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"Professor Davutoglu has been involved in intensive diplomatic activity... and I believe his experience makes him a valuable person for this job," Erdogan explained. Photo by BGNES
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday a major Cabinet reshuffle, in which changes were made to nine top posts, including the Foreign Ministry.
A major change was the appointment of Ahmet Davutoglu, Erdogan's chief foreign policy advisor, as Foreign Minister, replacing Ali Babaca, who became Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the economy.
"Professor Davutoglu has been involved in intensive diplomatic activity... and I believe his experience makes him a valuable person for this job," Erdogan explained.
Erdogan also said that Babacan would now be responsible for all economic and financial institutions as well as state banks, stressing the need for a management by a single hand in times of economic difficulty.
"We wanted to be much more powerful and to have a single hand manage the economy," he said.
The ministers of justice, finance, energy, education, housing, industry, trade and housing, lost their posts. The new Cabinet has 27 members, including the prime minister, one more than the outgoing one.
Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin will attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Akkuyu nuclear plant next week, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday denied allegations that its air strikes had killed civilians in Syria’s Idlib province, saying that in recent days it had only bombed Islamist militant fighters in the area, reported Reuters.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has now officially accepted the resignation of the government led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davtoglu, RT reported.
Unexpected blasts disrupted the rally in support of pro-Kuridish People's Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey's Diyarbekir Friday.
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized NATO allies over what he described as their unwillingness to support Washington during the war with Iran, following a two-hour meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House
Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after one of the deadliest days in recent months, with at least 254 people killed and more than 1,165 injured in Israeli strikes carried out shortly after the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire
The caretaker government has approved a decision endorsing the Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Mercosur bloc
Several Gulf states have reported missile and drone strikes on their territories just hours after the United States and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire agreement, raising fresh questions about whether the truce is holding on the ground
US Vice President JD Vance launched a sharp attack on the European Union during a visit to Budapest, accusing Brussels of interfering in Hungary’s election just days before a closely contested vote that could reshape the country’s political landscape
Global markets reacted sharply after US President Donald Trump stepped back from imminent military action against Iran, instead tying a suspension of strikes to Tehran’s agreement to a temporary ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
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