Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician serving as the President of Turkey since 2014. Born on February 26, 1954, in Istanbul, he founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001 and led it to major electoral successes. Erdoğan previously served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014 and as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. His leadership is characterized by significant economic growth and infrastructural development, alongside increasing criticism over issues of human rights and press freedom. Erdoğan’s foreign policy is marked by its assertiveness, influencing regional politics significantly.
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