Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Some of the key events about Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- 1994Founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP)
- 1998Convicted of inciting religious hatred and sentenced to 10 months in prison
- 2002Led the AKP to victory in national elections, becoming Prime Minister
- 2003Implemented economic reforms that led to significant growth and reduced inflation
- 2004Initiated reforms to align Turkey with EU membership criteria
- 2005Began formal EU accession negotiations for Turkey
- 2007Won re-election as Prime Minister with an increased majority
- 2010Successfully passed constitutional amendments through a referendum
- 2011Achieved a third consecutive election victory as Prime Minister
- 2013Ordered a violent crackdown on peaceful Gezi Park protesters
- 2014Became the first directly elected President of Turkey
- 2014Moved to an opulent 1,000-room presidential palace, criticized as extravagant
- 2016Survived a coup attempt and maintained political control
- 2016Initiated mass arrests and purges following a failed coup attempt
- 2017Held a controversial constitutional referendum expanding presidential powers
- 2018Appointed son-in-law as finance minister, raising nepotism concerns
- 2019Launched a military offensive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria
- 2020Converted the Hagia Sophia from a museum back into a mosque, sparking international criticism
- 2021Withdrew Turkey from the Istanbul Convention on preventing violence against women
- 2023Faced criticism for the government's slow response to a devastating earthquake
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