Turkish Cypriots - Famous Turkish Cypriots

Famous Turkish Cypriots

• Adam Booth - Boxing Trainer and Manager to David Haye
• Alparslan Türkeş - Far Right Nationalist Leader in Turkey
• Alp Mehmet - UK Ambassador to Iceland 2004 - 2008
• Asil Nadir - Former CEO of Polly Peck International PLC
• Ayhan Hikmet - Lawyer and journalist who was assassinated by Turkish Resistance Organisation
• Billy Mehmet - Scottish Premier League footballer
• Colin Kazim-Richards - Galatasaray and Turkish International Football Player
• Derviş Eroğlu - Current President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• Derviş Ali Kavazoğlu - Member of Progressive AKEL party who was assassinated by Turkish Resistance Organisation
• Erol Alkan - DJ and Producer
• Fatih Terim - Football manager of Galatasaray
• Fatima Whitbread - World Champion Javelin Thrower
• Fazıl Küçük - First Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus
• Fazıl Önder - Journalist and peace fighter who was assassinated by Turkish Resistance Organisation
• Feri Cansel - Actress
• Hal Ozsan - Actor (Dawson's Creek, Kyle XY)
• Haldun Dormen - Actor
• Hussein Chalayan MBE - Fashion Designer
• İsmet Güney - (Artist) Creator of the Republic of Cyprus flag
• Kemal Izzet Colchester United Football Player
• Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha - 3-times Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier in mid-19th century
• Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha - 5-times Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier in late-19th and early-20th century
• Kutlu Adalı - Author and journalist who was assassinated by Turkish Revenge Brigade
• Leon Osman - Everton Football Player
• Lawrence Rustem - Councillor for British National Party
• Mehmet Ali Talat - Second President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• Mehmet Nazım Adil - Naqshbandi Sufi Sheikh
• Meliz Redif - 400 Metre Runner
• Meral Ece OBE - Baroness House of Lords
• Metin Huseyin - Film Director
• Muzzy Izzet - Former Leicester and Birmingham City Football Player
• Neşe Yaşın - Poet and Author
• Nil Burak - Singer
• Niyazi Berkes - Sociologist
• Okan Ersan - Guitarist, composer and recording artist.
• Osman Türkay- Poet, nominee for the Nobel Prize for Literature
• Özker Özgür - Politician
• Rauf Denktaş - First President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• Suat Günsel, Businessman and billionaire
• Tamer Hassan - Actor
• Tracey Emin - Artist
• Vamik Volkan - Psychoanalyst and Author
• Zeki Alasya - Actor
• Ziynet Sali - Singer