This is a list of notable Macedonian Turks.
Academia
edit- Sadettin Dilbilgen, Ottoman and Turkish philatelist.
- Fadil Hoca, Turkish literature professor,Founder and Rector of International Vision University.
Arts and literature
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- Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Ottoman and Turkish poet and author[1]
- Alaettin Tahir, author, researcher and journalist
- Avni Engüllü, poet, writer and politician
Business
edit- Şarık Tara, billionaire; founder of Enka İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş.
Cinema and television
edit- 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
edit- Tekin Arıburun, chief commander of the Turkish Air Force[2]
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
See also
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edit- ^ Antoloji. "Yahya Kemal Beyatlı". Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ Zaman. "Çanakkale'de esir düşen Avustralyalı subayı şaşırtan resim". Archived from the original on 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2010-09-25.