Executive: Council of Ministers is appointed by the President of the Republic on the advice of the Prime Minister.  The present government is a coalition consisting of the senior partner left-of-centre Republican Turkish Party-United Forces (CTP-BG) and the junior coalition partner centre-right Democrat Party (DP).
	Prime Minister HE Mr. Ferdi Sabit SOYER  (CTP)
	Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Serdar DENKTAŞ  (DP)	Minister of Interior Mr. Özkan MURAT (CTP)
	Minister of Finance Mr. Ahmet UZUN (CTP)	Minister of Education & Culture  Mrs. Canan ÖZTOPRAK  (CTP)
	Minister of Economy & Tourism Mr. Derviş K. DENIZ (DP)	Min. of Public Works & Transport Mr. Salih USAR  (CTP)
	Minister of Health & Social Works Mr. Eşref VAIZ (CTP)	Min. of Works & Social Security  Mr. Sonay ADEM (CTP)
	Min. of Agriculture & Forestry Mr. Hüseyin Yalçın ÖZTOPRAK  (DP)	Minister of Sports & Youth Mr. Özkan YORGANCIOĞLU  (CTP)
	The previous government