List of Famous people born in İzmir Province
Cansu Özbay
Cansu Özbay is a Turkish women's volleyball player. She is 1.82 m tall at 75 kg (165 lb), and plays in the setter position. Currently, she plays for Vakıfbank Istanbul. She is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.
Selen Soyder
Mükerrem Selen Soyder is a Turkish actress, activist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Turkey 2007 and represented her country in the Miss World 2007 in Sanya, China.
Defne Kayalar
Defne Kayalar is a Turkish actress. She is best known to international audiences for her role in the 2020 Netflix series Ethos.
Çağan Irmak
Çağan Irmak is a Turkish film and television writer and director, who has managed to attract a large audience in Turkey and is best known for the TV series Çemberimde Gül Oya (2004–2005) and Asmalı Konak (2002–2004), and for the hit films Alone (2008) and My Father and My Son (2005), for which he received Turkish Cinema Writers Association Awards for Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Director.
Alp Kırşan
Alp Kırşan is a Turkish actor.
Hüsnü Özyeğin
Hüsnü Özyeğin is a Turkish billionaire. He founded Finansbank in 1987 and later sold the Turkish division of the bank. Nowadays, his financial investments are managed under Fiba Holding while non-financial investments are managed under Fina Holding.
Seren Şirince
Seren Şirince is a Turkish actress best known for her acting role as "Ayşegül Dinç " in the Show TV's Romantic Comedy television series İlişki Durumu: Karışık opposite Berk Oktay. She achieved a significant outcome in her career.
Norm Ender
Ender Eroğlu, better known by his stage name Norm Ender, is a Turkish rapper, songwriter and musician.
Okay Yokuşlu
Okay Yokuşlu is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion, on loan from Celta de Vigo.
Semih Şentürk
Semih Şentürk is a Turkish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He has spent most of his club career at Fenerbahçe having risen through the ranks of the Fenerbahçe youth team. He scored 63 goals in 56 games for the youth team and was subsequently called up to the first team. His goalscoring exploits increased hopes among the supporters that Semih could be the future of the Fenerbahçe attacking line. Indeed, he managed to become something of a regular fixture in the team during the 2007–08 campaign, in which he scored 17 goals and finished the season as Süper Lig's top scorer. His more prominent role in the team was rewarded after he was named as the vice-captain of the team in 2007 after the departure of the former captains Ümit Özat and Tuncay.