This is a list of notable Turkish Bulgarians who were born in Bulgaria (during the Ottoman or post-Ottoman periods) as well as people of full or partial Turkish Bulgarian origin. In addition to notable Bulgarian citizens of Turkish origin, there are many notable Turkish Bulgarian individuals who either emigrated to, or were born in, Turkey and thus have Turkish citizenship.
Academia and medicine
Activism
Arts and literature
- Sabahattin Ali, Ottoman and Turkish writer, poet, journalist
- Ahmet Emin Atasoy, Turkish poet, author and interpreter (born in Targovishte)
- Kemal Kurt, Turkish-born German author, translator and photographer (Turkish Bulgarian origin)
- Recep Küpçü, poet
- ErtuÃÂrul ÃÂzkök, Turkish journalist and a daily columnist (Turkish Bulgarian parents from Kardzhali)
- Sevda Shishmanova, producer, director and journalist
- Mehmet Behçet Perim, poet, writer, journalist
Aviation
Cinema and television
- Gülsim Ali, Turkish actress and model (born in Ruse)
- Zahari Baharov, actor
- Alina Boz, Russian-born actress (Turkish Bulgarian father)
- ðbrahim Büyükak, Turkish actor (Turkish Bulgarian parents)
- Cengiz CoÃ
Âkun, Turkish actor (Turkish Bulgarian parents)
- Cansu Dere, Turkish actress (Turkish Bulgarian parents)
- ðlhan Ã
Âen, actor (born in Shumen)
- Tardu Flordun, Turkish actor (Turkish Bulgarian father)
- Ozan Güven, German-born actor (Turkish Bulgarian origin)
- ðsmail HacñoÃÂlu, Turkish actor
- Bade ðÃ
Âçil, Turkish actress (partial Turkish Bulgarian origin)
- Hulusi Kentmen, Turkish actor (born in Veliko Tarnovo)
- Hülya KoçyiÃÂit, Turkish actress (Turkish Bulgarian parents)
- Fikret KuÃ
Âkan, Turkish actor (Turkish Bulgarian mother)
- Ã
Âaziye Moral, Turkish female stage and film actress (born in Kardzhali)
- Demet ÃÂzdemir, Turkish actress, (Turkish Bulgarian origin)
- Yavuz Selekman, Turkish actor and Olympic wrestler (Turkish Bulgarian origin)
- Gülhan Ã
Âen, Turkish television presenter (born in Shumen)
- TuÃÂba Melis Türk, Turkish actress and model; winner of Best Model of Turkey (2011) (born in Sofia)
- Tuvana Türkay, Turkish actress (Turkish Bulgarian father)
- ÃÂaÃÂatay Ulusoy, Turkish actor (Turkish Bulgarian father)
- Ã
Âoray Uzun, Turkish comedian, writer and television host (born in Razgrad)
- Alican Yücesoy, Turkish actor (Turkish Bulgarian mother)
- Deniz CeliloÃÂlu, Turkish actor (born in Bulgaria, Turkish Bulgarian parents)
Design
Food
Military
Music
- Reyhan Angelova, singer
- Ciguli, Turkish musician (born in Haskovo)
- Fiki, pop-folk singer
- Yñldñz ðbrahimova, jazz musician and folk singer
- Hasan Ignatov, pianist (Turkish Bulgarian mother)
- Ibrahim Ignatov, pianist (Turkish Bulgarian mother)
- , singer
- Toni Storaro, leading performer on the Bulgarian music label Diapason Records
- Suzanitta, chalga singer
- Derya UluÃÂ, Turkish actress (partial Turkish Bulgarian origin)
- Ebru GündeÃ
Â, Turkish singer (Turkish Bulgarian mother)
- Nazan ÃÂncel, Turkish singer and songwriter (Turkish Bulgarian mother)
Politics
- Hassan Ademov, member of the DPS party
- Nedzhmi Ali, member of the DPS party and an elected Member of the European Parliament
- Atidzhe Alieva-Veli, member of the DPS party and an elected Member of the European Parliament (2019âÂÂpresent)
- Celâl Bayar, 3rd Prime Minister of Turkey (1937âÂÂ39) and 3rd President of Turkey (1950âÂÂ60) (Turkish Bulgarian father from Lom Ottoman Bulgaria)
- Rñza Tevfik BölükbaÃ
Âñ, Ottoman and Turkish philosopher, poet and politician
- Dzhevdet Chakarov, member of the DPS
- Ali Dinçer, Turkish politician; former Mayor of Ankara (1977âÂÂ80) and Minister of State (1995âÂÂ96) (born in Razgrad)
- Ahmed Dogan, chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms party (1990âÂÂ2013)
- Tunalñ Hilmi, Ottoman and Turkish politician (born in Ottoman Targovishte)
- Filiz Husmenova, member of the DPS party and an elected Member of the European Parliament (2007âÂÂ2019)
- ðsmet ðnönü, 1st Prime Minister of Turkey (1923âÂÂ24; 1925âÂÂ37; 1961âÂÂ65) and 2nd President of Turkey (1938âÂÂ1950) (Turkish Bulgarian mother from Razgrad)
- Mustafa Karadaya, chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
- Metin Kazak, member of the DPS party and an elected Member of the European Parliament (2007âÂÂ14)
- Tchetin Kazak, member of the DPS party and an elected Member of the European Parliament (2007âÂÂpresent)
- Ilhan Kyuchyuk, President of the Youth Movement for Rights and Freedoms since 2005; elected Member of the European Parliament (2014-present)
- Emel Etem Toshkova, member of the DPS party; former deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2005âÂÂ09)
- Ahmet Fikri Tüzer, Turkish politician; Prime Minister of Turkey (1942) (born in Shumen)
- Vezhdi Rashidov, was a Minister of Culture of Bulgaria
Religion
Sports
- Ismail Abilov, Olympic wrestler
- Emin Ahmed, football player
- Lyutvi Ahmedov, Olympic wrestler
- Reyhan ArabacñoÃÂlu, Turkish Olympic weightlifter
- Samet Ashimov, football player
- Ã
Âenol Can, Turkish football player and manager of Fatih Karagümrük S.K. (born in Kardzhali)
- Ekrem Celil, Turkish European champion weightlifter (born in Kardzhali)
- Beyhan ÃÂalñÃ
Âkan, Turkish football player (born in Ruse)
- Ali Ahmet ÃÂapraz, wrestler
- Mecnur ÃÂolak, Turkish football player (born in Razgrad)
- Demir Demirev, weightlifter
- Basri Dirimlili, Turkish football player (born in Silistra)
- Aksel Gürcan DemirtaÃ
Â, Turkish sprinter (born in Varna)
- Osman Duraliev, Olymipic wrestler
- Mehmed Fikretov, weightlifter
- Ekrem Genç, football player
- Zekeriya Güçlü, wrestler
- Fedail Güler, Turkish World Champion weightlifter (born in Bulgaria)
- Sibel Güler, Turkish taekwondo practitioner (born in Bulgaria)
- Gürhan Gürsoy, football player
- Mehmet HacñoÃÂlu, Turkish football player and coach (born in Plovdiv)
- Nurullah Hasan, Ottoman wrestler (born in Shumen)
- Ahmed Hikmet, football player
- Soner Hyusein, football player
- Hergeleci Ibrahim, Turkish oil wrestler (born in Ezerche)
- Murad Ibrahim, football player
- Said Ibraimov, football player and coach of FC Tobol
- Ismail Isa, football player
- Hasan Isaev, Olympic wrestler
- Yusuf ðsmail, Ottoman wrestler (born in Shumen)
- Arhan Isuf, football player
- Birsent Karagaren, football player who plays for the Bulgaria national football team
- Alper KasapoÃÂlu, Turkish Olympic athlete (born in Razgrad)
- Myumyun Kashmer, football player
- Dzhihat Kyamil, football player
- Kñzñlcñklñ Mahmut, Turkish wrestler (born in Silistra)
- Teynur Marem, football player
- Husein Mehmedov, Olympic wrestler
- Bahar Mert, Turkish volleyball player (born in Kardzhali)
- Mesut Mert, Canadian football coach
- Said Mustafov, Olympic wrestler
- Halil Mutlu, Turkish Olympic weightlifter (born in (Momchilgrad)
- Tezdzhan Naimova, sprinter
- Emin Nouri, Swedish and Azerbaijani football player (born in Kardzhali)
- Filiz Osmanodja, German-born chess player (Turkish Bulgarian parents)
- Gülümser ÃÂney, Turkish chess player (born in Pleven)
- Nesim ÃÂzgür, football player
- Semavi ÃÂzgür, Turkish football player (born in Bulgaria)
- Yñlmaz ÃÂzlem, Turkish football player (born in Bulgaria)
- Neriman ÃÂzsoy, Turkish volleyball player (born in Razgrad)
- ErdoÃÂan Partener, Turkish Olympic basketball player (born in Plovdiv)
- Cahit PaÃ
Âa, Turkish football player (born in Kardzhali)
- Kurtdereli Mehmet Pehlivan, Ottoman and Turkish wrestler (born in Bukurovo)
- Ismet Ramadan, football player
- Bekir Rasim, football player
- Shener Remzi, football player
- Ruzhdi Ruzhdi, Paralympian track and field athlete
- Erol Sabanov, German-born football player (Turkish Bulgarian parents)
- Ayan Sadakov, former football player
- ÃÂetin Sadula, football player
- Nezir SaÃÂñr Turkish Olympic weightlifter (born in Isperih)
- Taner SaÃÂñr, Turkish World and Olympic weightlifting champion (born in Kardzhali)
- Dormushali Safet Saidhodzha, football player
- Salim Salimov, Olympic boxer
- Nermedin Selimov, Olympic wrestler
- Yakup Sertkaya, Turkish football player (born in Kardzhali)
- Shaban Shefket, football player
- ðlyas Ã
ÂükrüoÃÂlu, Turkish Olympic wrestler (born in Kardzhali)
- Naim SüleymanoÃÂlu, Turkish World and Olympic weightlifter (born in Ptichar)
- Aysel TaÃ
Â, Turkish javelin thrower (born in Bulgaria)
- Serafim Todorov, Turkish boxer (born in Peshtera)
- Ertan Tombak, football player
- Zehra Topel, Turkish chess player (born in Shumen)
- Gursel Veli, football player
- Aykut Yanukov, football player
- Dzuneit Yashar, football player
- Nevriye Yñlmaz, Turkish basketball player (born in Plovdiv)
- Yuksel Yumerov, football player
- Oktay Yusein, football player
- Serkan Yusein, football player
- Taybe Yusein, wrestler
- Nejdet Zalev, Olympic wrestler
Others
- Türkan Feyzullah, 18-month-old baby shot by Bulgarian troops during an anti-Bulgarisation protest
See also
References