List of Famous people born in Ankara Province
Evrim Akın
Evrim Sülün Akın is a Turkish cinema, television, and theatre actress and TV presenter.
Ecem Alıcı
Ecem Alıcı is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 181 cm (5.94 ft) tall at 66 kg (146 lb) and plays in the wing spiker position. She plays in the Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor, which competes in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League. Alıcı is a member of the Turkey women's youth national volleyball team, and wears number 14.
Oğuz Yılmaz
Oğuz Yılmaz was a Turkish folk musician. He was born and raised in Ankara, Turkey. He lived and performed most of his life in Sincan, a region of Ankara. Therefore, he is also known as "Oguz from Sincan". His lyrics were controversial, educational and also entertaining. His musical style was a combination of traditional Turkish folk music with modern dance music.
Nil Karaibrahimgil
Ferhan Nil Karaibrahimgil is a Turkish singer and songwriter, mostly noted for her distinct lyrics. Nil's passion and admiration for music stems from her father, Suavi Karaibrahimgil, who is also a musician although he is not currently active in the Turkish music industry.
Pelin Batu
Pelin Batu is a Turkish author, actress, historian, and television personality.
Berk Oktay
Berk Oktay is a Turkish model and actor, known for his leading roles as Can Tekin in the Show TV series İlişki Durumu: Karışık and Hakan Demirer in the Star TV and later Fox TV series Benim Hala Umudum Var alongside actress Gizem Karaca and actor Şükrü Özyıldız.
Merve Kavakcı
Merve Safa Kavakcı is a Turkish politician, who was elected as a Virtue Party deputy for Istanbul on 18 April 1999. She served as the Turkish ambassador to Malaysia from 2017, and was recalled to Ankara following the appointment of Emir Salim Yüksel as the Turkish Ambassador to Malaysia in June 2022.
Semahat Arsel
Semahat Sevim Arsel is a Turkish billionaire businesswoman. She is a director of Koç Holding, the largest industrial conglomerate in Turkey, and the eldest child of its founder, Vehbi Koç (1901–1996). She owns 6.15% of the family business. As of August 2022, her net worth was estimated at US$1.6 billion.
Arzum Onan
Arzum Onan is a Turkish actress, former model and Miss Europe 1993.
Nevra Serezli
Nevra Serezli is a Turkish film, stage, television and voice actress. Following her graduation from Robert College, she went on to study theatre. In 1965, she started working as a professional stage actress at the Dormen Theatre. Two years later, she appeared at the Ankara Art Theatre. Between 1971 and 1978, she performed in numerous plays with Altan Erbulak and Metin Serezli. In 1984, she registered with Devekuşu Kabare Tiyatrosu as an actress. She served at the Devekuşu Kabare until 1989. After reprising her duties at the Dormen Theatre in 1990, she joined the theatrical assembly called Tiyatro İstanbul. She gave lessons at the Language and Culture Centre (LCC).