President Erdogan's Biography (4th Edition) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9785508915667)

President Erdogan's Biography tells the story of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is one of the most powerful politicians in Turkish history. Erdogan rapidly climbed the political ladder, serving as mayor of Istanbul from March 1994 to November 1998 until he was jailed for 4 months for giving a speech in public. Erdogan led his AK Party to a landslide general election victory in 2002. Erdogan was the Prime Minister of Turkey from March 2003 to August 2014. Turkey adopted a presidential system of goverment after a referendum that took place on April 16, 2017. Erdogan was elected President of Turkey in 2014, making him the first president was directly elected by popular vote in the country's history. Erdogan triumphed in the presidential elections in July 2018. After the election he began to officialy transform Turkey's long-standing parliamentary system into a heavily centralized presidential system. This book contains early life and career of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his electoral history and detailed analysis of general elections, local elections and referendums. This book also contains President Erdogan's foreign policy, education policy, economy policy, infrastructure investments, healthcare reforms, Turkish government-Gulen Movement conflict, personal life and quotes of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.