# 64th cabinet of Turkey

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.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally invited Ahmet Davutoğlu to form a government on 17 November 2015. 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.
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. The cabinet continued in office until a new government was formed by Davutoğlu's successor as AKP leader, Binali Yıldırım.

## 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.

## Composition

| Functions | Holder | 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. 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.