List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

First Name Recep
Last Name Erdoğan
Born on February 26, 1954 (age 70)

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician serving as the current President of Turkey. He previously served as Prime Minister of Turkey 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 election victories in 2002, 2007, and 2011 before being required to stand down upon his election as President in 2014. He later returned to the AKP leadership in 2017 following the constitutional referendum that year. Coming from an Islamist political background and self-describing as a conservative democrat, he has promoted socially conservative and populist policies during his administration.

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Arda Turan

First Name Arda
Born on January 30, 1987 (age 37)
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Arda Turan is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Galatasaray.

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Ahmet Burak Erdoğan

First Name Ahmet
Last Name Erdoğan
Born on July 4, 1979 (age 44)

Ahmet Burak Erdoğan is a Turkish businessman, the owner of MB Denizcilik, and the eldest son of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey.

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Ianis Hagi

First Name Ianis
Born on October 22, 1998 (age 25)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Ianis Hagi is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as an attacking midfielder for Scottish club Rangers and the Romania national team.

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Akif Pirinçci

First Name Akif
Born on October 20, 1959 (age 64)

Akif Pirinçci is a Turkish-born German writer who is best known internationally for his novel Felidae. His statements on feminism and opposition to immigration have provoked controversy in Germany and throughout Europe.

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Berat Albayrak

First Name Berat
Born on January 1, 1978 (age 46)

Berat Albayrak is a Turkish businessman and politician. He is the former CEO of Çalık Holding. He was a member of parliament from Istanbul in the 25th, 26th and 27th legislative sessions. He served as Minister of Energy and Natural Resources in the 64th and 65th government of Turkey and was the Minister of Finance and Treasury in the 66th government until his unexpected resignation on 8 November 2020 citing health reasons. His resignation was officially accepted on 9 November and he was succeeded by Lütfi Elvan on 10 November. In 2004, he married the daughter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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Nihal Yalçın

First Name Nihal
Born on March 29, 1981 (age 42)

Nihal Yalçın is a Turkish actress.

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Uraz Kaygılaroğlu

First Name Uraz
Born on June 30, 1987 (age 36)

Uraz Kaygılaroğlu is a Turkish actor and TV presenter. He is a graduate of Istanbul Bilgi University with a degree in commercials and advertising.

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Süleyman Soylu

First Name Süleyman
Last Name Soylu
Born on November 21, 1969 (age 54)

Süleyman Soylu is a Turkish politician. He is a deputy chairman of the Justice and Development Party who currently serves as the Minister of the Interior since 31 August 2016. He previously served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security from November 2015 to August 2016. He is a former leader of the Democrat Party (DP).

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Tansu Çiller

First Name Tansu
Last Name Çiller
Born on May 24, 1946 (age 77)

Tansu Çiller is a Turkish academic, economist, and politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey from 1993 to 1996. She is Turkey's first and only female prime minister to date. As the leader of the True Path Party, she went on to concurrently serve as Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1996 and 1997.

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