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

 * , cultural anthropologist.
 * , professor at Bilkent University.
 * Uğur Ümit Üngör, scholar of genocide studies.

Journalism

 * Rasit Elibol, editor of De Groene Amsterdammer

Activism

 * , ambassador of the Dutch Autism Association
 * , feminist

Arts and literature

 * , writer
 * , 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
 * Deniz Kuypers, writer (Turkish father and Dutch mother)
 * Ahmet Ögüt, conceptual artist
 * Şenay Özdemir, journalist and editor-in-chief of SEN Magazine
 * , journalist
 * Ebru Umar, columnist
 * Sadık Yemni, science fiction author

Business

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

Cinema and television

 * Azra Akın, actress, singer and winner of Miss Turkey 2002 and Miss World 2002
 * , 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
 * , documentary maker
 * , actor
 * , actor
 * , film director, screenwriter and actor
 * Hayat Van Eck, actor
 * , presenter and documentary maker
 * , actress
 * Sevtap Ergec, placed 5th in Miss Nederland 2010
 * , actor
 * , actress
 * , actress
 * , vlogger on YouTube and documentary maker
 * , film director
 * , actress
 * , winner of Miss Turkey 1992 and mother of Miss Turkey 2018 Tara De Vries
 * , TV Presenter
 * , TV Presenter
 * , actress
 * , actor
 * Nazmiye Oral, actress and writer
 * Cahit Ölmez, actor
 * Melisa Aslı Pamuk, actress and winner of Miss Turkey 2011
 * , actress
 * , filmmaker
 * , actor
 * Gamze Tazim, actress
 * Nazlı Tolga, television host and model
 * Tara De Vries, winner of Miss Turkey 2018
 * , documentary maker
 * , filmmaker
 * , actress
 * , actress
 * , actress

Music

 * Sinan Akçıl, singer-songwriter and record producer
 * , trumpet player and singer
 * Ufuk Çalışkan, singer
 * , folk musician
 * , composer
 * Atiye Deniz, singer
 * Selim Doğru, pianist
 * Karsu Dönmez, singer, pianist and composer
 * , 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
 * , rapper
 * Murda, rapper
 * , singer
 * Ummet Ozcan, DJ and record producer
 * Taylan Susam, composer of experimental music
 * Umut Timur, singer
 * Turk, rapper
 * , singer
 * Behsat Üvez, singer and composer
 * , disc jockey and music producer (Turkish father)
 * Burak Yeter, DJ, record producer and remixer

Religion

 * , chairman of Aya Sofia.

Politics

 * Nebahat Albayrak, member of the PvdA
 * , 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
 * , councillor for participation and culture in the municipality of Rotterdam
 * Tunahan Kuzu, co-founder of DENK
 * , member of the PvdA
 * Songül Mutluer, member of the PvdA
 * , 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
 * , councilor in Apeldoorn for the CDA
 * , 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
 * , football player
 * Adnan Alisic, football player
 * Erol Erdal Alkan, football player
 * , 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
 * , football player
 * Brian Bulgaç, road bicycle racer
 * Samet Bulut, football player
 * , football player
 * , football player
 * Caner Cavlan, football player
 * Hüseyin Cengiz, football player
 * , 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
 * , football player
 * Halil Dervişoğlu, football player
 * Mehmet Dingil, football player
 * Huseyin Dogan, football player
 * , football coach
 * , football player
 * Ferdi Elmas, football player
 * Yasin Erdal, futsal player
 * Zeki Erkilinc, football player
 * Tarik Evre, football player
 * Alper Göbel, football player
 * , 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
 * , football player
 * , football player
 * , football player
 * , 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
 * , 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
 * , football player
 * Okan Özçelik, football player
 * , football player
 * Alim Öztürk, football player
 * Oğuzhan Özyakup, football player
 * Hatice Özyurt, kickboxer
 * Hayri Pinarci, football player
 * , football player
 * Gökhan Saki, kickboxer and martial artist
 * , 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
 * , football player
 * Tunahan Taşçı, football player
 * Elayis Tavşan, football player
 * Esmeral Tunçluer, basketball player
 * Oğuzhan Türk, football player
 * , 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
 * , football player
 * Özcan Yaşar, football player
 * , 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
 * , football player
 * Mustafa Yücedağ, football player
 * Ümran Zambak, football player

Other

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