Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Turkish
Date of Birth	26/02/1954
Age	71 years
Birthplace	Kasımpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey

Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Nickname	Not Known

Physical Stats & More

Height	180 cm
Weight	81 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Kasımpaşa Piyale Primary School, İmam Hatip school
College	Marmara University
Degree	Degree in Economics and Administrative Sciences

Personal Life

Zodiac Sign	Pisces
Ethnicity	Georgian
Hometown	Kasımpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
Religion	Sunni Islam
Hobbies	Playing and Watching Football, Cycling

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Wife

Emine Gulbaran

Children

Sons	Necmettin Bilal Ahmet Burak
Daughters	Esra Sümeyye

Family

Father

Ahmet Erdogan

Mother

Tenzile Erdogan

Siblings

Brothers	Mustafa Erdoğan Hasan Erdoğan
Sister	Vesile İlgen

Career

Party	Justice and Development Party
Biggest Rival	Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
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 the mayor of Istanbul until the military officers grabbed 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 a solid majority, and Erdoğan became the Prime Minister of Turkey. In August 2014, he became the President of Turkey after the first-ever direct elections for the head of state.

Some Lesser Known Facts

Erdoğan stated in 2003 that he is of Georgian descent, with his family originally from Batumi and later settled in Rize, Turkey.
He was raised in Rize, where his father served in the Turkish Coast Guard.
During his youth, Erdoğan played football locally from 1969 to 1982, transitioning to an amateur league at 16.
In 1999, he received a 10-month prison sentence for reciting a controversial poem, leading to his removal as mayor after serving 4 months.
In December 2013, Turkish Police arrested over 50 individuals, including high-ranking officials, for corruption, leading to allegations and conspiracy theories, mainly between the Prime Minister and Fethullah Gülen.
On April 18, 2004, Erdoğan was recognized in TIME Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people.