List of Dutch people of Turkish descent

This is a list of notable Dutch people of Turkish descent. It includes Dutch citizens of full or partial Turkish ancestry.

Academia

• Deniz Başkent, auditory scientist
• , cultural anthropologist.
• , professor at Bilkent University.
• Uğur Ümit Üngör, scholar of genocide studies.

Journalism

• Ali Çimen, author and journalist
• Rasit Elibol, editor of De Groene Amsterdammer

Activism

• , ambassador of the Dutch Autism Association
• , feminist

Arts and literature

• , writer
• Defne Ayas, curator, lecturer, educator, and editor in the field of contemporary art and its institutions
• , journalist
• Sevtap Baycılı, novelist
• Sedat Çakır, writer
• Altan Erdogan, former editor of the Dutch weekly magazine Nieuwe Revu
• Emre Hüner, is a visual artist
• , publicist for Trouw, De Groene Amsterdammer and Contrast
• Halil Gür, novelist
• Hatice Guleryuz, contemporary artist
• Lale Gül, writer
• Mehmet Refii Kileci, artist
• Servet Kocyigit, visual artist
• Deniz Kuypers, writer (Turkish father and Dutch mother)
• Ahmet Ögüt, conceptual artist
• Şenay Özdemir, journalist and editor-in-chief of SEN Magazine
• , journalist
• Ebru Umar, columnist
• Sadık Yemni, science fiction author

Business

• Atilla Aytekin, founder and CEO of Azerion Group N.V.
• , businesswoman
• Elcin Barker Ergun is a business leader in the pharmaceutical industry
• Nedim Imac, businessman and former chairman of the Amsterdam football club Türkiyemspor
• Celal Oruç, founder of
• Erdinç Saçan, internet entrepreneur
• , entrepreneur and co-founder of Corendon Airlines.

Cinema and television

• Azra Akın, actress, singer and winner of Miss Turkey 2002 and Miss World 2002
• , actress and winner of Miss Nederland 2008
• Evrim Akyigit, actress
• Elvan Akyıldız, actress
• Pinar Arslan, crowned Miss Gelderland in 2011 and placed 4th in Miss Nederland 2011
• , documentary maker
• , actor
• , actor
• , film director, screenwriter and actor
• Hayat Van Eck, actor
• , presenter and documentary maker
• , actress
• Sevtap Ergec, placed 5th in Miss Nederland 2010
• , actor
• , actress
• , actress
• , vlogger on YouTube and documentary maker
• , film director
• , actress
• , winner of Miss Turkey 1992 and mother of Miss Turkey 2018 Tara De Vries
• , TV Presenter
• , TV Presenter
• , actress
• , actor
• Nazmiye Oral, actress and writer
• Cahit Ölmez, actor
• Melisa Aslı Pamuk, actress and winner of Miss Turkey 2011
• , actress
• , filmmaker
• , actor
• Tunç Topçuoglu, filmmaker and art director
• Gamze Tazim, actress
• Nazlı Tolga, television host and model
• Tara De Vries, winner of Miss Turkey 2018
• , documentary maker
• , filmmaker
• , actress
• , actress
• , actress

Military

• Cengiz Sahan, Force Commander

Music

• Sinan Akçıl, singer-songwriter and record producer
• , trumpet player and singer
• Ufuk Çalışkan, singer
• , folk musician
• , composer
• Atiye Deniz, singer
• Selim Doğru, pianist
• Karsu Dönmez, singer, pianist and composer
• , 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
• , rapper
• Murda, rapper
• , singer
• Ummet Ozcan, DJ and record producer
• Sera (singer)
• Taylan Susam, composer of experimental music
• Umut Timur, singer
• , singer
• Behsat Üvez, singer and composer
• , disc jockey and music producer (Turkish father)
• Burak Yeter, DJ, record producer and remixer

Religion

• , chairman of Aya Sofia.

Politics

• Nebahat Albayrak, member of the PvdA
• , member of the PvdA
• Mahir Alkaya, member of the SP
• Stephan van Baarle, member of DENK
• Ali Osman Biçen
• Emine Bozkurt, Member of the European Parliament (2004 and 2014) and member of the PvdA
• Yasemin Cegerek, member of the PvdA
• Metin Çelik, former member of the PvdA, current chairman of DENK
• Coşkun Çörüz, member of the CDA
• Nihat Eski, member of the CDA
• Sultan Günal-Gezer member of the PvdA
• Nilüfer Gündoğan, member of Volt
• Isa Kahraman, member of NSC.
• Hamit Karakus, member of the PvdA
• Hülya Kat, member of the D66
• Fatma Koşer Kaya, lawyer and a member of the D66
• , councillor for participation and culture in the municipality of Rotterdam
• Tunahan Kuzu, co-founder of DENK
• , member of the PvdA
• Songül Mutluer, member of the PvdA
• , member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
• Zihni Özdil, historian and member of GL
• Selçuk Öztürk, co-founder of DENK
• Nevin Özütok, member of GL
• , councilor in Apeldoorn for the CDA
• , member of the PvdA
• Gunay Uslu, member of the D66 and the State Secretary for Culture and Media (2022-2023)
• Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2023-present)
• Keklik Yücel, member of the PvdA

Sports

• Rohat Ağca, football player
• Erol Akbay, football manager
• Özgür Aktaş, football player
• Furkan Alakmak, football player
• , football player
• Adnan Alisic, football player
• Erol Erdal Alkan, football player
• , 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
• , football player
• Brian Bulgaç, road bicycle racer
• Samet Bulut, football player
• , football player
• , football player
• Caner Cavlan, football player
• Cem Cáceres, kickboxer
• Hüseyin Cengiz, football player
• , 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
• Aykut Demir, football player
• , football player
• Halil Dervişoğlu, football player
• Mehmet Dingil, football player
• Huseyin Dogan, football player
• , football coach
• , football player
• Ferdi Elmas, football player
• Yasin Erdal, futsal player
• Zeki Erkilinc, football player
• Tarik Evre, football player
• Alper Göbel, football player
• , 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
• Fatih Kamaçi, football player
• , football player
• , football player
• , football player
• , 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
• , 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
• Tufan Özbozkurt, football player
• Serkan Ozcaglayan, kickboxer
• Tayfun Özcan, kickboxer
• , football player
• Okan Özçelik, football player
• , football player
• Alim Öztürk, football player
• Oğuzhan Özyakup, football player
• Hatice Özyurt, kickboxer
• Hayri Pinarci, football player
• , football player
• Gökhan Saki, kickboxer and martial artist
• , football player
• Mustafa Saymak, football player
• Resit Schuurman, football player
• Ömer Sepici, football player
• Selman Sevinç, football player
• Fatih Sonkaya, football player
• Mahmut Sönmez, football player
• Kürşad Sürmeli, football player
• , football player
• Tunahan Taşçı, football player
• Elayis Tavşan, football player
• Esmeral Tunçluer, basketball player
• Oğuzhan Türk, football player
• , 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
• , football player
• Özcan Yaşar, football player
• , 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
• , football player
• Mustafa Yücedağ, football player
• Ümran Zambak, football player

Other

• Seyit Höçük, astrophysicist
• Marti Sarigul-Klijn, US-based test pilot.

See also

• Demographics of the Netherlands
• Foreign worker
• List of Dutch people
• List of Turkish people
• Turkish diaspora
• Turks in the Netherlands

References