How tall is Recep Tayyip Erdogan?
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's listed height is 185 cm (6'1"). He is taller than about 98% of men in Turkey.
Where 185 cm sits among men in Turkey
Taller than about 98% of men in Turkey born in 1954 (average 170.4 cm).
About Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician. He was born on 26 February 1954 in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, and studied at the Aksaray Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences. He worked as a consultant and senior manager in the private sector before becoming active in local politics. He was elected the Welfare Party's Beyoğlu district chair in 1984 and its Istanbul chair in 1985.
Erdoğan was elected mayor of Istanbul following the 1994 local elections and served from 1994 to 1998. In 2001 he co-founded the Justice and Development Party, known as the AKP. He led it to a landslide victory in the 2002 election for the Grand National Assembly, and became prime minister after winning a by-election in Siirt in 2003. He was the 25th prime minister from 2003 to 2014 and led the party to further election victories in 2007 and 2011. He has been president of Turkey since 2014.
Erdoğan has a listed height of 185 cm (6'1"). He is married to Emine Erdoğan. His time as prime minister included the start of European Union membership negotiations.
Frequently asked
How tall is Recep Tayyip Erdogan in feet and inches? Recep Tayyip Erdogan is 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.
Is Recep Tayyip Erdogan tall for men in Turkey? At 185 cm he is taller than about 98% of men in Turkey born in 1954, whose average height is 170.4 cm.
Sources
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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