List of Famous people born in Samsun Province

Ferhan Şensoy

First Name Ferhan
Born on February 26, 1951
Died on August 31, 2021 (aged 70)
Born in Samsun Province

Ferhan Şensoy is a prominent Turkish playwright, actor and stage director.

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Sagopa Kajmer

First Name Sagopa
Born on August 17, 1978 (age 46)
Born in Samsun Province

Yunus Özyavuz, better known by his stage name Sagopa Kajmer, is a Turkish rapper, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. He was born in 1978 in Samsun, and finished his primary and high school there. He then started working as a DJ in one of Samsun's local radio stations. In order to continue his education, he moved to Istanbul and studied Persian language and literature at Istanbul University. In 1998, he founded the hip hop band Kuvvetmira and started his career with his stage name "Silahsız Kuvvet". He featured in the compilation album Yeraltı Operasyonu as Silahsız Kuvvet in 1999. He later changed his stage name to Sagopa Kajmer and released an album with the same name Sagopa Kajmer in 2002. Following the release of the album, he released Bir Pesimistin Gözyaşları in 2004. Same year, he contributed to the soundtrack for the movie G.O.R.A.. He released another studio album Romantizma in 2005 and on 11 August 2005 found his own production company Melankolia Müzik. In 2006, he released the compilation album Kafile under the label Melankolia Müzik. On 1 August 2006, he married fellow rapper Kolera. In 2007, they released their first mutual album İkimizi Anlatan Bir Şey. He released two more solo albums, Kötü İnsanları Tanıma Senesi (2008) and Şarkı Koleksiyoncusu (2009), before releasing another mutual album with Kolera, Bendeki Sen, in 2010. Since then, he has released three studio albums: Saydam Odalar (2011), Kalp Hastası (2013) and Ahmak Islatan (2017).

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Tanju Çolak

First Name Tanju
Born on November 10, 1963 (age 61)
Born in Samsun Province

Tanju Çolak is a Turkish retired footballer who played as a striker.

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Orhan Gencebay

Orhan Kencebay
First Name Orhan
Last Name Gencebay
Born on August 4, 1944 (age 80)
Born in Samsun Province

Orhan Gencebay is a Turkish musician, bağlama virtuoso, composer, singer, arranger, music producer, music director, and actor. Gencebay was born in the coastal town of Samsun on 4 August 1944. He is of Crimean Tatar descent. In 1998, he was named a State Artist of Turkey.

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Sabri Sarıoğlu

First Name Sabri
Last Name Sarıoğlu
Born on July 26, 1984 (age 40)
Born in Samsun Province
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Sabri Sarıoğlu is a retired Turkish professional footballer who last played as right back for Turkish football club Göztepe. He can also play as right wingback or right winger

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Nebahat Çehre

First Name Nebahat
Born on March 15, 1944 (age 80)
Born in Samsun Province

Hilal Nebahat Çehre, is a Turkish-Georgian actress, model, and singer who was crowned Miss Turkey 1960. She is best known for her protagonistic roles as Firdevs Yöreoğlu on the Kanal D drama series Aşk-ı Memnu (2008–10) and as Hafsa Sultan on the series Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2011–12).

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Gökhan Gönül

First Name Gökhan
Last Name Gönül
Born in Samsun Province
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Gökhan Gönül is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe. He is also a senior international for Turkey.

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Güliz Ayla

First Name Güliz
Born on April 27, 1988 (age 36)
Born in Samsun Province

Güliz Ayla is a Turkish singer and songwriter. She released her eponymous debut album in September 2015.

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Mehmet Aslantuğ

First Name Mehmet
Last Name Aslantuğ
Born on September 25, 1961 (age 63)
Born in Samsun Province

Mehmet Aslantuğ is a Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter of Adyghe origin. He has received a Golden Boll Award, a Golden Objective Award, three Golden Orange Awards, and four Golden Butterfly Awards.

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Murat Karayalçın

First Name Murat
Last Name Karayalçın
Born on January 1, 1943 (age 81)
Born in Samsun Province

Murat Karayalçın is a prominent Turkish politician. He is a former foreign minister (1994–1995), deputy prime minister, and a former mayor of Ankara (1989–1993). He is the founder of the new Social Democratic People's Party.

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