List of Turkish Canadians explained

The following is a list of Turkish Canadians, including both original immigrants of full or partial Turkish descent who obtained Canadian citizenship and their Canadian descendants.

Most notable Turkish Canadians have come from, or originate from, Turkey but there are also notable Canadians of Turkish origin who have immigrated from, or descend from, the other former Ottoman territories, especially Turks from the Balkans (e.g. Mesut Mert has a Turkish-Bulgarian background), the island of Cyprus (e.g. Ozay Mehmet and Anna Silk have a Turkish Cypriot background), the Levant, and North Africa (e.g. Nihal Mazloum, has a Turkish-Egyptian).

Some notable Turkish Canadians have also come to Canada from areas where there is a modern Turkish diaspora; for example, Viola Yanik has a Turkish-German background.

Academia

• Yaprak Baltacioğlu, Chancellor of Carleton University
• Henri Barki, social scientist
• Izak Benbasat, Professor of Information Systems and Professor of Management Information Systems at the University of British Columbia
  • Selim Deringil, Professor of History at Boğaziçi University Cigdem Eskicioglu, Professor of Engineering at the University of British Columbia
• Ramazan Gençay, Professor of Economics at University of Windsor, Carleton University, and Simon Fraser University
• Feridun Hamdullahpur, President of the University of Waterloo^[1]
• Ozay Mehmet, Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University (Turkish Cypriot origin)^[2]
• Tuncer Ören, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Ottawa
• M. Tamer Özsu, Professor of Computer Science at University of Waterloo
• Semih Tezcan, Professor of Engineering and second president of Boğaziçi University
• Murat Tuncali, Professor of Mathematics at Nipissing University
• Aycan Yurtsever, physicist at the Université du Québec
• Ayşe Zeki, psychiatrist and the current president of the Refugee Rights Association in Northern Cyprus (Turkish Cypriot origin)

Arts and literature

• Üstün Bilgen-Reinart, writer
• Alkan Chaglar, journalist (Turkish Cyptiot origin)
• Pinar Demirdag, multidisciplinary artist
• Rima Elkouri, journalist and novelist
• Aline Gubbay, photographer, art historian and writer (Turkish mother)
• Timothy Guy Kent, painter (Turkish father)
• Nil Köksal, journalist
• Nihal Mazloum, artist (Turkish-Egyptian origin)
• Robert Paul Weston, children's author (Turkish British father)

Cinema and television

• Ennis Esmer, actor^[3]
• Onur Karaman, film director
• Arda Ocal, TV and radio broadcaster
• Anna Silk, actress (British-Turkish Cypriot mother)
• Ilkay Silk,, actress, playwright, producer, and educator (Turkish Cypriot origin)

Fashion

• Erdem Moralioğlu, fashion designer (Turkish father)^[4]

Music

• Ozan Boz, musician and producer
• Mercan Dede, composer, ney and bendir player, DJ and producer^[5]
• Orhan Demir, jazz musician
• Minor Empire, Turkish-Canadian progressive music group
• Kaan Güneşberk, musician, songwriter, and composer
• Evren Ozdemir, rapper^[6]

Religion

• Ahmet Fuad Sahin, founder of the International Development and Relief Foundation

Sports

• Hıjran Alı Boyacı, football player
• Melisa Ertürk, women's football player
• , taekwondo player
• Erol Kahraman, ice hockey player (Turkish Cypriot origin)
• Tuğba Karademir, figure skater
• Mesut Mert, football coach (Turkish Bulgarian origin)
• Enes Sali, football player (Turkish Romanian origin)
• Viola Yanik, wrestler (Turkish German origin)

See also

• List of Turkish Americans
• Turkish Canadians
• List of Canadians

Notes and References

1. Web site: University of Waterloo. The Hamdullahpur era begins today . 2011-05-20.
2. Web site: Cyprus Mail. Amazing twists of a fascinating past. 2012-09-06. https://archive.today/20130121114546/http://www.cyprus-mail.com/opinions/amazing-twists-fascinating-past/20120812. 2013-01-21. dead.
3. Web site: CTV. Travelling to Turkey the ideal summer vacation for 'The Listener's' Ennis Esmer. https://web.archive.org/web/20120815022916/http://www.ctv.ca/TheListener/article/Travelling-to-Turkey-would-be-ideal-summer-vacation-for-The-Listeners-Ennis-Esmer. dead. August 15, 2012. 2012-09-06.
4. News: The Independent. Star in the making: Designer Erdem Moralioglu. 2011-02-27. London. 2008-09-15.
5. Web site: 2007. Mercan Dede ile kutlama. Hürriyet. ...son olarak Türk asıllı Kanadalı sanatçı Mercan Dede sahne alacak. . 4 January 2021.
6. Web site: MSN News. Cdn songwriter celebrates Eurovision success. 2012-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714125559/http://news.ca.msn.com/entertainment/article.aspx?cp-documentid=24426942. 2011-07-14. dead.