Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The president of Turkey who has sent troops into northern Syria.
Profile · BBC Radio 4
October 12, 201913m 37s
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Show Notes
The president of Turkey has controversially sent troops into northern Syria. The decision has been widely condemned by foreign leaders and at home there are signs that his popularity could be fading. But how did Recep Tayyip Erdogan rise to power? How did the son of a sea captain end up in a palace of a thousand rooms?