Famous people from Turkey
The most-searched people from Turkey right now, with the latest news on each.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
President of Turkey from 1923 to 1938
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of Turkey since 2014
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Elif Shafak
Turkish writer (born 1971)
Kenan Yıldız
Turkish association football player (born 2005)
Hande Erçel
Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1993)
Zeynep Sönmez
Zeynep Sönmez is a Turkish professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48, achieved on 13 July 2026, making her the highest-ranked Turkish player in WTA history. She is the second Turkish player to reach the top 100 in the WTA rankings, after Çağla Büyükakçay.
Alperen Şengün
Alperen Şengün is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the senior Turkish national team. Known for his post skills and creative playmaking abilities, Şengün was selected with the 16th overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft. He was named to his first NBA All-Star Game in 2025.
Orhan Pamuk
Turkish novelist, academic and Nobel laureate (born 1952)
Abdullah Öcalan
founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Tuba Büyüküstün
Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1982)
Altay Bayındır
Turkish association football player (born 1998)
Ekrem İmamoğlu
Turkish politician and 7th mayor of Istanbul
Zeki Çelik
Turkish association football player (born 1997)
Cem Özdemir
German environmentalist and statesperson (born 1965)
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Turkish politician (born 1948)
Emre Belözoğlu
Turkish association football player and coach (born 1980)
Fatih Terim
Turkish association football player and manager (born 1953)
Burak Yılmaz
Turkish association football player and manager (born 1985)
Bergüzar Korel
Turkish actor (born 1982)
Neslihan Atagül
Turkish actor (born 1992)
Merih Demiral
Turkish association football player (born 1998)
Hedo Türkoğlu
Turkish basketball player (born 1979)
Barış Alper Yılmaz
Barış Alper Yılmaz is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.
Ahmet Davutoğlu
Turkish statesperson and writer (born 1959)