In the new era Erdogan enters the Turkeywith the swearing today of Parliament and tomorrow of the Turkish president, who is also preparing to announce his new government. The West is waiting for the first signals about Turkey’s stance, with the bargaining for Sweden’s NATO membership continuing.

The 600 elected members of the new Turkish parliament took a political oath under the gaze of the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was in the gallery.

The swearing-in of the president is expected to take place tomorrow, in the presence of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who is going to Ankara for two days, in order to bend ErdoÄŸan’s objections to Sweden’s accession to NATO until the crucial Vilnius Summit. While the Greek side will be represented by acting Foreign Minister Vassilis Kaskarelis

The composition of the new government is also expected to be announced tomorrow evening, with three top executives remaining without a portfolio, raising questions about what these changes signal. This is the Minister. of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Minister Defense Hulusi Akar and the Minister Suleiman Soilou Interiors.

Erdogan’s new cabinet

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mevlut Cavusoglu Outgoing Minister
Ibrahim Kalin New Minister

Ministry of Defense

Hulusi Akar Outgoing Minister
Yasar Guler New Minister

Ministry of Interior

Suleiman Soylou Outgoing Minister
Hakan Fidan New Minister

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Noureddin Nebat Outgoing Minister
Mehmet Simsek New Minister

The new Council of Ministers will give a first indication of how the new Erdogan government will move. If Ankara intends to converge towards the West or will continue the oriental bargaining for the inclusion of Sweden and the F16.

However, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, although one step before leaving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responds in a strong tone to the Swedish counterpart that he will hold Stockholm hostage until all its demands are met.

“Today’s NATO Foreign Ministers’ Summit in Oslo demonstrated the strong support of member states for Sweden’s NATO membership. This is a very clear message to Turkey and Hungary to start the process of ratifying Sweden’s NATO membership,” Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said in a tweet.

“A very clear message to our Swedish friends!
Fulfill your obligations under the Tripartite Memorandum and take concrete steps in the fight against terrorism.
The other issues will be settled only then,” wrote Mevlut Cavusoglu in turn.

About NATO’s race against time to prevent a “dangerous” message to its adversaries, a diplomat told the American network CNN: “”If the deadline is missed, it will send the message to people like Putin that there is a weak link in Western Alliance. It gives them time and space to cause trouble. These could be from cyber attacks to funding and encouraging more Koran-burning demonstrations to cause division in Sweden.”

With the economic thorn the biggest headache for Erdogan, the Turkish president appears to be handing the reins to Mehmet Simsek.

This choice is welcomed by the stock market, which registers a big rise, while Turkish risk premiums show a decline. In contrast, the Turkish lira continues its plunge, breaking yet another all-time low against the US currency, with the exchange rate standing at 21 lira to one dollar.