List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Bilge Zobu is a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1958.

Ahmet Mücahid Ören, is a Turkish American entrepreneur born in Istanbul, Turkey. The chairman and current CEO of İhlas Holding, Ören studied economics at Anadolu University and also trained as a computer systems specialist.

Tunahan Kuzu is a Turkish-born Dutch politician. He is a former member of the Labour Party (PvdA). He has been an MP since 20 September 2012. On 13 November 2014 Kuzu and Selçuk Öztürk left the Labour Party and formed the Group Kuzu/Öztürk, later renamed Denk ("Think"). On 18 November 2014, he became Parliamentary group leader. In the 2017 Dutch general election, the party secured three seats in the House of Representatives.

Ahmet Hurşit Tolon is a retired Turkish general; he was Commander of the First Army of Turkey from 2004 to 2005. In August 2013 he was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment as part of the Ergenekon trials.

Selina Özuzun Doğan, aka Selina Doğan, is a Turkish politician of Armenian ethnicity who served as a member of the Turkish Parliament between 2015 and 2018. She became one of the first Armenian members of Turkey’s parliament in decades alongside Markar Esayan (AKP) and Garo Paylan (HDP).

Alen Markaryan, is a Turkish business entrepreneur, writer, sports columnist and activist. He is colloquially known of being a notable figure of Çarşı, supporters initiative of Beşiktaş J.K.

Boncuk Makbule Yılmaz is a Turkish actress.

Yıldız Kaplan is a Turkish actress, fashion model, and pop singer.

Fatih Akyel is a Turkish football manager and former international player. He played as a defender for clubs such as Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe during his 15-year career. He was capped by the Turkey national football team 64 times from 1997 to 2004, and also won a silver medal with the Olympic team at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.