Recep Tayyip Erdogan & his son-in-law Berat Albayrak

Berat Albayrak, a son-in-law of Erdogan, has been appointed as the energy minister, while Ali Babacan, the once popular & powerful head of the economy, was not included in the list.

Albayrak became a member of the Parliament with the ruling AKP Party after the elections of 7 June 2015. 

On 24 November, he was apppointed Minister for Energy & Natural Ressources in the 64th Government of Turkey under the premiership of Ahmet Davutoğlu.

Albayrak also headed some important energy projects for Çalık, which is against current laws in present day Turkey as he is working for government as of 24 November 2015..