Here’s a look at the life of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, current president and former prime minister of Turkey. Personal Birth date: February 26, 1954 Birth place: Istanbul, Turkey Birth name: Recep Tayyip ...

Ankara has defended the Turkish player, describing ... president as "someone who knows both football and politics very well." Hahn speculated that Erdogan's last-minute change of schedule aimed ...

"It's no surprise that politicians are seeking to instrumentalize what was presumably a thoughtless gesture by a generally liberal-minded football player," he told DW, adding that Erdogan uses ...