List of Famous people born in Kocaeli

Cengiz Topel

First Name Cengiz
Last Name Topel
Born on September 2, 1934
Died on August 8, 1964 (aged 29)
Born in Kocaeli

Cengiz Topel was a fighter pilot of the Turkish Air Force, who was killed after his plane was shot down while supporting the Turkish army during the 1964 inter-communal conflict "Erenköy Resistance", known as the Battle of Tylliria in Greek Cypriot parlance.

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Meral Akşener

First Name Meral
Last Name Akşener
Born on July 8, 1956 (age 68)
Born in Kocaeli

Meral Akşener is a Turkish politician, teacher, historian and academic. She served as Minister of the Interior and was a vice-speaker of the Parliament. In 2016, she led a group of opposition within the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) against its leader Devlet Bahçeli. On 25 October 2017, she founded the İYİ Party, of which she is the leader.

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Merih Demiral

First Name Merih
Born on March 5, 1998 (age 26)
Born in Kocaeli
Height 190 cm | 6'3

Merih Demiral is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Juventus and the Turkey national team.

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Kerem Aktürkoğlu

First Name Kerem
Born on October 21, 1998 (age 26)
Born in Kocaeli

Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Turkish club Galatasaray in the Süper Lig.

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Gürkan Uygun

First Name Gürkan
Last Name Uygun
Born on May 27, 1974 (age 50)
Born in Kocaeli

Gürkan Uygun is a Turkish actor of Georgian descent.

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Demet Özdemir

First Name Demet
Born on February 26, 1992 (age 32)
Born in Kocaeli

Demet Özdemir is a Turkish actress, model and dancer. She is best known for her role as the character "Aylin" in the fantastic drama series Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim.

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Demet Akalın

First Name Demet
Born on April 23, 1972 (age 52)
Born in Kocaeli

Demet Akalın is a Turkish singer and former model. Thanks to the popular songs she has released since the middle of the 2000s, she has become one of the most recognizable names of Turkish pop music.

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Ulaş Tuna Astepe

First Name Ulaş
Born on May 5, 1988 (age 36)
Born in Kocaeli

Ulaş Tuna Astepe is a Turkish actor.

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Nergis Öztürk

First Name Nergis
Last Name Öztürk
Born on May 25, 1980 (age 44)
Born in Kocaeli

Nergis Öztürk is a Turkish actress. She has appeared in more than twelve films since 2006.

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İbrahim Çelikkol

First Name İbrahim
Last Name Çelikkol
Born on February 14, 1982 (age 42)
Born in Kocaeli

İbrahim Çelikkol is a Turkish TV series and film actor, former player of The Turkey national under-20 basketball team and fashion model. His maternal family is of Pomak origin who immigrated from Thessaloniki, Greece. His paternal family is of Arab descent.

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