Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1881 – 1938
founding father of the Republic of Turkey (1881–1938)
army officerrevolutionarystatespersonpoliticianwriter
Born January 1Wikipedia →Famous People from Turkey
24 notable historical figures from Turkey, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
politician (6)economist (4)statesperson (3)novelist (2)diplomat (2)university teacher (2)association football player (2)journalist (2)army officer (1)revolutionary (1)
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
1954 – Present
President of Turkey since 2014
statespersoneconomistpolitician
Born February 26Wikipedia →Orhan Pamuk
1952 – Present
Turkish novelist, academic and Nobel laureate (born 1952)
essayistnovelistacademicjournalistwriterscreenwriter
Born June 7Wikipedia →Abdullah Gül
1950 – Present
11th President of Turkey (born 1950)
diplomateconomistpolitician
Born October 29Wikipedia →Dani Rodrik
1957 – Present
Turkish economist and publicist (born 1957)
university teachereconomist
Born August 14Wikipedia →Mesut Özil
1988 – Present
Turkish-German association football player
association football player
Born October 15Wikipedia →Ahmet Davutoğlu
1959 – Present
Turkish statesperson and writer (born 1959)
political scientistpedagoguediplomateconomistprofessorpoliticianwriter
Born February 26Wikipedia →Fethullah Gülen
1941 – 2024
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
social activistopinion journalistIslamic religious leaderspreacherimamintellectualwriter
Born April 27Wikipedia →İsmet İnönü
1884 – 1973
2nd President of the Republic of Turkey (1884–1973)
diplomatpoliticianmilitary personnel
Born September 24Wikipedia →Turgut Özal
1927 – 1993
8th President of the Republic of Turkey (1927–1993)
politicianengineer
Born October 13Wikipedia →Nâzım Hikmet
1902 – 1963
Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963)
film screenwriterprose writerfilm directorplaywrightpoetwriterscreenwriter
Born January 15Wikipedia →Hande Yener
1973 – Present
Turkish singer (born 1973)
recording artistsongwritersinger
Born January 12Wikipedia →Tansu Çiller
1946 – Present
Turkish politician, who has been the first female and 22nd prime minister of the country
university teacherstatespersondiplomateconomistpolitician
Born May 24Wikipedia →Aziz Sancar
1946 – Present
Turkish geneticist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015
molecular biologistgeneticistbiochemistuniversity teacherscientist
Born September 8Wikipedia →Celâl Bayar
1883 – 1986
3rd President of the Republic of Turkey (1883–1986)
politician
Born May 16Wikipedia →Elif Şafak
1971 – Present
Turkish writer (born 1971)
novelistjournalistwriter
Born October 25Wikipedia →Cemal Gürsel
1895 – 1966
4th President of the Republic of Turkey (1895–1966)
military officerpolitician
Born October 13Wikipedia →Binali Yıldırım
1955 – Present
Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1955)
marine engineerpoliticianengineer
Born December 20Wikipedia →Ahmet Necdet Sezer
1941 – Present
10th President of Turkey (born 1941)
politicianjudge
Born September 13Wikipedia →Kenan Evren
1917 – 2015
President of Turkey (1917–2015)
statespersonmilitary personnel
Born July 17Wikipedia →Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
1948 – Present
7th Leader of the Republican People's Party
bureaucrateconomistpolitician
Born December 17Wikipedia →I. Bartholomeos
1940 – Present
Ecumenist ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991
Greek Orthodox bishopEastern Orthodox priestreligious figureenvironmentalisttheologianarchbishop
Born February 29Wikipedia →Bülent Ecevit
1925 – 2006
16th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey (1925–2006)
journalisttranslatordiplomatpoliticianpoetwriter
Born May 28Wikipedia →Arda Turan
1987 – Present
Turkish association football player (born 1987)
association football playerassociation football coach
Born January 30Wikipedia →