President of Turkey since 2014 and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Previously served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014 and as Mayor of Istanbul in the 1990s. Under his long tenure, Turkey has shifted from a parliamentary to a presidential system and his government has consolidated significant executive power.
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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Public positions Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- NATO and U.S. alliances"Keeps Turkey in NATO while pursuing an independent line, including blocking and later approving Sweden's accession"
- Religious liberty"Has expanded the role of Sunni Islamic identity in Turkish public life, including reconverting Hagia Sophia into a mosque"
- U.S. policy on Israel and Palestine"Sharp critic of Israeli military operations in Gaza and vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause"
- U.S. support for Ukraine"Sold drones to Ukraine and brokered the Black Sea grain deal while maintaining economic ties with Russia"
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Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.
editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.