ERDOGAN WINS RE-ELECTION AS PRESIDENT AS 2ND TERM

The incumbent President and Chairman of AK Party, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, added another election victory to his political record with yesterday's win, which will enable him to serve the country for the next five years as the Republic's 13th president. The results are:

RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN ( AKP): 52,6%

MUHARREM INCE (CHP): 30,6%

SELAHHATTIN DEMIRTAS (HDP): 8,4%

MERAL AKSENER (IYI): 7,3%

TEMEL KARAMOLLAOGLU (SAADET): 0,9%

DOGU PERINCEK (VATAN): 0,2%

Turkish citizens also voted for parliement seats, other than president. The results are:

A] PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE

AKP (President Tayyip Erdogan)= 42,5% => 295 seats

MHP: 11,1%=>48 seats

B] NATION ALLIANCE

CHP: 22,6%=>147 seats

IYI: 10%=> 43 seats

SAADET:1,3%=> 0 seats

OTHERS

HDP: 11,7%=>67 seats

 

Transition to presidential system begins 

As of today, the government system of the country, which was been at work since the formation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, will begin to change from the parliamentary system to the presidential executive system. 

The constitutional changes necessary to switch the government from a parliamentary to a presidential system were approved by the public in last year's referendum on April 16. The most prominent change is that the government will now be headed by a president, rather a prime minister, as the post is now dismantled. 

In a sign of more streamlined governance, the number of ministers, who will be appointed by the president, will decrease from 21 to 16. The ministries will not be removed rather they will be combined, with the Foreign Ministry and European Union Ministry united under a single portfolio. 

The same is true for the Customs and Trade Ministry and Economy Ministry, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the Ministry of Family and Social Policies, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, the Ministry of Development, and the Ministry of Science, Industry, and Technology. With the new system, several organizations will now be organized as agencies, affiliated with the presidency, including the National Intelligence Agency (MİT), the Turkish Armed Forces General Staff, the Presidency of Defense Industry, the National Security Council, the Presidency of Strategy and Budget, the Presidency of Religious Affairs, the State Inspection Council and the Presidency of Communications. A separate hierarchy of agencies under the presidency will now run the government.

A new presidential administrative office will be founded to run the daily routine of the presidency. Four new offices are also being established to introduce a faster and more strategic decision-making process in governance. 

Offices on human resources, finance, investment and digital transformation will be established to supervise the state's human resources and institute the state's digital transformation to adapt to the digital age and fight cyberterrorism. Nine separate councils will develop, supervise and coordinate relevant policy suggestions. The main priority will be a more effectively run government by delegating responsibility with authority. One of the main focal points of the transformation of the state will be to institute a more effective economic management structure. The number of ministries linked to the running of the economy will be decreased from six and their responsibilities will be more clear-cut to better delineate their areas of influence. The many facets of counterterrorism will be channeled into a single and more organized structure for a better coordinated and more effective fight against terrorism.

News Date: 25 / 06 / 2018
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