Recep Tayyip Erdogan Height, Weight, Politic life, Wife, Bio & Facts.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a Turkish politician serving as the current President of Turkey. Was born in Febrary 1954, Istanbul. Originaly from Rize, North of Turkey.

He graduated from Kasımpasa Piyale Primary School in 1965 and completed his high school education at Religious Vocational High School in 1973.

Having succeeded in the necessary examinations for additional courses, He received his graduation from Marmara University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in 1981.

Politic life

Tayyip Erdoğan returned to political career with the Welfare Party, which is established in 1983, and he was elected the Mayor of  Beyoğlu in 1984.

In 1985, he was elected the Mayor of Istanbul Provincial.

On December 12, 1997 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan read a poem from a book. And after that, he was sentenced to imprisonment for reading that poem.

After 4 months in prison, established the Justice and Development Party on August 14, 2001 with his friends.

Spouse

Emine Erdoğan (m. 1978)

Children

Ahmet Burak Erdoğan, (son)

Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan, (son)

Sümeyye Erdoğan, (Daughter)

Esra Erdoğan, (Daughter)

Grandchildren

Ali Tahir Erdoğan, 

Ahmet Akif Albayrak, 

Emine Mahinur Albayrak, 

Ömer Tayyip Erdoğan, 

Sadık Albayrak.

Occupation

Politician

Parents

Mother: Tenzile Erdoğan

Father: Ahmet Erdoğan

Estimated net worth

$100 – 150 million

Nationality

Turkish

Residence

Ankara-Istanbul, Turkey

Ethnicity

White

Religion

Muslim

Eye color

Brown

Hair color

Black

Trivia

He played football as an amateur.