List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Sezai Temelli is a Turkish politician, and former chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey. He is currently a Member of Parliament representing Van for the HDP.

Turgut Tolgahan Sayışman is a Turkish actor and model. Sayışman won Manhunt International competition in 2005 in South Korea.

Algı Eke is a Turkish actress.

Öykü Gürman is a Turkish singer and actress. In 2007, she and her twin brother formed the due Öykü ve Berk and released three albums until 2015. Ever since, she has pursued a solo music career and has worked as an actress.

Ali Sunal is a Turkish actor. He is the son of actor and comedian Kemal Sunal. He is best known for his role as Mahmut in the movie Propaganda and Mustafa in the series En Son Babalar Duyar.

Peyami Safa was a Turkish journalist, columnist and novelist. He came to the fore in the Turkish literature of the Republican era with his psychological works such as Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu. He reflected his life and his changes to his works. He wrote many novels under the pseudonym Server Bedi. He created the type Cingöz Recai inspired by Arsène Lupin of the French writer Maurice Leblanc. He also worked as a journalist at various institutions and published several magazines such as Kültür Haftası with his brother İlhami Safa.

Sevan Nishanyan is a Turkish-Armenian writer and linguist. An author of a number of books, Nişanyan was awarded the Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Liberty Award of the Turkish Human Rights Association in 2004 for his contributions to greater freedom of speech.

Aysun Kayacı is a former Turkish model, current actress and presenter.

Şafak Pekdemir is a Turkish actress.

Meriç Aral is a Turkish actress. After studying law, she started acting and became known with her role as Hale in Medcezir. She has taken part in various cinema and television productions.