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Why Recep Tayiip Erdogan is a good Leader (Mega Projects (Recep Tayiip…
Why Recep Tayiip Erdogan is a good Leader
Economy
GDP
Recep Tayiip Erdogan became prime minister in 2003 when Turkey's GDP was $311.8 billion, 14 years later in 2017 the GDP of Turkey is $851.1 billion which is almost 3 times as much as the GDP in 2003.
https://www.google.com/search?q=turkey+gdp&rlz=1C5CHFA_enTR701TR701&oq=turkey+gdp&aqs=chrome..69i57j35i39j69i59j0l3.4194j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
GDP growth
Turkey's GDP growth is at 7.4% in 2017 while it was only at 5.6% in 2003 when Recep Tayiip Erdogan took power. Turkey's GDP Growth is higher than China's which is at 6.9% which has seen major economic growth in the past years.
https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&rlz=1C5CHFA_enTR701TR701&ei=8-nPXOaeEsTDmwWj6bLIDw&q=turkey+gdp+growth&oq=turkey+gdp+growth&gs_l=psy-ab.3..35i39j0i7i30j0j0i7i30l3j0j0i7i30j0i203l2.2944.4889..5620...0.0..0.159.939.0j7......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j35i304i39.6nQkduVIFGo
https://www.google.com/search?q=china+gdp+growth&rlz=1C5CHFA_enTR701TR701&oq=china+gdp+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.9386j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
GDP Per Capita
Turkey's GDP Per Capita was at only $4.718 in 2003 while in 2017 it doubled and it is $10,540. Turkeys GDP Per Capita is almost the same as Russia which means that Turkish citizen went from living like someone in Iraq to someone in Russia
https://www.google.com/search?q=turkey+gdp+per+capita&rlz=1C5CHFA_enTR701TR701&oq=turkey+gdp+per+&aqs=chrome.0.35i39j69i57j0l4.7038j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Turkey minimum Wage has also increased since Recep Tayiip Erdogan took power. In 2003 Turkey's minimum wage was only 189 Euros while in 2019 it doubled to 422 Euros
https://www.google.com/search?q=turkey+minimum+wage&rlz=1C5CHFA_enTR701TR701&oq=turkey++wage&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.13676j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Turkeys average income also increased from 15,818 euro in 2003 to 25,817 euros in 2017. A increase of 10,000 Euros in only 14 years.
https://wid.world/country/turkey/
Mega Projects
Recep Tayiip Erdogan has also just finished building the largest airport in the world that has a anual capacity of 200 million passengers, Thats the same as the population of Nigerea (7th most populated country). It will have flights to 350 destenations! The new airport took only 3.5 years while Berlins airport has been being constructed since 2006 and will be opened only in 2020 (14 years)
https://www.dailysabah.com/business/2019/04/11/world-media-on-istanbul-airport-everything-about-it-is-huge
Recep Tayiip Erdogan has also built 34 integrated healthcare campuses that cost $20 billion. It will be finished in 2023 and will increase the amount of medical tourist to 2 million
Recep Tayiip Erdogan also has Built the 3rd largest hospital in the world in the capital Ankara. The Hospital can handle upto 90 million passengers.
Recep tayiip Erdogan has also build 500 smaller but still modern hospitals all over Turkey.
By 2023 Erdogan wants everyone to have medical insurance
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2019/02/14/europes-biggest-hospital-opens-in-turkish-capital-ankara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrQ6w7mShHg
Recep Tayiip Erodgan also built 4773km of new highways that cost $47 billion. That is the distance between Los Angales and New York plus the distance between Istanbul and Izmir
These will be finished by 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrQ6w7mShHg
Turkey has also built a large natural gas pipeline with Azerbajan that will span the whole of Turkey and then to europe. It will lower the cost of Natural Gas in Turkey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrQ6w7mShHg
Recep Tayiip Erdogan is also building 3 nuclear power plants that will cost $62 billion. They will be operational by 2023 and will have a service life of 60 years. As one of Turkeys main problems is energy these nuclear power plants will help a lot as Turkey would need to import less fossil fuels and so the cost of energy would be reduced..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrQ6w7mShHg
Recep Tayiip Erdogan is also building 3 bridges, A bridge in canakale which will become the longest suspension bridge in the world at a length of 2,023 meters.
The second bridge is Osman Gazi Bridge which is the fourth longest suspension bridge in the world as it spans 1,550
The third bridge is Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge which is the largest suspension bridge in the world as its width is 58.4m
All these bridges cost $6.5 billion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrQ6w7mShHg
Recep Tayiip Erdogan is building a big Istanbul tunnel project that will go under the Bosphorus strait and it will allow cars and metro to pass. This will reduce traffic in Istanbul which is a major problem
It will cost $3.5 and it will be finished in 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrQ6w7mShHg
Recep Tayiip Erdogan is also building a canal in Istanbul. He is building it as the bosphourus sees so much trafic each year, 3 times as much as the suez canal in Egypt. This will be the largest project that Recep Tayiip Erdogan will construct. It is planned to be completed by 2023 and it is estemaited to cost $15 billion. This will cause Istanbul to become a island. The canal will generate Turkey $8 billion
https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/turkey-s-istanbul-canal-project-explained-20758
Recep Tayiip Erodgan has also decided to demolish and rebuild 3.5 million old buildings across Turkey. It started in 2013 and will be finished in 2023. This will cost $200 billion which is similar to the GDP of Egypt ($235 billion).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrQ6w7mShHg
Military
As Turkey is in a place were there is war all around it. It has to have a military that is able to protect itself. Recep Tayiip Erdogan has went and improved Turkeys military industry a lot. Recep Tayiip has increased Turkeys defence exports to $1.7 billion. A 90% increase from 2011..Turkey has developed new modern tanks, attack helicopters, rocket launchers, guns, warships and military drones. Turkey has already sold 30 attack helicopters to Pakistan which are worth $1.5 billion aswell as 4 warships which are worth $1 billion. Saudi Arabia and other gulf countries are negotiating to buy drones. Qatar has also bought 100 tanks from Turkey. In a speech Recpe Tayiip Erdogan even said that Tukrey will make inmanned tanks. This new industry could make Turkey a large amount of money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8tofSAtux4
https://www.dailysabah.com/defense/2019/03/12/qatar-signs-deal-to-purchase-turkeys-domestic-altay-battle-tanks
Recep Tayiip Erdogan as Mayor
When Recep Tayiip Erdogan became mayor of Istanbul in 1994 the city had many problems and the major problem was that it was filled with trash. The water had an unbearable smell which made it almost impossible to live next to it and the city was filled with abandoned buildings and slums. The golden horn was filled with rash and waste. Transportation was also a huge problem. When Recep Tayiip Erdogan became myaor he was able to fix all theese problems and make Istanbul one of the most beautiful and touristic city's
https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/how-istanbul-s-wounded-golden-horn-became-turkey-s-success-story-24597