presentasion about Recepp Tayyib Erodan

1. Azer Iskandarov

2. 1) Childhood years and youth
2) Welfare Party and Erdogan
3) . Erdoğan was elected Mayor of Metropolitan İstanbul.
4) AK Party
5) President of the Republic of Turkey

3. Childhood years and youth
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was born in Kasımpaşa, a poor neighborhood of
Istanbul. His family was originally from Rize,a conservative town on the
northeastern coast of the Black Sea, and returned there when Erdoğan was
still an infant, coming back to Istanbul again when he was 13. He spent
those years attending Istanbul İmam Hatip school and selling lemonade
and simit (sesame rings) on the city's streets to make extra money.

4. While studying business administration at what is today Marmara University's
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and playing semi-
professional football,Erdoğan also engaged in politics by joining the National
Turkish Student Union, an anti-communist action group. In 1976, he became
the head of a local youth branch of the Islamist National Salvation Party (MSP),
led by Necmettin Erbakan, who would later go on to found the Felicity Party.
This was the beginning of Erdoğan's long career in politics.

5. Assuming active responsibilities at the students’ branch of the
National Turkish Students’ Association during his high school and
university years, Mr. Erdoğan was elected the Head of the MSP
Beyoğlu Youth Branch in 1976 and he was also elected the Head of
the MSP İstanbul Youth Branch in the same year. Holding this
position until 1980, he served as consultant and senior executive in
the private sector during the September 12era when the political
parties were closed down.

6. Mr. Erdoğan returned to political activities with the Welfare Party,
established in 1983, and he was elected the Beyoğlu District Head of
the Welfare Party in 1984. In 1985, he was elected the İstanbul
Provincial Head of the Welfare Party and in the same year he became
a member of the Central Executive Board of the Welfare Party.

7. As for the local elections held on March 27, 1994, Mr. Erdoğan was
elected Mayor of Metropolitan İstanbul. During his term in office as
Mayor, he produced correct diagnoses and solutions to the chronic
problems of İstanbul. The water problem was overcome by laying
hundreds of kilometers of new pipe line , the garbage problem was
solved through the establishment of the most modern recycling
facilities and the problem of air pollution ended with the natural gas
projects developed during Erdoğan’s term in office.

8. Mr. Erdoğan paid most of the debts of the İstanbul
Municipality which he took over with its 2 billion dollars debt
and he during his tenure achieved investments worth 4 billion
dollars. Mr. Erdoğan, thus, accomplished a breakthrough in
the municipal history and while his works served as good
examples for other mayors, he won the confidence of the
people.

9. On December 12, 1997, while addressing the public in
Siirt, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan read a poem from a book,
which was recommended by the National Education
Ministry and published by a state agency, and after
that, he was sentenced to imprisonment for reading
that poem. Thus, his term as mayor was ended.

10. Mr. Erdoğan, after serving 4 months in prison, established the Justice
and Development Party (AK Party) on August 14, 2001 with his
friends as a result of the insistant demand from the public and the
developing democratic process and he was elected Founding General
Chair of the AK Party by the Council of Founders. The favor of the
nation made the AK Party a political movement which enjoyed the
broadest public support in the country in the very first year of its
establishment and made it the sole ruling party with a two-thirds
majority at the TBMM at the end of the parliamentary elections held in
2002.

11. Mr. Erdoğan, who was not a candidate for MP during the elections in
November 3, 2002 due to the court’s decision against him at the
time, joined the deputy renewal election held on March 9, 2003 in
Siirt when the legal obstacle was lifted after the necessary legal
regulations had been made. Taking 85 % of the votes cast in that
election, he became a deputy from Siirt for the 22nd term.

12. Taking over the Prime Minister’s office on March 15, 2003. The
country made great progress in democratization, transparency and the
prevention of corruption. In parallel with this, inflation which had not
been overcome and which had adversely affected the country’s
economy and the psychology of the people for decades was curbed. 6
zeros were removed from the Turkish currency, giving back the
Turkish Lira its credit. An unprecedented number of dams, residential
units, schools, roads, hospitals and power plants were constructed. All
these affirmative developments were described by many foreign
observers and Western leaders as a “Silent Revolution”.

13. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in addition to his fruitful initiatives described as a
turning point in the history of the country in its bid to join the EU, has
taken significant steps toward the resolution of the Cyprus problem and
toward the development of efficient relations with many countries through
his rational foreign policy and intense series of visits and contacts. The
environment of stability established in the country, while moving the
internal dynamics, has made Turkey a pivotal country. Turkey’s volume of
trade and political power have remarkably increased not only in its region
but also in the international area.

14. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as the General Chairman of the AK Party,
won a great victory during the parliamentary elections held on July
22, 2007 and established the 60th government of the Republic of
Turkey by winning 46.6 % of the votes and received the vote of
confidence.
Mr. Erdoğan, winning 49 % of the votes, arose triumphant at the
end of the parliamentary elections held on June 12, 2011 and
established the 61st government.

15. Elected the 12th President on August 10, 2014, Recep Tayyip
Erdoğan is also the first President of the Republic of Turkey
elected by popular vote.