List of Turkish Dutch people
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This is a list of notable Dutch Turks. It includes Dutch citizens of full or partial Turkish ancestry.
Academia[edit]
- Sinan Çankaya, cultural anthropologist.
- Ahmet Çelik, professor at Bilkent University.
- Uğur Ümit Üngör, scholar of genocide studies.[1]
Journalism[edit]
- Rasit Elibol, editor of De Groene Amsterdammer
Activism[edit]
- Birsen Basar, ambassador of the Dutch Autism Association
- Maviye Karaman Ince, feminist
Arts and literature[edit]
- Özcan Akyol, writer
- Erdal Balci, journalist
- Sevtap Baycılı, novelist[2]
- Sedat Çakır, writer[3]
- Altan Erdogan, former editor of the Dutch weekly magazine Nieuwe Revu
- nl:Özkan Gölpinar, publicist for Trouw, De Groene Amsterdammer and Contrast
- Halil Gür, novelist[4]
- Hatice Guleryuz, contemporary artist
- Lale Gül, writer
- Mehmet Refii Kileci, artist[5]
- Deniz Kuypers, writer (Turkish father and Dutch mother)
- Ahmet Ögüt, conceptual artist[6]
- Şenay Özdemir, journalist and editor-in-chief of SEN Magazine[7]
- Murat Tuncel, journalist[8]
- Ebru Umar, columnist[9]
- Sadık Yemni, science fiction author
Business[edit]
- Atilla Aytekin, founder and CEO of Azerion Group N.V.
- Aysel Erbudak, businesswoman[10]
- Nedim Imac, businessman and former chairman of the Amsterdam football club Türkiyemspor[11]
- Celal Oruç, founder of Ortel Mobile
- Erdinç Saçan, internet entrepreneur[12][13]
- Atilay Uslu, entrepreneur and co-founder of Corendon Airlines.
Cinema and television[edit]
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- Azra Akın, actress, singer and winner of Miss Turkey 2002 and Miss World 2002[14]
- Deniz Akkoyun, actress and winner of Miss Nederland 2008[15]
- Evrim Akyigit, actress
- Elvan Akyıldız, actress
- Pinar Arslan, crowned Miss Gelderland in 2011 and placed 4th in Miss Nederland 2011
- Sinan Can, documentary maker
- Sinan Cihangir, actor
- Ali Çifteci, actor
- Mustafa Duygulu, film director, screenwriter and actor
- Hayat Van Eck, actor
- Fidan Ekiz, presenter and documentary maker
- Reyhan Erdogan, actress
- Sevtap Ergec, placed 5th in Miss Nederland 2010
- Sinan Eroglu, actor
- Fatma Genç, actress[16]
- Dilara Horuz, actress
- Ismail Ilgun, vlogger on YouTube and documentary maker
- Ibo Karatay, film director
- Sinem Kavus, actress
- Özlem Kaymaz, winner of Miss Turkey 1992 and mother of Miss Turkey 2018 Tara De Vries[17]
- Ersin Kiris, TV Presenter
- Ayberk Köprülü, TV Presenter[18]
- Funda Müjde, actress[19]
- Gürkan Küçüksentürk, actor
- Nazmiye Oral, actress and writer
- Cahit Ölmez, actor
- Melisa Aslı Pamuk, actress and winner of Miss Turkey 2011
- Inci Lulu Pamuk, actress
- Ahmet Polat, filmmaker
- Ergun Simsek, actor
- Gamze Tazim, actress[20]
- Nazlı Tolga, television host and model
- Tara De Vries, winner of Miss Turkey 2018
- Mehmet Ülger, documentary maker
- Meral Uslu, filmmaker
- Toprak Yalçiner, actress
- Nilgün Yerli, actress
- Dilan Yurdakul, actress
Music[edit]
- Sinan Akçıl, singer-songwriter and record producer
- Serenad Bayraktar, trumpet player and singer
- Ufuk Çalışkan, singer
- Serdar Demirbas, folk musician
- Selim Doğru, composer
- Atiye Deniz, singer
- Selim Doğru, pianist
- Karsu Dönmez, singer, pianist and composer
- Mete Erker, saxophonist
- Joan Franka, singer who represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Altın Gün, Anatolian rock and Turkish Psychedelic Folk band
- Burak King, rapper, songwriter and musician
- MC Lynx, rapper
- Murda, rapper
- Ragga Oktay, singer
- Ummet Ozcan, DJ and record producer
- Taylan Susam, composer of experimental music
- Umut Timur, singer
- Turk, rapper
- Buse Unlu, singer
- Behsat Üvez, singer and composer
- Sefa Vlaarkamp, disc jockey and music producer (Turkish father)
- Burak Yeter, DJ, record producer and remixer
Religion[edit]
- Fatih Üçler Dağ, chairman of Aya Sofia.
Politics[edit]
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- Nebahat Albayrak, member of the PvdA[21]
- Neza Albayrak, member of the PvdA
- Mahir Alkaya, member of the SP[22]
- Stephan van Baarle, member of DENK[22]
- Ali Osman Biçen[23]
- Emine Bozkurt, Member of the European Parliament (2004 and 2014) and member of the PvdA[24]
- Yasemin Cegerek, member of the PvdA
- Metin Çelik, former member of the PvdA, current chairman of DENK
- Coşkun Çörüz, member of the CDA[25]
- Kemal Derviş, economist and politician
- Nihat Eski, member of the CDA[26]
- Sultan Günal-Gezer member of the PvdA[27]
- Nilüfer Gündoğan, member of Volt[22]
- Isa Kahraman, member of NSC.[28]
- Hamit Karakus, member of the PvdA[29]
- Hülya Kat, member of the D66[22]
- Fatma Koşer Kaya, lawyer and a member of the D66[30]
- Orhan Kaya, councillor for participation and culture in the municipality of Rotterdam
- Tunahan Kuzu, co-founder of DENK[22]
- Münire Manisa, member of the PvdA
- Songül Mutluer, member of the PvdA
- Fadime Örgü, member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy[31]
- Zihni Özdil, historian and member of GL
- Selçuk Öztürk, co-founder of DENK[32]
- Nevin Özütok, member of GL[33]
- Ayhan Tonca, councilor in Apeldoorn for the CDA[34]
- Yasin Torunoglu, member of the PvdA
- Gunay Uslu, member of the D66 and the State Secretary for Culture and Media (2022-present)
- Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2023-present)
- Keklik Yücel, member of the PvdA[35]
Sports[edit]
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- Rohat Ağca, football player
- Erol Akbay, football manager
- Özgür Aktaş, football player
- Furkan Alakmak, football player
- Ibrahim Alışkan, football player
- Adnan Alisic, football player
- Erol Erdal Alkan, football player
- Ahmet Altın, football player
- Yener Arıca, football player
- Ceylan Arıkan, football player
- Deniz Aslan, football player
- Oğuz Aydın, football player
- Murat Aygün, kickboxer
- Leyla Bağcı, women's football goalkeeper
- Emre Bal, football player
- Yusuf Barası, football player
- Bilal Başaçıkoğlu, football player
- Bilal Bayazit, football player
- Ertuğrul Bayrak, kickboxer
- Ömer Bayram, football player
- Emir Biberoğlu, football player
- Emre Bilgin, football player
- Ümran Bozbıyık, football player
- Brian Bulgaç, road bicycle racer
- Samet Bulut, football player
- Hazar Can, football player
- Tayfun Candan, football player
- Caner Cavlan, football player[36]
- Hüseyin Cengiz, football player
- Ergün Çakır, football player
- Serhat Çakmak, football player
- Cihat Çelik, football player
- Tolgahan Çiçek, football player
- Nadir Çiftçi, football player
- Halil Çolak, football player
- Tiago Çukur, football player
- Gabriël Çulhacı, football player
- Orhan Delibaş, boxer[37]
- Aykut Demir, football player
- İlhan Demirci, football player
- Halil Dervişoğlu, football player
- Mehmet Dingil, football player
- Huseyin Dogan, football player
- Kenan Durmuşoğlu, football coach
- Eser Elmali, football player
- Ferdi Elmas, football player
- Yasin Erdal, futsal player
- Zeki Erkilinc, football player
- Tarik Evre, football player
- Alper Göbel, football player
- Serdar Gökkaya, football player
- Doğan Gölpek, football player
- Ferhat Görgülü, football player
- Serdar Gözübüyük, football referee
- Ali Gunyar, kickboxer
- Ömer Gündüz, football player
- Engin Güngör, football player
- Doğucan Haspolat, football player
- Ferdi Kadioglu, football player
- Ekrem Kahya, football player[38]
- Fatih Kamaçi, football player
- Vural Karabulut, football player
- Mustafa Kaya, football player
- Yurtcan Kayis, football player
- Oğuzhan Kazancı, football player
- Sinan Keskin, football player
- Ahmet Kilic, football player
- Hasan Kılıç, football player
- Shirley Kocaçınar, female football player
- Serhat Koç, football player
- Çağrı Kodalak, football player
- Evren Korkmaz, football player
- Mustafa Korkmaz, wheelchair basketball player and Paralympian
- Şenol Kök, football player
- Orkun Kökçü, football player
- Ozan Kökçü, football player
- Serhat Köksal, football player
- Furkan Kurban, football player
- Baki Mercimek, football player
- Hursut Meric, football player
- Hilmi Mihçi, football player
- Muslu Nalbantoğlu, football player
- Başar Önal, football player
- Murat Önal, football player[39]
- Tufan Özbozkurt, football player
- Serkan Ozcaglayan, kickboxer
- Tayfun Özcan, kickboxer
- Kahan Özcan, football player
- Okan Özçelik, football player
- Samed Öztoprak, football player
- Alim Öztürk, football player
- Oğuzhan Özyakup, football player[40]
- Hatice Özyurt, kickboxer
- Hayri Pinarci, football player
- Burak Saban, football player
- Gökhan Saki, kickboxer and martial artist[41][42]
- Gürcan Sari, football player
- Mustafa Saymak, football player
- Resit Schuurman, football player
- Ömer Sepici, football player[43]
- Selman Sevinç, football player
- Fatih Sonkaya, football player
- Mahmut Sönmez, football player
- Kürşad Sürmeli, football player
- Okan Şahingöz, football player
- Tunahan Taşçı, football player
- Elayis Tavşan, football player
- Esmeral Tunçluer, basketball player[44]
- Oğuzhan Türk, football player
- Hakan Türköz, football player
- Deniz Türüç, football player
- Ali Ulusoy, football player
- Fuat Usta, football player
- Suat Usta, football player
- Naci Ünüvar, football player
- Şahin Yakut, kickboxer[45]
- Cihan Yalcin, football player
- Özcan Yaşar, football player
- Mohammed Ali Yeral, football player
- Atilla Yildirim, football player (Turkish German origin)
- Ismaïl Yıldırım, football player
- Murat Yıldırım, football player
- Uğur Yıldırım, football player
- Salih Yildiz, football player
- Cemal Yilmaz, football player
- Kerem Yilmaz, football player
- Mustafa Yücedağ, football player
- Ümran Zambak, football player
Other[edit]
- Seyit Höçük, astrophysicist[46][47]
- Marti Sarigul-Klijn, US-based test pilot.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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