Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been left out of Time magazine's "People's Choice for 2012 Person of the Year" list this year, Hürriyet Daily News reported.

Last year, Erdoğan was the most voted person in the "people's poll" with more than 122,000 votes. This year’s list includes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but Erdoğan is not one of the 40 individuals available to vote for.

Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi is currently leading voting with more than 220,000 votes, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following him. The poll closes on Dec 12.