# List of Dutch people of Turkish descent

This is a list of notable Dutch people of Turkish descent. It includes Dutch citizens of full or partial Turkish ancestry.

## Academia

* Deniz Başkent, auditory scientist
* Sinan Çankaya [nl], cultural anthropologist.
* Ahmet Çelik [nl], professor at Bilkent University.
* Uğur Ümit Üngör, scholar of genocide studies.

## Journalism

* Ali Çimen, author and journalist
* Rasit Elibol, editor of De Groene Amsterdammer

## Activism

* Birsen Basar [nl], ambassador of the Dutch Autism Association
* Maviye Karaman Ince [nl], feminist

## Arts and literature

* Özcan Akyol [nl], writer
* Erdal Balci [nl], journalist
* Sevtap Baycılı, novelist
* Sedat Çakır, writer
* Altan Erdogan, former editor of the Dutch weekly magazine Nieuwe Revu
* nl:Özkan Gölpinar, publicist for Trouw, De Groene Amsterdammer and Contrast
* Halil Gür, novelist
* Hatice Guleryuz, contemporary artist
* Lale Gül, writer
* Mehmet Refii Kileci, artist
* Servet Kocyigit, visual artist
* Deniz Kuypers, writer (Turkish father and Dutch mother)
* Ahmet Ögüt, conceptual artist
* Şenay Özdemir, journalist and editor-in-chief of SEN Magazine
* Murat Tuncel [nl], journalist
* Ebru Umar, columnist
* Sadık Yemni, science fiction author

## Business

* Atilla Aytekin, founder and CEO of Azerion Group N.V.
* Aysel Erbudak [nl], businesswoman
* Nedim Imac, businessman and former chairman of the Amsterdam football club Türkiyemspor
* Celal Oruç, founder of Ortel Mobile
* Erdinç Saçan, internet entrepreneur
* Atilay Uslu [nl], entrepreneur and co-founder of Corendon Airlines.

## Cinema and television

* Azra Akın, actress, singer and winner of Miss Turkey 2002 and Miss World 2002
* Deniz Akkoyun [nl], actress and winner of Miss Nederland 2008
* Evrim Akyigit, actress
* Elvan Akyıldız, actress
* Pinar Arslan, crowned Miss Gelderland in 2011 and placed 4th in Miss Nederland 2011
* Sinan Can [nl], documentary maker
* Sinan Cihangir [nl], actor
* Ali Çifteci [nl], actor
* Mustafa Duygulu [nl], film director, screenwriter and actor
* Hayat Van Eck, actor
* Fidan Ekiz [nl], presenter and documentary maker
* Reyhan Erdogan [nl], actress
* Sevtap Ergec, placed 5th in Miss Nederland 2010
* Sinan Eroglu [nl], actor
* Fatma Genç [nl], actress
* Dilara Horuz [fr], actress
* Ismail Ilgun [nl], vlogger on YouTube and documentary maker
* Ibo Karatay [nl], film director
* Sinem Kavus [nl], actress
* Özlem Kaymaz [tr], winner of Miss Turkey 1992 and mother of Miss Turkey 2018 Tara De Vries
* Ersin Kiris [nl], TV Presenter
* Ayberk Köprülü [nl], TV Presenter
* Funda Müjde [nl], actress
* Gürkan Küçüksentürk [nl], actor
* Nazmiye Oral, actress and writer
* Cahit Ölmez, actor
* Melisa Aslı Pamuk, actress and winner of Miss Turkey 2011
* Inci Lulu Pamuk [nl], actress
* Ahmet Polat [nl], filmmaker
* Ergun Simsek [nl], actor
* Gamze Tazim, actress
* Nazlı Tolga, television host and model
* Tara De Vries, winner of Miss Turkey 2018
* Mehmet Ülger [nl], documentary maker
* Meral Uslu [nl], filmmaker
* Toprak Yalçiner [nl], actress
* Nilgün Yerli [nl], actress
* Dilan Yurdakul [nl], actress

## Music

* Sinan Akçıl, singer-songwriter and record producer
* Serenad Bayraktar [nl], trumpet player and singer
* Ufuk Çalışkan, singer
* Serdar Demirbas [nl], folk musician
* Selim Doğru [nl], composer
* Atiye Deniz, singer
* Selim Doğru, pianist
* Karsu Dönmez, singer, pianist and composer
* Mete Erker [nl], 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
* MC Lynx [nl], rapper
* Murda, rapper
* Ragga Oktay [tr], singer
* Ummet Ozcan, DJ and record producer
* Taylan Susam, composer of experimental music
* Umut Timur, singer
* Buse Unlu [nl], singer
* Behsat Üvez, singer and composer
* Sefa Vlaarkamp [nl], disc jockey and music producer (Turkish father)
* Burak Yeter, DJ, record producer and remixer

## Religion

* Fatih Üçler Dağ [nl], chairman of Aya Sofia.

## Politics

* Nebahat Albayrak, member of the PvdA
* Neza Albayrak [nl], member of the PvdA
* Mahir Alkaya, member of the SP
* Stephan van Baarle, member of DENK
* Ali Osman Biçen
* Emine Bozkurt, Member of the European Parliament (2004 and 2014) and member of the PvdA
* Yasemin Cegerek, member of the PvdA
* Metin Çelik, former member of the PvdA, current chairman of DENK
* Coşkun Çörüz, member of the CDA
* Kemal Derviş, economist and politician
* Nihat Eski, member of the CDA
* Sultan Günal-Gezer member of the PvdA
* Nilüfer Gündoğan, member of Volt
* Isa Kahraman, member of NSC.
* Hamit Karakus, member of the PvdA
* Hülya Kat, member of the D66
* Fatma Koşer Kaya, lawyer and a member of the D66
* Orhan Kaya [nl], councillor for participation and culture in the municipality of Rotterdam
* Tunahan Kuzu, co-founder of DENK
* Münire Manisa [nl], member of the PvdA
* Songül Mutluer, member of the PvdA
* Fadime Örgü [nl], member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
* Zihni Özdil, historian and member of GL
* Selçuk Öztürk, co-founder of DENK
* Nevin Özütok, member of GL
* Ayhan Tonca [nl], councilor in Apeldoorn for the CDA
* Yasin Torunoglu [nl], 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

## Sports

* Rohat Ağca, football player
* Erol Akbay, football manager
* Özgür Aktaş, football player
* Furkan Alakmak, football player
* Ibrahim Alışkan [nl], football player
* Adnan Alisic, football player
* Erol Erdal Alkan, football player
* Ahmet Altın [nl], 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
* Ümran Bozbıyık [nl], football player
* Brian Bulgaç, road bicycle racer
* Samet Bulut, football player
* Hazar Can [nl], football player
* Tayfun Candan [nl], football player
* Caner Cavlan, football player
* Cem Cáceres, kickboxer
* Hüseyin Cengiz, football player
* Ergün Çakır [nl], 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
* Aykut Demir, football player
* İlhan Demirci [nl], football player
* Halil Dervişoğlu, football player
* Mehmet Dingil, football player
* Huseyin Dogan, football player
* Kenan Durmuşoğlu [nl], football coach
* Eser Elmali [nl], football player
* Ferdi Elmas, football player
* Yasin Erdal, futsal player
* Zeki Erkilinc, football player
* Tarik Evre, football player
* Alper Göbel, football player
* Serdar Gökkaya [nl], 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
* Fatih Kamaçi, football player
* Vural Karabulut [nl], football player
* Mustafa Kaya [nl], football player
* Yurtcan Kayis [nl], football player
* Oğuzhan Kazancı [nl], 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
* Şenol Kök [nl], 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
* Tufan Özbozkurt, football player
* Serkan Ozcaglayan, kickboxer
* Tayfun Özcan, kickboxer
* Kahan Özcan [nl], football player
* Okan Özçelik, football player
* Samed Öztoprak [nl], football player
* Alim Öztürk, football player
* Oğuzhan Özyakup, football player
* Hatice Özyurt, kickboxer
* Hayri Pinarci, football player
* Burak Saban [nl], football player
* Gökhan Saki, kickboxer and martial artist
* Gürcan Sari [nl], football player
* Mustafa Saymak, football player
* Resit Schuurman, football player
* Ömer Sepici, football player
* Selman Sevinç, football player
* Fatih Sonkaya, football player
* Mahmut Sönmez, football player
* Kürşad Sürmeli, football player
* Okan Şahingöz [nl], football player
* Tunahan Taşçı, football player
* Elayis Tavşan, football player
* Esmeral Tunçluer, basketball player
* Oğuzhan Türk, football player
* Hakan Türköz [nl], 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
* Cihan Yalcin [nl], football player
* Özcan Yaşar, football player
* Mohammed Ali Yeral [nl], 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
* Kerem Yilmaz [nl], football player
* Mustafa Yücedağ, football player
* Ümran Zambak, football player

## Other

* Seyit Höçük, astrophysicist
* Marti Sarigul-Klijn, US-based test pilot.