# Exclusive interview with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

https://mins.news/en/video/54897

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-11 16:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heGALpfFwb4

> In an exclusive Al Jazeera interview, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reflects on more than two decades in power amid global upheaval. His political rise began with his election as Istanbul mayor in the early 1990s; he founded the Justice and Development Party in 2001 and became president in 2014.

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