Recep Tayyip Erdoğan university diploma controversy

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During Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's campaign for presidency in 2014 and throughout his presidency, there were numerous claims and allegations that he didn't actually graduate from a university and therefore he is ineligible to be President of Turkey because he was not a university graduate as required by Article 101 of the Turkish constitution.[1][2][3][4]

Accusations[]

In June 2016, Ömen Faruk Eminağaoğlu, former president of (Association of Judges and Prosecutors) stated that Erdoğan's university diploma was fake, accused Erdoğan of document forgery and called for Erdoğan's presidency to be ended.[5] Marmara University immediately released a statement stating that claims of Erdoğan having a fake diploma has no evidence.[6] ÜNİVDER (University Faculty Members Association) criticized rectorate of Marmara University for denying the fake diploma allegations without sharing any documents, while it was expected for them to release a copy of the diploma of Erdoğan and stated that there isn't any evidence for Erdoğan's graduation from any university.[7] Erdoğan responded to accusations by saying "The school i registered, was educated and graduated is clear, my classmates are clear. And the university administration made the formal explanation. Despite all this, some people are still bringing up this issue" and asked Mehmet Emin Arat, rector of the Marmara University to release his diploma information.[8]

In December 2020, a court ruled that high school diploma of former deputy of the Justice and Development Party, Hamza Yerlikaya was fake and Yerlikaya isn't a high school graduate, creating further controversy.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "T.C.CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI : Görev ve Yetkiler". www.tccb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  2. ^ "Erdoğan'ın diploması aslında hangi okuldan" [Which school is Erdoğan's diploma from] (in Turkish). odaTV. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ^ Cengiz Aldemir (28 April 2014). "Erdoğan'ın diploması Meclis'te" [Erdoğan's diploma in parliament]. Sözcü (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Rektörlük, diplomasını yayınladı; Halaçoğlu yeni belge gösterdi" [Rectorate issues diploma: Halaçoğlu shown the new document]. Zaman (in Turkish). 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Eminağaoğlu suç duyurusunda bulundu: Diploması sahte, Cumhurbaşkanlığı iptal edilsin". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  6. ^ Mynet. "Marmara Üniversitesi'nden 'sahte diploma' açıklaması". Mynet Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  7. ^ "ÜNİVDER: Marmara Üniversitesi mezunu olarak gösterilemez". İMC TV (in Turkish). 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  8. ^ "Erdoğan'dan diploma iddialarına yanıt | GAZETE VATAN". www.gazetevatan.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  9. ^ "İşte AKP'li Hamza Yerlikaya'nın sahte diploma davasının kararı: Diploması sahte". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
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