59th cabinet of Turkey explained

Cabinet Name:First Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cabinet
Jurisdiction:Turkey
Cabinet Number:59th
Flag:Flag_of_Turkey.svg
Incumbent:14 March 2003 – 28 August 2007
Date Formed:14 March 2003
Date Dissolved:28 August 2007
Government Head:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Current Number:24
State Head:Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Total Number:26
Political Party:Justice and Development Party
Legislature Status:180-seat Single-party majority
Opposition Party:Republican People's Party
Opposition Leader:Deniz Baykal
Election:3 November 2002
Legislature Term:22nd
Previous:Gül
Successor:Erdoğan II

The first cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan took office on 14 March 2003. He succeeded to the government Gul, who was in office since 18 November 2002.

After the victory of the Justice and Development (AK Party) at the parliamentary elections of 22 July 2007 and the presidential election of Abdullah Gül, who took office on 28 August, on the same day Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan created a new parliament. Many of the former cabinet members were not carried over.

Functions Holder Start End
English title Turkish title
Prime MinisterTurkish: Başbakan
Deputy Prime MinisterTurkish: Başbakan YardımcısıAbdullah Gül14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of Foreign AffairsTurkish: Dışişleri Bakanı
Deputy Prime MinisterTurkish: Başbakan YardımcısıMehmet Ali Şahin14 March 200328 August 2007
Deputy Prime MinisterTurkish: Başbakan YardımcısıAbdüllatif Şener14 March 200328 August 2007
Minister of StateTurkish: Devlet BakanıAli Babacan14 March 200328 August 2007
Minister of StateTurkish: Devlet BakanıNimet Çubukçu14 March 200328 August 2007
Minister of StateTurkish: Devlet BakanıMehmet Aydın14 March 200328 August 2007
Minister of StateTurkish: Devlet BakanıKürşad Tüzmen14 March 200328 August 2007
Minister of StateTurkish: Devlet BakanıBeşir Atalay14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of JusticeTurkish: Adalet BakanıCemil Çiçek14 March 20038 May 2007
Fahri Kasırga8 May 200728 August 2007
Ministry of National DefenseTurkish: Millî Savunma BakanıMehmet Vecdi Gönül14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of the InteriorTurkish: İçişleri BakanıAbdülkadir Aksu14 March 20038 May 2007
Osman Güneş8 May 200728 August 2007
Ministry of FinanceTurkish: Maliye BakanıKemal Unakıtan14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of National EducationTurkish: Millî Eğitim BakanıHüseyin Çelik14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of Public Works and SettlementTurkish: Bayındırlık ve İskân BakanıFaruk Nafız Özak14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of HealthTurkish: Sağlık BakanıRecep Akdağ14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of Transport and CommunicationTurkish: Ulaştırma BakanıBinali Yıldırım14 March 20038 May 2007
İsmet Yılmaz8 May 200728 August 2007
Ministry of AgricultureTurkish: Tarım ve Köyişleri BakanıMehmet Mehdi Eker14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of Labour and Social SecurityTurkish: Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik BakanıMurat Başesgioğlu14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of Industry and CommerceTurkish: Sanayi ve Ticaret BakanıAli Coşkun14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesTurkish: Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar BakanıMehmet Hilmi Güler14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of Culture and TourismTurkish: Kültür ve Turizm BakanıAtilla Koç14 March 200328 August 2007
Ministry of Environment and ForestryTurkish: Çevre ve Orman BakanıOsman Pepe14 March 200328 August 2007
Nonpartisan minister appointed in accordance with the Article 114 of the constitution in the wake of 2007 elections

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