List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Ahmet Mekin is a Turkish actor.

Burak Tozkoparan is a Turkish actor.

Yeşim Salkım is a Turkish singer and actress. Her paternal family is of Albanian descent.

Hale Soygazi is a Turkish actress and beauty pageant titleholder.

Fatin Rüştü Zorlu was a Turkish diplomat and politician. He was executed by hanging after the coup d'état in 1960 along with two other politicians.

Begüm Birgören is a Turkish actress.

Müge Boz is a Turkish actress and model.

Okan Buruk is a Turkish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. He played as a midfielder for Galatasaray, Inter Milan, Beşiktaş, and İstanbul B.B. He also appeared in 56 caps for the Turkey national team.

Abdülkerim Durmaz is a Turkish former international association football player and football manager and, current pundit and TV Personality. He represented Turkey at senior level in 11 international encounters.

Pınar Saka is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint discipline competing in the categories 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. She is the Turkish national record holder for 400 m. This time is the first time a Turkish woman ran under 52 seconds and also a qualifying mark for Olympics that will be held in London in 2012. She was chosen as Regional Athlete of the Year in Midwest both in 2008 and 2009. There were 8 regional athletes nominated for "National Athlete of the Year" award and in 2009, she receiveds that honor.