The first cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan took office on 14 March 2003. He succeeded to the government Gul, who was in office since 18 November 2002.

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First Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cabinet I. Erdoğan Hükümeti
59th Cabinet of Turkey
14 March 2003 – 28 August 2007
Date formed	14 March 2003
Date dissolved	28 August 2007
People and organisations
Head of state	Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Head of government	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
No. of ministers	24
Total no. of members	26
Member party	Justice and Development Party
Status in legislature	180-seat Single-party majority 365 / 550
Opposition party	Republican People's Party
Opposition leader	Deniz Baykal
History
Election(s)	3 November 2002 9 March 2003 (by-election)
Legislature term(s)	22nd
Predecessor	Gül
Successor	Erdoğan II

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After the victory of the Justice and Development (AK Party) at the parliamentary elections of 22 July 2007 and the presidential election of Abdullah Gül, who took office on 28 August, on the same day Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan created a new parliament. Many of the former cabinet members were not carried over.

^¶ Nonpartisan minister appointed in accordance with the Article 114 of the constitution in the wake of 2007 elections

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