Emerging Leaders: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister, Turkey

January 4, 2011 Emerging Leaders Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister, Turkey Turkey, which geopolitically straddles the Middle East and Europe, has always been divided between headscarves and beachwear, Islamic conservatism and European liberal thinking. None embodies this dichotomy more than Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's Prime Minister. At once a devout Muslim and a democratic politician, Erdogan is one of Turkey's most influential leaders in modern times.    Read more

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