Recep tayyip erdogan biography book

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A comprehensive graphic biography of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the authoritarian president of Turkey

One of the world's most divisive and controversial leaders, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruled over Turkey as either prime minister or president since 2003. (In 2023, despite predictions he would lose, Erdogan was re-elected president, as the country continues to unravel due to economic crises, international conflicts, and a devastating earthquake.) This graphic biography sheds light on the origins of Turkey's most powerful man, from his youth as a budding soccer player to his years spent navigating Turkey's political landscape, including the founding of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001. Author Can Dundar, a Turkish reporter and contributor to the Washington Post now living in exile in Berlin, spent several years researching this book. In 2015 he was arrested when his newspaper published photos of Turkey's state

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of Turkey since 2014

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan^[b] (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, Istanbul, and studied at the Aksaray Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences, before working as a consultant and senior manager in the private sector. Becoming active in local politics, he was elected Welfare Party's Beyoğlu district chair in 1984 and Istanbul chair in 1985. Following the 1994 local elections, Erdoğan was elected mayor of Istanbul. In 1998 he was convicted for inciting religious hatred and banned from politics after reciting a poem bygd Ziya Gökalp that compared mosques to barrac

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: The Biography of a Turkish Politician and Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey

Discover the complex and controversial life of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the 12th President of Turkey, in this insightful biography. From his early years as a student and businessman to his rise in Turkish politics, Erdoğan's journey is marked by triumphs, challenges, and controversies.

As a founding member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Erdoğan's political career saw him serve as the Mayor of Istanbul and later as the Prime Minister of Turkey, before assuming the presidency in 2014. His leadership has been characterized by economic reforms, infrastructure development, and a shift towards a more presidential system of government.

However, Erdoğan's tenure has also been marked by accusations of authoritarianism, human rights abuses, and crackdowns on dissent. His handling of events such as the Gezi Park protests and the 2016 coup attempt have sparked internatio