64th cabinet of Turkey

Third Davutoğlu Cabinet
*III. Davutoğlu Hükümeti*
Third Davutoğlu Cabinet; III. Davutoğlu Hükümeti
; 64th Cabinet of Turkey
24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016
Date formed	24 November 2015
Date dissolved	24 May 2016
People and organisations
Head of state	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Head of government	Ahmet Davutoğlu
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
Election	1 November 2015
Legislature term	26th
Predecessor	2015 Interim election cabinet
Successor	Yıldırım

The Third Davutoğlu Cabinet is the 64th government of the Republic of Turkey. The government came into effect after the Justice and Development Party (AKP), led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, won a parliamentary majority of 84 in the November 2015 general election with 317 seats in the Grand National Assembly and 49.5% of the vote.^[1]^[2]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally invited Ahmet Davutoğlu to form a government on 17 November 2015.^[3] Amid delays in the formal inauguration that were attributed to disagreements between Erdoğan and Davutoğlu on the government's composition, the government was finalised and accepted on 24 November 2015.^[4]^[5]

On 22 May 2016, Davutoğlu submitted the government's resignation on behalf of the cabinet to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after stepping down as leader of the AKP following reports of disagreements with Erdoğan.^[6] The cabinet continued in office until a new government was formed by Davutoğlu's successor as AKP leader, Binali Yıldırım.^[7]

Proposed structural changes

Between the election and the formal inauguration of the new government, the Ministry of Development began working on the establishment of one new government ministry and splitting six others into two. The proposals, according to the pro-government Sabah newspaper, involved a new 'Migration Ministry' to deal with the European migrant crisis.^[8]

Composition

Functions		Start	End
Prime Minister Başbakan	Ahmet Davutoğlu	28 August 2014	24 May 2016
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı	Yalçın Akdoğan	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı	Numan Kurtulmuş	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı	Tuğrul Türkeş	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı	Lütfi Elvan	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Deputy Prime Minister Başbakan Yardımcısı	Mehmet Şimşek	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dışişleri Bakanı	Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of the Interior İçişleri Bakanı	Efkan Ala	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Finance Maliye Bakanı	Naci Ağbal	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Justice Adalet Bakanı	Bekir Bozdağ	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı	Berat Albayrak	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Gıda, Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanı	Faruk Çelik	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Culture and Tourism Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı	Mahir Ünal	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Health Sağlık Bakanı	Mehmet Müezzinoğlu	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of National Education Millî Eğitim Bakanı	Nabi Avcı	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of National Defence Millî Savunma Bakanı	İsmet Yılmaz	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology Bilim, Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanı	Fikri Işık	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Labour and Social Security Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanı	Süleyman Soylu	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication Ulaştırma, Denizcilik ve Haberleşme Bakanı	Binali Yıldırım	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Family and Social Policy Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanı	Sema Ramazanoğlu	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of European Union Affairs Avrupa Birliği Bakanı	Volkan Bozkır	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Economic Affairs Ekonomi Bakanı	Mustafa Elitaş	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Youth and Sports Gençlik ve Spor Bakanı	Akif Çağatay Kılıç	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Development Kalkınma Bakanı	Cevdet Yılmaz	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Customs and Trade Gümrük ve Ticaret Bakanı	Bülent Tüfenkci	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanı	Fatma Güldemet Sarı	24 November 2015	24 May 2016
Ministry of Forest and Water Management Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanı	Veysel Eroğlu	24 November 2015	24 May 2016

Dissolution

The resignation of the cabinet was initially announced on 5 May 2016 by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who announced that he was stepping down as AKP leader and Prime Minister following a breakdown in relations with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.^[9] The resignation of the cabinet was formally submitted on 22 May 2016 after Binali Yıldırım was elected as Davutoğlu's successor in the 2nd AKP Extraordinary Congress and stayed in office until Yıldırım formed the 65th government of Turkey on 24 May 2016.^[10]

References

^ "Yeni hükümet 18 Kasım'da kurulacak". rotahaber.com (in Turkish). 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ "Yüksek Seçim Kurulundan Duyuru - 1 Kasin 2015" (PDF). ysk.gov.tr (in Turkish). 11 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016.
^ "Yeni hükümet için yetki verildi!". Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
^ "Kabine krizi büyüyor". Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
^ "Davutoğlu Yeni Kabineyi Açıkladı! İşte İsim İsim Bakanlar Kurulu". 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
^ "Turkey PM Ahmet Davutoglu to quit amid reports of Erdogan rift". BBC News. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Başbakan Davutoğlu istifa etti". Archived from the original on 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
^ "Yeni bir bakanlık kuruluyor". Archived from the original on 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
^ Srivastava, Mehul (4 May 2016). "Turkish prime minister set to quit after crisis talks fail". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
^ "Başbakan Ahmet Davutoğlu istifasını sundu". 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

[1] "Yeni hükümet 18 Kasım'da kurulacak". rotahaber.com (in Turkish). 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[2] "Yüksek Seçim Kurulundan Duyuru - 1 Kasin 2015" (PDF). ysk.gov.tr (in Turkish). 11 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016.

[3] "Yeni hükümet için yetki verildi!". Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-18.

[4] "Kabine krizi büyüyor". Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-24.

[5] "Davutoğlu Yeni Kabineyi Açıkladı! İşte İsim İsim Bakanlar Kurulu". 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

[6] "Turkey PM Ahmet Davutoglu to quit amid reports of Erdogan rift". BBC News. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[7] "Başbakan Davutoğlu istifa etti". Archived from the original on 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-05-22.

[8] "Yeni bir bakanlık kuruluyor". Archived from the original on 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2015-11-13.

[9] Srivastava, Mehul (4 May 2016). "Turkish prime minister set to quit after crisis talks fail". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

[10] "Başbakan Ahmet Davutoğlu istifasını sundu". 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

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Cabinet
Prime Minister	Ahmet Davutoğlu (2014–2016)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Yalçın Akdoğan (2015–2016) Numan Kurtulmuş (2015–2016) Mehmet Şimşek (2015–2016) Lütfi Elvan (2015–2016) Tuğrul Türkeş (2015–2016)
Minister of Customs and Trade	Bülent Tüfenkci (2015–2016)
Minister of Culture and Tourism	Mahir Ünal (2015–2016)
Minister of Development	Cevdet Yılmaz (2015–2016)
Minister of Economy	Mustafa Elitaş (2015–2016)
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources	Berat Albayrak (2015–2016)
Minister of Environment and Urban Planning	Fatma Güldemet Sarı (2015–2016)
Minister of European Union Affairs	Volkan Bozkır (2015–2016)
Minister of Family and Social Policy	Sema Ramazanoğlu (2015–2016)
Minister of Finance	Naci Ağbal (2015–2016)
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock	Faruk Çelik (2015–2016)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (2015–2016)
Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs	Veysel Eroğlu (2015–2016)
Minister of Health	Mehmet Müezzinoğlu (2015–2016)
Minister of Interior	Efkan Ala (2015–2016)
Minister of Justice	Bekir Bozdağ (2015–2016)
Minister of National Defense	İsmet Yılmaz (2015–2016)
Minister of National Education	Nabi Avcı (2015–2016)
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Süleyman Soylu (2015–2016)
Minister of Science, Industry and Technology	Fikri Işık (2015–2016)
Minister of Transport and Communication	Binali Yıldırım (2015–2016)
Minister of Youth and Sports	Akif Çağatay Kılıç (2015–2016)