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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: Quick Facts

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Born February 26, 1954 (age 72) • Istanbul • Turkey
Title / Office prime minister (2003-2014), Turkey
Role In Generation Z protests

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks into a microphone at a peace rally in Istanbul, with a large Turkish flag prominently visible in the foreground.
A group of people gather around and on top of a tank in Istanbul, Turkey, some holding Turkish flags, celebrating in the street after the failed military coup attempt.
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