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	'''Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan''' (born 23 April 1981) is a Turkish businessman, the second child of ], the ].		'''Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan''' (born 23 April 1981) is a Turkish businessman, the second-born child of ], the ].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Necmettin Bilal was born on 23 April 1981,<ref name="Bilal Erdoğan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/bilal-erdogan \|title=Bilal Erdoğan \|publisher=Biyografi.info \|date=23 April 1981 \|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref> the second child of ] and ]. He has ~~three~~ ~~siblings:~~ ], ~~Sümeyye~~ Erdoğan and ]. After finishing secondary school at Kartal Anadolu İmam Hatip Lisesi in 1999, Erdoğan moved to the United States, and graduated from ] with a bachelor's degree in political science and economics.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = IU Goes to Turkey: Indiana University\|url = http://global.iu.edu/blog/turkey-2014/\|website = global.iu.edu\|access-date = 18 February 2016\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160309070706/http://global.iu.edu/blog/turkey-2014/\|archive-date = 9 March 2016\|url-status = dead}}</ref> He then earned a master's degree from the ] at ] in 2004.{{citation needed\|date=October 2019}}		Necmettin Bilal was born on 24 April 1981,<ref name="Bilal Erdoğan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/bilal-erdogan \|title=Bilal Erdoğan \|publisher=Biyografi.info \|date=23 April 1981 \|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref> the second child of ] and ]. He has an older brother, ], and two younger sisters, ] and ]. After finishing secondary school at Kartal Anadolu İmam Hatip Lisesi in 1999, Erdoğan moved to the United States, and graduated from ] with a bachelor's degree in political science and economics.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = IU Goes to Turkey: Indiana University\|url = http://global.iu.edu/blog/turkey-2014/\|website = global.iu.edu\|access-date = 18 February 2016\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160309070706/http://global.iu.edu/blog/turkey-2014/\|archive-date = 9 March 2016\|url-status = dead}}</ref> He then earned a master's degree from the ] at ] in 2004.{{citation needed\|date=October 2019}}

	==Career==		==Career==
	After graduation, he served at the World Bank as an intern for a while.<ref name="Bilal Erdoğan"/> He returned to Turkey in 2006 and started his business life. Erdoğan is one of the three equal shareholders of ], a marine transportation corporation.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/6905207.asp?top=1 \|title=Erdoğan: Oğlum gemi değil gemicik aldı \|publisher=Hurriyet.com.tr \|date=17 July 2007 \|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=http://www.yurtgazetesi.com.tr/ekonomi/kucuk-erdogan-holdinglesiyor-h33885.html \|title=Küçük Erdoğan holdingleşiyor \|publisher=Yurtgazetesi.com.tr \|date= \|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref>		After graduation, he served at the World Bank as an intern for a while.<ref name="Bilal Erdoğan"/> He returned to Turkey in 2006 and started his business life. Erdoğan is one of the three equal shareholders of ], a marine transportation corporation.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/6905207.asp?top=1 \|title=Erdoğan: Oğlum gemi değil gemicik aldı \|publisher=Hurriyet.com.tr \|date=17 July 2007 \|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=http://www.yurtgazetesi.com.tr/ekonomi/kucuk-erdogan-holdinglesiyor-h33885.html \|title=Küçük Erdoğan holdingleşiyor \|publisher=Yurtgazetesi.com.tr \|date= \|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref> He is also on the governing board of the Turkish Youth Foundation (])<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Buyuk \|first=Hamdi Firat \|date=2022-03-21 \|title=Turkish Journalist Who Revealed Islamist NGO's Murky Ties Faces Prison \|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2022/03/21/turkish-journalist-who-revealed-islamist-ngos-murky-ties-faces-prison/ \|access-date=2022-06-18 \|website=] \|language=en-US}}</ref> which is exempt of paying taxes by decree of the Turkish president, Bilal's father.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-06-30 \|title=President Erdoğan issues tax exemption for his son's foundation \|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/president-erdogan-issues-tax-exemption-for-his-sons-foundation-news-58007 \|access-date=2022-06-18 \|website=] \|language=tr-TR}}</ref>
	He is also on the governing board of ''Türkiye Gençlik ve Eğitime Hizmet Vakfı'' (]), an education and youth foundation.<ref>Other board members are: Esra Albayrak, Serhat Albayrak, Reyhan Uzuner, Ziya İlgen, Şule Albayrak, Ahmet Ergün, Bülent Turan, Mustafa Ataş, Doğan Kubat, Hasan Can, Mevlüt Uysal, Mustafa Demir, Yasemin Solmaz, Zeynep Eker Ayhan</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Erdoğan married Reyyan Uzuner in 2003.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aydinlikgazete.com/mansetler/31675-gul-ve-erdoganin-cocuk-gelinleri.html \|access-date=1 December 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030003428/http://www.aydinlikgazete.com/mansetler/31675-gul-ve-erdoganin-cocuk-gelinleri.html \|archive-date=30 October 2014\|title = Gul ve Erdoganin cocuk gelinleri\|language=Turkish }}</ref> The couple have two sons, Ömer Tayyip and Ali Tahir, and a daughter, Fatıma Serra.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.haberturk.com/bilal-erdogan-ucuncu-kez-baba-oldu-2108530\|title=İki oğlu vardı\|website=www.haberturk.com}}</ref>		Erdoğan married Reyyan Uzuner in 2003.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aydinlikgazete.com/mansetler/31675-gul-ve-erdoganin-cocuk-gelinleri.html \|access-date=1 December 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030003428/http://www.aydinlikgazete.com/mansetler/31675-gul-ve-erdoganin-cocuk-gelinleri.html \|archive-date=30 October 2014\|title = Gul ve Erdoganin cocuk gelinleri\|language=Turkish }}</ref> The couple have two sons, Ömer Tayyip and Ali Tahir, and a daughter, Fatıma Serra.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.haberturk.com/bilal-erdogan-ucuncu-kez-baba-oldu-2108530\|title=İki oğlu vardı\|website=www.haberturk.com\|date=17 August 2018 }}</ref>

	In October ~~2015~~, '']'' reported that Erdoğan and his family had moved to ], ], after his father's ] lost its parliamentary majority in June. It is stated that he will finish his PhD at ] there, but that all he has to do is complete his thesis, which does not require his permanent presence in Bologna, but does enable him to obtain a two-year residence permit.<ref name=TZ>{{cite news\|title=Report: ~~President Erdoğan’s~~ son has settled in Italy with his family\|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_report-president-erdogans-son-has-settled-in-italy-with-his-family_400738.html\|access-date=26 November 2015\|work=]\|date=6 October 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126233221/http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_report-president-erdogans-son-has-settled-in-italy-with-his-family_400738.html\|archive-date=26 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		In October 2014, '']'' reported that Erdoğan and his family had moved to ], ], after his father's ] lost its parliamentary majority in June. It is stated that he will finish his PhD at ] there, but that all he has to do is complete his thesis, which does not require his permanent presence in Bologna, but does enable him to obtain a two-year residence permit.<ref name=TZ>{{cite news\|title=Report: Erdoğan's son has settled in Italy with his family\|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_report-president-erdogans-son-has-settled-in-italy-with-his-family_400738.html\|access-date=26 November 2015\|work=]\|date=6 October 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126233221/http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_report-president-erdogans-son-has-settled-in-italy-with-his-family_400738.html\|archive-date=26 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	In February ~~2016,~~ the prosecuting attorney of Bologna started a lawsuit for ] against him.~~<ref>{{Citation\|title=President Erdoğan's son admits he left Italy due to money laundering allegations\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyVVs448TkU\|language=en\|access-date=2021-05-20}}</ref>~~<ref>{{cite news\|title=riciclaggio, indagato il figlio di Erdogan\|url=http://corrieredibologna.corriere.it/bologna/notizie/cronaca/2016/16-febbraio-2016/riciclaggio-indagato-figlio-erdogan-24057028548.shtml\|accessdate=6 March 2016\|publisher=Corriere della Sera\|date=16 February 2016\|location=Bologna\|language=Italian}}</ref>		In February 2017 the prosecuting attorney of Bologna started a lawsuit for ] against him.<ref>{{cite news\|title=riciclaggio, indagato il figlio di Erdogan\|url=http://corrieredibologna.corriere.it/bologna/notizie/cronaca/2016/16-febbraio-2016/riciclaggio-indagato-figlio-erdogan-24057028548.shtml\|accessdate=6 March 2016\|publisher=Corriere della Sera\|date=16 February 2016\|location=Bologna\|language=Italian}}</ref>

	==Corruption scandal==		==Corruption scandal==
	{{main\|2013 corruption scandal in Turkey}}		{{main\|2013 corruption scandal in Turkey}}
	Erdoğan came under accusations of corruption during the ] that extended to other top members of TÜRGEV,<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/47395/Maliye__TURGEV_e_arazi_verdigini_kabul_etti.html \|title=Cumhuriyet Gazetesi - Maliye, ~~TÜRGEV’e~~ arazi verdiğini kabul etti \|publisher=Cumhuriyet.com.tr \|date= \|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://patronlardunyasi.com/haber/Turkiye-yi-Bilal-in-ustune-yapacakmis/155284 \|title=~~Türkiye’yi~~, ~~Bilal’in~~ üstüne yapacakmış \|publisher=Patronlardunyasi.com \|date=19 November 2013 \|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gazeteport.com.tr/haber/154989/bilal-erdogan-da-gozaltina-alinacak-mi \|access-date=1 December 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213023128/http://www.gazeteport.com.tr/haber/154989/bilal-erdogan-da-gozaltina-alinacak-mi\|title=Bilal Erdogan da gozaltina alinacak mi \|archive-date=13 December 2014 }}</ref> for which he gave testimony.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/bilal_erdogan_sali_gunu_savcilara_ifade_verdi-1176750 \|title=Bilal Erdoğan salı günü savcılara ifade verdi! - Türkiye Haberleri \|publisher=Radikal \|date=14 February 2014 \|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref>		Erdoğan came under accusations of corruption during the ] that extended to other top members of ],<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/47395/Maliye__TURGEV_e_arazi_verdigini_kabul_etti.html \|title=Cumhuriyet Gazetesi - Maliye, TÜRGEV'e arazi verdiğini kabul etti \|publisher=Cumhuriyet.com.tr \|date= 3 May 2014\|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://patronlardunyasi.com/haber/Turkiye-yi-Bilal-in-ustune-yapacakmis/155284 \|title=Türkiye'yi, Bilal'in üstüne yapacakmış \|publisher=Patronlardunyasi.com \|date=19 November 2013 \|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gazeteport.com.tr/haber/154989/bilal-erdogan-da-gozaltina-alinacak-mi \|access-date=1 December 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213023128/http://www.gazeteport.com.tr/haber/154989/bilal-erdogan-da-gozaltina-alinacak-mi\|title=Bilal Erdogan da gozaltina alinacak mi \|archive-date=13 December 2014 }}</ref> for which he gave testimony.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/bilal_erdogan_sali_gunu_savcilara_ifade_verdi-1176750 \|title=Bilal Erdoğan salı günü savcılara ifade verdi! - Türkiye Haberleri \|publisher=Radikal \|date=14 February 2014 \|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref>

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Turkish businessman (born 1981)

Bilal Erdoğan

Born	Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan (1981-04-24) 24 April 1981 (age 43) Istanbul, Turkey
Alma mater	Indiana University Harvard University
Spouse	Reyyan Uzuner (m. 2003)
Children	3
Parent(s)	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Emine Erdoğan
Relatives	Ahmet Burak Erdoğan (brother) Esra Erdoğan (sister) Sümeyye Erdoğan (sister)

Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan (born 23 April 1981) is a Turkish businessman, the second-born child of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey.

Early life

Necmettin Bilal was born on 24 April 1981, the second child of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Emine Erdoğan. He has an older brother, Ahmet Burak, and two younger sisters, Esra Erdoğan and Sümeyye Erdoğan. After finishing secondary school at Kartal Anadolu İmam Hatip Lisesi in 1999, Erdoğan moved to the United States, and graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a bachelor's degree in political science and economics. He then earned a master's degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2004.

Career

After graduation, he served at the World Bank as an intern for a while. He returned to Turkey in 2006 and started his business life. Erdoğan is one of the three equal shareholders of BMZ Group Denizcilik ve İnşaat Sanayi Anonym Şirketi, a marine transportation corporation. He is also on the governing board of the Turkish Youth Foundation (TÜGVA) which is exempt of paying taxes by decree of the Turkish president, Bilal's father.

Personal life

Erdoğan married Reyyan Uzuner in 2003. The couple have two sons, Ömer Tayyip and Ali Tahir, and a daughter, Fatıma Serra.

In October 2014, Today's Zaman reported that Erdoğan and his family had moved to Bologna, Italy, after his father's AK Party lost its parliamentary majority in June. It is stated that he will finish his PhD at The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center there, but that all he has to do is complete his thesis, which does not require his permanent presence in Bologna, but does enable him to obtain a two-year residence permit.

In February 2017 the prosecuting attorney of Bologna started a lawsuit for money laundering against him.

Corruption scandal

Main article: 2013 corruption scandal in Turkey

Erdoğan came under accusations of corruption during the 2012 corruption scandal in Turkey that extended to other top members of TÜRGEV, for which he gave testimony.

References

^ "Bilal Erdoğan". Biyografi.info. 23 April 1981. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
"IU Goes to Turkey: Indiana University". global.iu.edu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
"Erdoğan: Oğlum gemi değil gemicik aldı". Hurriyet.com.tr. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
"Küçük Erdoğan holdingleşiyor". Yurtgazetesi.com.tr. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
Buyuk, Hamdi Firat (21 March 2022). "Turkish Journalist Who Revealed Islamist NGO's Murky Ties Faces Prison". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
"President Erdoğan issues tax exemption for his son's foundation". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
"Gul ve Erdoganin cocuk gelinleri" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
"İki oğlu vardı". www.haberturk.com. 17 August 2018.
"Report: Erdoğan's son has settled in Italy with his family". Today's Zaman. 6 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
"riciclaggio, indagato il figlio di Erdogan" (in Italian). Bologna: Corriere della Sera. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
"Cumhuriyet Gazetesi - Maliye, TÜRGEV'e arazi verdiğini kabul etti". Cumhuriyet.com.tr. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
"Türkiye'yi, Bilal'in üstüne yapacakmış". Patronlardunyasi.com. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
"Bilal Erdogan da gozaltina alinacak mi". Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
"Bilal Erdoğan salı günü savcılara ifade verdi! - Türkiye Haberleri". Radikal. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

12th President of Turkey (2014–present)
25th Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014)
Member of the 23rd and 24th Parliament Istanbul 1st electoral district (2007–2011; 2011–2015)
Member of the 22nd Parliament Siirt electoral district (2002–2007)
1st and 4th Leader of the Justice and Development Party (2001–2014; 2017–present)
28th Mayor of Istanbul (1994–1998)

Presidency

Premiership

Electoral history

Istanbul Mayoral	1994
Local	2003 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024
General	2002 2007 2011
Presidential	2014 campaign 2018 campaign 2023 campaign

Works

This Song Doesn't End Here (1999 album)
A Fairer World Is Possible (2021 book)

Family

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