List of people from Istanbul
This is a list of famous people hailing from the city of Istanbul
- Hakan Celik, Journalist, TV Anchorman, Radio Producer
- Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegün, co-founder and executive of Atlantic Records and the New York Cosmos
- Ajda Pekkan, Singer
- Alexander Mavrocordatos, Greek dragoman to Sultan Mehmed IV
- Alexandros Soutsos, Greek poet and partisan
- Ara Güler, Photographer
- Andrew Mango, British author
- Athinodoros Prousalis, Greek actor
- Constantine Ypsilantis, Greek revolutionary
- Arif Mardin, Music producer
- Aziz Nesin, Novelist
- Barış Manço, Musician
- Bülent Arel, Music producer
- Bülent Ecevit, Former prime minister
- Cem Yilmaz, Stand-up comedian, actor
- Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek-French political philosopher
- Deniz Kiziloz, CEO
- Duygu Asena, Women's rights activist
- Elia Kazan, Director, producer, screenwriter, novelist
- Ertuğrul Işınbark, stage magician
- Fahri Korutürk, Former president of Turkey
- Fatma Girik, Actress
- Haldun Taner, Playwright
- 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
- Hulusi Behçet, Dermatologist
- Hülya Koçyiğit, Actress
- Irfan Orga, Turkish Air Force fighter pilot, diplomat, writer
- Ismail Necmi, Photographer, Filmmaker
- Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Football player
- Leyla Gencer, Opera singer
- Marika Nezer, Greek singer
- Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek Academic, Diplomat
- Müjde Ar, Actress
- Mike Lazaridis, Founder of Research in motion
- Nasuh Mahruki, First Turkish Mt. Everest summiter
- Neşe Erberk, Miss Europe 1984
- Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, opera singer
- Nihat Kahveci, Football player
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan, filmmaker
- Oğuz Aral, Cartoonist
- Kleanthis Maropoulos, Greek footballer
- Orhan Boran, radio and TV host
- Orhan Pamuk, Novelist
- 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
- Stavros Xenidis, Greek actor
- Tansu Çiller, Former prime minister
- Tolga Cevik, Actor
- Tunch Ilkin, Former American Football Player, TV anchor
- Tunç Hamarat, Correspondence chess World champion 2004
- Yaşar Büyükanıt, Chief of the Turkish General Staff
- Kostas Negrepontis, Greek footballer
- Yonca Evcimik, Pop singer
- Cenk Aydin, Businessman
- Aydın Boysan
- Eylül Cansın, Transgender sex worker