# Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

- Kind: person
- Role: President of Türkiye
- Jurisdiction: Türkiye

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Role | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 1, 2023 | [Turkish authorities detain three journalists under 'disinformation' law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-turkiye-detains-journalists-disinformation-law) | other | in effect |
| July 27, 2016 | [Turkey closes more than 100 media outlets by decree after a failed coup attempt](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2016-turkey-post-coup-media-closures) | ordered | historical |

Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/actor/recep-tayyip-erdogan. As head of government: https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan

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