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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Political Journey, Biography & More

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Political Journey, Biography & More

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Bio
Real Name Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Nickname Not Known
Profession Politician
Party Justice and Development Party
Political Journey • During the 70s and 80s, Erdoğan was active in Islamist circles and became a member of Necmettin Erbakan's Welfare Party.
• From 1994 to 1998, he served as a mayor of Istanbul until military officers grabbed the power and banned Welfare Party.
• In August 2001, he founded AKP (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi) with ally Abdullah Gul.
• In the parliamentary elections 2002-03, AKP won the solid majority and Erdoğan became the Prime Minister of Turkey.
• In August 2014, he became the President of Turkey after first-ever direct elections for head of state.
Biggest Rival Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
Physical Stats & More
Height (Approx.) in centimeters- 180 cm
in meters- 1.80 m
in Feet Inches-5'’ 11”
Weight (approx.) in Kilograms- 81 kg
in Pounds- 180 lbs
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Salt and Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth 26 February 1954
Age (as in 2017) 63 Years
Birth Place Kasımpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Pisces
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Nationality Turkish
Ethnicity Georgian
Hometown Kasımpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
School Kasımpaşa Piyale Primary School
İmam Hatip school
College Marmara University
Educational Qualifications Degree in Economics and Administrative Sciences
Debut 1994
Family Father- Ahmet Erdogan
Mother- Tenzile Erdogan
Brothers- Mustafa Erdoğan, Hasan Erdoğan
Sister- Vesile İlgen
Religion Sunni Islam
Hobbies Playing and Watching Football, Cycling
Controversies • On 15 November 2014, Erdoğan said that Muslims discovered America, not Christopher Columbus. As per him,"Contacts between Latin America and Islam date back to the 12th century. Muslims discovered America in 1178, not Christopher Columbus."
• On 24 November 2014, Erdoğan caused an outcry by saying women and men are not equal. He said, "Our religion (Islam) has defined a position for women (in society): motherhood. Some people can understand this, while others can't. You cannot explain this to feminists because they don't accept the concept of motherhood."
• On 19 July 2014, he labeled Israel like Hitler. He launched a bitter attack against Israel amid its air campaign against Gaza. He said,"(Israelis) have no conscience, no honor, no pride. They curse Hitler day and night, but they have surpassed Hitler in barbarism."
• On 20 March 2014, His comment came against twitter. In his comment, he said, "We will wipe out Twitter. I don't care what the international community says. They will see the Turkish republic's strength."
• In 2013, he received negative reaction in the world after unleashing security forces on protesters trying to protect Gezi Park, a green area of Istanbul earmarked for a building project.
• In 1999, Erdoğan was jailed for four months after he publicly read a nationalist poem including the lines: "The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers".
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Girlfriends Not Known
Wife Emine Gulbaran
Children Sons- Necmettin Bilal and


Ahmet Burak


Daughters- Esra and


Sümeyye
Money Factor
Net Worth Not Known

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