List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

İlyas Tüfekçi is a retired football striker and later manager.

Neş'ecan Göktürk, better known as Neşe Karaböcek, is a Turkish singer and considered one of the main artists of Turkish Arabesque music, a fusion of traditional Turkish and world music influences and adaptations of international sounds. She also starred in a great number of Turkish films. She was popular from her first release for the single "Artık Sevmeyeceğim" until the mid 1990s with multiple gold and platinum certifications.

Cemal Toktaş is a Turkish actor. He is a graduate of Istanbul University State Conservatory. Toktaş started his career in 2003 by appearing in the TV film Evlat. He made his cinematic debut with the movie Kara Köpekler Havlarken. Toktaş was also cast in Mahsun Kırmızıgül's Güneşi Gördüm, in which he portrayed the character of Kadri. For his role in this movie, he received the Sadri Alışık Award for Best Supporting Award.

Semih Erden is a Turkish professional basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he plays at the center position.

Seyran Ateş is a German lawyer and Muslim feminist. She founded the Ibn Ruschd-Goethe mosque in 2017, as Germany's first liberal place of worship for Muslims. Ateş, a civil-rights activist, is best known for demanding equal rights for Muslim women and girls, views which have required her to have police protection.

Afife Jale was a Turkish stage actress, best known as the first Muslim theatre actress in Turkey.

Yılmaz Gruda is a Turkish actor, poet, playwright, and translator.

İzzet Günay is Turkish film and stage actor. He is one of the most experienced and well-known Turkish actors with appearances in more than 100 films across six decades.

Melih Mahmutoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball player who plays and captains Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League.

İrem Altuğ is a Turkish actress.