List of Turkish Australians explained

This is a list of notable Australian Turks.

Academia

• Vecihi Başarın, historian
• Serdar Kuyucak, associate professor at the University of Sydney

Activists

• Pembe Mentesh, campaigner and supporter of women's rights (Turkish Cypriot origin)

Arts and literature

• Filiz Behaettin, International best-selling author, writer and speaker (Turkish Cypriot origin)
• Mutlu Çerkez, conceptual artist (Turkish Cypriot origin)
• Mertim Gokalp, artist

Business

• Bulent Hass Dellal,, director and chairman of the Special Broadcasting Service (Turkish Cypriot origin)
• John Ilhan, founder of Crazy John's mobile phone retail chain and the richest Australian under 40 years old in 2003^[1]
• Huss Mustafa,, senior executive at Commonwealth Bank of Australia; established the Australian Turkish Business Council (Turkish Cypriot origin)

Cinema and television

• Deniz Akdeniz, actor^[2]
• Tahir Bilgiç, comedian, film and television actor^[3]
• Serhat Caradee, filmmaker
• Didem Erol, actress^[4]
• David Gulasi, social media celebrity
• Ayten Kuyululu, film director
• Sinem Saban, film writer, producer, director, and human rights activist (Turkish Cypriot origin)^[5]
• Serpil Senelmis, broadcaster

Fashion and design

• Leyla Acaroglu, designer, sustainability innovator, and educator
• Şener Besim, jeweller
• Abdulla Elmaz, surrealist fashion photographer

Food

• Ibrahim Kasif, celebrity chef (Turkish Cypriot origin)
• Somer Sivrioğlu, celebrity chef
• Ismail Tosun, celebrity chef (Turkish and Turkish Cypriot origin)^[6]

Music

• Albert Arlen,, pianist^[7]
• Işın Çakmakcıoğlu, violinist and a member of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Turkish German origin)
• Maya Jupiter, rapper (Turkish mother)^[8]
• Deniz Tek, a founding member of Australian rock group Radio Birdman (Turkish father)^[9]

Politics

• John Eren, member of the Labour party^[10]
• Tayfun Eren, former member of the Labour party, and first Turkish-born politician to be elected to a Parliament in Australia^{[11] [12]}
• Hutch Hussein, State President of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) between 2016 and 2019 (Turkish Cypriot origin)
• Adem Somyurek, member of the Labour party^[13]
• Nazlı Süleyman, member of the Labour party (Turkish Cypriot origin)^[14]
• Mehmet Tillem, member of the Labour party

Sports

• Jack Aziz, Australian rules football player (Turkish Cypriot origin)^[15]
• Tansel Başer, football player^[16]
• Aziz Behich, football player (Turkish Cypriot origin)^[17]
• Kerem Bulut, football player
• Tayfun Devrimol, football player
• Taylin Duman, Australian rules football player
• Nazim Erdem,, wheelchair rugby Paralympic gold and silver medalist
• İsyan Erdoğan, football player
• Şeyma Erenli, football player
• Ali Eyigun, football player
• Aytek Genc, football player^[18]
• Errol Gulden, Australian rules football player
• Emre Guler, rugby player
• Ersan Gülüm, football player
• Musa Ilhan, wrestler
• Ersin Kaya, football player
• Birkan Kirdar, football player
• Gülcan Koca, football player
• Selin Kuralay, football player^[19]
• Funda Nakkaşoğlu, basketball player
• Levent Osman, football player (Turkish Cypriot origin)^[20]
• Tolgay Özbey, football player^[21]
• Susie Ramadan, boxer
• Aiden Sezer, rugby player (Turkish father)
• Sedat Sir, Australian rules football player
• Tarık Solak, kickboxing promoter
• Yaren Sözer, football player
• Ufuk Talay, football player
• Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu, football player^[22]
• Mehmet Yağcı, weightlifter
• Servet Uzunlar, football player^[23]

Others

• Hakan Ayik, drug trafficker

See also

• Turkish Australians
• List of Australians

Notes and References

1. News: The Australian. Crazy John's founder dies. 2010-09-06. The Australian. 2007-10-23.
2. Web site: Milliyet. Avustralya'da bir Türk yıldız doğuyor. 2012-09-15.
3. Web site: Entertain Oz. Tahir. 2010-09-06.
4. Web site: Internet Movie Database. Didem Erol. IMDb. 2010-09-06.
5. Web site: Our Generation. The Filmmakers: Sinem Saban. 2012-09-14.
6. Web site: Miettas. Ismail Tosun. 2010-09-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110314093433/http://www.miettas.com/Content/Chefs/2008_2010/Ismail_Tosun_Chef.html. 2011-03-14.
7. Web site: National Library of Australia. Papers of Albert Arlen (1905–1993) and Nancy Brown (1909–). 2010-09-06.
8. Web site: The Music Council of Australia. Maya Jupiter Crossing musical borders – from R&B to hip hop to salsa. 2010-05-11. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090915071841/http://www.mca.org.au/web/fileadmin/user_upload/PDFs/mf111mitchell.pdf. 2009-09-15.
9. Web site: Audiophile Society of New South Wales. Audio & Music Newsletter. 2010-09-06.
10. Web site: Parliament of Australia. Gallipoli Memorial Speech . 2010-09-06.
11. Web site: Parliament of Victoria - Re-Member . 21 December 2011 . 5 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405032835/http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregspeech.cfm?mid=27 . dead .
12. Web site: Parliament of Victoria. Eren, Tayfun Ergun. 2010-09-06.
13. Web site: Parliament of Victoria . Adem Somyurek (Chair) . 2010-09-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090913161855/http://dpmc.gov.au/consultation/elect_reform/pdfs/sub43SupplementaryB.pdf . 2009-09-13 .
14. Web site: Brimbank City Council. Around Brimbank. 2010-09-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110614005405/http://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/Files/AroundBrimbankFeb2006.pdf. 2011-06-14.
15. Book: Hüssein, Serkan. Yesterday and Today: Turkish Cypriots of Australia. 2007. 9780646477831. 131. Serkan Hussein .
16. Web site: Turkish Football Federation. Tansel Başer. 2010-09-06.
17. Web site: Turkish Football. Beşiktaş reach agreement in principle with Melbourne Heart's Aziz Behich. 2012-07-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131024174242/http://turkish-football.com/news_read.php?id=3221. 2013-10-24.
18. Web site: Aytek Genc . National-Football-Teams.com . 2010-09-06.
19. Web site: ESPN. Florida State's international stars take stage in Cary. 30 November 2006. 2010-05-11.
20. Book: Hüssein, Serkan. Yesterday and Today: Turkish Cypriots of Australia. 2007. 9780646477831. 139. Serkan Hussein .
21. Web site: Goal. Exclusive: Sign Me Up For A-League – Sydney Olympic's Tolgay Ozbey. 2010-05-11.
22. Web site: Turkish Football Federation. Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu. 2010-09-06.
23. Web site: Women Soccer. Yemin Servet Uzunlar. 2010-09-06.