Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician of Georgian[a] origin. He is the 12th and current President of Turkey, he took office in 2014. Before that, he was the Prime Minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014. He is the chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party since 2001 which he founded that year. Erdoğan was Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998.[2]
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | |
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| 12th President of Turkey | |
| Assumed office 28 August 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu (2014–16) Binali Yıldırım (2016–18) |
| Vice President | Fuat Oktay (2018–2023) Cevdet Yılmaz (2023–present) |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Gül |
| Leader of the Justice and Development Party | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Binali Yıldırım |
| In office 14 August 2001 – 27 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| 25th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 14 March 2003 – 28 August 2014 | |
| President | |
| Deputy | Cabinet I (2003–07)
Cabinet II (2007–11)
Cabinet III (2011–14)
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| Preceded by | Abdullah Gül |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| 28th Mayor of Istanbul | |
| In office 27 March 1994 – 6 November 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Nurettin Sözen |
| Succeeded by | Ali Müfit Gürtuna |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 9 March 2003 – 28 August 2014 | |
| Constituency | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 February 1954 Kasımpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (2001–2014; 2017–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse(s) | Emine Gülbaran (m. 1978) |
| Children | |
| Residence | Presidential Complex |
| Alma mater | Marmara University |
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| Website | Government website Personal website |
Erdoğan was a semi-professional footballer from 1969 to 1982.[3][4] The stadium of the local football club of the Istanbul district he grew up in, Kasımpaşa S.K. is named after him.
Erdoğan married Emine Gülbaran (b. 1955, Siirt) on 4 July 1978.[5] The couple have two sons (Ahmet Burak, Necmeddin Bilal) and two daughters (Esra, Sümeyye).
The 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt tried to overthrow President Erdogan.
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Prime Minister Erdoğan on 18 March 2008, during the Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs' Remembrance Day ceremony
Party leader Erdoğan's meeting with Romano Prodi (President of the European Commission) and Günter Verheugen (European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement) in Brussels, Belgium, 2002
Prime Minister Erdoğan during a press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, at the Office of the Prime Minister (Başbakanlık), in 2014
Erdoğan in a meeting with the Main Opposition Leader Deniz Baykal of the Republican People's Party (CHP)
Public debt of the six major European countries between 2002 and 2009 as a percentage of GDP
GDP per capita PPP of Turkey compared to other emerging economies
The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world, was officially opened by Erdoğan in 2022.
The new Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) building in Ankara was opened in 2021.
Erdoğan during an official visit to Peru, with a member of the Turkish army behind him
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Notes
References
- ↑ Sarıoğlu, Bülent. "Kimlik değişimi!". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
11 Ağustos 2004: (Gürcistan gezisinde) Ben de Gürcü'yüm, ailemiz Batum'dan Rize'ye göç etmiş bir Gürcü ailesidir.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Sontag, Deborah (2003-05-11). "The Erdogan Experiment". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/11/magazine/the-erdogan-experiment.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm.
- ↑ "Life story". AK Parti Official Web Site. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ↑ "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 29 August 2008.
- ↑ Bakanlar Kurulu'nun özgeçmişi. Milliyet.com.tr (29 August 2007). Retrieved on 2011-04-22.