It is clear that Erdo\u011fan wants to build a relationship with U.S. President Trump through personal ties and telephone diplomacy. It is recalled from Trump\u2019s first term in office that he, too, sought to resolve certain issues through personal ties rather than institutional channels.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not the only thing the two leaders have in common. Both Trump and Erdo\u011fan place importance on family members having a say in the running of the country.<\/p>\n
In fact, Donald Trump\u2019s daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner, supported Trump\u2019s 2016 election campaign and served as senior advisors during his time in the White House.<\/p>\n
Although it has been claimed that Jared, the son-in-law, does not wish to serve at the White House at this time, reports in the American press also suggest that he is not opposed to the idea of serving as an advisor.<\/p>\n
During Trump\u2019s first term as president, Erdo\u011fan\u2019s son-in-law, Berat Abayrak, served in Erdo\u011fan\u2019s cabinet\u2014first as Minister of Energy and then as Minister of Treasury and Finance.<\/p>\n
In fact, the close friendship between Berat Albayrak and Trump\u2019s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, during that period was reported by both the Turkish and American media.<\/p>\n
The photo of Berat Albayrak with Trump\u2019s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in the Oval Office at the White House was also the subject of much discussion for a long time.<\/p>\n
Will Berat Albayrak return to the cabinet?<\/h3>\n
With all of this still fresh in people\u2019s minds, the question \u201cIs Berat Albayrak returning to the cabinet?\u201d came up once again in Turkey following Trump\u2019s election victory.<\/p>\n
In fact, President Erdo\u011fan had hinted at a cabinet reshuffle in remarks he made to reporters upon his return from visits to Albania and Serbia, which he had made prior to the U.S. presidential election.<\/p>\n
Erdo\u011fan said that the changes that began following the party\u2019s failure in the local elections would not be limited to the party leadership but would also extend to the cabinet \u201cNow, in this new phase, just as there may be some changes among the deputy chairpersons, we will also assess the situation in the cabinet accordingly. There may be some changes there as well.\u201d<\/em> s<\/strong>He had explained it in essence.<\/p>\n Last July, Erdo\u011fan dismissed Mehmet \u00d6zhaseki, Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, and Fahrettin Koca, Minister of Health, and appointed Murat Kurum as Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, and Prof. Dr. Kemal Memi\u015fo\u011flu, the Istanbul Provincial Health Director, to the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n However, talk had already begun in Ankara political circles that the outcome of the U.S. elections would be awaited before a more extensive cabinet reshuffle\u2014which was expected\u2014could take place.<\/p>\n It is claimed that the cabinet reshuffle, which had been put on hold following Trump\u2019s election as president, could take place at the end of December.<\/p>\n It is well known that certain policies implemented by Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet \u015eim\u015fek\u2014which have sparked widespread public backlash against the AK Party, particularly due to austerity measures\u2014have also caused unease within the party. It had also been reported behind the scenes that many party members at the K\u0131z\u0131lcahamam camp had pointed to \u015eim\u015fek as the reason for the party\u2019s failure in the local elections.<\/p>\n However, according to the scenario being discussed behind the scenes in Ankara, the decision to remove \u015eim\u015fek from office will be postponed until the 2025 minimum wage is set. Indeed, it is known that in all discussions with international financial institutions and the IMF, assurances were given that there would be \u2018no concessions\u2019 on the minimum wage and that a minimum wage consistent with the 2025 inflation target in the Medium-Term Program (OVP) would be set.<\/p>\n For this reason, it is claimed that Mehmet \u015eim\u015fek could be removed from office after the minimum wage is set, and that the resulting public backlash would be directed at \u015eim\u015fek, thereby paving the way for Berat Albayrak\u2019s return to the cabinet.<\/p>\n It is reported that, on the one hand, Erdo\u011fan will seek solutions to international issues through his direct relationship with Trump, while on the other hand, efforts will be made to gain the trust of U.S. financial circles through the personal contacts that Berat Albayrak will establish with Trump\u2019s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.<\/p>\n However, there is also talk behind the scenes that the cabinet reshuffle will not be limited to Mehmet \u015eim\u015fek. Among the scenarios being discussed is the possibility that certain individuals who would fit into Trump\u2019s new cabinet could also join the cabinet.<\/p>\n As you may recall, in 2019, the Trump administration targeted Turkey\u2019s operation in Syria as part of the \u201cOperation Peace Spring,\u201d adding then-Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar, Interior Minister S\u00fcleyman Soylu, and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih D\u00f6nmez to its sanctions list.<\/p>\n In fact, none of these three figures secured a position in the cabinet Erdo\u011fan formed following the May 2023 elections.<\/p>\n It is reported that while making changes to his cabinet, Erdo\u011fan will also take into account the sensitivities of the White House administration in this regard and may exclude from the cabinet those whose inclusion could trigger a potential crisis.<\/p>\n On the other hand, even if he does not join Trump\u2019s new cabinet, Elon Musk\u2014the founder of SpaceX and owner of the X platform\u2014is expected to be one of the key figures in Trump\u2019s new term.<\/p>\n Musk, who has mobilized both his personal fortune and X for Trump\u2019s campaign, is known for his ventures in artificial intelligence and innovative technologies, particularly in the field of space technology.<\/p>\n Elon Musk, who has previously visited Turkey and met with Erdo\u011fan, will play a key role in shaping some of Trump\u2019s policies. Among the scenarios being discussed in Ankara is the possibility that Sel\u00e7uk Bayraktar\u2014Erdo\u011fan\u2019s son-in-law, who is known for his investments in these areas\u2014could join the cabinet in the new administration.<\/p>\n As a result, there is talk that this could not only help Sel\u00e7uk Bayraktar\u2014who is among the top names mentioned as potential successors to Erdo\u011fan\u2014get a foot in the door of politics, but also lay the groundwork for him to collaborate with Elon Musk on certain joint investment projects. Following Donald Trump\u2019s victory in the U.S. presidential election, it is claimed that Erdo\u011fan will realign his cabinet to be \u2018in line with Trump.\u2019.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":278835,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gundem"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278833"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278840,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278833\/revisions\/278840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\u201cA minimum wage is expected\u201d<\/h3>\n
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Is a cabinet with two prime ministers on the horizon?<\/h3>\n
\nThe person Erdo\u011fan trusts to help manage public reaction to the cabinet with two sons-in-law is his coalition partner, Devlet Bah\u00e7eli. It is believed that Bah\u00e7eli\u2019s support, should such a decision be made, would be effective in calming public reaction.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"