Yorgancıoğlu cabinet

Yorgancıoğlu cabinet was the government of Northern Cyprus between 2 September 2013 and 16 July 2015. It was formed after the 2013 parliamentary election, with the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) as the senior partner and the Democratic Party (DP) as the junior partner.

Yorgancıoğlu cabinet
Yorgancıoğlu Hükümeti

25th Cabinet of Northern Cyprus
2 September 2013 – 16 July 2015
Date formed2 September 2013
Date dissolved16 July 2015
People and organisations
Head of stateDerviş Eroğlu (until April 2015)
Mustafa Akıncı (after April 2015)
Head of governmentÖzkan Yorgancıoğlu
No. of ministers10
Member partiesRepublican Turkish Party (CTP)
Democratic Party (DP)
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyNational Unity Party
Opposition leaderHüseyin Özgürgün
History
Election28 July 2013
Legislature term14th
PredecessorSiber
SuccessorKalyoncu

Composition

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The initial composition of the cabinet was as seen below:[1]

Office Name Party
Prime Minister Özkan Yorgancıoğlu CTP
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy, Tourism, Culture and Sports Serdar Denktaş DP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami CTP
Ministry of Finance Zeren Mungan CTP
Ministry of Interior Teberrüken Ulucay CTP
Ministry of Labor and Social Security Aziz Gürpınar CTP
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Energy Önder Sennaroğlu CTP
Minister of Health Ahmet Gülle CTP
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Hamit Bakırcı DP
Ministry of National Education Mustafa Arabacıoğlu DP
Ministry of Transport and Public Works Ahmet Kaşif DP

Arabacıoğlu, the Minister of National Education, resigned on 23 September 2014, citing a lack of system, and according to Kıbrıs Postası, problems with transferring teachers to schools and students to colleges.[2] On 8 October 2014, the Central Administrative Board of the DP convened and decided to remove Kaşif and Bakırcı from their posts as well. Özdemir Berova became the new Minister of National Education, Hasan Taçoy the new Minister of Transport and Public Works and Hakan Dinçyürek the new Minister of Environment and Natural Resources.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "YENİ KABİNEYİ TANIYALIM" (in Turkish). Yeni Düzen. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Eğitim Bakanı Mustafa Arabacıoğlu Bakanlık'tan istifa etti..." (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Kaşif ve Bakırcı görevden alındı, yeni bakanlar atandı!" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.