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26 December 2013 [10:14] - Today.Az


After a meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the new cabinet of ministers, Anadolu agency reported today.

??"Ten officials were appointed in the government, Erdogan said.

Ankara's MP Emrullah ?sler was appointed Deputy Prime Minister instead of Bekir Bozdag.

Bozdag was appointed Minister of Justice.

The MP from the ruling party Lutfi Elvan was appointed Minister of Transport, Shipping and Communications.

Ayshenur Islam was appointed Minister for Family and Social Policy.

Mevlut Cavusoglu will head the Ministry for EU Affairs.

Fikri Isik Bilim was appointed Minister for Science, Industry and Technology, while Gulluce Idris - Environmental and Urban Development Minister.

Akif Cagatay K?l?c was appointed Youth and Sports Ministry, Nihat Zeybekci - Economy Minister, Efkan Ala - Interior Minister.

Turkish Minister of Economy Zafer Caglayan, Interior Minister Muammer Guler, Minister of Environment and Urban Planning Erdogan Bayraktar involved in the corruption scandal, resigned on Wednesday.

Turkish police conducted special operations in Istanbul and Ankara on Dec.17, resulting in the arrest of 52 people that includes businessmen and sons of some ministers.

The businessmen are accused of corruption, smuggling and selling drugs.

Among those detained were the sons of some ministers, who are the members of Turkey's ruling party - Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan's son, Salih Kaan Caglayan and Interior Minister Muammar Guler's son Baris Guler, Minister for Urban Development and Environment Erdogan Bayraktar's son Oguz Bayraktar. All three were detained on suspicion of corruption.

Mayor of Istanbul's Fatih Municipality, Mustafa Demir, director general of Turkish Halkbank Suleyman Aslan and famous entrepreneur Ali Agaoglu were arrested during the same operation by police. Searches were conducted at Halkbank's office.

Mustafa Demir and Ali Agaoglu were released on Dec.21.


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