Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Politician

Turkish Kasımpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey

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Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityTurkish
Date of Birth26/02/1954
Age72 years
BirthplaceKasımpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey

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Bio/Wiki

Real NameRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
NicknameNot Known

Physical Stats & More

Height180 cm
Weight81 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolKasımpaşa Piyale Primary School, İmam Hatip school
CollegeMarmara University
DegreeDegree in Economics and Administrative Sciences

Personal Life

Zodiac SignPisces
EthnicityGeorgian
HometownKasımpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
ReligionSunni Islam
HobbiesPlaying and Watching Football, Cycling

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
WifeEmine Gulbaran
Children
Sons
  • Necmettin Bilal
  • Ahmet Burak
Daughters
  • Esra
  • Sümeyye

Family

FatherAhmet Erdogan
MotherTenzile Erdogan
Siblings
Brothers
  • Mustafa Erdoğan
  • Hasan Erdoğan
SisterVesile İlgen

Career

PartyJustice and Development Party
Biggest RivalEkmeleddin İhsanoğlu
Political Journey
  • During the 70s and 80s, Erdoğan was active in Islamist circles and became a member of Necmettin Erbakan's Welfare Party.
  • From 1994 to 1998, he served as the mayor of Istanbul until the military officers grabbed power and banned Welfare Party.
  • In August 2001, he founded AKP (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi) with ally Abdullah Gul.
  • In the parliamentary elections 2002-03, AKP won a solid majority, and Erdoğan became the Prime Minister of Turkey.
  • In August 2014, he became the President of Turkey after the first-ever direct elections for the head of state.

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Erdoğan stated in 2003 that he is of Georgian descent, with his family originally from Batumi and later settled in Rize, Turkey.
2. He was raised in Rize, where his father served in the Turkish Coast Guard.
3. During his youth, Erdoğan played football locally from 1969 to 1982, transitioning to an amateur league at 16.
4. In 1999, he received a 10-month prison sentence for reciting a controversial poem, leading to his removal as mayor after serving 4 months.
5. In December 2013, Turkish Police arrested over 50 individuals, including high-ranking officials, for corruption, leading to allegations and conspiracy theories, mainly between the Prime Minister and Fethullah Gülen.
6. On April 18, 2004, Erdoğan was recognized in TIME Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people.
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