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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

President[1]

Serving in the 67th Government of Türkiye (Fifth Erdoğan Cabinet). 4 public offices on record since 1994.

In office
Serving
Record
Verified
Offices
4

Verified on tccb.gov.tr · checked 13 Oct 2026

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been President of Turkey since 28 August 2014. He was Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998 and Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014, and has led the Justice and Development Party (AKP) since 2017, having previously done so from 2001 to 2014.[2]

Overview

Current office

Verified

President[1]

67th Government of Türkiye (Fifth Erdoğan Cabinet)

Country
Türkiye
Born
26 Feb 1954, Istanbul, Turkey[2]
First office on record
Mayor of Istanbul, 1994

Career

Record in public office

4 offices
  1. In office

    President[1]

    Republic of TürkiyeVerified
  2. In office

    President (head of government)[1]

    67th Government of Türkiye (Fifth Erdoğan Cabinet)Verified
  3. 2003 – 2014

    Prime Minister[2]

    Sourced
  4. 1994 – 1998

    Mayor of Istanbul[2]

    Sourced

In government

Serves with 18 colleagues

Full cabinet

Evidence

How this record is supported

Claims by status

6 claims · 2 sources

  • Verified 3
  • Sourced 3

Sources

  1. [1]
    Cumhurbaşkanı

    Presidency of the Republic of TürkiyeOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - Wikipedia

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 17 Oct 2026

Cite this record

Govpedia. "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan." President. Record gp:person/recep-tayyip-erdogan, last checked 13 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/recep-tayyip-erdogan/