The first cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan took office on 14 March 2003. He succeeded to the government Gul, who was in office since 18 November 2002.
After the victory of the Justice and Development (AK Party) at the parliamentary elections of 22 July 2007 and the presidential election of Abdullah Gül, who took office on 28 August, on the same day Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan created a new parliament. Many of the former cabinet members were not carried over.
Functions Holder Start End English title Turkish title Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gül 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Şahin 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Deputy Prime Minister Abdüllatif Şener 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Minister of State Ali Babacan 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Minister of State Nimet Çubukçu 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Minister of State Mehmet Aydın 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Minister of State Kürşad Tüzmen 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Minister of State Beşir Atalay 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of Justice Cemil Çiçek 14 March 2003 8 May 2007 Fahri Kasırga 8 May 2007 28 August 2007 Ministry of National Defense Mehmet Vecdi Gönül 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of the Interior Abdülkadir Aksu 14 March 2003 8 May 2007 Osman Güneş 8 May 2007 28 August 2007 Ministry of Finance Kemal Unakıtan 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of National Education Hüseyin Çelik 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of Public Works and Settlement Faruk Nafız Özak 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of Health Recep Akdağ 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of Transport and Communication Binali Yıldırım 14 March 2003 8 May 2007 İsmet Yılmaz 8 May 2007 28 August 2007 Ministry of Agriculture Mehmet Mehdi Eker 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of Labour and Social Security Murat Başesgioğlu 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of Industry and Commerce Ali Coşkun 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Mehmet Hilmi Güler 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of Culture and Tourism Atilla Koç 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Ministry of Environment and Forestry Osman Pepe 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Nonpartisan minister appointed in accordance with the Article 114 of the constitution in the wake of 2007 elections
See also Cabinet of Turkey