ANKARA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Prime Minister-designate Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's newly-elected President Abdullah Gul had approved his new cabinet.

    Erdogan, also chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said that the president has approved the 60th government formed by him.

    The moderate Islamic AKP successfully guarded its position as ruling party in the 23rd parliamentary elections held on July 22 with 46.5 percent of votes.

    Following the elections victory, Erdogan submitted resignation for his 59th government to President Ahmed Necdet Sezer and commenced on forming a new cabinet.

    But the outgoing President Sezer had declined to approve Erdogan's new cabinet list, leaving the decision to the new president to be elected.

Turkish Prime Minister-designate Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces his new cabinet in Ankara, Turkey, August 29, 2007. Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's newly-elected President Abdullah Gul had approved his new cabinet. (Xinhua/Anatolia)    
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    Line-up of Turkey's new cabinet led Erdogan

    ANKARA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following is the line-up of Turkey's 60th government led by Prime Minister-designate Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which was approved by Turkey's newly-elected President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday:

    Prime Minister: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

    State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister: Cemil Cicek

    State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister: Hayati Yazici

    State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister: Nazim Ekren

    Justice Minister: Mehmet Ali Sahin

    Defense Minister: Vecdi Gonul

    Interior Minister: Besir Atalay

    Foreign Minister: Ali Babacan

    Finance Minister: Kemal Unakitan

    Education Minister: Huseyin Celik

    Public Works and Housing Minister: Faruk Nafiz Ozak

    Health Minister: Recep Akdag

    Transportation Minister: Binali Yildirim

    Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister: Mehmet Mehdi Eker

    Labor and Social Security Minister: Faruk Celik

    Industry and Trade Minister: Mehmet Zafer Caglayan

    Energy and Natural Resources Minister: Mehmet Hilmi Guler

    Culture and Tourism Minister: Ertugrul Gunay

    Environment and Forestry Minister: Veysel Eroglu

    State Minister: Mehmet Aydin

    State Minister: Murat Basesgioglu

    State Minister: Kursad Tuzmen

    State Minister: Nimet Cubukcu

    State Minister: Mehmet Simsek

    State Minister: Mustafa Said Yazicioglu.