Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was officially re-inaugurated as Turkey's leader on Saturday (June 3rd) for a third five-year term. In the evening, the head of state announced the composition of his government, almost completely reshuffled.
Mehmet Simsek, appointed Minister of Finance, is back in government. Hakan Fidan, who for 13 years headed the Turkish intelligence service MIT, takes over as head of Foreign Affairs. Ali Yerlikaya, until now prefect of Istanbul, replaced Süleyman Soylu.