# List of Turkish Australians

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, AO, 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
* Huss Mustafa, OAM, senior executive at Commonwealth Bank of Australia; established the Australian Turkish Business Council (Turkish Cypriot origin)

## Cinema and television

* Deniz Akdeniz, actor
* Tahir Bilgiç, comedian, film and television actor
* Serhat Caradee, filmmaker
* Didem Erol, actress
* David Gulasi, social media celebrity
* Ayten Kuyululu, film director
* Sinem Saban, film writer, producer, director, and human rights activist (Turkish Cypriot origin)
* 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)

## Music

* Albert Arlen, AM, pianist
* Işın Çakmakcıoğlu, violinist and a member of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Turkish German origin)
* Maya Jupiter, rapper (Turkish mother)
* Deniz Tek, a founding member of Australian rock group Radio Birdman (Turkish father)

## Politics

* John Eren, member of the Labour party
* Tayfun Eren, former member of the Labour party, and first Turkish-born politician to be elected to a Parliament in Australia
* 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
* Nazlı Süleyman, member of the Labour party (Turkish Cypriot origin)
* Mehmet Tillem, member of the Labour party

## Sports

* Jack Aziz, Australian rules football player (Turkish Cypriot origin)
* Tansel Başer, football player
* Aziz Behich, football player (Turkish Cypriot origin)
* Kerem Bulut, football player
* Tayfun Devrimol, football player
* Taylin Duman, Australian rules football player
* Nazim Erdem, OAM, wheelchair rugby Paralympic gold and silver medalist
* İsyan Erdoğan, football player
* Şeyma Erenli, football player
* Ali Eyigun, football player
* Aytek Genc, football player
* 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
* Funda Nakkaşoğlu, basketball player
* Levent Osman, football player (Turkish Cypriot origin)
* Tolgay Özbey, football player
* 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
* Mehmet Yağcı, weightlifter
* Servet Uzunlar, football player

## Others

* Hakan Ayik, drug trafficker