List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Emre Belözoğlu is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A playmaker, his past clubs include Galatasaray, Inter Milan, Newcastle United, Atlético Madrid, İstanbul Başakşehir and Fenerbahçe. He is currently the director of football of Fenerbahçe.

Metin Akpınar is a Turkish actor. He has been one of the most successful comedians in Turkey.

Burçin Terzioğlu is a Turkish actress.

Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz was a Turkish politician. He was the leader of the Motherland Party from 1991 to 2002, and served three times as Prime Minister of Turkey. His first two prime-ministerial terms lasted just months, while the third ran from June 1997 to January 1999. The first was brought to an end by defeat in the 1991 elections, the latter two by the breakdown of Yılmaz' coalition governments.

Farah Zeynep Abdullah is a Turkish actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Aylin Akarsu on the Turkish television drama Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki, and Mediha in the 2013 film The Butterfly's Dream, the Turkish entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.

Dieter Zetsche is a German engineer and business executive. He is the chairman of TUI AG. He was the chairman of the board of management of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz until 22 May 2019, a role he had held since 2006, in addition to being a member of the company's board since 1998.

Hakan Altun is a Turkish singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.

Aslıhan Gürbüz is a Turkish actress. She graduated from the theatre department of Selçuk University in Konya, Turkey. Gürbüz won a Golden Butterfly Award for Best Comedy Actress in 2011..She has been in a relationship with actor Kerem Kupaci since 2018.

Mercan Ezgi Mola is a Turkish actress.

Abdullah Mucib Avcı is a Turkish former professional footballer who is the manager of Trabzonspor. He has also managed the Turkish national team.