Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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About
Leader of the Justice and Development Party who became the 12th President of Turkey in 2014 after serving as Prime Minister of Turkey for over a decade. He was also the Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998.
Before fame
He sold lemonade and sesame buns as a vendor on the street.
Trivia
He served a Member of Parliament for Siirt from 2003 to 2007.
Family life
He raised four children with his wife Emine Erdogan.
Associated with
He has met with President Barack Obama.
