As president of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is widely heard in various media. From his achievements to bring the glory of the Republic of Turkey when he was prime minister and president to his bravery in the international political arena. His vision has earned him the reputation of being one of the most influential figures in the Islamic world of the 21st century and earning him the nickname "European Lion." What is the true figure of a leader with a strong vision and how far has his career gone from then until now? Let's see.

Childhood

Born in Beyoğlu district located in the metropolitan city of Istanbul, Turkey on February 26, 1954. Born with the real name Recep Tayyip. His parents named him Recep because he was born to coincide with the month of Rajab. And there used to be a high priest named Tayyip so he also called him by that name which means goodness. Erdogan is his surname which comes from his father Captain Ahmet Erdoğan, a Turkish Navy Officer in charge of guarding the Black sea coastline. His father's family came from Georgia and his mother's family came from Kurdistan, but because Georgia and Kurdistan were one country (Ottoman Turkey) then he still holds the status of a Turkish citizen.

His childhood was spent in Rize with 4 other siblings. A city on the coast of the Black Sea. He was born in a difficult family situation that forced him to earn money from childhood by selling snacks. Then he collected the money from the sale to buy several books. He is known as a bookworm. His basic education begins in the city of Istanbul with formal education. He began to receive intensive religious education at İstanbul İmam Hatip Lisesi (high school) which is adjacent to International Fatih Sultan Mehmet İmam Hatip Lisesi which is now the benchmark for all Imam Hatip schools in Turkey and several places in the world.

During his education in high school, he pursued his hobby as a footballer at the Camıaltıspor club. While working on the side at the Istanbul transportation company (İETT) as a minor employee. Then he continued his undergraduate education at the University of Marmara, Faculty of economics and business while continuing his hobby of playing football at a semi-amateur club called Erokspor which is owned by Beyoğlu District.

Political Career

His political career began in 1975 where he was elected chairman of the Istanbul city branch of the National Salvation Party (MSP). After the coup in 1980, several parties were banned and including one of them (MSP). Therefore Erdogan followed in the footsteps of his teacher Prof. Necmettin Erbakan, who formed a new party, namely the Refah Partisi (Welfare Party). In 1982 he was elected chairman of the Beyoğlu district branch of the Welfare Party and within 3 years he rose to prominence as chairman of the Istanbul City Welfare Party. His career journey has not always been smooth, he has participated in the mayoral election for the Beyoğlu district but failed, as did the election of people's representatives for the Province of Siirt and Istanbul in the next period. Until finally on the third try, he succeeded in becoming the people's representative of the Istanbul Province. Due to the Welfare Party's soaring votes exceeding 10% in 1991. In 1994 the Welfare Party became the largest party in Turkey in the local elections which made it elected as Metropolitan Mayor of Great Istanbul.

Due to his achievements during his tenure as mayor, he managed to take a public image. Coupled with some controversy that makes people curious about his figure. This is evidenced by some of his poetry which is considered too striking against Islam and his courage to convey it directly in the community, making him sentenced to prison for several months. Because the state considers itself to have violated the secular ideology that has been adhered to by Turkey for decades.

In 1997 there was another coup which led to the resignation of the then prime minister of Turkey Necmettin Erbakan and the banning of the Welfare Party from politics. Then Erdogan took the initiative to take swift action by forming a new party, namely the AKP (Justice and Development Party) with the permission of his teacher Erbakan Hoca. Until finally with the party, he was elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey in 2004 who served for two terms. This is a surprising result considering that the party which is not more than 5 years old has managed to control more than half of the parliament which made it elected prime minister. Not only that, the people of Turkey still gave their trust to hold the mandate as President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014.

At the age of office, he was almost six years old. Regardless of who will replace him, there has been a lot of controversy and twists and turns that have occurred throughout his tenure. One thing that may confuse us. Why is the militancy force of Erdogan's supporters so great compared to us in Indonesia? It turns out that the secret is in Erdogan who socializes to the wider community without distinguishing whoever it is. For him, in life, there is no eternal enemy so that he can embrace all the beliefs of society. Even though we know, Erdogan is an Islamist person. It should be noted, the ideology of secularism has succeeded in changing 70-75% of the Turkish people who previously had Islamic ideology under the auspices of the Ottoman Turks. So it will be a difficult challenge for Erdogan if he only takes the trust of Islamic circles. So he uses a slow da'wah strategy where he does not spread hatred and prohibition against people who do not implement Islamic law. He also slowly changed the law to something more Islamic. So that currently the ideology of Erdoganism is known, which wants to replace the current Kemalism and change Turkey back to its heyday in the days of the Ottoman Empire.

During his tenure, he succeeded in bringing Turkey to something more modern and viewed by the world. Now Turkey has become one of the countries chosen to become a world civilization from the economic, social, and the biggest is education. Even though during his leadership there was a lot of hatred from outside and inside. Starting from the economic crisis that Turkey experienced in 2017 to its confrontation with the PKK and the Syrian conflict. Until at its peak there was a coup that wanted to overthrow him on July 15, 2016.

Erdogan and the Coup Incident

There is something unique about this coup. Throughout the history of Turkish politics, it is quite hot, where there have been 4 coups, and only this time it failed. Although there are many victims from the civilian and military circles. Due to Erdogan's charisma before his people, most loved him and were even willing to die to defend himself at the top of the leadership hierarchy of the Republic of Turkey. Back again because Erdogan managed to win the hearts of his people peacefully. In contrast to the coup of President Mursi in 2013, where he was successfully deposed and jailed for his mistakes in changing Egypt. The situation in Egypt at that time was the same as that of a secular Turkey. But suddenly Mursi immediately changed everything to be based on sharia so that he lost most of the trust of his people who would have helped him when the coup was launched.

Not everyone likes Erdogan

Although his achievements are extraordinary, not a few people hate his figure. Many have accused Erdogan of only wanting to take the voice of the world's Muslims for the benefit of his promotion. The 2016 coup was thought to be just a scenario to win over the Turkish people. Erdogan's figure lately is too 'embracing' so that he seems to submit to superpowers like America and Russia. He had lost his reputation for being brave and not submitting to anyone in his early tenure. Mastery of his native language seems to be lacking because he always uses Turkish at every international meeting. Back again to introduce the Turkish language to the world. His glamorous habits make some people comment that there are still poor people who need this money rather than for their lifestyle.

In essence, it all depends on where our perspective is looking. It is also inseparable that each person has their secrets and intentions in doing something. Based on the facts, there are still more people who like him than people who hate him. Erdogan, the European Lion.

As president of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is widely heard in various media. From his achievements to bring the glory of the Republic of Turkey when he was prime minister and president to his bravery in the international political arena. His vision has earned him the reputation of being one of the most influential figures in the Islamic world of the 21st century and earning him the nickname "European Lion." What is the true figure of a leader with a strong vision and how far has his career gone from then until now? Let's see.

Childhood

Born in Beyoğlu district located in the metropolitan city of Istanbul, Turkey on February 26, 1954. Born with the real name Recep Tayyip. His parents named him Recep because he was born to coincide with the month of Rajab. And there used to be a high priest named Tayyip so he also called him by that name which means goodness. Erdogan is his surname which comes from his father Captain Ahmet Erdoğan, a Turkish Navy Officer in charge of guarding the Black sea coastline. His father's family came from Georgia and his mother's family came from Kurdistan, but because Georgia and Kurdistan were one country (Ottoman Turkey) then he still holds the status of a Turkish citizen.

His childhood was spent in Rize with 4 other siblings. A city on the coast of the Black Sea. He was born in a difficult family situation that forced him to earn money from childhood by selling snacks. Then he collected the money from the sale to buy several books. He is known as a bookworm. His basic education begins in the city of Istanbul with formal education. He began to receive intensive religious education at İstanbul İmam Hatip Lisesi (high school) which is adjacent to International Fatih Sultan Mehmet İmam Hatip Lisesi which is now the benchmark for all Imam Hatip schools in Turkey and several places in the world.

During his education in high school, he pursued his hobby as a footballer at the Camıaltıspor club. While working on the side at the Istanbul transportation company (İETT) as a minor employee. Then he continued his undergraduate education at the University of Marmara, Faculty of economics and business while continuing his hobby of playing football at a semi-amateur club called Erokspor which is owned by Beyoğlu District.

Political Career

His political career began in 1975 where he was elected chairman of the Istanbul city branch of the National Salvation Party (MSP). After the coup in 1980, several parties were banned and including one of them (MSP). Therefore Erdogan followed in the footsteps of his teacher Prof. Necmettin Erbakan, who formed a new party, namely the Refah Partisi (Welfare Party). In 1982 he was elected chairman of the Beyoğlu district branch of the Welfare Party and within 3 years he rose to prominence as chairman of the Istanbul City Welfare Party. His career journey has not always been smooth, he has participated in the mayoral election for the Beyoğlu district but failed, as did the election of people's representatives for the Province of Siirt and Istanbul in the next period. Until finally on the third try, he succeeded in becoming the people's representative of the Istanbul Province. Due to the Welfare Party's soaring votes exceeding 10% in 1991. In 1994 the Welfare Party became the largest party in Turkey in the local elections which made it elected as Metropolitan Mayor of Great Istanbul.

Due to his achievements during his tenure as mayor, he managed to take a public image. Coupled with some controversy that makes people curious about his figure. This is evidenced by some of his poetry which is considered too striking against Islam and his courage to convey it directly in the community, making him sentenced to prison for several months. Because the state considers itself to have violated the secular ideology that has been adhered to by Turkey for decades.

In 1997 there was another coup which led to the resignation of the then prime minister of Turkey Necmettin Erbakan and the banning of the Welfare Party from politics. Then Erdogan took the initiative to take swift action by forming a new party, namely the AKP (Justice and Development Party) with the permission of his teacher Erbakan Hoca. Until finally with the party, he was elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey in 2004 who served for two terms. This is a surprising result considering that the party which is not more than 5 years old has managed to control more than half of the parliament which made it elected prime minister. Not only that, the people of Turkey still gave their trust to hold the mandate as President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014.

At the age of office, he was almost six years old. Regardless of who will replace him, there has been a lot of controversy and twists and turns that have occurred throughout his tenure. One thing that may confuse us. Why is the militancy force of Erdogan's supporters so great compared to us in Indonesia? It turns out that the secret is in Erdogan who socializes to the wider community without distinguishing whoever it is. For him, in life, there is no eternal enemy so that he can embrace all the beliefs of society. Even though we know, Erdogan is an Islamist person. It should be noted, the ideology of secularism has succeeded in changing 70-75% of the Turkish people who previously had Islamic ideology under the auspices of the Ottoman Turks. So it will be a difficult challenge for Erdogan if he only takes the trust of Islamic circles. So he uses a slow da'wah strategy where he does not spread hatred and prohibition against people who do not implement Islamic law. He also slowly changed the law to something more Islamic. So that currently the ideology of Erdoganism is known, which wants to replace the current Kemalism and change Turkey back to its heyday in the days of the Ottoman Empire.

During his tenure, he succeeded in bringing Turkey to something more modern and viewed by the world. Now Turkey has become one of the countries chosen to become a world civilization from the economic, social, and the biggest is education. Even though during his leadership there was a lot of hatred from outside and inside. Starting from the economic crisis that Turkey experienced in 2017 to its confrontation with the PKK and the Syrian conflict. Until at its peak there was a coup that wanted to overthrow him on July 15, 2016.

Erdogan and the Coup Incident

There is something unique about this coup. Throughout the history of Turkish politics, it is quite hot, where there have been 4 coups, and only this time it failed. Although there are many victims from the civilian and military circles. Due to Erdogan's charisma before his people, most loved him and were even willing to die to defend himself at the top of the leadership hierarchy of the Republic of Turkey. Back again because Erdogan managed to win the hearts of his people peacefully. In contrast to the coup of President Mursi in 2013, where he was successfully deposed and jailed for his mistakes in changing Egypt. The situation in Egypt at that time was the same as that of a secular Turkey. But suddenly Mursi immediately changed everything to be based on sharia so that he lost most of the trust of his people who would have helped him when the coup was launched.

Not everyone likes Erdogan

Although his achievements are extraordinary, not a few people hate his figure. Many have accused Erdogan of only wanting to take the voice of the world's Muslims for the benefit of his promotion. The 2016 coup was thought to be just a scenario to win over the Turkish people. Erdogan's figure lately is too 'embracing' so that he seems to submit to superpowers like America and Russia. He had lost his reputation for being brave and not submitting to anyone in his early tenure. Mastery of his native language seems to be lacking because he always uses Turkish at every international meeting. Back again to introduce the Turkish language to the world. His glamorous habits make some people comment that there are still poor people who need this money rather than for their lifestyle.

In essence, it all depends on where our perspective is looking. It is also inseparable that each person has their secrets and intentions in doing something. Based on the facts, there are still more people who like him than people who hate him. Erdogan, the European Lion.

As president of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is widely heard in various media. From his achievements to bring the glory of the Republic of Turkey when he was prime minister and president to his bravery in the international political arena. His vision has earned him the reputation of being one of the most influential figures in the Islamic world of the 21st century and earning him the nickname "European Lion." What is the true figure of a leader with a strong vision and how far has his career gone from then until now? Let's see.

Childhood

Born in Beyoğlu district located in the metropolitan city of Istanbul, Turkey on February 26, 1954. Born with the real name Recep Tayyip. His parents named him Recep because he was born to coincide with the month of Rajab. And there used to be a high priest named Tayyip so he also called him by that name which means goodness. Erdogan is his surname which comes from his father Captain Ahmet Erdoğan, a Turkish Navy Officer in charge of guarding the Black sea coastline. His father's family came from Georgia and his mother's family came from Kurdistan, but because Georgia and Kurdistan were one country (Ottoman Turkey) then he still holds the status of a Turkish citizen.

His childhood was spent in Rize with 4 other siblings. A city on the coast of the Black Sea. He was born in a difficult family situation that forced him to earn money from childhood by selling snacks. Then he collected the money from the sale to buy several books. He is known as a bookworm. His basic education begins in the city of Istanbul with formal education. He began to receive intensive religious education at İstanbul İmam Hatip Lisesi (high school) which is adjacent to International Fatih Sultan Mehmet İmam Hatip Lisesi which is now the benchmark for all Imam Hatip schools in Turkey and several places in the world.

During his education in high school, he pursued his hobby as a footballer at the Camıaltıspor club. While working on the side at the Istanbul transportation company (İETT) as a minor employee. Then he continued his undergraduate education at the University of Marmara, Faculty of economics and business while continuing his hobby of playing football at a semi-amateur club called Erokspor which is owned by Beyoğlu District.

Political Career

His political career began in 1975 where he was elected chairman of the Istanbul city branch of the National Salvation Party (MSP). After the coup in 1980, several parties were banned and including one of them (MSP). Therefore Erdogan followed in the footsteps of his teacher Prof. Necmettin Erbakan, who formed a new party, namely the Refah Partisi (Welfare Party). In 1982 he was elected chairman of the Beyoğlu district branch of the Welfare Party and within 3 years he rose to prominence as chairman of the Istanbul City Welfare Party. His career journey has not always been smooth, he has participated in the mayoral election for the Beyoğlu district but failed, as did the election of people's representatives for the Province of Siirt and Istanbul in the next period. Until finally on the third try, he succeeded in becoming the people's representative of the Istanbul Province. Due to the Welfare Party's soaring votes exceeding 10% in 1991. In 1994 the Welfare Party became the largest party in Turkey in the local elections which made it elected as Metropolitan Mayor of Great Istanbul.

Due to his achievements during his tenure as mayor, he managed to take a public image. Coupled with some controversy that makes people curious about his figure. This is evidenced by some of his poetry which is considered too striking against Islam and his courage to convey it directly in the community, making him sentenced to prison for several months. Because the state considers itself to have violated the secular ideology that has been adhered to by Turkey for decades.

In 1997 there was another coup which led to the resignation of the then prime minister of Turkey Necmettin Erbakan and the banning of the Welfare Party from politics. Then Erdogan took the initiative to take swift action by forming a new party, namely the AKP (Justice and Development Party) with the permission of his teacher Erbakan Hoca. Until finally with the party, he was elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey in 2004 who served for two terms. This is a surprising result considering that the party which is not more than 5 years old has managed to control more than half of the parliament which made it elected prime minister. Not only that, the people of Turkey still gave their trust to hold the mandate as President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014.

At the age of office, he was almost six years old. Regardless of who will replace him, there has been a lot of controversy and twists and turns that have occurred throughout his tenure. One thing that may confuse us. Why is the militancy force of Erdogan's supporters so great compared to us in Indonesia? It turns out that the secret is in Erdogan who socializes to the wider community without distinguishing whoever it is. For him, in life, there is no eternal enemy so that he can embrace all the beliefs of society. Even though we know, Erdogan is an Islamist person. It should be noted, the ideology of secularism has succeeded in changing 70-75% of the Turkish people who previously had Islamic ideology under the auspices of the Ottoman Turks. So it will be a difficult challenge for Erdogan if he only takes the trust of Islamic circles. So he uses a slow da'wah strategy where he does not spread hatred and prohibition against people who do not implement Islamic law. He also slowly changed the law to something more Islamic. So that currently the ideology of Erdoganism is known, which wants to replace the current Kemalism and change Turkey back to its heyday in the days of the Ottoman Empire.

During his tenure, he succeeded in bringing Turkey to something more modern and viewed by the world. Now Turkey has become one of the countries chosen to become a world civilization from the economic, social, and the biggest is education. Even though during his leadership there was a lot of hatred from outside and inside. Starting from the economic crisis that Turkey experienced in 2017 to its confrontation with the PKK and the Syrian conflict. Until at its peak there was a coup that wanted to overthrow him on July 15, 2016.

Erdogan and the Coup Incident

There is something unique about this coup. Throughout the history of Turkish politics, it is quite hot, where there have been 4 coups, and only this time it failed. Although there are many victims from the civilian and military circles. Due to Erdogan's charisma before his people, most loved him and were even willing to die to defend himself at the top of the leadership hierarchy of the Republic of Turkey. Back again because Erdogan managed to win the hearts of his people peacefully. In contrast to the coup of President Mursi in 2013, where he was successfully deposed and jailed for his mistakes in changing Egypt. The situation in Egypt at that time was the same as that of a secular Turkey. But suddenly Mursi immediately changed everything to be based on sharia so that he lost most of the trust of his people who would have helped him when the coup was launched.

Not everyone likes Erdogan

Although his achievements are extraordinary, not a few people hate his figure. Many have accused Erdogan of only wanting to take the voice of the world's Muslims for the benefit of his promotion. The 2016 coup was thought to be just a scenario to win over the Turkish people. Erdogan's figure lately is too 'embracing' so that he seems to submit to superpowers like America and Russia. He had lost his reputation for being brave and not submitting to anyone in his early tenure. Mastery of his native language seems to be lacking because he always uses Turkish at every international meeting. Back again to introduce the Turkish language to the world. His glamorous habits make some people comment that there are still poor people who need this money rather than for their lifestyle.

In essence, it all depends on where our perspective is looking. It is also inseparable that each person has their secrets and intentions in doing something. Based on the facts, there are still more people who like him than people who hate him. Erdogan, the European Lion.

As president of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is widely heard in various media. From his achievements to bring the glory of the Republic of Turkey when he was prime minister and president to his bravery in the international political arena. His vision has earned him the reputation of being one of the most influential figures in the Islamic world of the 21st century and earning him the nickname "European Lion." What is the true figure of a leader with a strong vision and how far has his career gone from then until now? Let's see.

Childhood

Born in Beyoğlu district located in the metropolitan city of Istanbul, Turkey on February 26, 1954. Born with the real name Recep Tayyip. His parents named him Recep because he was born to coincide with the month of Rajab. And there used to be a high priest named Tayyip so he also called him by that name which means goodness. Erdogan is his surname which comes from his father Captain Ahmet Erdoğan, a Turkish Navy Officer in charge of guarding the Black sea coastline. His father's family came from Georgia and his mother's family came from Kurdistan, but because Georgia and Kurdistan were one country (Ottoman Turkey) then he still holds the status of a Turkish citizen.

His childhood was spent in Rize with 4 other siblings. A city on the coast of the Black Sea. He was born in a difficult family situation that forced him to earn money from childhood by selling snacks. Then he collected the money from the sale to buy several books. He is known as a bookworm. His basic education begins in the city of Istanbul with formal education. He began to receive intensive religious education at İstanbul İmam Hatip Lisesi (high school) which is adjacent to International Fatih Sultan Mehmet İmam Hatip Lisesi which is now the benchmark for all Imam Hatip schools in Turkey and several places in the world.

During his education in high school, he pursued his hobby as a footballer at the Camıaltıspor club. While working on the side at the Istanbul transportation company (İETT) as a minor employee. Then he continued his undergraduate education at the University of Marmara, Faculty of economics and business while continuing his hobby of playing football at a semi-amateur club called Erokspor which is owned by Beyoğlu District.

Political Career

His political career began in 1975 where he was elected chairman of the Istanbul city branch of the National Salvation Party (MSP). After the coup in 1980, several parties were banned and including one of them (MSP). Therefore Erdogan followed in the footsteps of his teacher Prof. Necmettin Erbakan, who formed a new party, namely the Refah Partisi (Welfare Party). In 1982 he was elected chairman of the Beyoğlu district branch of the Welfare Party and within 3 years he rose to prominence as chairman of the Istanbul City Welfare Party. His career journey has not always been smooth, he has participated in the mayoral election for the Beyoğlu district but failed, as did the election of people's representatives for the Province of Siirt and Istanbul in the next period. Until finally on the third try, he succeeded in becoming the people's representative of the Istanbul Province. Due to the Welfare Party's soaring votes exceeding 10% in 1991. In 1994 the Welfare Party became the largest party in Turkey in the local elections which made it elected as Metropolitan Mayor of Great Istanbul.

Due to his achievements during his tenure as mayor, he managed to take a public image. Coupled with some controversy that makes people curious about his figure. This is evidenced by some of his poetry which is considered too striking against Islam and his courage to convey it directly in the community, making him sentenced to prison for several months. Because the state considers itself to have violated the secular ideology that has been adhered to by Turkey for decades.

In 1997 there was another coup which led to the resignation of the then prime minister of Turkey Necmettin Erbakan and the banning of the Welfare Party from politics. Then Erdogan took the initiative to take swift action by forming a new party, namely the AKP (Justice and Development Party) with the permission of his teacher Erbakan Hoca. Until finally with the party, he was elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey in 2004 who served for two terms. This is a surprising result considering that the party which is not more than 5 years old has managed to control more than half of the parliament which made it elected prime minister. Not only that, the people of Turkey still gave their trust to hold the mandate as President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014.

At the age of office, he was almost six years old. Regardless of who will replace him, there has been a lot of controversy and twists and turns that have occurred throughout his tenure. One thing that may confuse us. Why is the militancy force of Erdogan's supporters so great compared to us in Indonesia? It turns out that the secret is in Erdogan who socializes to the wider community without distinguishing whoever it is. For him, in life, there is no eternal enemy so that he can embrace all the beliefs of society. Even though we know, Erdogan is an Islamist person. It should be noted, the ideology of secularism has succeeded in changing 70-75% of the Turkish people who previously had Islamic ideology under the auspices of the Ottoman Turks. So it will be a difficult challenge for Erdogan if he only takes the trust of Islamic circles. So he uses a slow da'wah strategy where he does not spread hatred and prohibition against people who do not implement Islamic law. He also slowly changed the law to something more Islamic. So that currently the ideology of Erdoganism is known, which wants to replace the current Kemalism and change Turkey back to its heyday in the days of the Ottoman Empire.

During his tenure, he succeeded in bringing Turkey to something more modern and viewed by the world. Now Turkey has become one of the countries chosen to become a world civilization from the economic, social, and the biggest is education. Even though during his leadership there was a lot of hatred from outside and inside. Starting from the economic crisis that Turkey experienced in 2017 to its confrontation with the PKK and the Syrian conflict. Until at its peak there was a coup that wanted to overthrow him on July 15, 2016.

Erdogan and the Coup Incident

There is something unique about this coup. Throughout the history of Turkish politics, it is quite hot, where there have been 4 coups, and only this time it failed. Although there are many victims from the civilian and military circles. Due to Erdogan's charisma before his people, most loved him and were even willing to die to defend himself at the top of the leadership hierarchy of the Republic of Turkey. Back again because Erdogan managed to win the hearts of his people peacefully. In contrast to the coup of President Mursi in 2013, where he was successfully deposed and jailed for his mistakes in changing Egypt. The situation in Egypt at that time was the same as that of a secular Turkey. But suddenly Mursi immediately changed everything to be based on sharia so that he lost most of the trust of his people who would have helped him when the coup was launched.

Not everyone likes Erdogan

Although his achievements are extraordinary, not a few people hate his figure. Many have accused Erdogan of only wanting to take the voice of the world's Muslims for the benefit of his promotion. The 2016 coup was thought to be just a scenario to win over the Turkish people. Erdogan's figure lately is too 'embracing' so that he seems to submit to superpowers like America and Russia. He had lost his reputation for being brave and not submitting to anyone in his early tenure. Mastery of his native language seems to be lacking because he always uses Turkish at every international meeting. Back again to introduce the Turkish language to the world. His glamorous habits make some people comment that there are still poor people who need this money rather than for their lifestyle.

In essence, it all depends on where our perspective is looking. It is also inseparable that each person has their secrets and intentions in doing something. Based on the facts, there are still more people who like him than people who hate him. Erdogan, the European Lion.

As president of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is widely heard in various media. From his achievements to bring the glory of the Republic of Turkey when he was prime minister and president to his bravery in the international political arena. His vision has earned him the reputation of being one of the most influential figures in the Islamic world of the 21st century and earning him the nickname "European Lion." What is the true figure of a leader with a strong vision and how far has his career gone from then until now? Let's see.

Childhood

Born in Beyoğlu district located in the metropolitan city of Istanbul, Turkey on February 26, 1954. Born with the real name Recep Tayyip. His parents named him Recep because he was born to coincide with the month of Rajab. And there used to be a high priest named Tayyip so he also called him by that name which means goodness. Erdogan is his surname which comes from his father Captain Ahmet Erdoğan, a Turkish Navy Officer in charge of guarding the Black sea coastline. His father's family came from Georgia and his mother's family came from Kurdistan, but because Georgia and Kurdistan were one country (Ottoman Turkey) then he still holds the status of a Turkish citizen.

His childhood was spent in Rize with 4 other siblings. A city on the coast of the Black Sea. He was born in a difficult family situation that forced him to earn money from childhood by selling snacks. Then he collected the money from the sale to buy several books. He is known as a bookworm. His basic education begins in the city of Istanbul with formal education. He began to receive intensive religious education at İstanbul İmam Hatip Lisesi (high school) which is adjacent to International Fatih Sultan Mehmet İmam Hatip Lisesi which is now the benchmark for all Imam Hatip schools in Turkey and several places in the world.

During his education in high school, he pursued his hobby as a footballer at the Camıaltıspor club. While working on the side at the Istanbul transportation company (İETT) as a minor employee. Then he continued his undergraduate education at the University of Marmara, Faculty of economics and business while continuing his hobby of playing football at a semi-amateur club called Erokspor which is owned by Beyoğlu District.

Political Career

His political career began in 1975 where he was elected chairman of the Istanbul city branch of the National Salvation Party (MSP). After the coup in 1980, several parties were banned and including one of them (MSP). Therefore Erdogan followed in the footsteps of his teacher Prof. Necmettin Erbakan, who formed a new party, namely the Refah Partisi (Welfare Party). In 1982 he was elected chairman of the Beyoğlu district branch of the Welfare Party and within 3 years he rose to prominence as chairman of the Istanbul City Welfare Party. His career journey has not always been smooth, he has participated in the mayoral election for the Beyoğlu district but failed, as did the election of people's representatives for the Province of Siirt and Istanbul in the next period. Until finally on the third try, he succeeded in becoming the people's representative of the Istanbul Province. Due to the Welfare Party's soaring votes exceeding 10% in 1991. In 1994 the Welfare Party became the largest party in Turkey in the local elections which made it elected as Metropolitan Mayor of Great Istanbul.

Due to his achievements during his tenure as mayor, he managed to take a public image. Coupled with some controversy that makes people curious about his figure. This is evidenced by some of his poetry which is considered too striking against Islam and his courage to convey it directly in the community, making him sentenced to prison for several months. Because the state considers itself to have violated the secular ideology that has been adhered to by Turkey for decades.

In 1997 there was another coup which led to the resignation of the then prime minister of Turkey Necmettin Erbakan and the banning of the Welfare Party from politics. Then Erdogan took the initiative to take swift action by forming a new party, namely the AKP (Justice and Development Party) with the permission of his teacher Erbakan Hoca. Until finally with the party, he was elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey in 2004 who served for two terms. This is a surprising result considering that the party which is not more than 5 years old has managed to control more than half of the parliament which made it elected prime minister. Not only that, the people of Turkey still gave their trust to hold the mandate as President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014.

At the age of office, he was almost six years old. Regardless of who will replace him, there has been a lot of controversy and twists and turns that have occurred throughout his tenure. One thing that may confuse us. Why is the militancy force of Erdogan's supporters so great compared to us in Indonesia? It turns out that the secret is in Erdogan who socializes to the wider community without distinguishing whoever it is. For him, in life, there is no eternal enemy so that he can embrace all the beliefs of society. Even though we know, Erdogan is an Islamist person. It should be noted, the ideology of secularism has succeeded in changing 70-75% of the Turkish people who previously had Islamic ideology under the auspices of the Ottoman Turks. So it will be a difficult challenge for Erdogan if he only takes the trust of Islamic circles. So he uses a slow da'wah strategy where he does not spread hatred and prohibition against people who do not implement Islamic law. He also slowly changed the law to something more Islamic. So that currently the ideology of Erdoganism is known, which wants to replace the current Kemalism and change Turkey back to its heyday in the days of the Ottoman Empire.

During his tenure, he succeeded in bringing Turkey to something more modern and viewed by the world. Now Turkey has become one of the countries chosen to become a world civilization from the economic, social, and the biggest is education. Even though during his leadership there was a lot of hatred from outside and inside. Starting from the economic crisis that Turkey experienced in 2017 to its confrontation with the PKK and the Syrian conflict. Until at its peak there was a coup that wanted to overthrow him on July 15, 2016.

Erdogan and the Coup Incident

There is something unique about this coup. Throughout the history of Turkish politics, it is quite hot, where there have been 4 coups, and only this time it failed. Although there are many victims from the civilian and military circles. Due to Erdogan's charisma before his people, most loved him and were even willing to die to defend himself at the top of the leadership hierarchy of the Republic of Turkey. Back again because Erdogan managed to win the hearts of his people peacefully. In contrast to the coup of President Mursi in 2013, where he was successfully deposed and jailed for his mistakes in changing Egypt. The situation in Egypt at that time was the same as that of a secular Turkey. But suddenly Mursi immediately changed everything to be based on sharia so that he lost most of the trust of his people who would have helped him when the coup was launched.

Not everyone likes Erdogan

Although his achievements are extraordinary, not a few people hate his figure. Many have accused Erdogan of only wanting to take the voice of the world's Muslims for the benefit of his promotion. The 2016 coup was thought to be just a scenario to win over the Turkish people. Erdogan's figure lately is too 'embracing' so that he seems to submit to superpowers like America and Russia. He had lost his reputation for being brave and not submitting to anyone in his early tenure. Mastery of his native language seems to be lacking because he always uses Turkish at every international meeting. Back again to introduce the Turkish language to the world. His glamorous habits make some people comment that there are still poor people who need this money rather than for their lifestyle.

In essence, it all depends on where our perspective is looking. It is also inseparable that each person has their secrets and intentions in doing something. Based on the facts, there are still more people who like him than people who hate him. Erdogan, the European Lion.