List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Ayda Aksel is a Turkish actress.

Burak Çelik is a Turkish actor and model.

Burak Hakkı is a Turkish actor and model.

Göksel Demirpençe is a Turkish singer-songwriter.

İbrahim Büyükak is a Turkish actor and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Uludağ University with a degree in economic studies. He and Oğuzhan Koç played in BursaSpor Young Football Team.He worked as a columnist for Bursa's Olay newspaper and then contributed to Gırgır, Leman and Lemanyak magazines. He is also a member of the Beşiktaş Culture Center. In May 2013, he started presenting the 3+1 TV program together with Eser Yenenler and Oğuzhan Koç. After the rights to the program were purchased by Acun Ilıcalı, it continued under the name of 3 Adam from 5 October 2013 on TV8. Aside from his career as a TV presenter, Büyükak also had a role on the television series Bana Baba Dedi, portraying the character of Cüneyt. As 3 Adam came to an end in 2020, he started to pursue a solo career and has served as a screenwriter for comedy movies Yol Arkadaşım, in which he also starred. The movie sold ₺22.6 million in Turkey.

Engin Verel is Turkish former professional footballer who spent most of his career with İstanbul-based rivals Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray.

Mehmet Ufuk Uras is a Turkish libertarian politician and economist.

Attila Doğudan is a Turkish and Austrian businessman, CEO of the Vienna-based Do & Co catering company.

Can Maxim Mutaf is a Turkish professional basketball player for Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketball League (BSL).

Utku Yuvakuran is a Turkish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Beşiktaş.