Kalyoncu cabinet explained

Kalyoncu cabinet was the government of Northern Cyprus between 16 July 2015 and 16 April 2016, consisting of 10 ministers formed by a coalition of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) and National Unity Party (UBP), under prime minister Ömer Kalyoncu from the CTP. The two parties shared the ministries equally, and formed a government for the first time. All ministers from the UBP were MPs, while the CTP initially had three from outside the parliament.[1]

Composition

TitleNameStart of TermEnd of TermParty
Prime MinisterÖmer Kalyoncu16 July 201516 April 2016Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Interior and LabourAziz Gürpınar16 July 201520 October 2015Republican Turkish Party
Asım Akansoy20 October 201516 April 2016Republican Turkish Party
Minister of FinanceHasan Başoğlu16 July 201520 October 2015Republican Turkish Party
Birikim Özgür20 October 201516 April 2016Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Foreign AffairsEmine Çolak16 July 201516 April 2016Republican Turkish Party
Minister for HealthSalih İzbul16 July 201516 Nisan 2016Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Agriculture, Natural Resources and FoodÖnder Sennaroğlu16 July 201520 October 2015Republican Turkish Party
Erkut Şahali20 October 201516 April 2016Republican Turkish Party
Minister for TourismFaiz Sucuoğlu16 July 20154 April 2016National Unity Party
Emine Çolak4 April 201616 April 2016Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Economy, Industry and CommerceSunat Atun16 July 20154 April 2016National Unity Party
Birikim Özgür4 April 201616 April 2016Republican Turkish Party
Minister for TransportationTahsin Ertuğruloğlu16 July 20154 April 2016National Unity Party
Asım Akansoy4 April 201616 April 2016Republican Turkish Party
Minister for National EducationKemal Dürüst16 July 20154 April 2016National Unity Party
Salih İzbul4 April 201616 April 2016Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Public Works, Environment and CultureKutlu Evren16 July 20154 April 2016National Unity Party
Erkut Şahali4 April 201616 April 2016Republican Turkish Party

On 19 October 2015, the cabinet was changed as three of the ministers from the CTP were replaced. Hasan Başoğlu, the Minister of Finance, was replaced by Birikim Özgür. According to Kalyoncu, this was due to Başoğlu's request for removal from his post because of his health problems. Önder Sennaroğlu, the Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Food was replaced by Erkut Şahali and Aziz Gürpınar, the Minister of Interior and Labor by Asım Akansoy. Kalyoncu gave the reason for these replacements as "making the cabinet younger".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kıbrıs Türk siyasi tarihinde bir ilk: CTP - UBP Koalisyonu. Kıbrıs Postası. 20 July 2015. Turkish.
  2. Web site: ‘GENÇLEŞTİRME’. Yeni Düzen. 20 December 2015. Turkish.