List of people from Istanbul

List of people from Istanbul

This is a list of famous people hailing from the city of Istanbul

* Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegün, co-founder and executive of Atlantic Records and the New York Cosmos
* Ahmet Emre Ünal
* Ajda Pekkan, Singer
* Alexandros Soutsos, Greek poet and partisan
* Ara Güler, Photographer
* Constantine Ypsilantis, Greek revolutionary
* Elia Kazan, Greek-American film director
* Arif Mardin, Music producer
* Aziz Nesin, Novelist
* Barış Manço,
* Bedri Rahmi Eyūboğlu, Painter, poet
* Bedros Tourian, Armenian poet
* Beki L Bahar, Jewish writer, playwright, poet
* Bülent Arel, Music producer
* Bülent Ecevit, Former prime minister
* Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek-French political philosopher
* Cüneyt Ayral, Jewish poet, journalist, broadcaster, photographer, business entrepreneur
* Daron Acemoğlu, Economist
* Duygu Asena, Women's rights activist
* Ebru Gündeş, singer
* Emre Belözoğlu, Football player
* Ezgi Saydam, Mezzo-soprano
* Fahri Korutürk, Former president of Turkey
* Fatma Girik, Actress
* Feyyaz Fergar, Poet, translator, editor
* Galoust Gulbenkyan, Businessman, philantropist
* Halide Edip Adıvar, Novelist, politician
* Hamza Yerlikaya, Wrestler and Olympic gold medalist
* Hidayet Türkoğlu, Basketball star
* Alexander Ypsilantis (senior), Greek diplomat
* Alexander Ypsilantis (junior), Greek military commander
* Hrant Dink, Journalist
* Hulusi Behçet, Dermatologist
* Hülya Koçyiğit, Actress
* Irfan Orga, Turkish Air Force fighter pilot, diplomat, writer
* Ismail Necmi, Photographer, filmmaker
* Alexander Mavrocordatos, Greek dragoman to Sultan Mehmed IV
* Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Football player
* Leyla Gencer, Opera singer
* Melisa Gürpinar, Poet, writer
* Müjde Ar, Actress
* Nasuh Mahruki, First Turkish Mt. Everest summiter
* Neşe Erberk, Miss Europe 1984
* Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, opera singer
* Nuri Bilge Ceylan, filmmaker
* Oğuz Aral, Cartoonist
* Kleanthis Maropoulos, Greek footballer
* Orhan Boran, radio and TV host
* Orhan Pamuk, Novelist
* Constantine Ypsilantis, Greek revolutionary
* Orhan Veli, Poet
* Pekinel sisters, Twin pianists
* Gregory V, Greek Patriarch of Constantinople
* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime minister of Turkey
* Semiha Berksoy, Opera singer
* Sertab Erener, Singer
* Tansu Çiller, Former prime minister
* Tunç Hamarat, Correspondence chess World champion 2004
* Yaşar Büyükanıt, Chief of the Turkish General Staff
* Kostas Negrepontis, Greek footballer
* Yonca Evcimik, Pop singer

See also

* List of people from Constantinople
* Constantinople
* Istanbul

Related lists

*List of museums and monuments in Istanbul
*List of urban centers in Istanbul
*List of universities in Istanbul
*List of schools in Istanbul
*List of architectural structures in Istanbul
*List of columns and towers in Istanbul
*List of libraries in Istanbul
*List of mayors of Istanbul
*List of Istanbulites


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of people from Constantinople — This is a list of famous people hailing from the city of Constantinople. For a list of people born after 1453, see List of people from Istanbul*Saint Alexander (237/244 337) *Saint Helena (c. 250 c. 330) *Julian the Apostate (331 363) Byzantine… …   Wikipedia

  • List of people from Michigan — A list of notable people from the U.S. state of Michigan. Bolding indicates places in Michigan. People from Michigan are sometimes referred to as Michiganders, Michiganians, or more rarely as Michiganites. Actors, entertainers and… …   Wikipedia

  • List of assassinated people from Turkey — The following is an incomplete, chronological list of people from Turkey murdered by assassins mainly on political and religious grounds. Many of these were intellectuals proponent of laicism and the strict separation of religion and state, as it …   Wikipedia

  • List of people who have claimed to be Jesus — NOTOC The list of people who claimed to be Jesus consists of notable people who have made statements claiming to be Jesus of Nazareth.Religious leaders* Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda Organizer of the Growing in Grace who claims that the resurrected… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Turkish people — This is a list of notable Turkish people. Actors/actresses * İsmail Ferhat Özlü * Güllü Agop * Tarık Akan Actor * Azra Akın Model, Miss World 2002 * Barış Akarsu * Filiz Akın – Actress * Fatih Akın, film director * Metin Akpınar – Actor * Derya… …   Wikipedia

  • Istanbul —   City   Top: Topkapı Palace – Hagia Sophia – Blue Mosque Center: Beyoğlu; …   Wikipedia

  • Istanbul (Not Constantinople) — is a swing style song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. The tune is reminiscent of Puttin on the Ritz, written by Irving Berlin in 1929[1], but the song is said to be a response to C O N S T A N T I N O P L E, recorded in 1928 …   Wikipedia

  • ISTANBUL — ISTANBUL, city in N.W. turkey , on both sides of the Bosphorus at its entrance on the Sea of Marmara (for history prior to 1453, see constantinople ). Constantinople was taken from the Byzantine emperor in 1453 by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • List of road accidents — records serious road accidents: those which took a high death toll, occurred in unusual circumstances, or hold some other historical significance. For crashes in which famous people died, please refer to List of people who died in road accidents …   Wikipedia

  • Istanbul Sirkeci railway station — Istanbul Sirkeci ( tr. Sirkeci Garı ) is a terminus main station of the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) in Sirkeci, on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. International, domestic and regional trains running westwards depart from this station… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”