List of Dutch people of Turkish descent explained
This is a list of notable Dutch people of Turkish descent. It includes Dutch citizens of full or partial Turkish ancestry.
Academia
- , cultural anthropologist.
- , professor at Bilkent University.
- Uğur Ümit Üngör, scholar of genocide studies.[1]
Journalism
Activism
- , ambassador of the Dutch Autism Association
- , feminist
Arts and literature
- , writer
- , journalist
- Sevtap Baycılı, novelist[2]
- Sedat Çakır, writer[3]
- Altan Erdogan, former editor of the Dutch weekly magazine Nieuwe Revu
- , 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]
- , journalist[8]
- Ebru Umar, columnist[9]
- Sadık Yemni, science fiction author
Business
Cinema and television
- Azra Akın, actress, singer and winner of Miss Turkey 2002 and Miss World 2002[14]
- , 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
- , 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[16]
- , 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[17]
- , actress[18]
- , actor
- Nazmiye Oral, actress and writer
- Cahit Ölmez, actor
- Melisa Aslı Pamuk, actress and winner of Miss Turkey 2011
- , actress
- , filmmaker
- , actor
- Gamze Tazim, actress[19]
- Nazlı Tolga, television host and model
- Tara De Vries, winner of Miss Turkey 2018
- , documentary maker
- , filmmaker
- , actress
- , actress
- , actress
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
- 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
Politics
- Nebahat Albayrak, member of the PvdA[20]
- Stephan van Baarle, member of DENK
- Ali Osman Biçen[21]
- Emine Bozkurt, Member of the European Parliament (2004 and 2014) and member of the PvdA[22]
- Yasemin Cegerek, member of the PvdA
- Metin Çelik, former member of the PvdA, current chairman of DENK
- Coşkun Çörüz, member of the CDA[23]
- Kemal Derviş, economist and politician
- Nihat Eski, member of the CDA[24]
- Sultan Günal-Gezer member of the PvdA[25]
- Nilüfer Gündoğan, member of Volt
- Isa Kahraman, member of NSC.[26]
- Hamit Karakus, member of the PvdA[27]
- Hülya Kat, member of the D66
- Fatma Koşer Kaya, lawyer and a member of the D66[28]
- , 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[29]
- Zihni Özdil, historian and member of GL
- Selçuk Öztürk, co-founder of DENK[30]
- Nevin Özütok, member of GL[31]
- , councilor in Apeldoorn for the CDA[32]
- , 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[33]
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[34]
- 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[35]
- 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[36]
- 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[37]
- 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[38]
- Hatice Özyurt, kickboxer
- Hayri Pinarci, football player
- , football player
- Gökhan Saki, kickboxer and martial artist[39] [40]
- , football player
- Mustafa Saymak, football player
- Resit Schuurman, football player
- Ömer Sepici, football player[41]
- 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[42]
- 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[43]
- , 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[44] [45]
- Marti Sarigul-Klijn, US-based test pilot.
See also
Notes and References
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