List of Macedonian Turks

This is a list of notable Macedonian Turks.

Academia

• Sadettin Dilbilgen, Ottoman and Turkish philatelist.

Arts and literature

• Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Ottoman and Turkish poet and author
• Alaettin Tahir, author, researcher and journalist

Business

• Şarık Tara, billionaire; founder of Enka Ä°nşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş.

Cinema and television

• Filiz Ahmet, Macedonian and Turkish actress
• Sabina Ajrula, actress
• Pelin Akil, Turkish actress (maternally of Turkish Macedonian origin)
• Özgü Namal, Turkish actress (Turkish Macedonian father)
• Muhterem Nur, actress and pop singer
• Ertan Saban, actor
• Erman Saban, actor
• Leyla Sayar, actress, author, ballerina, beauty queen, and singer (Turkish Macedonian father)

Military

• Tekin Arıburun, chief commander of the Turkish Air Force
• Huseyin Avni, commander of the 57th Infantry Regiment of the Ottoman Army at Gallipoli
• Kâzım Dirik, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army
• Naci Eldeniz, officer of the Ottoman Army, a general of the Turkish Army, and a politician of the Republic of Turkey
• Akif Erdemgil, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army
• Mehmet Suphi Kula, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army
• Süleyman Sabri Pasha, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army
• Tahsin Yazıcı, Turkish army officer
• Hüseyin Avni Zaimler, officer of the Ottoman Army, a general of the Turkish Army, and a politician of the Republic of Turkey
• Ä°lker Başbuğ, 26th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey (Turkish Macedonian parents)

Music

• Selda Bağcan, Turkish singer (Turkish Macedonian father)
• Ajri Demirovski, singer
• Şebnem Ferah, Turkish singer (Turkish Macedonian parents)
• Mesut Kurtiş, singer
• Sibel Redzep, Swedish singer
• Usnija Redžepova, singer (Turkish mother)

Politics

• Tekin Arıburun, the last Turkish president to be born outside the territory of modern-day Turkey
• Ali Rıza Efendi, father of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (family from the Turkish Macedonian village of Kodžadžik)
• Elvin Hasan, politician and government minister
• Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey from 2000 to 2007 (born in Afyonkarahisar to Turkish Macedonian parents from Serres, Central Macedonia, Greece)
• Enes Ibrahim, MP in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia (2014–present)
• Srgjan Kerim, diplomat and former President of the United Nations General Assembly
• Ali Fethi Okyar, second Prime Minister of Turkey
• Özgür Özel, current chairman of Republican People's Party (CHP) (Turkish Macedonian father)

Sports

• Serdar Aziz, Turkish football player (Turkish Macedonian father)
• Erol Bekir, Swedish football player
• Elif Elmas, football player
• Ilami Halimi, football player
• Adem Ä°brahimoğlu, Turkish football player
• Semih Kaya, Turkish football player (Turkish Macedonian grandfather)
• Denis Mahmudov, football player
• Oktay Mahmuti, basketball coach
• Emre Mor, Turkish football player (Turkish Macedonian mother)
• Muarem Muarem, football player
• Caner Osman, Turkish basketball coach (Turkish Macedonian father)
• Cedi Osman, basketball player
• Yksel Osmanovski, Swedish football player
• Erdal Rakip, Swedish football player
• Redžep Selman, Olympic triple jumper
• Ziya Taner, football manager
• Muarem Zekir, football player
• Semih Şentürk, football player

See also

• Turks in North Macedonia
• List of Macedonians

References