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