Profile and Biography of Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Name : Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Birthdate :  February 26, 1954

Birthplace :  Kasımpaşa

Spouse: Emine Erdoğan (m. 1978)

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the 12th and current President of Turkey, in office since 2014. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as the Mayor of İstanbul from 1994 to 1998. ( Wikipedia )

Born from a poor family , but now he is one of the prime minister of Turkey's most successful. His father was a lifeguard . When Erdogan was 13, he and his family moved to Istanbul in order to get a better life. Erdogan then went into an Islamic school. Graduating from there, he continued his studies of business management at Istanbul Marmara University. While still active as a student, he joined the political movement that developed in the Islamic state.

In 1994, he became active in the political world by following the election of Mayor of Istanbul, the capital once the largest city in Turkey. Thanks to its ability in speech and campaign strategies, he managed to seat Mayor of Istanbul with the support of the majority of citizens of the Turkish capital.

In January 1998, Turkey's highest court shut down the party that he led and forbids its members to engage in political activities. He was later arrested because they seek to weaken the foundations of the secular state.
In 2001, Erdogan founded the Justice and Development Party. His party is then able to win a landslide victory in general elections in 2002 so as to control nearly two-thirds of parliamentary seats. However, it is still in the sentence, Erdogan could not become prime minister at the time; so Abdullah Gul, his rival, later became prime minister.

In December 2002, the Supreme Electoral Council to cancel the results of the 2001 general election because of voting irregularities allegedly occurred and a new election is scheduled on February 9, 2003. In this repeat election he was then able to surpass Abdullah Gul once again. Erdogan was later appointed prime minister.

Awards :

29 January 2004: Profile of Courage Award from the American Jewish Congress, for promoting peace between cultures. Returned at the request of the A.J.C. in July 2014.

18 April 2004: listed in Time magazine's "100 most influential people in the world" and was called a builder of bridges by the magazine. 

13 June 2004: Golden Plate award from the Academy of Achievement during the conference in Chicago.
 

3 October 2004: German Quadriga prize for improving relationships between different cultures.
 

1 December 2004: named European of the Year by the weekly European Voice, for having put Turkey on the path to reform.
 

2 September 2005: Mediterranean Award for Institutions (Italian: Premio Mediterraneo Istituzioni). This was awarded by the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
 

1 June 2006: Russian state medal from the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
 

8 August 2006: Caspian Energy Integration Award from the Caspian Integration Business Club.
 

1 November 2006: Outstanding Service award from the Turkish humanitarian organization Red Crescent.
 

2 February 2007: Dialogue Between Cultures Award from the President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev.
 

12 March 2007: together with Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero, the 2007 RUMI Peace and Dialogue award.
 

15 April 2007: Crystal Hermes Award from the German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the opening of the Hannover Industrial Fair.
 

14 June 2007: Turkish Leader of the Year Award from the mediagroup Imedya.
 

11 July 2007: highest award of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the Agricola Medal, in recognition of his contribution to agricultural and social development in Turkey.
 

15 January 2008: together with Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero, the Building Bridges Award from the AMSS(UK), for their efforts to unify communities separated by race, culture and religion, for promoting a climate of respect, and peaceful co-existence through launching the Alliance of Civilizations project.
 

11 May 2009: Avicenna award from the Avicenna Foundation in Frankfurt, Germany.
 

9 June 2009: guest of honor at the 20th Crans Montana Forum in Brussels and received the Prix de la Fondation, for democracy and freedom.
 

25 June 2009: Key to the City of Tirana on the occasion of his state visit to Albania.
 

26 October 2009: Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian award in Pakistan.
 

29 December 2009: Award for Contribution to World Peace from the Turgut Özal Thought and Move Association.
 

12 January 2010: King Faisal International Prize for "service to Islam" from the King Faisal Foundation.
 

23 February 2010: Nodo Culture Award from the mayor of Seville for his efforts to launch the Alliance of 

Civilizations initiative.
 

1 March 2010: United Nations–HABITAT award in memorial of Rafik Hariri. A seven-member international jury unanimously found Erdoğan deserving of the award because of his "excellent achievement and commendable conduct in the area of leadership, statesmanship and good governance. Erdoğan also initiated the first roundtable of mayors during the Istanbul conference, which led to a global, organized movement of mayors."
 

29 April 2010: listed for the second time in Time magazine's "100 most influential people in the world".
 

17 May 2010: Georgia's Order of Golden Fleece for his contribution to development of bilateral relations.
 

27 May 2010: medal of honor from the Brazilian Federation of Industry for the State of São Paulo (FIESP) for his contributions to industry
 

31 May 2010: World Health Organization 2010 World No Tobacco Award for "his dedicated leadership on tobacco control in Turkey."
 

29 June 2010: 2010 World Family Award from the World Family Organization which operates under the umbrella of the United Nations.[340]
 

4 November 2010: Golden Medal of Independence, an award conferred upon Kosovo citizens and foreigners that have contributed to the independence of Kosovo.
 

25 November 2010: "Leader of the Year" award presented by the Union of Arab Banks in Lebanon.
 

29 November 2010: guest of honor at the 3rd EU-Africa Summit in Libya and recipient of the Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights.
 

11 January 2011: "Outstanding Personality in the Islamic World Award" of the Sheikh Fahad al-Ahmad International Award for Charity in Kuwait.
 

2 February 2011: Kyrgyzstan's Danaker Order in Bishkek.

 

25 October 2011: Palestinian International Award for Excellence and Creativity (PIA) 2011 for his support to the Palestinian people and cause.
 

21 January 2012: ’Gold Statue 2012 Special Award’ by the Polish Business Center Club (BCC). Erdoğan was awarded for his systematic effort to clear barriers on the way to economic growth, striving to build democracy and free market relations

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