This is an old photo. The Turkish guy with the turban is Shaikh Nazim, a quite famous Turkish-Cypriot shaikh (pir).
The story is that Erdogan came to see Shaikh Nazim. I have it on cast iron authority that the conversation went like this.
Erdogan. ' Pray for me that I win the election to become the mayor of Istanbul.'
Shaikh Nazim (laughing). ' Don't worry,you already have Istanbul. I am going to give you the Presidency.'