Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[b] (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current 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.

The position of Prime Minister of Turkey was established in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence.The prime minister was the head of the executive branch of the government along with the Cabinet.Following the 2017 constitutional referendum, the office of prime minister was abolished and the President became the head of the executive branch after the 2018 general …

The prime minister of Turkey, officially the prime minister of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbakanı), was the head of government of the Republic of Turkey from 1920 to 2018, who led a political coalition in the Turkish Parliament and presided over the cabinet.

May 28, 2023 · First as prime minister from 2003 and then as directly elected president since 2014, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has flexed Turkey's muscles as a regional power, championed Islamist causes and been...

Jan 24, 2025 · Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish politician who served as prime minister (2003–14) and president (2014– ) of Turkey. A dominant figure in the Justice and Development Party since its founding in 2001, Erdogan oversaw considerable economic development in Turkey but was often accused of authoritarianism.

The following is a complete list of prime ministers of Turkey: (died in office.) ↑ Deposed in the 1960 Turkish coup d'état. ↑ Resigned after the 1971 Turkish military memorandum. ↑ Deposed in the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. ↑ Resigned after the 1997 Turkish military memorandum.

He is the 12th and current President of Turkey, he took office in 2014. Before that, he was the Prime Minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014. He is the chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party since 2001 which he founded that year.

Apr 2, 2014 · He became prime minister of Turkey on March 9, 2003, and subsequently was reelected to the position twice more. As prime minister, Erdogan markedly improved Turkey's economic standing.

May 25, 2023 · Kemal Kilicdaroglu, 74, is in the fight of his career. He has mounted the strongest opposition challenge to Turkey's most powerful man, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, since he took power more than 20...

List of the Prime Ministers of the Turkish Republic who formed the Government from 1923 until the Referandum in 2017.