List of Famous people born in Turkey

Muhittin Böcek is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party serving as the mayor of Antalya since 8 April 2019. He served as the mayor of Konyaaltı, a district of Antalya, from 1999 to 2019.

Aras Aydın is a Turkish actor.

Can Alexander Öncü is a motorcycle racer. After spending the 2019 season in Moto3, for 2020 he is contracted to race in World Supersport with Turkish Racing Team, a new venture headed by Turkish former racer Kenan Sofuoğlu and supported by Pucetti Kawasaki and Orelac Racing.

Hasan Polatkan was a Turkish politician and Minister of Labor and Finance, who was executed by hanging after the coup d'état in 1960 along with two other cabinet members.

Yılmaz Büyükerşen is a Turkish politician, educator and current mayor of Eskişehir.

Muhammed Hamdi Yazır also known as Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır and Elmalılı was a Turkish Maturidi theologian, logician, Qur'an translator, Qur'anic exegesis scholar, Islamic legal academic, philosopher and encyclopedist.

İsmail Hakkı Karadayı was a Turkish general, who became the 20th Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces on 30 August 1993. He served between 1994 and 1998 as the 22nd Chief of the Turkish General Staff for a four-year term and was succeeded by General Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu. On 13 April 2018, a Turkish court sentenced him to life imprisonment for his role in the 1997 Turkish military memorandum. During his General Staff, the Turkish army carried out Operation Dawn and Hammer against the PKK in Northern Iraq.

Kaan Taşaner is a Turkish actor. He began his career in theater, but is most famous for his roles in Turkish television series, including Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?, Kuzey Güney, Kayip, and Diriliş: Ertuğrul (Gündoğdu).

Antiochus VII Euergetes, nicknamed Sidetes, also known as Antiochus the Pious, was ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire who reigned from July/August 138 to 129 BC. He was the last Seleucid king of any stature. After Antiochus was killed in battle, the Seleucid realm was restricted to Syria.

Ömer Çatkıç is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His last club was Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig.