# List of Macedonian Turks

This is a list of notable Macedonian Turks.

## Academia

* Sadettin Dilbilgen, Ottoman and Turkish philatelist.
* Fadil Hoca, Turkish literature professor,Founder and Rector of International Vision University.

## Arts and literature

* Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Ottoman and Turkish poet and author
* Alaettin Tahir, author, researcher and journalist
* Avni Engüllü, poet, writer and politician

## Business

* Şarık Tara, billionaire; founder of Enka İnşaat 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
* Elyesa Kaso, actor
* Selahattin Bilal, actor
* Mustafa Yaşar, actor
* Bedia Begovska, actress
* Leyla Sayar, actress, author, ballerina, beauty queen, and singer (Turkish Macedonian father)
* Attila Klinçe, actor

## 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
* İlker 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)
* Kevser Selimova, singer and musician

## 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)
* Fahri Kaya, Former member of presidency of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia
* 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 İbrahimoğlu, 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