List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Bülent Şakrak is a Turkish actor and TV presenter.

Mustafa Sandal is a Turkish singer-songwriter. At the beginning of the 1990s, he wrote and composed a number of songs for other singers and made a reputation for himself in the music industry. In 1994, with the release of his first studio album Suç Bende and its subsequent success, he made a name for himself in Turkey. This was followed by the release of another album titled Gölgede Aynı in 1996. In 1998, the song "Aya Benzer" from his new album Detay became a number-one hit in Turkey. After signing a contract with Sony Music, he released the album Araba. The song "Araba" from the album became a massive hit. Throughout his career he continued to release many albums, including Akışına Bırak (2000), Kop (2002). Later, under the label Universal Music-Polydor, he released the album Seven (2003), followed by İste (2004), Devamı Var (2007), and Karizma (2009). In 2011, his single with Gülben Ergen, "Şıkır Şıkır", became the most downloaded song of the year. In 2012, Sandal released his 10th studio album Organik. In 2013, his new single "Tesir Altında" became one of the best-selling singles of 2013. Sandal has won many awards throughout his career. For his album Kop, he was voted the "Best Male Artist" in 2002.

Barış Pehlivan is a Turkish journalist and author. He is known for his investigative news and books on Turkish politics. He has been sued many times for his journalistic activities. He was imprisoned in 2011 and 2020 as part of these cases.

Tugay Kerimoğlu is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the majority of his career for Galatasaray and Blackburn Rovers. He was the coordinator of the Galatasaray youth academy, after a short spell working with Mark Hughes at Manchester City. He was the assistant coach to Roberto Mancini at Galatasaray during the 2013–14 season.

Şebnem Bozoklu is a Turkish actress.

Fazlı Teoman Yakupoğlu is a Turkish acoustic rock singer and songwriter. His biggest hits include Paramparça, Senden Önce Senden Sonra, 17 and Papatya. On Papatya, Turkish female rock singer Özlem Tekin features as backing vocals. Şebnem Ferah has also featured on a couple of Teoman's tracks.

Hakan Peker is a Turkish dancer, songwriter, singer, and music composer.

Mustafa Kocabey is a Turkish professional footballer.

Selçuk Yöntem is a Turkish actor and TV presenter.

Yusuf Aktaş, better known as Reynmen, is a Turkish Internet celebrity singer and former vlogger, who rose to fame by sharing videos on Scorp and YouTube. He released "Derdim Olsun" in January 2019. This song was his first professional record and he earned fame by this song in Turkey. After that he released "Ela" in summer 2019. In 2020, he released his new song "Kaçamak" with German-Turkish rapper Ufo361. On his 25th birthday, he released his new song "Melek".