Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rejected the possibility of changes within the Cabinet one day after he officially rejoined the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
Erdoğan said the issue of a reshuffling of the Cabinet did not come up during a recent meeting with Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım.
“There is no such thing on the agenda of the government now,” Erdoğan said.
On Tuesday, Erdoğan signed a membership form and once again joined the ranks of the AKP since a referendum held on April 16 enabled him to join a political party.
Turkey approved a constitutional package in a referendum on April 16 with 51.4 percent of the vote allowing Erdoğan to retain his ties to the AKP and switching the country to an executive presidency. Following the vote, there were rumors about a possible Cabinet reshuffle.
The AKP will also hold an extraordinary party convention on May 21 where Erdoğan is expected to run as the only candidate for AKP leadership.
Erdoğan was among the founders of the AKP in 2001 and served as its leader and as prime minister from March 2003 to August 2014, when he was elected president.
In Turkey’s former system, the president has to be impartial and sever ties with their political party after being elected to the top state post; however, Erdoğan was being criticized for still acting like the AKP leader.
