"Our president... approved the interim cabinet formed under the leadership of Prime Minister Mr Davutoglu," the presidency said after a nearly one-hour meeting between Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
The lawmakers are from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) -- which is the first time a Kurdish party has been represented in government.
The newly appointed cabinet will not have to seek a vote of confidence in the parliament according to the constitution. The president's approval is considered enough.
The repeat elections come after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) co-founded by Erdogan failed to win an overall majority in a June vote and subsequent talks to form a coalition government broke down.
The formation of a caretaker government to lead Turkey up to the polls is unprecedented in the country's political history -- never before have post-poll coalition talks ended without results.
The pro-Kurdish lawmakers are Ali Haydar Konca, who will act as EU affairs minister, and Muslum Dogan, tapped to be development minister, Davutoglu said in a press announcement.
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