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Turkish President Erdogan approves new cabinet after election


    ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan approved on Tuesday a new cabinet led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu following the Nov. 1 parliamentary election where the AK Party regained the single-party rule it had lost in a June 7 vote.

    The announcement was made in a statement from Erdogan's office.

    (Reporting by Ercan Gurses; Writing by Daren Butler; editing by David Dolan)