It is often said the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a lucky man, befitting the Turkish adage of landing on four feet at the most unlikely moments.
He is now one of the most experienced politicians of not only Turkey, but the world. Last week, he broke the record of being the Turkish prime minister with the longest uninterrupted service. He thus owns the longest-serving prime minister label which once belonged to Adnan Menderes, who in 1960 was toppled by the first military coup in Turkey.