List of Famous people born in Erzurum Province

Efkan Ala is a Turkish politician and former civil servant who served as the Minister of the Interior from November 2015 to August 2016;. He previously held the same post from 2013 to June 2015 despite not being a member of parliament at the time. He served as Governor of Batman from 2003 to 2004, as Governor of Diyarbakır from 2004 to 2007, and as Undersecretary to the Prime Minister from 2007 to 2013.

Arif Sağ is a Turkish singer, bağlama virtuoso, and leading figure in modern Turkish folk music. A former academic, he was also a member of the Turkish parliament from 1987 to 1991.

Haluk Kırcı is a Turkish militant, who was involved in the Susurluk scandal.

Eşref Kolçak was a Turkish actor.

Nefʿī (نفعى) was the pen name of an Ottoman Turkish poet and satirist whose real name was ʿÖmer (عمر).

Selami Altınok is a Turkish civil servant who served as the Minister of the Interior in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu between 28 August and 17 November 2015. He previously served as the 10th Governor of Aksaray from 2012 to 2014 and was appointed as the General Director of Security in İstanbul on 16 December 2013. He is also a former Kaymakam (sub-governor).

Erol Taş was a Turkish film actor. He appeared in 220 films between 1957 and 1998. He starred in the 1964 film Susuz Yaz, which won the Golden Bear at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.

Recep Akdağ is a Turkish physician and politician. He is a member of parliament for the province of Erzurum from the Justice and Development Party. He currently serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey since 19 July 2017, and served as Minister of Health from 2016 to 2017, having previously served between 2002 and 2013.

Reşit Karabacak was a Turkish wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Hozan Canê is a contemporary German-Kurdish singer, who is famous for her contributions to Kurdish music.