Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (; ; born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician serving as President of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014 and as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001, leading it to general election victories in 2002, 2007 and 2011 before standing down upon his election as President in 2014. Coming from an Islamist political background and as a self-described conservative democrat, he has promoted socially conservative and liberal economic policies in his administration. Under his administration,
Jansin Turgut Jansin Turgut Jansin Turgut (born 8 March 1996) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a back row forward for the Salford Red Devils in the European Super League. He previously played for Hull FC. Turgut captained the Turkish national team during their international debut at the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship. Turgut was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, and is of Turkish descent through his father. Turgut represented England Academy (u18) against the Australian Schoolboys in 2014. Turgut made his Hull F.C. début on 5 March 2015 in a Super League match against Leeds Rhinos at