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
Ahmet Davutoğlu (; born 26 February 1959) is a Turkish academic, politician and former diplomat who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Turkey and Leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from 2014 to 2016. He previously served as ...
, won a
parliamentary majority of 84 in the
November 2015 general election with 317 seats in the
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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 ''
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.
Composition
Dissolution
The resignation of the cabinet was initially announced on 5 May 2016 by Prime Minister
Ahmet Davutoğlu
Ahmet Davutoğlu (; born 26 February 1959) is a Turkish academic, politician and former diplomat who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Turkey and Leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from 2014 to 2016. He previously served as ...
, 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.
References
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Members of the 64th government of Turkey
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2015 establishments in Turkey
Cabinets established in 2015
Cabinets disestablished in 2016
2016 disestablishments in Turkey