Erdogan unveils new cabinet

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 05, 2023 12:10 am

ANKARA: Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday unveiled a new cabinet lineup, naming a powerful spy chief as foreign minister and market friendly Mehmet Simsek as finance minister, hours after swearing in for a third term as president.

Erdogan took oath of office in parliament after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule and promised to serve 'impartially.'

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