Recep Tayyip Erdoğan served as mayor of Istanbul and Türkiye's prime minister before being elected as the country's president in 2014. Despite maintaining enough support to stay in power, many have accused him of corruption and autocratic tendencies, and the nation's currency, the Lira, has fallen to an all-time low leaving many households struggling financially.
Meanwhile, in July 2023, local media reported Erdoğan had increased his monthly salary by 39% from $3,829 (£3,010) to $5,360 (£4,215), which puts him on an annual salary of less than $65,000 (£51k).
However, Erdoğan's net worth was reported to be $58 million (£46m) in 2018, while more recent estimates vary wildly.