Erdogan named 10 new cabinet members, replacing the ministers for the interior, economy, environment, EU affairs, justice, transport, family, sports and industry, and the deputy prime minister, after a closed-door meeting with President Abdullah Gul.
Prime Minister Erdogan removed EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis from his post in a major cabinet reshuffle late Wednesday as a huge anti-graft scandal ensnaring the premier's closest allies heated up.
Outgoing minister Egemen Bagis, who was accused of being involved in the corruption scandal but has never been detained or formally charged, was excluded from the new line-up, replaced by a lawmaker, Mevlut Cavusoglu.
The new cabinet includes four deputy prime ministers, and one woman.
List of new cabinet members
Prime Minister: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Deputy prime minister: Bulent Arinc
Deputy prime minister: Ali Babacan
Deputy prime minister: Besir Atalay
Deputy prime minister: Emrullah Isler
Justice: Bekir Bozdag
Defence: Ismet Yilmaz
Interior: Efkan Ala
Foreign Affairs: Ahmet Davutoglu
European Union: Mevlut Cavusoglu
Finance: Mehmet Simsek
Economy: Nihat Zeybekci
Energy and Natural Resources: Taner Yildiz
National Education: Nabi Avci
Labour and Social Security: Faruk Celik
Environment and Urban Development: Idris Gulluce
Health: Mehmet Muezzinoglu
Transport: Lutfi Elvan
Food, Agriculture and Husbandry: Mehmet Mehdi Eker
Science, Industry and Technology: Fikri Isik
Culture and Tourism: Omer Celik
Forestry and Water Affairs: Veysel Eroglu
Customs and Trade: Hayati Yazici
Development: Cevdet Yilmaz
Family and Social Policies: Aysenur Islam
Youth and Sports: Akif Cagatay Kilic
