List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Burak Kut is a Turkish pop singer and songwriter.

Rıdvan Yılmaz is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.

Merve Boluğur is a Turkish actress and model. She is well known for her roles in fantasy series Acemi Cadı, the Turkish version of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Küçük Sırlar, the Turkish version of Gossip Girl, Kuzey Güney and historical series Muhteşem Yüzyıl. Her mother is a Yugoslav immigrant.

Furkan Andıç is a Turkish actor and model, known for Kaçak Gelinler (2014–2015), Bir Kurabiye Masalı (2012), Kolej Günlüğü (2011), Tatlı İntikam (2016), Meryem (2017) and Her Yerde Sen (2019)

Seren Serengil is a Turkish TV presenter, singer and actress. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and has acted in films and TV series. Her father Öztürk Serengil was an actor, theatre performer and showman. She has two brothers Timur Serengil and Cengizhan Serengil. She also has a little sister named Seray Serengil. She's an aunt to Melisa and Yagmur Serengil

Uğur Yücel is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory. He took part in several plays between 1975 and 1984 in Kenter Tiyatrosu, Tef Kabare Theatre, Dormen Theatre, and Şan Müzikholü. He was noticed for his roles in Selamsız Bandosu (1987) and Muhsin Bey (1987), then gained mainstream success when he took part in Eşkıya (1996).

Kerimcan Durmaz is a Turkish social media personality and make-up artist. Since 2015, he has been known in Turkey for the videos he publishes online.

Fikret Orman is a Turkish businessman and sports executive, of Laz origin.

Gülben Ergen is a Turkish singer and actress.

Nejat Alp is a Turkish musician who plays synth-driven Turkish ambient folk. He began his professional career in 1969 by playing bass for various supporting bands in the clubs of Istanbul. In 1978 he changed his primary instrument from bass to keyboards, and became a vocalist.