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, won a parliamentary majority of 84 in the November 2015 general election with 317 seats in the Grand National Assembly 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 Sabah newspaper, involved a new 'Migration Ministry' to deal with the European migrant crisis.
Composition Functions Holder Start End Prime Minister 28 August 2014 24 May 2016 Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Deputy Prime Minister Tuğrul Türkeş 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Deputy Prime Minister Lütfi Elvan 24 November 2015 24 May 2016Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of the Interior Efkan Ala 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Finance Naci Ağbal 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Justice Bekir Bozdağ 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Faruk Çelik 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Culture and Tourism Mahir Ünal 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Health Mehmet Müezzinoğlu 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of National Education Nabi Avcı 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of National Defence İsmet Yılmaz 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology Fikri Işık 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Labour and Social Security Süleyman Soylu 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication Binali Yıldırım 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Family and Social Policy Sema Ramazanoğlu 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of European Union Affairs Volkan Bozkır 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Economic Affairs Mustafa Elitaş 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Youth and Sports Akif Çağatay Kılıç 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Development Cevdet Yılmaz 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Customs and Trade Bülent Tüfenkci 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning Fatma Güldemet Sarı 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Ministry of Forest and Water Management Veysel Eroğlu 24 November 2015 24 May 2016
Dissolution The resignation of the cabinet was initially announced on 5 May 2016 by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, 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.
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