A cabinet shuffle took place in the Turkish capital of Ankara following a meeting between Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Anadolu reported.
A Justice and Development (AK) Party deputy from Mardin, Muammer Guler was appointed as the Interior Minister, Deputy Chairman of the AK Party and a deputy from Adana, Omer Celik was appointed as the Culture and Tourism Minister, an AK Party deputy from Eskisehir, Nabi Avci was appointed as the National Education Minister, while an AK Party deputy from Edirne, Mehmet Muezzinoglu was appointed as the Health Minister on Thursday.
Ministers Idris Naim Sahin, Ertugrul Gunay, Omer Dincer and Recep Akdag have been left out of the Turkish cabinet.