Erdogan’s new cabinet of seasoned leaders, who replaced 15 ministers out of the total 17 ministerial posts, promises both a reshuffle and continuity in the country’s internal and external policies
Most of the crucial cabinet posts – foreign, interior, defence and finance ministries – were reserved for widely respected personalities. /Photo: AA
Mehmet Simsek, a former top finance official under Erdogan in 2009-18, will lead the crucial treasury and finance ministry that formulates Turkish economic policy. Simsek also previously worked for some well-known international finance groups, including Merrill Lynch. In the tight May elections, none of the alliances could take the risk of losing the parliamentary majority due to possible resignations. But this broad cabinet overhaul does not mean a sign of disruption in terms of Erdogan’s pragmatic political style in regard to both internal and external policies, according to Cagri Erhan, a professor of international relations at Altinbas University.
Erhan refers to the fact that Fidan, Simsek and Cevdet Yilmaz, who was appointed as the country’s vice president, have their origins in Türkiye’s predominantly Kurdish-populated eastern region. This also means that Fidan’s appointment to the foreign ministry marks a general policy continuity, says Erhan.In April, Fidan, accompanied by Akar,
According to Erhan, it’s clear that his upcoming tenure as the country’s foreign minister shows “a logical continuity” in both Fidan’s career and Turkish foreign policy.In recent years, Turkish inflation has been hovering in two-digit numbers, and the lira has continued to lose value against the US dollar at considerable levels.
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