Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of Turkey since 2014
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was born on February 26, 1954, in Kasımpaşa.[1][2] His citizenship is Turkey. His religion is Sunni Islam.[3]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Beyoğlu[6], Istanbul[7]
  • Father: Ahmet Erdoğan[8]
  • Mother: Tenzile Erdoğan[9]
  • Spouse: Emine Erdoğan[10]
  • Child: Sümeyye Erdoğan[11], Bilal Erdoğan[12], Ahmet Burak Erdoğan[13], Esra Albayrak Erdoğan[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Turkey[15]
  • Native language: Turkish[16]
  • Field of work: politics[17]
  • Position held: President of Turkey[18], president[19]
  • Educated at: İmam Hatip school[20]
  • Award received: Order of the Golden Fleece[21], Nishan-e-Pakistan[22], Order of the Golden Eagle[23], Order "Danaker"[24], Heydar Aliyev Order[25], Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights[26], Steiger Award[27], King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam[28], Golden Plate Award[29], Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (Guinea)[30], National Order of Madagascar[31], Order of Mubarak the Great[32], Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan"[33], Order of the Somali Star[34]
  • Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[35]
  • Sex or gender: male[36]
  • Member of sports team: Kasımpaşa S.K.[37]
  • Member of political party: Justice and Development Party[38]

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  • Type: Person[39]

  • Country: TR[40]

  • Began / founded: 1954-02-26[41]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 890e107c-25d1-4185-a0ca-cd47667da2e2[42]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan include Erdoğanism[43], a political ideology[44], in Turkey[45]; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium[46], an association football venue[47], in Turkey[48], founded in 2005[49]; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University[50], a public university[51], in Turkey[52], founded in 2006[53], headquartered in Rize[54]; and Erdoğan Hospital[55], a hospital[56], in Somalia[57].

Why It Matters

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 111 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Works attributed to him include Mas-Kom-Yah[60], a literary work[61] and A Fairer World Is Possible[62], a non-fiction work[63]. Entities named for him include Erdoğanism[43], a political ideology[44], in Turkey[45]; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium[46], an association football venue[47], in Turkey[48], founded in 2005[49]; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University[50], a public university[51], in Turkey[52], founded in 2006[53], headquartered in Rize[54]; and Erdoğan Hospital[55], a hospital[56], in Somalia[57].

FAQs

Where was Recep Tayyip Erdoğan born?

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was born in Kasımpaşa[1].

Who were Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's parents?

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's father was Ahmet Erdoğan[8]. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's mother was Tenzile Erdoğan[9].

Who was Recep Tayyip Erdoğan married to?

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's spouses include Emine Erdoğan[10].

What did Recep Tayyip Erdoğan do for work?

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan worked as a statesperson[2], politician[3], and party leader[4].

Where did Recep Tayyip Erdoğan go to school?

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was educated at İmam Hatip school[20].

What awards did Recep Tayyip Erdoğan receive?

Honors received include Order of the Golden Fleece[21], Nishan-e-Pakistan[22], Order of the Golden Eagle[23], and Order "Danaker"[24].

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  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Position held → President of Turkey, Prime Minister of Turkey, member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey +2
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