The cabinet of Abdullah Gül took office on 19 November 2002. He succeeded to the fifth government of Bülent Ecevit.
After the Justice and Development Party (AKP) became the biggest party in the general elections of 2002, its leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could not be prime minister because of a previous conviction and bar from politics. So the second person in the party, Abdullah Gül, formed the 58th government of Turkey. After the legal and political problems for Erdoğan had been eliminated, Abdullah Gül stepped aside and became the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the next government while Erdoğan became prime minister.
Functions Holder Start End English title Turkish title Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Abdüllatif Şener 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Şahin 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Deputy Prime Minister Ertuğrul Yalçınbayır 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of State Mehmet Aydın 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of State Beşir Atalay 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of State Ali Babacan 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of State Kürşad Tüzmen 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Justice Cemil Çiçek 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of National Defense Mehmet Vecdi Gönül 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of the Interior Abdülkadir Aksu 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Foreign Affairs Yaşar Yakış 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Finance Kemal Unakıtan 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of National Education Erkan Mumcu 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Public Works and Settlement Zeki Ergezen 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Health Recep Akdağ 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Transport and Communication Binali Yıldırım 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Agriculture Sami Güçlü 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Labour and Social Security Murat Başesgioğlu 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Industry and Commerce Ali Coşkun 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Mehmet Hilmi Güler 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Culture Hüseyin Çelik 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Tourism Güldal Akşit 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Forestry Osman Pepe 19 November 2002 12 March 2003 Minister of Environment İmdat Sütlüoğlu 19 November 2002 12 March 2003
See also
Cabinet of Turkey
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