List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Suna Selen is a theater, cinema and television actress.

Oya Başar is a Turkish actress.

Hüda Kaya is a Turkish journalist, writer, activist and politician of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). Since June 2015 she has been member of the Turkish parliament, representing her Istanbul constituency.

Asena Tuğal is a Turkish television journalist and actress. She presented on TGRT, Kanal D and Show TV in Turkey and on Rai Uno in Italy after having spent six years behind the scenes.

Merve Aydın is a Turkish middle distance runner. She is a member of Fenerbahce athletics team. The 180 cm tall athlete at 58 kg (128 lb) is coached by Gülnara Mamadova.

Emreya Kınay is a Turkish actor.

Müjde Uzman is a Turkish actress.

Hasan Âli Yücel was a Turkish education reformer and philosophy teacher who served as minister of national education of Turkey from December 1938 to August 1946. He is remembered for the foundation of Village Institutes.

Deniz Seki is a Turkish pop singer, songwriter and composer.

Yıldırım Demirören is a Turkish businessman, former chair of the Istanbul-based Turkish multisports club Beşiktaş, and former president of the Turkish Football Federation.