Yıldırım Cabinet

The Yıldırım Cabinet was the 65th government of the Republic of Turkey, which was declared on 24 May 2016. The cabinet was inaugurated on 29 May 2016, by the approval of the Grand National Assembly.[1] It is composed of twenty-eight men and two women.

First Yıldırım Cabinet Birinci Yıldırım Hükümeti
65th Cabinet of Turkey
24 May 2016
Date formed	24 May 2016
Date dissolved	9 July 2018
People and organisations
Head of state	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Head of government	Binali Yıldırım
Member party	Justice and Development Party
Status in legislature	84-seat single-party majority 317 / 550
Opposition party	Republican People's Party
Opposition leader	Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
History
Legislature term(s)	26th
Predecessor	Davutoğlu III
Successor	Erdoğan IV

Composition

The composition of the 65th government is as follows.[2]

Functions	Holder		Start	End
Prime Minister Başbakan		Binali Yıldırım	24 May 2016	9 July 2018
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı		Nurettin Canikli	24 May 2016	19 July 2017
		Recep Akdağ	19 July 2017	10 July 2018
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı		Mehmet Şimşek	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı		Numan Kurtulmuş	24 May 2016	19 July 2017
		Bekir Bozdağ	19 July 2017	10 July 2018
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı		Tuğrul Türkeş	24 May 2016	19 July 2017
		Hakan Çavuşoğlu	19 July 2017	10 July 2018
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı		Veysi Kaynak	24 May 2016	19 July 2017
		Fikri Işık	19 July 2017	10 July 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dışişleri Bakanı		Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of the Interior İçişleri Bakanı		Efkan Ala	24 May 2016	31 August 2016
		Süleyman Soylu	31 August 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of Finance Maliye Bakanı		Naci Ağbal	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of Justice Adalet Bakanı		Bekir Bozdağ	24 May 2016	19 July 2017
		Abdulhamit Gül	19 July 2017	10 July 2018
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı		Berat Albayrak	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Gıda, Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanı		Faruk Çelik	24 May 2016	19 July 2017
		Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba	19 July 2017	10 July 2018
Ministry of Culture and Tourism Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı		Nabi Avcı	24 May 2016	19 July 2017
		Numan Kurtulmuş	19 July 2017	10 July 2018
Ministry of Health Sağlık Bakanı		Recep Akdağ	24 May 2016	19 July 2017
		Ahmet Demircan	19 July 2017	10 July 2018
Ministry of National Education Millî Eğitim Bakanı		İsmet Yılmaz	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of National Defence Millî Savunma Bakanı		Fikri Işık	24 May 2016	19 July 2017
		Nurettin Canikli	19 July 2017	10 July 2018
Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology Bilim, Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanı		Faruk Özlü	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of Labour and Social Security Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanı		Süleyman Soylu	24 May 2016	31 August 2016
		Mehmet Müezzinoğlu	31 August 2016	19 July 2017
		Jülide Sarıeroğlu	19 July 2017	10 July 2018
Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication Ulaştırma, Denizcilik ve Haberleşme Bakanı		Ahmet Arslan	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of Family and Social Policy Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanı		Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of European Union Affairs Avrupa Birliği Bakanı		Ömer Çelik	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of Economic Affairs Ekonomi Bakanı		Nihat Zeybekci	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of Youth and Sports Gençlik ve Spor Bakanı		Akif Çağatay Kılıç	24 May 2016	19 July 2017
		Osman Aşkın Bak	19 July 2017	10 July 2018
Ministry of Development Kalkınma Bakanı		Lütfi Elvan	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of Customs and Trade Gümrük ve Ticaret Bakanı		Bülent Tüfenkci	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanı		Mehmet Özhaseki	24 May 2016	10 July 2018
Ministry of Forest and Water Management Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanı		Veysel Eroğlu	24 May 2016	10 July 2018

References

1. "Meclis'ten 65. Hükümet'e güvenoyu" (in Turkish). NTV (Turkey). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "Yeni Bakanlar Kurulu açıklandı". ensonhaber.com.