Recep Tayyip Erdogan
ABOUT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN
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.
He sold lemonade and sesame buns as a vendor on the street.
He served a Member of Parliament for Siirt from 2003 to 2007.
He raised four children with his wife Emine Erdogan .
He has met with President Barack Obama .
