| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (age 26) Manisa, Turkey |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14.5 st) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
Event | Freestyle |
| Club | Ankara Aski Sport Club |
Medal record | |
Feyzullah Aktürk (born 1 January 1999)[1] is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 92 kg division.[2] He is a 3 time (2022, 2023, 2024) European champion. He is a member of Ankara ASKI.[3]
In 2022, he won the gold medal in the men's 92 kg event at the2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[4] Akturk claimed a 6–1 victory over Ahmed Sultanovich Bataev from Bulgaria in the 92 kg freestyle division in Hungary's capital. The honor marked Turkiye's landmark 100th gold medal in the history of the European wrestling championships.[5] He won the gold medal in his event at the2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[6]
He won the silver medal in the97 kg event at the2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He competed in the92 kg event at the2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]
He became the European champion for the second time at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia by defeating Osman Nurmagomedov, competing for Azerbaijan, 5-2 in the men's freestyle 92 kg final match. He defeated Moldovan Andrian Grosul 8-0 in the first round, Ukrainian Illia Archaia 6-0 in the quarterfinals and Georgian Mirian Maisuradze 11-1 with technical superiority in the semifinals.[8] Feyzullah Aktürk won a bronze medal by defeating his Georgian rival Mirian Maisuradze 5-3 with 2 points in the last seconds in the men's freestyle 92 kg third place match at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. In the second round, Feyzullah Aktürk forfeited the match against Akhmed Magamaev, who competed for Bulgaria, because he did not show up for the match due to his injury and reached the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, he lost to Kazakh Rizabek Aitmukhan with 11-0 technical superiority. He qualified for the repechage after his opponent reached the final. In the first round of the repechage, he defeated his Hungarian opponent Balázs Juhász with a 10-0 technical superiority and advanced to the bronze medal match.[9]
Feyzullah Aktürk became for the third time European champion for the third time in a row by defeatingBoris Makoev, competing for Slovakia, 8-0 in the men's freestylemen's 92 kg final match at the2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania. After bypassing the first round, Feyzullah Aktürk reached the final by beating Polish Michal Bielawski 10-0 with technical superiority in the second round, Moldovan Andrian Grosul 8-1 in the quarterfinals and GeorgianMiriani Maisuradze 8-0 in the semifinals.[10][11]
At the 2025European Wrestling Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia, in themen's 92 kg competition, after bypassing the first round, he reached the semifinals by defeating Rahmatullah Moradi competing for Germany 7-0 in the second round and Italian Ben Honis 12-2 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal, he drew 3-3 withDauren Kurugliev competing on behalf of Greece and lost with the first point disadvantage. In the third place medal match, he defeatedAkhmed Bataev from Bulgaria 8-6 and won the bronze medal.[12]
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Freestyle 92 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 2nd | Freestyle 97 kg | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Freestyle 92 kg |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Freestyle 92 kg | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Freestyle 92 kg |
| 2025 | European Championships | Bratislava, Slovakia | 3rd | Freestyle 92 kg |
