List of famous people from Turkey by Instagram followers
Salt Bae
Nusret Gökçe, nicknamed Salt Bae, is a Turkish butcher, chef, and restaurateur, who owns Nusr-Et, a chain of luxury steak houses. His technique for preparing and seasoning meat became an Internet meme.
CZN Burak
Burak Özdemir, nicknamed CZNBurak, is a Turkish chef and restaurateur. He owns the Hatay Medeniyetler Sofrasi chain of restaurants, which consist of 4 branches: Taksim, Aksaray, Etiler and a first overseas branch in Dubai. ‘CZN’, Özdemir’s nickname, originates from a frequent mispronunciation of the ‘Cinzano’, the name of his father’s textile shop in Laleli.
Hande Erçel
Hande Erçel is a Turkish actress and model best known for her lead roles in the TV series Güneşin Kızları and Aşk Laftan Anlamaz.
Hakki Akdeniz
Hakki Akdeniz, is a Kurdish, professionally known as Hakki, is a philanthropist and restaurateur from New York City. He is best known for being the owner and founder of the pizzeria chain Champion Pizza and Hakki's in New York City.
Burak Özçivit
Burak Özçivit is a Turkish actor and model who is best known for his roles in Çalıkuşu (2013) and Kara Sevda (2015). He is currently starring as Osman Bey in the history based and adventure series Kuruluş: Osman (2019). Throughout his acting career Özçivit has been a recipient of numerous accolades.
Neslihan Atagül
Neslihan Atagül is a Turkish actress. She rose to prominence by acting in the cinema movie Ilk Ask (2006). She made her acting debut in the television series Yaprak Dökümü (2006–10) and later starred in the film Araf (2011). In the same year she appeared in the television series Canım Babam (2011). Atagül came to international attention for her roles in Fatih Harbiye (2013–2014) and Kara Sevda (2015–2016). She received critical acclaim and won numerous accolades.
Acun Ilıcalı
Ali Acun Ilıcalı is a Turkish television icon, entrepreneur, international TV producer and businessman. He is the owner of TV channels TV8 and TV8.5, as well as production companies in countries such as the United States, Mexico, Romania, Hungary, Brazil, Colombia and Greece. He is the founder and chairman of Acun Medya production company that produces shows to broadcasting channels around the world.
Fahriye Evcen
Fahriye Evcen Özçivit is a German–Turkish actress. She is known for her roles as Necla Tekin on Yaprak Dökümü based on the novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin, and as Feride in the TV series Çalıkuşu, based on the novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin.
Murat Boz
Murat Boz is a Turkish singer-songwriter and actor. After finishing his primary and secondary education in his birthplace, Karadeniz Ereğli, he moved to Istanbul and enrolled in Istanbul Bilgi University in 1999 and later continued his studies at the Istanbul Technical University. At the same time he began to perform as a backing vocalist for Tarkan.
Fahrettin Koca
Fahrettin Koca is a Turkish physician and politician. He is the Minister of Health of the 66th government of Turkey. He is from Konya, Kulu, Tavşancalı village.
Kerem Bürsin
Kerem Bürsin is a Turkish actor, known for his role in the TV shows Güneşi Beklerken (2013−2014), Şeref Meselesi (2014−2015) and Sen Cal Kapımı (2020–).
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician serving as the current President of Turkey. He previously served as Prime Minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001, leading it to election victories in 2002, 2007, and 2011 before being required to stand down upon his election as President in 2014. He later returned to the AKP leadership in 2017 following the constitutional referendum that year. Coming from an Islamist political background and self-describing as a conservative democrat, he has promoted socially conservative and populist policies during his administration.
Can Yaman
Can Yaman is a Turkish actor, model and lawyer. He has received a Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy in 2018 for his role in Erkenci Kuş. Can Yaman won 7th GQ Men of the Year 2019 award. He also starred in the TV series Gönül İşleri , İnadına Aşk, Hangimiz Sevmedik, Dolunay, and recently Bay Yanlış in 2020.
Demet Akalın
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.
Serenay Sarıkaya
Serenay Sarıkaya is a Turkish actress and model. She made her cinematic debut by acting in the movie Plajda (2008).
Elçin Sangu
Elçin Sangu is a Turkish actress and model of Circassian descent. With her appearance on television ads and campaigns, she has become one of the highest paid celebrities in Turkey.
İrem Derici
İrem Derici is a Turkish singer and songwriter. From the early 2010s she became famous in Turkey through her hit singles "Zorun Ne Sevgilim", "Kalbimin Tek Sahibine" and "Dantel".
Çağatay Ulusoy
Çağatay Ulusoy is a Turkish actor and model who started his acting career in the TV series Adını Feriha Koydum (2011–2012) as Emir Sarrafoğlu. Since then, he has had further lead roles in Medcezir (2013–2015), a remake of the television series The O.C., in the TV series İçerde and since 2018 he plays the lead role in the first Turkish Netflix series The Protector.
Hazal Kaya
Leyla Hazal Kaya is a Turkish actress and model. Kaya is best known for playing the role of Feriha Sarrafoglu in the television series Adını Feriha Koydum (2011–2012), and other series like Bizim Hikaye (2017–2019).
Ebru Gündeş
Ebru Gündeş is a Turkish pop-folk singer, actress, and television personality.
Meryem Uzerli
Meryem Sarah Uzerli is a Turkish-German actress and model who rose to prominence by playing Hürrem Sultan in the Turkish TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2011–2013), for which she received critical acclaim and won numerous accolades, including a Golden Butterfly Award.