Istanbul
Istanbul is a major city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks also remain. The iconic Byzantine Hagia Sophia features a soaring 6th-century dome and rare Christian mosaics.
People born in Istanbul (First 49 people) - Page 61
Yusuf Ziya Öniş
Football player
Zehra İpşiroğlu
Turkish writer
Zekai Dede
Turkish composer
Zeki Alpan
Actor
Zeki Ocak
Actor
Zeynep Anil Tatdiran
Actress
Zeynep Eylül Üçer
Musical artist
Zeynep Kerman
Ziya Songülen
Ziya Şakir
Author
Fehmi Sadıkoğlu
Turkish basketball player
Seyfullah Esin
Turkish diplomat
Ahmet Arpad
Turkish translator
Mehmet Ferden Çarıkçı
Former Turkish Ambassador to Austria
Emrah Pehlivanoğlu (Emrah Yollu)
Football player
Cihangir Akşit
General
Emre Güngör
Turkish footballer
Bilal Macit (Muhammet Bilal Macit)
Turkish Politician
İsmail Hakkı Altınbezer
Hagop Kazazian Pasha
Official
Basar Basarir (Başar Başarır)
Turkish writer
Orhan Erdemir
Association football referee
Yavuz Karamollaoğlu
Turkish karateka
A. Aktar (Ayhan Aktar)
Turkish author
Safa Çağlar
Football player
Faruk Karaçay
Turkish actor
Emre Melemez
Turkish actor
Cem'i Demiroğlu
Neşet Ömer İrdelp
Turkish physician
Sinan Selen
German lawyer
Ayhancan Güven
Turkish motorsports racing driver
Gökhan Şirin
Turkish basketball player
Uğur Taner
Swimmer
Eşref Hamamcıoğlu (Esref Hamamcioglu)
Turkish entrepreneur
Mert Erdogdu (Mert Erdoğdu)
Nihat Sargin (Nihat Sargın)
Turkish politician
Mustafa Babür Hızlan
Mahmut Caner Alioğlu
Football player
Olgu Baran Kubilay
Screenwriter
Chrysanthos Mentis Bostantzoglou
Greek playwright
Emine Çaykara
Turkish writer
Muhibbe Darga
Turkish archaeologist
Kenan Erim
Turkish archaeologist
Emre Aköz
Turkish journalist
Ali Berkin Şenol
Football player
Burhan Saatcioğlu
Melek Celal Sofu
Painter
