Recep_Tayyip_Erdoğan_university_diploma_controversy
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan university diploma controversy
Controversy of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's alma mater
During Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's campaign for presidency in 2014 and throughout his presidency, there were numerous claims that he didn't graduate from a university and therefore he is ineligible to be President of Turkey, because he was not a university graduate.[1] Similar claims have also been made about Erdogan's high school diploma.[2] These claims refer to Article 101 of the Turkish constitution stating that presidential candidates are required to have completed their tertiary education.[3] The article however doesn't narrow down tertiary education to universities only, allowing other options such as trade schools and colleges.[4]
Erdoğan's degree is publicly accessible and viewable at Marmara University's online diploma department.[5][6]