Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 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.

Some of the key events about Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

1994
Founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP)
1998
Convicted of inciting religious hatred and sentenced to 10 months in prison
2002
Led the AKP to victory in national elections, becoming Prime Minister
2003
Implemented economic reforms that led to significant growth and reduced inflation
2004
Initiated reforms to align Turkey with EU membership criteria
2005
Began formal EU accession negotiations for Turkey
2007
Won re-election as Prime Minister with an increased majority
2010
Successfully passed constitutional amendments through a referendum
2011
Achieved a third consecutive election victory as Prime Minister
2013
Ordered a violent crackdown on peaceful Gezi Park protesters
2014
Became the first directly elected President of Turkey
2014
Moved to an opulent 1,000-room presidential palace, criticized as extravagant
2016
Survived a coup attempt and maintained political control
2016
Initiated mass arrests and purges following a failed coup attempt
2017
Held a controversial constitutional referendum expanding presidential powers
2018
Appointed son-in-law as finance minister, raising nepotism concerns
2019
Launched a military offensive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria
2020
Converted the Hagia Sophia from a museum back into a mosque, sparking international criticism
2021
Withdrew Turkey from the Istanbul Convention on preventing violence against women
2023
Faced criticism for the government's slow response to a devastating earthquake

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