Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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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