List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province
Serra Yılmaz
Serra Yılmaz is a Turkish actress. She has appeared in more than forty films since 1983. On a number of films she collaborated with Ferzan Özpetek.
Murat Bardakçı
Murat Gökhan Bardakçı is a Turkish journalist working on Ottoman history and Turkish music history. He is also a columnist for Habertürk newspaper.
Simge
Simge Sağın is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer. From early 2010s, she started to make Turkish pop songs, and with the release of her single "Miş Miş" in 2015 she became one of the well-known artists in Turkey.
Mehmet Cansun
Mehmet Cansun is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.
Beren Gökyıldız
Beren Gökyıldız is a Turkish child actress. She is mainly known for her role as Ayşe in the television series Bizim Hikaye.
Kaan Tangöze
Kaan Tangöze is a Turkish musician. He is lead vocalist and guitarist of the Turkish rock band Duman. He graduated from Bilkent University, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management. He has a master's degree in economics from Seattle University in the United States.
Necip Uysal
Necip Uysal is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş.
Derya Alabora
Derya Alabora is a Turkish actress.
Umut Meraş
Cengiz Umut Meraş is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a leftback for French club Le Havre AC.
Hanzade Doğan Boyner
Hanzade Doğan Boyner is a Turkish businesswoman, philanthropist, entrepreneur and e-commerce pioneer. She is the founding chairwoman of Doğan Online Group Companies, the largest online corporation in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and is the founder and chairperson of the e-commerce platform Hepsiburada.com, often called the “The Amazon of the East. In July 2019, Forbes called her “one of the most successful women tech entrepreneurs in the world,” and Fortune Turkey has credited her with leading the country’s digital transformation.