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  1. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
    Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPresident of Turkey since 2014
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  2. Early life and education

    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was born on 26 February 1954 in a poor conservative Muslim family. Erdoğan's family … See more

    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - Wikipedia

    • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), which he co-founded in 2001. He also served as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. Erdoğan was born in Beyoğlu… See more

    Born26 February 1954 · Istanbul, Turkey
    Political partyJustice and Development (2001–2014; 2017–present)
    SpouseEmine Gülbaran (m. 1978)
    ChildrenAhmet · Bilal · Esra · Sümeyye
    Early political career

    In 1976, Erdoğan engaged in politics by joining the National Turkish Student Union, an anti-communist action group. In the same year, he became head of the Beyoğlu youth branch of the Islamist National Salvation Party (MSP), … See more

    Premiership

    The elections of 2002 were the first elections in which Erdoğan participated as a party leader. All parties previously elected to parliament failed to win enough votes to re-enter the parliament. The AKP won 34.3% of th… See more