Turkey lines up cabinet with Erdogan’s son-in-law in key post

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu unveiled on 24 November 2015 a new cabinet which was seen by media as full of loyal allies of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - including his son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, who was named energy minister.

The announcement of the new lineup comes after the snap election on 1 November 2015 where the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), co-founded by Erdoğan, regained the majority it had unexpectedly lost in the June 2015 general election.

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Deutsche Welle, 24.11.15: Turkey presents new cabinet stacked with Erdogan allies http://dw.com/p/1HC0m

France24, 24.11.15: Turkey reveals new cabinet with Erdogan's son-in-law in key post http://www.france24.com/en/20151124-turkey-new-cabinet-davutoglu-erdogan-son-law-key-post

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The Wall Street Journal, 24.11.15: Turkish President Approves New Government http://www.wsj.com/articles/turkish-president-approves-new-government-1448376833

Today's Zaman, 25.11.15: PM Davutoğlu: Turkey favors market-friendly reforms, executive presidency http://www.todayszaman.com/national_pm-davutoglu-turkey-favors-market-friendly-reforms-executive-presidency_405294.html

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