List of Famous people born in Çanakkale Province
Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople
Bartholomew I is the 270th and current archbishop of Constantinople and ecumenical patriarch, since 2 November 1991. In accordance with his title, he is regarded as the primus inter pares in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and as the spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide.
Şahika Ercümen
Şahika Ercümen is a Turkish dietitian and world record holder free-diver.
Onur Tuna
Onur Tuna is a Turkish actor. He is known for his roles in Filinta and Bi Küçük Eylül Meselesi.
Saint Tryphon of Campsada
Saint Tryphon of Campsada was a 3rd-century Christian saint. He is venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches as a great martyr and holy unmercenary.
Rober Hatemo
Rober Hatemo is a Turkish pop singer of Armenian descent.
Kemal Reis
Kemal Reis was an Ottoman privateer and admiral. He was also the paternal uncle of the famous Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis, who accompanied him in most of his important naval expeditions.
Nurettin Ersin
Nurettin Ersin was a Turkish general of Albanian heritage. He was the Commander of the 6th Corps during the 1974 invasion of Cyprus, and the Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1980 military coup. After the coup he was a member of the Presidential Council, and was Chief of the General Staff of Turkey in the second half of 1983.
Adnan Adıvar
Abdülhak Adnan Adıvar, also known as Adnan Bey, was a Turkish politician, writer, historian, and by profession a medical doctor. He undertook original research and wrote on the history of science. He was also an early supporter of the nascent feminist movement.
Ali Bayramoğlu
Ali Bayramoğlu, is a Turkish writer and political commentator. He was a columnist in the Turkish daily newspaper Yeni Safak, writing from a liberal pro-Islamic viewpoint. He has campaigned against ultra-nationalism, militarism and restrictions on Islamic political parties in Turkey, and in favour of greater recognition of, and accommodation with, the Kurdish population of Turkey, and a break with what he sees as Ottomanist tendencies which prevent Turkey from moving forward on issues such as the Armenian genocide. He has also warned against the possible rise of left-wing political violence in Turkey.
Onur Doğan
Onur Dogan, also known as Chu En-Le, is a Turkish-born Taiwanese footballer who plays as a forward for China League One club Meizhou Hakka and the Chinese Taipei national football team.