List of Famous people born in Sivas Province
Avni Yıldırım
Avni Yildirim is a Turkish professional boxer who challenged for the IBO super-middleweight title in 2017 and the WBC super-middleweight title in 2019.
Abdüllatif Şener
Abdüllatif Şener is a Turkish politician. He was Minister of Finance of Turkey from 1996 to 1997 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2007, under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
İlhan Kesici
İlhan Kesici is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as the Member of Parliament for İstanbul's first electoral district since 2015. He previously served as a CHP MP for the same district from 2007 to 2011 and as an MP for Bursa from 1995 to 1999 while he was a member of the Motherland Party (ANAP). In August 2015, he was offered a ministerial position in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, which he turned down.
Sabahat Akkiraz
Sabahat Akkiray, better known as Sabahat Akkiraz, is a Turkish folk music singer and was a Member of Parliament for Istanbul between 2011 and 2015 from the Republican People's Party (CHP).
Dilan Çiçek Deniz
Dilan Çiçek Deniz is a Turkish actress and model. beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Turkey 2014 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant. Deniz is known for her role as Sena Koçovalı in the TV series Çukur.
Emel Sayın
Emel Sayın is a Turkish singer and actress.
Çetin Tekindor
Çetin Tekindor is a Turkish actor.
İsmet Yılmaz
İsmet Yılmaz is a Turkish politician. Previously he was Minister of National Defense and Minister of National Education. Also briefly served as the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a law consultant and mechanical engineer.
Taha Akgül
Taha Akgül is an Olympic, World and European champion Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 125 kg division. He is a student of physical education and sports at the Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University in Karaman.
Hatice Aslan
Hatice Aslan is a Turkish actress who starred in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's 2008 film Üç Maymun , for which Ceylan won the best director award at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Aslan was seen as a strong contender for the best actress award at the festival.