List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Fırat Aydınus is a Turkish international football referee. He studied and practiced geophysical engineering. In January 2012, he was promoted from UEFA Category 1 to the Elite Development category.

Faruk Süren is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.

Kubilay Aka is a Turkish actor.

Aslıhan Güner is a Turkish actress. Her mother is from Malatya, while her father is from Sivas. She studied public relations and advertising at the university but left without completing her education. Güner then studied acting at the Barış Manço Culture Center. She made her television debut with a role in the TV series Sırlar Dünyası in 2002. After appearing in a number of supporting roles, her breakthrough came with the TV series Asi and Şefkat Tepe, in which she had leading roles. Meanwhile, she appeared in different movies, notably The İmam and Sümela'nın Şifresi: Temel.

Ünal Aysal is a Turkish businessman. He was the chairman of Galatasaray S.K..

Gözde Sinem Öztürk is a Turkish actress and presenter. She notably played the fashionably conservative role of Sukran in Turking TV series Huzur Sokağı (2012–14).

Kaan Yıldırım is a Turkish actor.

Mehmet Ersoy is a Turkish businessman and current Minister of Culture and Tourism.

Ayça Bingöl is a Turkish actress.

Uğur Dündar is a Turkish journalist, anchorman, political commentator and writer.