Esra Erdoğan

Turkish sociologist; daughter of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Esra Albayrak

Born|

Esra Erdoğan

(1983-10-14) 14 October 1983 (age 41)

Istanbul, Turkey

Education| Indiana University Bloomington (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD)
Spouse|

Berat Albayrak

(m. 2004)​

Children| 4
Parent(s)| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Emine Erdoğan
Relatives| Ahmet Burak Erdoğan (brother)
Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan (brother)
Sümeyye Erdoğan  (sister)

Esra Albayrak (née Erdoğan; born 14 October 1983) is a Turkish sociologist. She is the daughter of the 12th President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the wife of the former Ministry of Finance and Treasury of Turkey, Berat Albayrak.

## Family

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Her father is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and her mother is Emine Erdoğan. She has three siblings: Ahmet Burak, Necmettin Bilal and Sümeyye. On 11 July 2004, she was married to Sadık Albayrak's son Berat Albayrak at the Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center. Guests at the ceremony included Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Năstase, Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, Jordanian King Abdullah II, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Gül and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Bülent Arınç.[1] They have four children; Ahmet Akif (b. 2006), Emine Mahinur (b. 2009), Sadık (b. 2015) and Hamza Salih (b. 2020).[2][3]

## Education

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She completed her high school education in Kadıköy İmam Hatip High School and her undergraduate education in 2003 in the field of sociology and history at Indiana University Bloomington in the College of Arts and Sciences. She received her master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley.[4] In 2016, she completed her PhD in sociology at the same university. One of her friends whom she studied with described her as a person with "strong personality; strict beliefs about life, faith, politics and family".[5]

## Social activities

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She is a board member of TURKEN Foundation in New York, United States,[6] TÜRGEV (Turkey Youth and Education Services Foundation),[7] and Green Crescent, established under the leadership of her father Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. She participated in the 'We are Volunteers, We Teach' campaign initiated by Ümraniye Municipality for disabled people and taught the alphabet to disabled girls.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "ESRA ERDOĞAN VE BERAT ALBAYRAK EVLENDİ!..." habervitrini.com. 11 July 2004. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
2. ^ "Enerji Bakanı Albayrak'ın mutlu günü". Sabah. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
3. ^ "Turkish President Erdoğan welcomes 8th grandson". Daily Sabah. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
4. ^ "Esra Erdoğan". biyografya.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
5. ^ "Esra Erdoğan Albayrak'ın bilinmeyen portresi". odatv.com. 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
6. ^ "TURKEN Foundation in New York, United States Board of Directors". TURKEN Foundation in New York, United States. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
7. ^ "AKP ve Bilal Erdoğan'ın vakfı İzmir'i kuşatma altına alıyor". yurtgazetesi.com.tr. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
8. ^ "Mektubu senin sayende yazdım Esra öğretmenim". haber7.com. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

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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|

* Inauguration
* Cabinets
* 66th
* 67th
* Presidential trips
* University diploma controversy
* Böhmermann affair
* Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdogan
* 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
* 2016–present purges
* 2017 constitutional referendum
* Iran poem controversy
* 2018–present Economic crisis
* 2025 Turkish protests

Premiership|

* Cabinets
* 59th
* 60th
* 61st
* Prime ministerial trips
* Foreign policy
* Democratic initiative
* Solution process
* 2005 Diyarbakır speech
* 2007 Turkish constitutional referendum
* 2010 Turkish constitutional referendum
* Vision 2023
* Gezi Park protests
* Civil–military relations

Electoral history|

| Istanbul Mayoral|

* 1994

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Local|

* 2003
* 2004
* 2009
* 2014
* 2019
* 2024

General|

* 2002
* 2007
* 2011

Presidential|

* 2014
* campaign
* 2018
* campaign
* 2023
* campaign

Works|

* Mas-Kom-Yah (1975 play)
* This Song Doesn't End Here (1999 album)
* A Fairer World Is Possible (2021 book)

Family|

* Emine Erdoğan (wife)
* Ahmet Burak Erdoğan (son)
* Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan (son)
* Esra Erdoğan Albayrak (daughter)
* Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar (daughter)
* Berat Albayrak (son-in-law)
* Selçuk Bayraktar (son-in-law)

Related|

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* Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu
* Public image
* Honours and awards
* Honorary doctorates
* Erdoğanism
* Conservative democracy
* Turkish model
* The world is bigger than five
* Assassination threats
* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University
* Erdoğan Hospital
* Turkey: Empire of Erdogan
* Erdoğan–Gollum comparison trials
* 2024 Ankara prisoner exchange

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