Justice and Development Party (AK Party) revealed Monday its newly-elected Central Executive Board (MYK) after a meeting by Central Decision and Executive Board led by the party's new Chairman, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Party's new Spokesperson Mahir Ünal revealed the names of the new party deputy chairmen, who will assist President Erdoğan.
Accordingly, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and the former party Chairman will now serve as the Vice Chairman of the party.
Newly elected deputy chairmen are as follows: Deputy Chairman in charge of Political and Legal Affairs Hayati Yazıcı; Deputy Chairman in charge of Organization Mustafa Ataş; Deputy Chairman in charge of Election Affairs Ahmet Sorgun; Deputy Chairman in charge of Public and Media Affairs and Party Spokesperson Mahir Ünal; Deputy Chairman in charge of Foreign Affairs Mehmet Mehdi Eker; Deputy Chairman in charge of Social Policies Öznur Çalık; Deputy Chairman in charge of Local Administrations Erol Kaya; Deputy Chairman in charge of Economy Cevdet Yılmaz; Deputy Chairman in charge of Civil Society and Public Affairs Fatih Şahin; Deputy Chairman in charge of Human Rights Ravza Kavakçı Kan; Deputy Chairman in charge of Financial Affairs Vedat Demiröz; Deputy Chairman in charge of Environment, Deputy Chairman in charge of Urban, and Culture Çiğdem Karaaslan; Deputy Chairman in charge of Research and Development Hamza Dağ; General Secretary Abdulhamit Gül.
After the substaintial change in the party administration, the eyes have now turned to whether or not there will be significant changes to the Cabinet.
Meanwhile, President Erdoğan will address the parliamentary group of AK Party Tuesday, the group's deputy chairman said Monday.
"Mr. President, if deemed suitable, always has a right to address the [parliamentary] group as the chairman of the AK Party," Mustafa Elitaş told journalists ahead of the party's MKYK meeting.
Erdoğan was reelected as the party chairman with the votes of 1,414 party delegates at an extraordinary congress on May 21.
Less than three years after giving up the post, a revised Constitution passed in last month's public referendum gave Erdoğan the chance to return to the party helm at the extraordinary party congress in the capital Ankara.
The new Constitution restores to presidents the right to belong to a political party, a right enjoyed by Turkey's first three presidents, including the republic's founder M. Kemal Atatürk.