Turkey's new executive branch will be officially launched on July 9th, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is sworn in and announces his next government, while legislative work to further harmonize existing laws with the new model of government is still ongoing.
Prior to the swearing-in, the current government issued a 74-article decree, which stipulates the transfer of certain powers of the cabinet to the president in accordance with the change, abolishing the office of the prime minister.
Parliament had given the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) cabinet the power to issue decrees without a parliamentary decree before the June 24 elections to ensure the implementation of the new executive system provided for in the constitutional amendment before the inauguration. of the President.
About 5.000 articles will be amended and all the terms of the "prime minister" will be removed and replaced by the "president".
The government will soon issue another decree to repeal all laws that define the organizational structure of ministries, as ministries will be appointed by the president-elect. The new ministries and their structures will be set up with the first presidential decree to be announced by Erdogan on July 9th after taking office.
In order to avoid any differences in the executive system, the cabinet will issue legislative acts to ensure the mandate of all institutions until the new system is fully completed.
Under the new system of government, Turkey will have 16 ministries, nine presidential councils and four offices under Erdogan.
Road map
Following the swearing-in ceremony of 600 newly elected lawmakers on July 7th and 8th, President Erdogan was sworn in as President on July 9th at 4:30 p.m. Turkish local time in front of the parliament, thus marking the official inauguration of the new presidential system.
After the ceremony in the parliament, Erdoάνan will host a big reception at the presidential complex at 6:00 pm, where he will make his first statement in front of representatives of foreign diplomatic missions based in Ankara, MPs and prominent business figures. culture and sports, as well as members of the press.
His speech is scheduled to focus on the "importance of government transformation" and the priorities that its new government will focus on, while also addressing how the new administration will work.
After the reception, Erdogan is expected to announce the members of his office, as well as other officials who will take positions in relevant presidential agencies and offices at 9.00 pm. on July 9th.
AKP to announce a candidate
On July 7th, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is expected to hold the first meeting of the new Erdogan-led parliamentary group, with 295 AKP lawmakers in attendance. During the meeting, Erdogan is expected to announce outgoing Prime Minister Binili Gildrim as the AKP candidate for parliament speaker.
The leaders of the AKP parliamentary groups are also expected to be announced on the same day.