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Türkiye

Republic of Türkiye

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Names and offices are verified on the Presidency's cabinet page (titles translated from Turkish; the English page at tccb.gov.tr/en/cabinet/ failed with a redirect loop). Party affiliations and start dates come from Wikipedia.

Head of state and government
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPresident
Government
67th Government of Türkiye (Fifth Erdoğan Cabinet)Since 3 Jun 2023
System
Presidential republicCapital: Ankara
UN e-government rank
27 of 193EGDI 2024

Türkiye is a presidential republic[1]. The President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is both head of state and head of government[3]. Govpedia records 19 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Ankara
Region
Western Asia
Area
783,562 km²
Language
Turkish
Currency
Turkish lira (₺)
People
Turkish
Calling code
+90
Internet domain
.tr

Leadership

Who leads the state

Executive

67th Government of Türkiye (Fifth Erdoğan Cabinet)

19 of 19 verified on official pages

Cabinet seats by party

  • Justice and Development12
  • Independent7

In the presidential system the President leads both the state and the government; ministers are appointed by the President and are not members of parliament. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[7]

2024

0.891rank 27 of 193

  • Online services0.923
  • Human capital0.919
  • Telecom infrastructure0.832

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Akın Gürlek replaces Yılmaz Tunç as Minister of Justice, by decree in the Official Gazette.[4][6]

    Sourced
  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Mustafa Çiftçi replaces Ali Yerlikaya as Minister of the Interior, by decree in the Official Gazette.[4][6]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    Cumhurbaşkanı

    Presidency of the Republic of TürkiyeOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    67th cabinet of Turkey

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kabinesi

    Presidency of the Republic of TürkiyeOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
  7. [7]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026