Nitpick: In Turkish, "ğ" is silent by itself but it makes the pronunciation of the vowel before itself longer and sometimes makes the pronunciation end at the b

Nitpick: In Turkish, "ğ" is silent by itself but it makes the pronunciation of the vowel before itself longer and sometimes makes the pronunciation end at the back of the mouth, especially after "e". "Erdoğan" is indeed just "Erdooan" though.