Tarsus American College - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Iskender Sayek, Professor of General Surgery, Vice President Turkish Medical Doctors Union, TAO 60 - TAC 63
• Tibet Ağırtan, member of the band Mavi Sakal
• Enis Tokman, businessman, Toyota-Europe
• Ozdemir Aktan, Professor of medicine/surgery, researcher, TAO, TAC'71
• Ilker Gocmen, Composer & Member of the Turkish Rock Band "ZIFT", TAC'92
• Mete Akyol, journalist
• Kaan Altan, member of the band Mavi Sakal
• Ahu Antmen, Columnist, Arts Critic;
• Ayşe Arman, contemporary columnist
• Mustafa Aysan, economist and columnist
• Turan Berki, Professor of cardiovascular surgery, TAO, TAC'71
• Mert Burian, author
• Cengiz Çandar (1948), journalist
• Oral Çalışlar, journalist, author
• Muhteşem Ekenler, businessman
• Hakan Eminsoy, CEO of the ING Bank Turkey;
• Salim Erdem, businessman
• Aydemir Esencan, businessman, Class of `85 (TAC)
• Semih Firincioglu, composer, writer/translator and theater director, TAC'71
• Alev Gocmez, Bank CEO, TAO, TAC'71
• Haluk Gorgun, CEO of Toyotasa/Turkey
• Necati Güler, retired captain of the Turkey national basketball team
• Hasan Gülesci, former CEO of the SABANCI Group
• Uluç Gürkan, politician and former MP, author
• Ahmet Hoke, Professor of neurology and neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University,researcher
• Ertugrul İçingir, Turkish Surfing champion and leading surfer
• Burhan Karaçam, banker and entrepreneur
• Ali Samsa Karamehmet, businessman
• Muhtar Kent, President and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, TAC'71
• Uygur Kocabasoglu, author of the book "Anadolu'daki Amerika";
• Suphan Kovenklioglu, Professor of engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, researcher
• Ömer Ural Kükner, journalist
• Reşit Ömer Kükner, journalist
• Osman Faruk Logolu, former Ambassador of the Turkish Republic to the USA
• Malik Mufti, Associate Professor, Tufts University
• Celil Oker, Author, mystery novels, TAO, TAC'71
• Suleyman Ozekici, Professor of engineering, researcher, TAC'71
• Tamer Ozsu, Professor of engineering, researcher, Director of University of Waterloo, David R. Cheriton School Of Computer Science
• Gökçe Pişkin, Politician, Businesswoman
• Yahya Kahya, renowned descendent of the Ottoman Kethuda Ibrahim Pasha, TAC'54
• Mehmet Sabancı (1963–2004), businessman
• Ömer Sabancı, businessman
• Özdemir Sabancı (1941–1996), businessman
• Demir Sabancı, businessman, son of Özdemir Sabancı, entrepreneur
• Şevket Sabancı, businessman
• Ahmet Satir, Professor of management, decision science, researcher
• Tayyar Sen, Professor of engineering, researcher, TAC'71
• Hamit Serbest, Professor of engineering, researcher, TAC'71
• Ayhan Sicimoğlu, musician
• Cihangir Sonat, retired basketball player, member of the Turkey national basketball team
• Ogan Soysal, Chief Aide for Turgut Özal; the President of the Turkish Republic;
• Aydin Sunol, Professor of engineering, researcher, TAC'71
• İstemihan Talay, politician and former minister
• Mehmet Topal, Erasmus Mundus Scholar, Businessman
• Cevdet Tosyalı, member of the band Mavi Sakal
• Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz, columnist
• Ilter Turan, Professor
• Murat Tümer, member of the band Mavi Sakal
• Sami Tarık Veske, ILS Specialist, ASD SX000i member as a writer;
• Kemal Yegenoglu, President of Kennametal Europe, engineering researcher, TAO, TAC'71
• Erkut Yücaoglu, Member and former President of the Turkish Industrialists and Businessman Ass. (TUSIAD);