List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Merve Sevi is a Turkish actress, mostly known for her roles in Omuz Omuza, Hayat Bilgisi and most recently in Yalanci Yarim, a popular TV show where she rose to nationwide fame.

Bestemsu Özdemir is a Turkish actress.

Yavuz Turgul is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, who is best known for his box-office hit The Bandit (1996) and who has won the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay four times for Abbas in Flower (1982), The Agha (1985), Mr. Muhsin (1987) and The Shadow Play (1992); Golden Oranges for Best Film for Mr. Muhsin (1987) and 2nd Best Film for Gölge Oyunu (1992); and a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award.

Faruk Aksoy is a Turkish film director known for his film, the Fetih 1453 (2012).

Şebnem Sönmez is a Turkish theater, movie and television actress. She started her career playing in theater in the Istanbul Pendik Youth Theatre while still a high school student. She performed in groups such as Kartal Art Theatre and Taner Barlas Mim Theatre. After completing and having her diploma from Istanbul State Conservatory, she worked in Dormen Theatre. She then moved on to television roles as she continued her theater experience in Besiktas Cultural Center. She has also taught theater at the kindergarten through high school level and founded the "Yaz Tiyatrosu" group in her school while she continued her acting work.

Ayşegül Aldinç is a Turkish singer and actress.

Hüseyin Yalın, better known by his surname Yalın, is a Turkish pop singer and songwriter. He achieved success with the song "Zalim" in 2004.

Mustafa Necdet Üruğ is a former Turkish general and the nephew of Faruk Gürler. He was Commander of the First Army of Turkey during the 1980 military coup. After the coup he was Commander of the Turkish Army (1983), and Chief of the General Staff of Turkey, as well as Secretary-General of the Presidential Council.

Neslihan Yeldan is a Turkish actress.

Ayşe Mine is a Turkish singer and actress.