List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Nurettin Sönmez is a Turkish actor and martial arts teacher. He is best known for his role as "Bamsı Beyrek".

Füruzan is a self-taught Turkish writer, who is highly regarded for her sensitive characterisations of the poor and her depictions of Turkish immigrants abroad.

Hurser Tekinoktay is a Turkish football trainer. He grew up in Besiktas and played for its youth team. He is fluent in Italian and English. He graduated from the College of Marmara Science Section.

Kartal Özmızrak is a Turkish professional basketball player for Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB.

Hilal Cebeci is a Turkish pop singer.

Bülent Ünder is a Turkish former professional footballer and a football manager.

Can Arat is an Armenian-Turkish footballer. He plays as a center back.

Lale Mansur is a Turkish actress. She has appeared in more than twenty films since 1988.

Koç Holding A.Ş. is the largest industrial conglomerate in Turkey, and the only company in the country to enter the Fortune Global 500 list as of 2016. The company, headquartered in Nakkaştepe, Istanbul, is controlled by the Koç family, one of Turkey's wealthiest families.

Cenk İldem is a male wrestler from Turkey competing in the 96 kg division of Greco-Roman style. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., where he is coached by his father Hüseyin İldem.