Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Office history and evidence
- Head of government of Türkiye ↗Current · jurisdiction TUR
2018-06-24 – asserted current
wd_leadersEvidence observed 2026-09-12 - Head of state of Türkiye ↗Current · jurisdiction TUR
2014-08-28 – asserted current
wd_leadersEvidence observed 2026-09-12 - President ↗Current · jurisdiction TUR
Start not published – asserted current
us_cia_world_leadersEvidence observed 2026-09-06
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician who has been the 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. Coming from an Islamist background and promoting socially conservative policies, Erdoğan has been Turkey's de facto leader since 2003. Turkey has experienced democratic backsliding and suppression of dissent under Erdoğan.
Mean tone of press coverage toward Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, −100 (critical) to +100 (favorable). Measures how the media covers the entity — not public opinion or polling. Missing coverage is unavailable, not neutral.
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