People from Istanbul

Turkish traveler and writer (1611–1682)

Sharif and Emir of Mecca, then King of Hejaz and Sharifian Caliph (1854–1931)

Turkish actor and singer (born 1952)

Turkish-American philosopher and political scientist (born 1950)

daughter of Mihrimah Sultan and Rüstem Pasha

Turkish opera singer (1910–2004)

Macedonian poet (1929–2018)

First Lady of Turkey (1897–1992)

Turkish photographer (1929–2013)

Saudi royal, education activist and wife of King Faisal (1916–2000)

Prince of Moldavia from June 1574 to 23 November 1577

Wife of Serbian despot

Ottoman actor (1830–1898)

Consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I (1823–1878)

Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1981)

Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Abdulmejid I (1843–1915)

Ottoman politician

First Lady of Turkey (born 1965)

Turkish economist (born 1979)

Turkish beauty pageant titleholder (1932–2013)

Turkish actor and singer (born 1954)

Turkish academic; wife of politician Ekrem İmamoğlu (born 1974)

Turkish statesperson (1932–2025)

Turkish dancer (born 1986)

French-Armenian resistance member; widow of Missak Manouchian

Russian microbiologist and sociologist (1883–1973)

Turkish mechanical engineer and politician (born 1940)

Russian noble and politician (1870–1945)

Ottoman noble (1904–1966)

Israeli judge

Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1992)

Israeli politician (1876-1956)

British noble (1718–1794)

Turkish statesperson (born 1963)

Turkish statesperson (born 1984)

Greek theologian and Metropolitan at Ecumenical Patriarchate

American philanthropist (1896–1991)

Turkish actor (1941–2011)

Neşe Ceren Aktay (born 13 January 1990), known professionally as Neshe, is a Turkish singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, Neshe is known for her blend of Latin pop and ethnic music styles.

Turkish musician (born 1966)

Turkish professor of law (1936–2017)

Turkish LGBT activist

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Turkish association football player (1949–2022)

spouse of Hussain bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca

British noble and activist; founder of Women's Royal Voluntary Service (1894-1971)

English convert, Carmelite nun and foundress (1823–1906)