List of honorary doctorates awarded to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan explained

The following is a list of honorary doctorates awarded to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey:

• St. John's University, 26 January 2004.^[1]
• Crimean State University, 3 April 2004.^[2]
• State University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, 18 May 2006.^[3]
• Girne American University, 20 July 2006.^[4]
• University of Sarajevo, 29 March 2008.^[5]
• Fatih University, 15 October 2008.^[6]
• Maltepe University, 4 July 2009.
• Istanbul University, 4 July 2009.^[7]
• University of Aleppo, 22 August 2009.^[8] (Revoked on 15 July 2013)^{[9] [10]}
• Islamic University of Gaza, 16 April 2010.^[11]
• Universidad Europea de Madrid, 18 May 2010.^[12]
• Black Sea Technical University, 12 June 2010.^[13]
• Piri Reis University, 2 October 2010.^[14]
• Harran University, 31 October 2010.^[15]
• University of Pristina, 4 November 2010.^[16]
• Taras Shevchenko University, 25 January 2011.^[17]
• Moscow State University, 16 March 2011.^[18]
• Umm al-Qura University, 21 March 2011.^[19]
• Istanbul Aydın University, 2 July 2011.^[20]
• Shanghai International Studies University, 11 April 2012.^[21]
• Quaid-i-Azam University, 22 May 2012.^[22]
• Atatürk University, 29 June 2012.^[23]
• Al-Quds University, 21 September 2012.^[24]
• Yıldız Technical University, 5 October 2012.^[25]
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, 12 November 2012.^[26]
• Gaziantep University, 19 January 2013.^[27]
• Marmara University, 26 January 2013.^[28]
• Mohammed V University, 4 July 2013.^[29]
• University of Algiers, 5 July 2013.^[30]
• Pamukkale University, 28 September 2013.^[31]
• International Islamic University Malaysia, 10 January 2014.^[32]
• Turkmen Institute of International Relations, 7 November 2014.^{[33] [34]}
• Addis Ababa University, 22 January 2015.^[35]
• İnönü University, 17 February 2015.^[36]
• Ahmet Yesevi University, 17 April 2015.^[37]
• Yıldırım Beyazıt University, 28 May 2015.
• Waseda University, 8 October 2015.^[38]
• Qatar University, 2 December 2015.^[39]
• Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, 4 February 2016.
• Makerere University Kampala, 1 June 2016.^[40]
• Jamia Millia Islamia, 1 May 2017.^[41]
• International University of Sarajevo, May 20, 2018.^[42]
• Mukogawa Women's University, 27 June 2019.^[43]

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. John's Honors Prime Minister of Turkey. stjohns.edu. 26 January 2004. 26 January 2004. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20051210165629/http://www.stjohns.edu/about/news/items/monthly/january04. 10 December 2005.
2. Web site: Crimean Engineering and Pedagogics University awards Prime Minister Erdogan with Honorary Doctorate. Anatolian Agency. 4 April 2004. 4 April 2004.
3. Web site: Başbakan Erdoğan'a Fahri Doktora. Turkish. Anatolian Agency. 18 May 2006. 18 May 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816162055/http://foto.aa.com.tr/popUp.do?arcId=507319. 16 August 2011. dead.
4. Web site: Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi'nden Başbakan Erdoğan'a Fahri Doktora. Turkish. haberler.com. 20 July 2006. 20 July 2006.
5. Web site: Turski premijer počasni doktor Univerziteta u Sarajevu. Sarajevo-x. 29 August 2008.
6. Web site: 2008–2009 Academic Year Inaugural Ceremony. Turkish. Fatih University. 15 October 2008. 15 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081231114001/http://www.fatih.edu.tr/?news,1204. 31 December 2008. dead.
7. http://www.sabahenglish.com/national/8007.html "Erdogan receives double doctorate"
8. Web site: President al-Assad and Erdogan following up implementation of agreements and joint projects. Syrian Arab News Agency. 22 July 2009. 22 July 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091217082329/http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/07/22/236903.htm. 17 December 2009.
9. Web site: Aleppo University withdraws Erdogan's honorary doctorate degree. Syrian Arab News Agency. 15 July 2013. 16 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130718131850/http://sana.sy/eng/21/2013/07/15/492507.htm. 18 July 2013.
10. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/aleppo-university-withdraws-turkish-pm-erdogans-honorary-doctorate.aspx?pageID=238&nID=50794&NewsCatID=352 Aleppo University withdraws Turkish PM Erdoğan’s honorary doctorate
11. Web site: Türkiye'nin kaderi, Filistin'in kaderinden ayrı değil. Syrian Arab News Agency. 16 April 2010. 16 April 2010.
12. Web site: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad Europea de Madrid. Spanish. Universidad Europea de Madrid. 18 May 2010. 18 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100615084254/http://www.uem.es/es/noticias/1295#. 2010-06-15. dead.
13. Web site: Erdoğan: Arap deyince gizli eller devreye giriyor. Turkish. Hürriyet. 12 June 2010. 12 June 2010.
14. Web site: 'Diplomaya değil bilgiye koşun'. Turkish. Sabah. 2 October 2010. 3 October 2010.
15. Web site: Başbakan Erdoğan Mardin ve Urfa'da. Turkish. Internethaber. 31 October 2010. 31 October 2010.
16. Web site: Erdogan shpallet Doctor Honoris Causa i UP-së. Albanian. KohaDitore. 4 November 2010. 3 November 2010.
17. Web site: Turkish PM decorated with honorary doctorate in Ukraine. World Bulletin. 26 January 2011. 26 January 2011.
18. Web site: Recep Tayyip Erdogan became an honorary doctor. Russian. mgimo.ru. 16 March 2011. 16 March 2011.
19. Web site: Turkish PM Erdoğan received an honorary doctorate from Umm al-Qura University . Arabic . uqu.edu.sa . 21 March 2011 . 21 March 2011 .
20. Web site: İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi'nde Mezuniyet Töreni. Turkish. aydin.edu.tr. 2 July 2011. 2 July 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707044648/http://mezuniyet2011.aydin.edu.tr/. 7 July 2011.
21. Web site: Erdoğan's visit to China ends with more agreements. Zaman. 11 April 2012. 21 June 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20140308060556/http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/newsDetail_getNewsById.action;jsessionid=900DF99D033AA0C3BCBADB350EC40FCB?newsId=277186. 8 March 2014.
22. Web site: Turkey and Pakistan sign nine agreements. Anadolu Ajansi. 7 May 2012. 21 June 2012.
23. Web site: Atatürk Üniversitesi Başbakan Erdoğan'a Uluslararası İlişkiler Dalı'nda "Fahri Doktora" verdi . Turkish. atauni.edu.tr. 9 June 2012. 3 July 2012.
24. Web site: Al-Quds University decorates Erdogan with honorary degree . Anatolian Agency. 21 September 2012. 7 February 2013.
25. Web site: YTÜ'nün akademik açılışını Başbakan yapacak . Turkish. Sabah. 2 October 2012. 7 February 2013.
26. Web site: Erdoğan'a, RTEÜ'nün Açılışında Fahri Doktora . Turkish. Olay53. 12 November 2012. 7 February 2013.
27. Web site: Honorary doctorate for Erdoğan . Turkish. atauni.edu.tr. 19 January 2013. 7 February 2013.
28. Web site: Başbakan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan'dan 130.kuruluş yıldönümümüzde Marmara Üniversitesi'ne "MÜJDE". Turkish. atauni.edu.tr. 26 January 2013. 7 February 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130418160455/http://www.marmara.edu.tr/news/basbakan-recep-tayyip-erdogan-dan-130kurulus-yildonumumuzde-marmara-universitesi-ne-mujde/. 18 April 2013.
29. Web site: Erdogan to receive honorary doctorate from Morocco university . Turkish. WorldBulletin. 4 July 2013. 4 July 2013.
30. Web site: Turkish PM receives honorary doctorate in Algeria for 'contributions to humanity' . Hürriyet Daily News. 4 July 2013. 4 July 2013.
31. Web site: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Has Been Given An Honorary Doctorate.. pau.edu.tr.
32. Web site: Erdogan gets honorary doctorate from IIUM – Nation – The Star Online. thestar.com.my.
33. Web site: T.C. CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI : "Mescid-i Aksa'ya Karşı Yapılan Bu Eylem Asla Affedilemez". tccb.gov.tr.
34. Web site: Туркменистан: золотой век. turkmenistan.gov.tm.
35. Web site: allAfrica.com: Ethiopia: President Erdogan Receives an Honorary Doctorate From Addis Ababa University. allAfrica.com.
36. http://basin.inonu.edu.tr/haber.phpid=1202#.VPGAHOg4XWG
37. Web site: Presidency of the Republic of Turkey : "Hoca Ahmet Yesevi is one of the spiritual guides of a vast geography from Turkistan to Anatolia". tccb.gov.tr.
38. Web site: Presidency Of The Republic Of Turkey : "The relations between Turkey and Japan gained depth and impetus in recent years". 19 June 2016.
39. Web site: Turkish President gets honorary doctorate from QU. 2 December 2015. Gulf-Times.
40. Web site: Mak to Honour H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 27 May 2016. 19 June 2016.
41. Web site: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's JMI Visit To Improve Academic Cooperation. 28 April 2017. 1 May 2017.
42. Web site: The President of the Republic of Turkey Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan awarded an Honorary Doctorate at IUS | Foundation for Education Development Sarajevo . Sedef.ba . 2022-05-17.
43. Web site: Japan: Turkey's Erdogan receives honorary doctorate . Aa.com.tr . 2019-06-27 . 2022-05-17.