His cabinet was dominated by Erdoğan's close allies such as Yalçın Akdoğan; this led to speculation that he would take a docile approach as prime minister while Erdoğan continued to pursue his own political agenda as president.
Kabinetnya didominasi oleh sekutu dekat Erdogan seperti Yalçın Akdoğan; hal ini menimbulkan spekulasi bahwa ia akan mengambil pendekatan "jinak" sebagai perdana menteri sementara itu Erdogan terus mengejar agenda politiknya sendiri sebagai presiden.