List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Kadir Güntepe is the former Turkish district governor in Beytüşşebap. On 1 February 2017, he was arrested on charges of being a member of the FETÖ.

Muharrem Saruhan Hünel is a Turkish actor. His mother is of Arab descent who moved from Baghdad to Turkey. His father is of Albanian descent and is a dancer. He has a sister, Aslı Hünel, who is a singer. Hünel started his career through modeling. He made his cinematic debut in 1993 with a role in Yasak Sokaklar, and appeared in the movies Ufukta Bir Ağaç and Somuncu Baba: Aşkın Sırrı. In 1992, he had his first TV role with Gündüzün Karanlığı. He was noted with his leading role in the series Aynalı Tahir and gained more fame through his role in Karagül. Between 2019–2020, Hünel portrayed the character of Alişar in the historical drama Kuruluş: Osman.

Ahmet Şahin is a Turkish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kemerspor. He is currently the captain of Karabükspor, and is a well-known journeyman in Turkey who has played for various teams in various divisions of the Turkish footballing pyramid.

Kıvanç Kasabalı is a Turkish actor and model.

Ahmed Hulusi is an Islamic author from Turkey, whose works focus on philosophical and religious ideas.

Cenk Akyol is a retired Turkish professional basketball player.

Mahmut Ertuğrul Taşkıran is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kasımpaşa.

Muhammed Gümüşkaya is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder at Fenerbahçe.

Efecan Karaca is a Turkish footballer who plays for Alanyaspor. He is a product of the Galatasaray youth academy.

Semra Özal was the 8th first lady of Turkey as the spouse of the 8th President of Turkey Turgut Özal. She was also the second lady of Turkey during her husband's prime ministry from 1983 to 1989. The couple has three children: Ahmet Özal, Zeynep Özal and Efe Özal. During the government of the Motherland Party (ANAP), she presided the Turkish Women Empowerment and Promotion Foundation, also known as the "Daisies" (Papatyalar). From 1991 to 1992, she was the head of the provincial organization of the Motherland Party (ANAP) in Istanbul. Her husband Turgut Özal died in 1993 while in office. Semra Özal lives in Istanbul.