Turkey's PM Announces New Cabinet

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday unveiled Turkey's new cabinet after his Islamist-rooted party won a third straight term in power in the June 12 elections.

The line-up included 25 ministers, both outgoing cabinet members and newcomers, Erdogan told a press conference after President Abdullah Gul approved the list.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu retained his post, while Egemen Bagis, Turkey's chief negotiator in EU accession talks, was appointed to head the newly-established European Union ministry.

A newcomer, Ismet Yilmaz, took over the defense ministry from the veteran Vecdi Gonul.

Another newcomer, Naim Sahin, was appointed interior minister, while his predecessor Besir Atalay became one of the four deputy prime ministers.

The cabinet included only one woman -- Fatma Sahin, who was appointed family and social policies minister.