Erdoğan names AK Party's new executive board members
After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was reelected as head of AK Party on Saturday, AK Party's new 50-member Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) had gathered in capital Ankara to determine the new MYK tasked with assisting Erdoğan as the party's deputy chairmen.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 19 August 2018
- Modified Date: 12:00 | 19 August 2018
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday named members of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Executive Board (MYK).
The 16-member strong MYK now has nine new names.
AK Party's new 50-member Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) had gathered in capital Ankara to determine the new MYK tasked with assisting Erdogan as the party's deputy chairmen.
Former Culture and Tourism minister Numan Kurtulmuş was assigned as acting chairman while Ömer Çelik, former minister of Turkey's EU Affairs, is now AK Party's new spokesman.
Other MYK members include Hayati Yazıcı, Erkan Kandemir, Fatih Şahin, Vedat Demiröz, Ali Ihsan Yavuz, Mahir Ünal, Cevdet Yılmaz, Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, Mehmet Özhaseki, Lütfi Elvan, Julide Sarıeroğlu, Hamza Dağ, Leyla Şahin Usta and Çiğdem Kararaslan.
Earlier Saturday, Erdoğan was reelected as head of AK Party after he secured the votes of 1,380 delegates at the party's 6th ordinary congress in capital Ankara.
A total of 29 new names were elected in the MKYK.
Central Disciplinary Board (MDK), Intra-Party Democracy and Arbitration Board, and Political Virtue and Ethics Board members were also determined by the delegates.