Turkish Prime Minister-designate Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on
Wednesday that Turkey's newly-elected President Abdullah Gul had
approved his new cabinet.
Erdogan, also chairman of the ruling Justice and Development
Party (AKP), said that the president has approved the 60th
government formed by him.
Turkish Prime
Minister-designate Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces his new cabinet
in Ankara, Turkey, August 29, 2007.
The moderate Islamic AKP successfully guarded its position as
ruling party in the 23rd parliamentary elections held on July 22
with 46.5 percent of votes.
Following the elections victory, Erdogan submitted resignation
for his 59th government to President Ahmed Necdet Sezer and
commenced on forming a new cabinet.
But the outgoing President Sezer had declined to approve
Erdogan's new cabinet list, leaving the decision to the new
president to be elected.
(Xinhua News Agency August 30, 2007)
