63rd cabinet of Turkey
II. Davutoğlu Cabinet II. Davutoğlu Hükümeti | |
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Davutoğlu III |
The Second Cabinet of Ahmet Davutoğlu was a temporary election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on the request of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It is also referred to as the Second Davutoğlu Cabinet. As the 63rd government of Turkey, the cabinet presided over the November 2015 general election and dissolved after a new government is formed after the election. It is the first such government to take office in the history of the Turkish Republic.
After the
Background
The
Constitutional provision
As enshrined in the
Formation process
Davutoğlu was tasked with forming the interim cabinet on 25 August 2015, after which he sent out letters to members of different parties offering them a ministerial position in the new government on 26 August 2015. He has five days to form a government. Amid claims that the AKP was uncomfortable with going into government along with politicians from the HDP, Davutoğlu made offers to CHP and MHP politicians despite their party leaders announcing that they would not take part.[3][4] It was also rumoured that Davutoğlu could offer ministerial positions to independents who were seen as close or formerly a member of the CHP and MHP to weaken the perception that the interim government was just an AKP-HDP coalition.[5] In a last-ditch attempt to keep the HDP out of government, Davutoğlu proposed a triple coalition government between the AKP, CHP and MHP until an election took place.[6] The offer was rejected by both the CHP and MHP.[7]
Ministerial appointments
Initial invitations
The following tables show the politicians from all four parties represented in Parliament that were invited to become ministers in the interim cabinet.
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MHP MP Tuğrul Türkeş caused an uproar within his party after accepting Davutoğlu's invitation to become a minister, despite his party's staunch refusal to take part. The MHP issued a statement demanding that he resign from the party and that he would be suspended if he didn't do so.[20] The MHP later began disciplinary proceedings to suspend Türkeş from the party, while Davutoğlu praised him for showing true statesmanship.[21][22] He was formally suspended from the MHP on 5 September 2015, with the MHP subsequently falling behind the HDP and becoming the fourth largest party in Parliament with 79 seats.[23]
HDP MP
With 8 politicians declining ministerial positions and the Ministries of Transport, Interior and Justice being reserved for non-partisan independents, the cabinet will consist of 12 independent ministers.
Composition
Function | Holder | Party | Start | End | ||
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Prime Minister Başbakan |
Ahmet Davutoğlu | AKP | 28 August 2014 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı Responsible for Parliamentary relations and public diplomacy |
Yalçın Akdoğan | AKP | 29 August 2014 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı Government spokesperson and responsible for human rights |
Numan Kurtulmuş | AKP | 29 August 2014 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı Responsible for the economy |
Cevdet Yılmaz | AKP | 28 August 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Cyprus dispute and the National Security Council
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Tuğrul Türkeş | MHP until 5 September 2015 |
28 August 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Independent 5-18 September 2015 | ||||||
AKP since 18 September 2015 | ||||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dışişleri Bakanı |
Feridun Sinirlioğlu | Independent
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28 August 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of the Interior İçişleri Bakanı |
Selami Altınok | Independent
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28 August 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Finance Maliye Bakanı |
Mehmet Şimşek | AKP | 1 May 2009 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Justice Adalet Bakanı |
Kenan İpek | Independent
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7 March 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı |
Ali Rıza Alaboyun | Independent )
(Formerly AKP |
28 August 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Gıda, Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanı |
Kutbettin Arzu | Independent )
(Formerly AKP |
28 August 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Culture and Tourism Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı |
Yalçın Topçu | Independent
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28 August 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Health Sağlık Bakanı |
Mehmet Müezzinoğlu | AKP | 24 January 2013 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of National Education Millî Eğitim Bakanı |
Nabi Avcı | AKP | 24 January 2013 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of National Defence Millî Savunma Bakanı |
Vecdi Gönül | Independent )
(Formerly AKP |
3 July 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology Bilim, Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanı |
Fikri Işık | AKP | 25 December 2013 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Labour and Social Security Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanı |
Ahmet Erdem | Independent
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28 August 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication Ulaştırma, Denizcilik ve Haberleşme Bakanı |
Feridun Bilgin | Independent
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7 March 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Family and Social Policy Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanı |
Ayşen Gürcan | Independent
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28 August 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of European Union Affairs Avrupa Birliği Bakanı |
Ali Haydar Konca | HDP | 28 August 2015 | 22 September 2015 | ||
Beril Dedeoğlu | Independent
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22 September 2015 | 17 November 2015 | |||
Ministry of Economy Ekonomi Bakanı |
Nihat Zeybekçi
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AKP | 25 December 2013 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Youth and Sports Gençlik ve Spor Bakanı |
Akif Çağatay Kılıç | AKP | 25 December 2013 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Development Kalkınma Bakanı |
Müslüm Doğan | HDP | 28 August 2015 | 22 September 2015 | ||
Cüneyd Düzyol | Independent
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22 September 2015 | 17 November 2015 | |||
Ministry of Customs and Trade Gümrük ve Ticaret Bakanı |
Cenap Aşçı
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Independent
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28 August 2015 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanı |
İdris Güllüce | AKP | 25 December 2013 | 17 November 2015 | ||
Ministry of Forest and Water Management Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanı |
Veysel Eroğlu | AKP | 29 August 2007 | 17 November 2015 |
Controversies
Pro-AKP Independents
With 11 independents due to be appointed, it was observed that many independents were in fact former AKP politicians or individuals with close ties with the AKP.[24] These included the following ministers.
It was revealed that
Minister | Position | Link with AKP | |
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Ali Rıza Alaboyun | Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources |
AKP MP for Aksaray between 2002 and 2015 | |
Kutbettin Arzu | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock |
AKP MP for Diyarbakır between 2007 and 2011 | |
Vecdi Gönül | Ministry of National Defence |
AKP MP from 2002 to 2015, AKP National Defence Minister from 2002 to 2011 | |
Cenap Aşçı |
Ministry of Customs and Trade |
AKP parliamentary candidacy applicant in 2011 and June 2015[26] |
References
- ^ "CHP seçim hükümeti kararını verdi".
- ^ "MHP'nin seçim hükümeti kararı Bahçeli'den flaş açıklama". 25 August 2015.
- ^ "AKP'de seçim sıkıntısı".
- ^ "Davutoğlu açıkladı; seçim hükümeti için CHP ve MHP'li isimlere de bakanlık teklif edilecek".
- ^ "'Davutoğlu CHP ve MHP'ye yakın bürokratlara bakanlık teklifi götürecek'".
- ^ "Başbakan Davutoğlu'ndan CHP ve MHP'ye seçim hükümeti çağrısı".
- ^ "AKP'nin seçim hükümeti teklifine CHP ve MHP'den sert cevap". www.bugun.com.tr. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Baykal'dan bakanlık teklifine ret". 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Tekin Bingöl ile Erdoğan Toprak'tan yazılı ret". 26 August 2015.
- ^ "CHP'li Gülsün Bilgehan, bakanlık teklifini geri çevirdi". Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Bingöl ve Toprak teklife 'hayır' dedi". Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "CHP'li İlhan Kesici kararını verdi!".
- ^ a b "CHP'den büyük şok! Seçim hükümeti kararı".
- ^ Mynet. "Tuğrul Türkeş bakanlık teklifini kabul etti".
- ^ "Meral Akşener'den Bakanlık teklifine yanıt".
- ^ "MHP'den kritik hamle!".
- ^ a b "HDP'den bakanlık teklifi yorumu: Kabul edeceğiz, partimizin kararı".
- ^ a b "Levent Tüzel bakanlık teklifini reddetti".
- ^ Haber, Demokrat. "HDP seçim hükümetine girecek mi? Girerse hangi bakanlıkları alacak?". Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "MHP'den Tuğrul Türkeş'e çok sert tepki".
- ^ "PM Davutoğlu thanks Turkey's Nationalist MHP deputy for accepting cabinet offer, slams chairman". Daily Sabah.
- ^ "MHP'de şok: Türkeş ihraç edilecek".
- ^ "Tuğrul Türkeş ihraç edildi".
- ^ "63. Hükümetin 'bağımsız' bağımlıları".
- ^ "İşte bağımsız olmak için istifa eden isimler".
- ^ "Milletvekili olamayan Cenap Aşçı, perşembe günü müsteşar, cuma günü de bakan oldu!".