List of Famous people born in Kayseri Province
Mihran Kassabian
Mihran Krikor Kassabian was an Armenian-American radiologist and one of the early investigators into the medical uses of X-rays. He was an instructor at the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia and later became director of the Roentgen Ray Laboratory at Philadelphia General Hospital and vice president of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS).
Hacı Sabancı
Hacı Sabancı was a Turkish businessman and philanthropist, and a member of the second generation of the renowned Sabancı family.
İsmet Özel
İsmet Özel is a Turkish poet and scholar.
Murat Ünalmış
Murat Ünalmış is a Turkish actor.
Kenan Koçak
Kenan Koçak is a Turkish football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with the Turkey national football team.
Mustafa İslamoğlu
Mustafa İslamoğlu, is a Turkish theologian, poet, writer. He also appears in religious shows of Diyanet TV.
Tuncay Özilhan
Tuncay Özilhan is a Turkish businessman and billionaire. He is the current chairman of the board of Anadolu Group, as well as the president of Anadolu Efes. He was also the president of TÜSİAD from 2001 to 2004.
İbrahim Gökçek
İbrahim Gökçek was a musician of the Turkish revolutionary band Grup Yorum in which he played the bass guitar. He died on 7 May 2020 after a 323-day hunger strike, which he had ended two days before. He was married to Sultan Gökçek, who is also a member of Grup Yorum and detained in Silivri Prison.
Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was a Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church, fighting against both Arianism and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea. His ability to balance his theological convictions with his political connections made Basil a powerful advocate for the Nicene position.
Seyit Cem Unsal
Seyit Cem Ünsal is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward. He was the first Turkish player in South Korea and Barcelona in Spain.