List of Turkish Belgians explained

This is a list of notable Belgian Turks.

Academia

• , professor of sociology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
• , researcher in archaeology at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique^[1]

Arts and literature

• Anthony Asael, international photographer
• Kenan Görgün, writer.
• Mahmut Karadağ, fashion designer^[2]
• , journalist.
• , journalist.

Business

• Şefik Birkiye, architect and founder of Vizzion Architects and Vizzion Europe.

Cinema and television

• , actor
• R. Kan Albay, film director^[3]
• , film producer
• , actor
• ,, director
• , actor
• , actress and TV presenter
• ,, comedian
• Hande Kodja, actress
• Gönül Meral, Miss Hainaut (2013)
• , TV presenter
• Zeynep Sever, winner of Miss Belgium 2009^[4]
• , actress

Music

• Hadise, singer^[5]
• , singer
• Kubat, singer^[6]
• Melike Tarhan, musical artist^[7]
• Gulus Gulcugil Turkmen^[8]
• Tuğba Yurt, singer

Politics

• Meyrem Almaci, President of the Groen party^[9]
• Cemal Çavdarlı, former member of the SP.A and the LDD; current member of the AKP^[10]
  • Nawal Ben Hamou, member of the PS Meryem Kaçar, member of the Groen^[11]
• Serdar Kilic, member of the PS^[12]
• Emir Kir, Mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode^[13]
• Selahattin Koçak, former member of the SP.A and current member of the VLD^[14]
  • Hasan Koyuncu, member of the PS Mahinur Ozdemir, youngest and first female member of parliament with hijab; former member of cdH^[15]
• Özlem Özen, member of the PS^[16]
• Emin Özkara, former member of the PS^[17]
• Fatma Pehlivan, member of the SP.A^[18]
  • Resul Tapmaz, member of the SP.A Ergün Top, member of the CD&V^[19]
• Güler Turan, member of the SP.A^[20]
• Hilâl Yalçin, member of the CD&V^[21]
  • Ayse Yigit, member of the PVDA Veli Yüksel, member of the VLD^[22]

Sports

• Izzet Akgül, football player
• Bülent Akın, football player
• Murat Akın, football player^[23]
• Yunus Bahadır, football player
• Hakan Bayraktar, football player
• Sami Bayraktar, futsal player^[24]
• Engin Bekdemir, football player
• Kadir Bekmezci, football player
• Hakan Bilgiç, football player
• Ümit Bilican, football player^[25]
• Sinan Bolat, football player
• Cihan Çanak, football player
• Fuat Çapa, football manager
• Ramazan Çevik, football player
• Kahraman Demirtaş, football player
• Murat Direkçi, middleweight kickboxer^[26]
• Ferhat Dogruel, football player
• Yunus Gülnar, football player
• Umut Gündoğan, football player
• Emrullah Güvenç, football player
• Serdal Güvenç, football player^[27]
• Abdullah İçel, futsal player^[28]
• Sefa İşçi, football player
• Adnan Januzaj, football player
• Yasin Karaca, football player
• Ahmet Karadayi, football player
• Burak Kardeş, football player
• Gökhan Kardeş, football player
• Ferhat Kaya, football player
• Onur Kaya, football player
• Ersan Keleş, futsal player^[29]
• Anıl Koç, football player
• Fazlı Kocabaş, football player
• Halil Köse, football player
• Ömer Kulga, football player
• Mert Kurt, football player
• Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş, football player^[30]
• Muhammed Mert, football player
• Ahmet Öcal, football player^[31]
• Hasan Özkan, football player
• Alpaslan Öztürk, football player^[32]
• Ferhat Poyraz, football player
• Aziz Sağlam, futsal player^[33]
• Enes Sağlık, football player
• , boxer
• Erdem Şen, football player
• Taner Taktak, football player
• Mickaël Tirpan, football player (Turkish father)
• Önder Turacı, football player
• Fatih Turan, football player
• Adnan Ugur, football player
• Alper Uludağ, football player
• , football player
• Talha Ülvan, football player
• Cüneyt Vicil, futsal player
• Ali Yaşar, football player
• Hüseyin Yıldız, futsal player^[34]
• Muhammet Hanifi Yoldaş, football player^[35]
• Sara Yuceil, female football player

Victims of crime

• Songül Koç, shot by Hans Van Themsche in 2006.

See also

• Turks in Belgium
• List of Belgians
• List of Turkish Austrians
  • List of British Turks List of Dutch people of Turkish descent
  • List of Turkish French people List of Turkish Germans
• List of Turkish people

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arkeolojik Haber. Prof. Dr. Koray Konuk: Anadolu dünya tarihine ışık tutan bir coğrafya. 14 December 2018 . 2023-02-23.
2. Web site: Kent Haber. Belçika'nın tesellisi de Hadise. 2010-08-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928215746/http://www.kenthaber.com/Haber/magazin/Normal/belcikanin-tesellisi-de-hadise/8a3ba6f1-ea98-4677-b6b1-f04f490ecc5e. 2011-09-28.
3. Web site: Stamp Media. Coma: een herkenbaar alcoholdrama. 2010-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728112015/http://www.stampmedia.be/?tag=r-kan-albay . 2011-07-28.
4. Web site: Miss Belgie. Zeynep Sever. 2010-08-10.
5. Web site: Hadise Acikgoz.be. Biography. 2010-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706134310/http://www.hadiseacikgoz.be/eng/bio/lifestory.php. 2011-07-06. dead.
6. Web site: Radyo Safak . Türkülerin Özgün Sesi Kubat İle Bir Ropörtaj... . 2010-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715145720/http://www.radyosafak.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=2113 . 2011-07-15 .
7. Web site: AB BİLGİ BÜROLARI . TÜRKİYE AB BİLGİ BÜROLARI AĞI . 2010-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110125015132/http://www.avrupa.info.tr/Files/ABBilgiBurolari.pdf . 2011-01-25 .
8. Web site: Light Millennium. "Tales in Prose": Betty Ween Music Project An Interview with Gulus GULCUGIL. 2010-08-10.
9. Web site: Turkse Unie van België . Overlegplatform met Meryem Almaci. 2010-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120310101251/http://www.turkseunie.be/go.php?go=4030145&do=details&return=last_news&pg=17. 2012-03-10.
10. Web site: ATIK. Belçika Federal Milletvekili Cemal Çavdarlı. 2010-08-10.
11. Web site: Suffrage-Universel. Meryem Kaçar. 2010-08-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716180817/http://www.suffrage-universel.be/be/kacar.htm . 2011-07-16.
12. Web site: Parti Socialiste, PS. Serdar KILIC. 2010-08-10.
13. Web site: EU Trio. Emir Kir. 2010-08-10.
14. Web site: Gundem. Beringen ve Zeytinburnu Belediye Yöneticileri 'Belediyeler Arası Diyalog Projesi' kapsamında biraraya geldiler. 2010-08-10.
15. Web site: Islamic Human Rights Commission. Hijab wearing Mahinur Ozdemir joins Christian Democrats: Belgium Muslim finds Christian Party compatible . 2010-08-10.
16. Web site: Parti Socialiste, PS. Ozlem OZEN. 2010-08-10.
17. Web site: Parti Socialiste, PS. Emin OZKARA. 2010-08-10.
18. Web site: Gundem. Gent Bölgesinden Fatma Pehlivan ve Veli Yüksel'in Şansı Yüksek... 2010-08-10.
19. Web site: CD&V . Ergün Top . 2010-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100617163304/http://www.cdenv.be/ergun-top . 2010-06-17 .
20. Web site: Gundem. Güler Turan Federal Senatör Oldu. 2010-08-10.
21. Web site: CD&V . Hilâl Yalçin . 2010-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110610212309/http://www.cdenv.be/yal%C3%A7-hil%C3%A2l . 2011-06-10 .
22. Web site: CD&V. Veli Yüksel. 2010-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20110610212450/http://www.cdenv.be/veli-y%C3%BCksel. 2011-06-10. dead.
23. Web site: Turkish Football Federation. Murat Akın. 2010-08-10.
24. Web site: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Futsal A Milli Takım aday kadrosu açıklandı. 2010-08-10.
25. Web site: Turkish Football Federation. Ümit Bilican. 2010-08-10.
26. Web site: HT Spor . Belçika'da Türkler'in gecesi! . 2010-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100108134447/http://www.htspor.com/Diger/spor-haber/181742-belcikada-turklerin-gecesi.aspx . 2010-01-08 .
27. Web site: Bel Türk. Belçika Türk Karması oyuncuları futbolları ile büyüledi. 2010-08-10.
28. Web site: Futsal Planet. Turkish national team. 2010-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310111304/http://www.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=6751. 2012-03-10. dead.
29. Web site: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Futsal U21 Millilerin hazırlık kampı kadrosu. 2010-08-10.
30. Web site: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Mohammed Ali Kurtuluş. 2010-08-10.
31. Web site: Turkish Football Federation. Ahmet Alper Öcal. 2010-08-10.
32. Web site: Tribal Football. Birmingham prospect Alpaslan Ozturk in line for FA Cup chance. 2011-03-13.
33. Web site: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Aziz Sağlam. 2010-08-10.
34. Web site: Turkish Football Federation. Futsal national team crowned champions after seven-goal thriller. 2010-08-10.
35. Web site: Turkish Football Federation. Muhammet Hanifi Yoldaş. 2010-08-10.