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This is a list of notable Turkish people, or the Turks, (Turkish: Türkler), who are an ethnic group primarily living in the republic of Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities have been established. They include people of Turkish descent born in other countries whose roots are in those countries.
İsmet İnönü – (1884–1973), second President of Turkey; Irenaeus (2nd–3rd century) – theologian, bishop of Lugdunum; Sir Alec Issigonis – (1906–1988), Greek-British car designer whose most famous work is the Mini; Manolis Kalomiris (1883–1962) – Greek composer; Selâhattin Kantar – Turkish archaeologist who pioneered Smyrna ...
List of people from Constantinople (between the 3rd century and 1453 CE) Notable people from Byzantium (before the 3rd century CE) List of museums and monuments in Istanbul; List of urban centers in Istanbul; List of universities in Istanbul; List of schools in Istanbul; List of architectural structures in Istanbul; List of columns and towers ...
The Turks (Turkish: Türkler), or the Turkish people, are the largest Turkic ethnic group, comprising the majority of the population of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. They natively speak the various Turkish dialects. In addition, centuries-old ethnic Turkish communities still exist across other former territories of the Ottoman Empire.
Billionaires in Turkey according to Forbes 2023 [3] Turkey Rank World Rank Name Net worth Source(s) of wealth 1 497 Mehmet Tabağ: $5.3 billion EET Dış Ticaret: 2 497 Ibrahim Erdemoğlu: $5.3 billion SASA Polyester: 3 534: Murat Ülker: $5 billion Yıldız Holding: 4 580: Ali Erdemoğlu: $4.7 billion SASA Polyester: 5 982: Semahat Sevim Arsel ...
The Laz people in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Lazları, Laz: ლაზეფე თურქონაშე Lazepe Turkonaşe) are Turkish citizens of Laz descent, an ethnic group native to the eastern Black Sea coast of Turkey and southwestern Georgia.
Afro-Turk population is estimated to be between 5,000 and 20,000 people. Afro-Turks are distinct from African immigrants in Turkey, which number around 1.5 million individuals as of 2017 according to state-owned Anadolu Agency. [3] [4]
The Romani people in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye'deki Romanlar) or Turks of Romani background (Turkish: Roman kökenli Türk) are Turkish citizens and the biggest subgroup of the Turkish Roma. They are Sunni Muslims mostly of Sufi orientation, [ 2 ] who speak Turkish as their first language, in their own accent, and have adopted Turkish culture .