List of Famous people born in Erzincan Province
Binali Yıldırım
Binali Yıldırım is a Turkish politician who served as the 27th and last Prime Minister of Turkey from 2016 to 2018 and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly from 2018 to 2019. He was Leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from 2016 to 2017, then becoming parliamentary leader until 2018.
Cemal Süreya
Cemâl Süreya was a Turkish poet and writer of Kurdish–Zaza descent.
Oğuzhan Koç
Oğuzhan Koç is a Turkish singer-songwriter, actor, screenwriter, host, composer, music producer and comedian.
Hamdi Ulukaya
Hamdi Ulukaya is a Turkish billionaire, and philanthropist based in the United States. Ulukaya is the owner, founder, chairman, and CEO of Chobani, the #1-selling strained yogurt (Greek-style) brand in the US. He established production facilities first in upstate New York, and since then has expanded. According to Forbes, his net worth as of June 2019 is US$2.0 billion. On April 26, 2016, Ulukaya announced to his employees that he would be giving them 10% of the shares in Chobani.
Mustafa Sarıgül
Mustafa Sarıgül is a writer, entrepreneur and politician. He was the mayor of the Şişli district in Istanbul between 1999 and 2014. He is recently embroiled in a legal battle with the current mayor of Şişli who accused Sarigul for threatening the life of his family.
Oya Aydoğan
Oya Aydoğan was a Turkish actress, model, and television presenter. She was the winner of the Ses Magazine Movie Actress Contest in 1976.
Semih Terzi
Semih Terzi was a general in the Turkish Army, who was shot at the headquarters of the Special Forces Command during the attempted Turkish coup d'état on 15 July 2016. He was taken to the Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA) at 06:01, four hours after he was shot and according to witness reports, he was able to sit and talk when he was first brought to the hospital. Later he was announced dead suspiciously on 16 July 2016.
Yıldırım Akbulut
Yıldırım Akbulut is a Turkish politician, who was a leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), a former Prime Minister of Turkey and twice the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
Semiha Yıldırım
Semiha Yıldırım is a Turkish retired teacher and wife of former Turkish prime minister Binali Yıldırım. The "Semiha Yıldırım Primary School" in Çekmeköy, which was made by her children and commissioned by the Ministry of Education, is named in her honor.
Salih Mirzabeyoğlu
Salih Mirzabeyoğlu was a Turkish Islamic fundamentalist with Sayyid origin. His family were close to both the Naqshabandi and Nurcu Islamic brotherhoods, and were involved with the Kurdish Sheyh Seit rebellion in 1925 against the newly founded Turkish Republic. Like most İBDA-C members, he was of Kurdish ethnicity.