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Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in on Monday for his second term as President of Turkey. On June 24, the re-elected leader was sworn in for the next five-year term in the capital, Ankara. Erdogan will have more power through the controversial new presidential system than any of his predecessors in recent decades.
02:12, July 10, 2018
[19659008] He swears "in my honor" to work impartially to fulfill his duty, said Mr. Erdogan during swearing in Parliament. At a subsequent celebration at the presidential palace in Ankara, he described the profound change that accompanies the new presidential system as a "fresh start".
He will be president of all 81 million Turks, said Erdogan. "We do not want to be lords, but servants of the people," the head of state said. Erdogan then introduced the first cabinet under the new system. The new finance minister will be his son-in-law Berat Albayrak. The new Defense Minister will be Chief of Staff Hulusi Akar. Mevlüt Cavusoglu remains Minister of Foreign Affairs. The former head of the Department of Civil Protection, Fuat Oktay, becomes the only vice-president.
One of the most important changes is the incorporation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is also expected that former Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will become Speaker of Parliament.
The appointment of Albayrak as finance minister was a surprise. The Turkish lira lost 3.5% of its value against the dollar after the announcement of the post. Albayrak is the husband of the eldest daughter of Erdogan, Ezra, and former Minister of Energy.
After the oath, several thousand guests attended a pompous ceremony at the Presidential Palace. According to government media, there were 22 presidents and 28 prime ministers, but only a few from Europe. Instead, Turkey's main allies from Russia, South America, Africa and the Middle East were represented, including Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. . Erdogan arrived in a pink embossed limousine and was greeted with 101 hops.
In a short speech, he promised Turkey a "restart". In the new era, Turkey will "improve in all areas, from democracy to fundamental rights and freedoms, from business to big investments," he promised. He wanted to be the president of all the 81 million Turks.
The ceremony for the new government was overshadowed by the train crash of 24 dead and hundreds wounded in northwestern Turkey. Erdogan said that a planned dance and laser show had been canceled due to the accident.
The new Turkish presidential system had been adopted in a referendum last year. In the new system, the head of state is at the same time the head of government and holds all the executive power. Erdogan can then presidential decrees even without the special rights of a state of emergency, which prevails in Turkey since the attempted coup d'état two years ago.
Shortly before Erdogans swore by decree, more than 18,500 civil servants were fired. They are accused of "links with terrorist organizations". The head of state had promised to lift the state of emergency before the elections.
The critical newspaper Cumhuriyet wrote Monday on the beginning of a "unitary regime of man alone". In the government newspaper "Yeni Safak", however, there was talk of a "historical day".
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