60th cabinet of Turkey

The second cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the cabinet of the government of Turkey from 29 August 2007 to 14 June 2011. It followed the first cabinet of Erdoğan. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Erdoğan III, which was formed following the 2011 elections.

Second Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cabinet II. Erdoğan Hükümeti
60th Cabinet of Turkey
29 August 2007 – 14 June 2011
Date formed	29 August 2007
Date dissolved	14 June 2011
People and organisations
Head of state	Abdullah Gül
Head of government	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
No. of ministers	27
Total no. of members	44
Member party	Justice and Development Party
Status in legislature	132-seat Single-party majority 341 / 550
Opposition party	Republican People's Party
Opposition leader	Deniz Baykal (2007-2010) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (2010 onwards)
History
Election	22 July 2007
Legislature term	23rd
Predecessor	Erdoğan I
Successor	Erdoğan III

Functions		Holder	Start	End
English title	Turkish title
Prime Minister	Başbakan	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	29 August 2007	14 June 2011
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State Responsible for Inter-ministerial Coordination, Human Rights and Cyprus	Başbakan Yardımcısı Devlet Bakanı	Cemil Çiçek	29 August 2007	14 June 2011
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State Responsible for Foundations and TRT	Başbakan Yardımcısı Devlet Bakanı	Hayati Yazıcı	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Bülent Arınç	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State Responsible for the Economy, Banking and Treasury	Başbakan Yardımcısı Devlet Bakanı	Nazım Ekren	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Ali Babacan	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Minister of State Responsible for Information Technology and the Alliance of Civilizations	Devlet Bakanı	Mehmet Aydın	29 August 2007	14 June 2011
Minister of State Responsible of Foreign Trade	Devlet Bakanı	Kürşad Tüzmen	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Minister of State Responsible for Women and Family	Devlet Bakanı	Nimet Çubukçu	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Selma Aliye Kavaf	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Minister of State Responsible of the Southeastern Anatolia Project	Devlet Bakanı	Cevdet Yılmaz	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Minister of State Responsible for Religious Affairs and the Turkish World	Devlet Bakanı	Mustafa Sait Yazıcıoğlu	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Faruk Çelik	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Minister of State Responsible for Youth and Sports	Devlet Bakanı	Murat Başesgioğlu	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Faruk Nafız Özak	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Minister of State Chief Negotiator with the European Union	Devlet Bakanı	Egemen Bağış	8 January 2009	14 June 2011
Minister of State Responsible for Customs, Istanbul 2010 and Social Protection	Devlet Bakanı	Hayati Yazıcı	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Dışişleri Bakanı	Ali Babacan	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Ahmet Davutoğlu	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Ministry of the Interior	İçişleri Bakanı	Beşir Atalay	29 August 2007	8 March 2011
		Osman Güneş¶	8 March 2011	14 June 2011
Ministry of Finance	Maliye Bakanı	Kemal Unakıtan	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Mehmet Şimşek	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Ministry of Justice	Adalet Bakanı	Mehmet Ali Şahin	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Sadullah Ergin	1 May 2009	8 March 2011
		Ahmet Kahraman¶	8 March 2011	14 June 2011
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı	Hilmi Güler	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Taner Yıldız	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Ministry of Agriculture	Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanı	Mehmet Mehdi Eker	29 August 2007	14 June 2011
Ministry of Culture and Tourism	Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı	Ertuğrul Günay	29 August 2007	14 June 2011
Ministry of Health	Sağlık Bakanı	Recep Akdağ	29 August 2007	14 June 2011
Ministry of National Education	Millî Eğitim Bakanı	Hüseyin Çelik	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Nimet Çubukçu	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Ministry of National Defense	Millî Savunma Bakanı	Vecdi Gönül	29 August 2007	14 June 2011
Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Sanayi ve Ticaret Bakanı	Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Nihat Ergün	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Ministry of Labour and Social Security	Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanı	Faruk Çelik	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Ömer Dinçer	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Ministry of Transport and Communication	Ulaştırma Bakanı	Binali Yıldırım	29 August 2007	8 March 2011
		Habip Soluk¶	8 March 2011	14 June 2011
Ministry of Public Works and Settlement	Bayındırlık ve İskân Bakanı	Faruk Nafız Özak	29 August 2007	1 May 2009
		Mustafa Demir	1 May 2009	14 June 2011
Ministry of Environment and Forestry	Çevre ve Orman Bakanı	Veysel Eroğlu	29 August 2007	14 June 2011

^¶ Nonpartisan minister appointed in accordance with the Article 114 of the constitution in the wake of 2011 elections

See also

• Cabinet of Turkey