Erdogan names new cabinet with son-in-law as finance minister Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveils a new-look cabinet after being sworn in for new term, with his son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, being given the crucial post of finance minister. In another key change, army chief of staff, General Hulusi Akar, is joining the government as defence minister. Mevlut Cavusoglu is keeping the post of Foreign Minister.