64th cabinet of Turkey
The Third Davutoğlu Cabinet is the 64th government of the Republic of Turkey. The government came into effect after the Justice and Development Party (AKP), led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, won a parliamentary majority of 84 in the November 2015 general election with 317 seats in the Grand National Assembly and 49.5% of the vote.
Third Davutoğlu Cabinet III. Davutoğlu Hükümeti | |
|---|---|
64th Cabinet of Turkey | |
| 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 | |
| Date formed | 24 November 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 24 May 2016 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Head of government | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Member party | Justice and Development Party |
| Status in legislature | 84-seat single-party majority 317 / 550 |
| Opposition party | Republican People's Party |
| Opposition leader | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1 November 2015 |
| Legislature term(s) | 26th |
| Predecessor | 2015 Interim election cabinet |
| Successor | Yıldırım |
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally invited Ahmet Davutoğlu to form a government on 17 November 2015. Amid delays in the formal inauguration that were attributed to disagreements between Erdoğan and Davutoğlu on the government's composition, the government was finalised and accepted on 24 November 2015.
On 22 May 2016, Davutoğlu submitted the government's resignation on behalf of the cabinet to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after stepping down as leader of the AKP following reports of disagreements with Erdoğan. The cabinet continued in office until a new government was formed by Davutoğlu's successor as AKP leader, Binali Yıldırım.