List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Sönmez Köksal is a career Turkish civil servant. He served in a variety of positions largely in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in international organisations representing Turkey, and was Turkey's Ambassador to Iraq (1986–1990). He was head of the National Intelligence Organization from 1992 to 1998, and subsequently Turkey's Ambassador to France (1998–2002). Köksal was the first civilian head of the MIT, breaking the tradition of appointing generals.

Aslı Kalaç is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is 183 cm (6.00 ft) tall at 73 kg (161 lb) and plays in the middle blocker position. She plays for Yeşilyurt Women's Volleyball Team. Kalaç debuted in the girls' youth national team in 2011, and is currently a member of the Turkey women's junior national volleyball team. She wears number 9.

Filiz Ali is a Turkish pianist and musicologist.

Bülent Eczacıbaşı is a Turkish businessman. Currently, he serves as chairman of the board at Eczacıbaşı Holding, a prominent Turkish conglomerate.

Fatma Yıldırım is a Turkish female volleyball player.

Hale Asaf, originally Salih was a Turkish painter of Georgian and Circassian ancestry. She was the niece of Turkey's first female artist, Mihri Müşfik Hanım. Unlike many Turkish artists of her time who were inspired by impressionism and classical art movements, she was an important proponent of Cubism in Turkey. This influence is especially seen in her self-portraits, portraits and still-life paintings.

Ayla Algan is a Turkish film/stage actress and singer.

Caner Taslaman, is a Turkish academician, Quran expert and writer known for his works on the Big Bang theory and the scientific structure of the Quran. He is a professor of philosophy at the Yıldız Technical University.

Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu is a Turkish actress, theatre director and author.

Didem Kınalı is a Turkish belly dancer, model and singer. She has been dancing since her childhood. She has gained some measure of international recognition since she started appearing on the live Turkish variety television programme called the İbo Show, hosted by İbrahim Tatlıses. She was brought up in Gaziosmanpaşa, and is of Romani descent, her mother emigrated from Thessaloniki, also a belly dancer, and her father emigrated from Yugoslavia, a drummer.