More than 30 heads of state attended the ceremony. During the swearing-in, members of the opposition parties expressed their protest.
Re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been sworn in for a new five-year term. He will adhere to the values of the secular republic and protect human rights, it said in the oath that the 69-year-old took on Saturday afternoon in the capital Ankara.
Erdogan received applause from his AK party and its partners, members of the opposition parties flouted the rules and did not stand up in protest. The ceremony ended with a 101 gun salute.
According to the state news agency Anadolu, more than 30 heads of state, including those from South Africa, Venezuela, Pakistan and Libya, took part in the swearing-in ceremony. According to NATO, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also traveled to Ankara.
A visit to the mausoleum of the founder of the secular republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, is planned in Ankara later on Saturday, according to the presidential office. In addition, Erdogan will take part in an inauguration ceremony in his presidential palace and receive visitors from abroad for a state dinner. The new cabinet will also be announced in the evening.
The decision on the occupation of the Ministry of Finance is awaited with great excitement. Inflation in Turkey is currently at 44 percent. Experts blame Erdogan’s interest rate policy for this. The lira had lost value after his re-election. The former economics minister and former deputy prime minister Mehmet Simsek is being traded as a candidate.
Erdogan was confirmed as president in a runoff election last Sunday with a good 52 percent of the vote. By May 14, his AK party and its partners had already won a majority in parliament. The election was considered unfair because of the AKP’s and Erdogan’s control over state resources and the country’s media.
Source: Stern
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