Erdogan son-in-law named energy minister in new Turkey cabinet

24 Nov, 2015

ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday announced a new cabinet stacked with loyal allies of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, including his son-in-law Berat Albayrak who was named energy minister.

Another longstanding Erdogan ally, Binali Yildirim, was named transport minister but there was no space in the cabinet for former deputy premier Ali Babacan, a trusted figure in global financial markets.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2015

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