List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Bennu Yıldırımlar Yarar is a Turkish actress known for her performance in Yaprak Dökümü as Firket Tekin, Umutsuz ev kadınları as Nermin, Kadın as Hatice and Gönül İşleri as Servet.

Özay Fecht is a Turkish-German actress and jazz singer.

Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player for Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). Standing at 1.90 m, he plays at the point guard position.

Reşit Emre Kongar is a Turkish social scientist, academic, author, and columnist. As of 2020, he regularly writes his column at Cumhuriyet.

Güler Duman is a Turkish singer, songwriter, composer, TV host and music teacher. She concentrates on Turkish folk music.

Aydın Yılmaz is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays for Czech club 1.FK Příbram.

Gökhan Keskin is a retired Turkish professional footballer. He played for Beşiktaş and İstanbulspor.

Hasan Cuneyd Zapsu is a Turkish businessman of Kurdish and Balkan origins. He was a co-founder of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey as well as the founder of Balsu, one of the world's leading hazelnut producers.

Murathan Mungan is a Turkish author, short story writer, playwright and poet.

Neşe Erberk is a Turkish businesswoman, a former fashion model, beauty contestant and Miss Europe 1984.