Recep Tayyip Erdogan The President Of Turkey

 

Recep Tayyip Erdogan born 26 February 1954 the Kasımpaşa neighborhood of Istanbul. His father was a Turkish coast guard in Rize where the family lived till Erdogan was 13 years old. He had to sell lemonade and simit on the streets to make extra money. In 1965 he graduated from Kasımpasa Piyale primary school. Erdogan also attended the Imam Hatip School and received his high school diploma from Eyup High School. In 1981 he received a Business Administration degree from the Aksaray School of Economics and Commercial Sciences Marmara University. His made first foray into politics was when he joined the National Turkish Student Union, an anti communist association. 1984 Erdogan became the Beyoglu district chair of Islamist Welfare Party. The next year he became the chair of the Istanbul city branch of the party. On 27th March 1994, he was elected as the Mayor of Istanbul in the local elections. He won 25.19% of the popular vote. As a mayor he ventured to tackle some of the long-drawn problems in Istanbul like traffic disorder lack of water supply and pollution. In December 1997 he was convicted of provoking religious hatred after he recited a slightly changed version of a poem by Ziya Gokalp the pan Turkish activist in Siirt. He had to serve a prison term from 24 March 1999 to 27 July 1999 and was subsequently banned from political activities. In 2001 Erdogan founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and led it to victory in the 2002 election. The party won about two-thirds of the seats. However he could not seek higher office because he was still banned from politics. In the new election scheduled on 9 February 2003 Erdogans AKP won the majority of seats again. This time he could take over the seat of the Prime Minister because of a legal change made by the opposition Republican People’s Party. He took over as the Prime Minister on March 15, 2003 and introduced a few important reforms in Turkey. On July 22, 2007 he had a triumphant victory in the parliamentary elections when he won 46.6% of the votes and entered his second term as the Prime Minister. On June 12, 2011 Erdogan secured a third term as Prime Minister by winning 49 % of the votes and established the 61 government. On August 28, 2014 Erdogan became the 12th president of Turkey. He won the first round of elections with 51.79% of the vote thereby defeating around 15 opposition parties. This was the first time that a Turkish President was elected directly. On June 7, 2015 at the Turkey's parliamentary elections the AKP won 41% of the vote but fell short of majority, thwarting Erdogan's intention to shift power from parliament to the president. Turkish politician who has been the President of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as the Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001 and led it to three general election victories in 2002, 2007 and 2011 before standing down as leader upon his election as President in 2014. Originating from an Islamist political background and as a self described conservative democrat, his administration has overseen social conservative and liberal economic policies. His political agenda and ideals are often referred to as Erdoganism. Erdogan was a semi professional footballer playing for Kasımpaşa before being elected as the Mayor of Istanbul from the Islamist Welfare Party in 1994. He was stripped and banned from office after being sentenced to 10 months in prison for inciting religious intolerance in 1998 after which he abandoned openly Islamist politics and established the moderate conservative AKP in 2001. The AKP won a landslide victory in the 2002 general election with the party's co founder Abdullah Gul becoming Prime Minister until his government annulled Erdogan's ban from political office. On July 4, 1978 he married Emine Gulbaran with whom he later had two daughters and two sons ( July 4, 1979)  Ahmet Burak Erdogan (August 22, 1985) Sumeyye Erdogan (April 23, 1981)  Necmettin Bilal Erdogan (1981) Esra Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish president and first lady were welcomed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Kalsoom Nawaz and Maryam Nawaz upon arrival at the Nur Khan Airbase. Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif federal ministers, diplomats and other high ranking officials were also present to welcome President Erdogan. During his visit the Turkish President will also address a joint session of parliament on November 17. President Erdogan is accompanied by a high level entourage including ministers and senior officials besides a large number of business community members. Besides meeting with President Mamnoon Hussain President Erdogan will also hold talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the visit. The exchange of views between the dignitaries will cover an entire range of bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues. The Turkish President will also travel to Lahore where the Prime Minister will host a banquet in his honour at Shahi Fort. After his arrival Turkish President held a meeting with President Mamnoon Hussain in Islamabad. Turkish Foreign Minister Spokesman of President and Turkish Ambassador also attended the meeting.