List of Famous people born in Siirt Province

Emine Erdoğan is the current first lady of Turkey, and the wife of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Ethem Sancak is a Turkish businessman considered to have "close ties to President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan". He completed his primary and secondary education in Siirt. He graduated from Istanbul University's Faculty of Business Administration. Following graduation he worked as a journalist between 1976 and 1978.

Yasin Aktay is a deputy chairman of the AK Party and head of the Turkish Group of Inter-Parliamentarian Union. He is also known as one of the chief aides to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Before assuming this role, he served as a spokesman for the party. Aktay is fluent in English and Arabic. He was elected as the deputy of Siirt in the 25th Parliament of Turkey.

Coşkun Aral is a Turkish war correspondent, photo journalist, television journalist and documentary film producer.

Zübeyir Aydar is a Kurdish politician, lawyer and president of the Kongra-Gel, which is the parliament of the Koma Civakên Kurdistan (KCK), making him the de jure political leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party.

Hasan Özer is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.

Mehmet Akarca is a jurist, a former state prosecutor and the current President of the Court of Cassations in Turkey.