List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Aysel Çelikel is a Turkish academic, legal scholar and author who served as the first Minister of Justice of Turkey at 57th Cabinet. She was neither a Member of Parliament nor in political affiliation. She appointed as independent minister by PM Bülent Ecevit in accordance to Article 114 of the Constitution three months before the 1999 general election.

Leyla İpekçi is a Turkish journalist, screenwriter, and columnist.

Oya Baydar is a Turkish sociologist and writer. For a long time she was involved in socialist politics.

Neyyire Neyir, also known by her real name Münire Eyüp Ertuğrul, was a Turkish stage and movie actress as well as an art writer. She is remembered as one of the first ever Muslim movie actresses in Turkey debuting in 1923. She was married to actor and director Muhsin Ertuğrul.

Seray Kaya is a Turkish actress.

Taha Genç was adviser to the Prime Minister of Turkey. Born in Istanbul, his origins are from Denizli Province in south-western Turkey.

Eşref Uğur Yiğit is a Turkish admiral. He was commander-in-chief of the Turkish Navy from 30 August 2009 to 29 July 2011. He is a holder of the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service.

Gökhan Tiryaki is a Turkish cinematographer. He contributed to more than twenty films including Once Upon a Time in Anatolia and Winter Sleep.

Levent Ersöz is a former Turkish general in the Turkish Gendarmerie, who was head of the Gendarmerie's JITEM intelligence department. He was considered a key defendant in the Ergenekon trials, and on 5 August 2013 was sentenced to 22 years and six months. A trial charging Ersöz with the death of Turkish President Turgut Özal in 1993 began in September 2013.

Anıl Karaer is a Turkish footballer who plays as defender for Adana Demirspor. He has been trained by the Galatasaray youth department.