The Reuters news agency drew attention to 5 names in Erdogan’s new cabinet

After President Erdogan announced his new cabinet yesterday, the British news agency Reuters prepared a remarkable analysis.

The agency, which relays developments to its subscribers and readers moment by moment, said: “After the elections held in May, Erdogan, who held power well beyond 20 years, announced his new government, including the new minister of Economy and the new minister of Foreign Relations.. This way we can define the key names that stand out from the new cabinet”, and called attention to 5 names.

HERE ARE THE “5 KEY NAMES” OF THE CABIN ACCORDING TO REUTERS

MEHMET ŞİMŞEK – MINISTER OF ECONOMY

In the news, “Former economy minister Şimşek became Minister of Finance and Economy. He was highly respected by the financial markets between 2009 and 2018, when he served as a minister and deputy prime minister. His appointment was seen as a sign of a change in the low-interest policy that had been followed for years. Before his political career, Şimşek worked as an economist at the US Embassy in Ankara and later at Merrill Lynch.

Şimşek commented: “As an advocate of reforms that emphasize a pragmatic stance and growth, he supports attracting foreign investors.”

HAKAN FIDAN – MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Reuters made notable comments about Fidan, who has been appointed to replace Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, one of the names who has served as foreign minister for the longest time.

The report recalled that “Fidan, who is one of Erdoğan’s closest people, was director of MIT since 2010 and before that, he was an adviser to Erdoğan during his tenure as prime minister.” It was also recalled that Fidan came to the fore with the secret peace talks between MIT and the PKK in Oslo.

YAŞAR GULER- MINISTER OF DEFENSE

It was noted that 69-year-old Yaşar Güler, who was appointed Defense Minister, has served in the military for 49 years and has served as Chief of General Staff since 2018.

Recalling that he was appointed after former Defense Minister Hulusi Akar became Defense Minister, it was claimed that Güler led the army in the Syrian operations in 2019 and 2020 and participated in the operations in Iraq.

CEVDET YILMAZ- VICE PRESIDENT

Yılmaz was commented as “a traditional economic administrator”. In the analysis, it was recalled that Yılmaz previously served as Minister of Development and Deputy Prime Minister.

ALI YERLIKAYA – MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR

Ali Yerlikaya, who has been in office since 2018, has been said to have succeeded Süleyman Soylu as Governor of Istanbul. It was also recalled in the news that Yerlikaya had previously served in Gaziantep, Tekirdağ and Şırnak.