How old is Recep Tayyip Erdogan?

How old is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, (born February 26, 1954, Rize, Turkey), Turkish politician who served as prime minister (2003–14) and president (2014– ) of Turkey.

What is Erdoğan famous for?

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, (born February 26, 1954, Rize, Turkey), Turkish politician, who served as prime minister (2003–14) and president (2014– ) of Turkey. In high school Erdoğan became known as a fiery orator in the cause of political Islam.

What did Erdoğan do to reunify Cyprus?

Erdoğan supported a United Nations plan for the reunification of the island; in April 2004, Turkish Cypriots approved the referendum, but their Greek counterparts rejected it.

When did Erdoğan break away from Erbakan?

After serving four months of his sentence, Erdoğan was released from prison in 1999, and he reentered politics. When Erbakan’s Virtue Party was banned in 2001, Erdoğan broke with Erbakan and helped form the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi; AKP).