Turkey forms provisional government
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) shakes hands with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after approving his interim cabinet on August 28, 2015. Photo: AFP
(VOVworld) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday approved the makeup of the provisional government that will run the country until November 1 elections, including for the first time pro-Kurdish MPs. The presidency said in a statement after a nearly one-hour meeting between Erdogan and Premier Ahmet Davutoglu that an interim cabinet was approved under the leadership of Prime Minister Mr Davutoglu. The two pro-Kurdish lawmakers are from the People's Democratic Party (HDP), marking the first time a Kurdish party has been represented in the government. The cabinet spots are divided up according to the parties' share of seats in parliament – with 11 going to AKP, five to the second-placed Republican People's Party (CHP) and three a piece to the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).