List of Famous people born in Çorum Province

Nihat Nikerel

First Name Nihat

Born on February 5, 1950

Died on September 26, 2009 (aged 59)

Born in Çorum Province

Actor

Nihat Nikerel was a Turkish actor, best known for his role in the crime drama series Kurtlar Vadisi.

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İhsan Özkes

First Name İhsan

Born on August 1, 1957 (age 67)

Born in Çorum Province

İhsan Özkes, Turkish politician, and cleric.

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Soner Yalçın

First Name Soner

Last Name Yalçın

Born on January 1, 1966 (age 59)

Born in Çorum Province

Soner Yalçın is a Turkish journalist and writer. The co-founder of the news website odatv, he was arrested in February 2011 along with other odatv journalists and charged with links to the Ergenekon organization. He was released pending trial in December 2012.

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Baltacı Mehmet Pasha

First Name Baltacı

Born on January 1, 1662

Died on July 1, 1712 (aged 50)

Born in Çorum Province

Baltacı Mehmet Pasha was an Ottoman statesman who served as grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire, first from 1704 to 1706 and again in 1710 to 1711, and as Kapudan Pasha in 1704.

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Zannanza

Born on November 30, -1351

Died on January 1, -1320 (aged 31)

Born in Çorum Province

Zannanza was a Hittite prince, son of Suppiluliuma I, king of the Hittites. He is best known for almost becoming the Pharaoh of Egypt, and because his death caused a diplomatic incident between the Hittite and Egyptian Empires resulting in warfare.

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Maathorneferure

Born on November 30, -1251

Died on January 1, -1250 (aged 1)

Born in Çorum Province

Maathorneferure was an ancient Egyptian queen, the Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II.

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Tevfik Kış

First Name Tevfik

Last Name Kış

Born on August 10, 1934

Died on September 4, 2019 (aged 85)

Born in Çorum Province

Height 179 cm | 5'10

Tevfik Kış was a Turkish European, World and Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class (87 kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1960 Olympics.

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Cebrail Karayel

First Name Cebrail

Born on August 15, 1994 (age 30)

Born in Çorum Province

Height 176 cm | 5'9

Footballer

Sportsperson

Cebrail Karayel is a Turkish footballer who plays as a right back for Altay.

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Hayrettin Karaman

First Name Hayrettin

Born on November 30, 1933 (age 91)

Born in Çorum Province

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Deniz Çoban

First Name Deniz

Last Name Çoban

Born on April 13, 1977 (age 48)

Born in Çorum Province

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