turkish: Başbakan | 6 July 2011 | 28 August 2014 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister Responsible for Foundations and TRT | Turkish: Başbakan Yardımcısı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister Responsible for Religious Affairs and the Turkish World | Turkish: Başbakan Yardımcısı | 6 July 2011 | 25 December 2013 | ||
| 25 December 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Deputy Prime Minister Responsible for the Economy, Banking and Treasury | Turkish: Başbakan Yardımcısı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister Responsible for Counter-terrorism, Human Rights and Cyprus | Turkish: Başbakan Yardımcısı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Turkish: Dışişleri Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||
| Ministry of the Interior | Turkish: İçişleri Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 24 January 2013 | ||
| 24 January 2013 | 25 December 2013 | ||||
| 25 December 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of Finance | Turkish: Maliye Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||
| Ministry of Justice | Turkish: Adalet Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 25 December 2013 | ||
| 25 December 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Turkish: Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||
| Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock | Turkish: Gıda, Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||
| Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Turkish: Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 24 January 2013 | ||
| 24 January 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of Health | Turkish: Sağlık Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 24 January 2013 | ||
| 24 January 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of National Education | Turkish: Millî Eğitim Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 24 January 2013 | ||
| 24 January 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of National Defence | Turkish: Millî Savunma Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||
| Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology | Turkish: Bilim, Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 25 December 2013 | ||
| 25 December 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of Labour and Social Security | Turkish: Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||
| Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication | Turkish: Ulaştırma, Denizcilik ve Haberleşme Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 25 December 2013 | ||
| 25 December 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of Family and Social Policy | Turkish: Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 25 December 2013 | ||
| 25 December 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of European Union Affairs | Turkish: Avrupa Birliği Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 25 December 2013 | ||
| 25 December 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of Economy | Turkish: Ekonomi Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 25 December 2013 | ||
| 25 December 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | Turkish: Gençlik ve Spor Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 25 December 2013 | ||
| 25 December 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of Development | Turkish: Kalkınma Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||
| Ministry of Customs and Trade | Turkish: Gümrük ve Ticaret Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||
| Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning | Turkish: Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 25 December 2013 | ||
| 25 December 2013 | 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Ministry of Forest and Water Management | Turkish: Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanı | 6 July 2011 | 29 August 2014 | ||