List of Turkish-Armenians
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Arts and Entertainment
- Hayko CepkinHayko CepkinHayko Cepkin is a Turkish musician of Armenian ethnicity who is mostly known for the unique music he constructs that ranges from alternative metal to melodic tunes...
, musician - Jaklin Çarkçı, mezzo-soprano
- Arto Harutyun DalgaArtoArto may refer to:* Arto Lindsay, American musician* Arto Saari, professional skateboarder* Arto Tunçboyacıyan, avant-garde folk musician* Arto Records* Arto, Sevnica, a settlement in the Sevnica municipality in Slovenia...
(simply known as Arto), singer - Ara GülerAra GülerAra Güler is a Turkish photojournalist of Armenian descent, nicknamed "the Eye of Istanbul" or "the Photographer of Istanbul".- Early life :...
, photojournalist - Sami Hazinses, actor
- Jak İhmalyan, painter
- Ani İpekkaya, actress
- Cem KaracaCem KaracaMuhtar Cem Karaca , also called Cem Baba , was a prominent Turkish rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement.-Biography:...
, rock musician (Armenian mother) - Toto Karaca, actress
- Udi Hrant KenkulianUdi Hrant KenkulianUdi Hrant Kenkulian , often referred to as Udi Hrant or as Hrant Emre was an oud player of Turkish classical music, and a key transitional figure in its transformation into a contemporary popular music...
, oud player - Yaşar KurtYaşar Kurt-Biography:He studied in 1990 at the Faculty of Economics of Eskişehir University but did not graduate.He founded the alternative musical group Beyaz Yunus . In 1993, he had his first studio recording in Germany and in 1994, released the album Sokak Şarkıları recorded in Cologne, Germany...
, rock artist - Garo MafyanGaro MafyanGaro Mafyan is a famous Turkish musician and composer of Armenian descent.-Personal life:He grew up in Erenköy, Istanbul. He is married to Gülyüz Mafyan, and has a daughter named Damla. He is related to one of the founders of the Turkish Language Association, Agop Dilaçar as well as Levon...
, musician - Adile NaşitAdile NasitAdile Naşit was a Turkish actress, who is best known for being the partner of Münir Özkul in movies like Neşeli Günler and in Hababam Sınıfı...
, actress (Armenian mother) - Turgut ÖzatayTurgut ÖzatayTurgut Özatay was a Turkish film actor. He appeared in 225 films between 1952 and 1998. He starred in the film The Broken Pots, which was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
, actor - Selim Naşit Özcan, actor (Armenian mother)
- Kenan Pars, actor
- Ruhi SuRuhi SuMehmet Ruhi Su was a Turkish opera singer, Turkish folk singer and saz virtuoso of Armenian origin.-Early life:Mehmet Ruhi Su was born 1912 in Van, Turkey to an Armenian family...
, folk musician - Anta Toros, actress
- Cenk Taşkan, musician
- Nubar Terziyan, actor
- Onno TunçOnno TunçOnno Tunç was a leading Turkish-Armenian musician, working mainly as a composer and an arranger. Tunç also played bass guitar and occasionally double bass, contributing to the albums of several musicians. He was the elder brother of musician Arto Tunçboyacıyan.-Early years :Onno Tunç was born in...
, musician - Arto TunçboyacıyanArto TunçboyaciyanArto Tunçboyacıyan is an Armenian-Turkish musician. A famous avant-garde folk artist , he appeared on more than 200 records in Europe before arriving in the United States, where he went to work with numerous jazz legends including Chet Baker, Al Di Meola, and Joe Zawinul as well as a semi-regular...
, musician (brother of Onno Tunç) - Sarkis ZabunyanSarkisSarkis Zabunyan, known as Sarkis, is a Turkish-born Armenian conceptual artist living in France....
(simply known as Sarkis), artist - Masis Aram Gözbek musician, key player of Yasemin MoriYasemin Mori-Biography:Although her original last name was Savgı, she chooses to go by the scene alias Mori, which means girl in various ethnic Balkan Turkic languages, and which was a name she was called by many of her friends as a young girl. She composed her first song when she was a teenager. Her first...
Religion
- Patriarch Shenork I Kaloustian
- Patriarch Karekin II Kazancıyan
- Patriarch Mesrob II Mutafyan Patriarch Mesrob II Mutafyan of ConstantinopleArchbishop Mesrob II Mutafyan, also known as Mesrop Mutafyan, is the 84th Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople...
Sciences
- Daron AcemoğluDaron AcemogluKamer Daron Acemoğlu is a Turkish-American economist of Armenian origin. He is currently the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and winner of the 2005 John Bates Clark Medal. He is among the in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc...
, economist, winner of the 2005 John Bates Clark MedalJohn Bates Clark MedalThe John Bates Clark Medal is awarded by the American Economic Association to "that American economist under the age of forty who is adjudged to have made a significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge"... - Agop DilaçarAgop DilaçarAgop Martayan Dilaçar was an Armenian-Turkish linguist who specialized in Turkic languages and the first Secretary General and head specialist of the Turkish Language Association.- Biography :...
, linguist and first Secretary General of the Turkish Language AssociationTurkish Language AssociationThe Turkish Language Association is the official regulatory body of the Turkish language, founded on July 12, 1932 and headquartered in Ankara, Turkey...
Sports
- Can AratCan AratCan Arat is a Turkish international footballer. He currently plays as a center back for İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor in the Süper Lig.-Club career:Arat played 74 times for the Fenerbahçe PAF team, scoring two goals...
, soccer player - Alen MarkaryanAlen MarkaryanAlen Markaryan, is a Turkish supporters leader and sport columnist of Armenian descent. He is one of the most famous members of Group Çarşı....
, leader of ÇarşıÇarşıÇarşı , is geographically the old center of the municipality of Beşiktaş a part of central Istanbul, Turkey. Indeed, the area is composed of a maze of tiny streets...
, leading fan group of Beşiktaş J.K.Besiktas J.K.Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
, journalist - Garbis ZakaryanGarbis ZakaryanGarbis Zakaryan, is a Turkish and European welterweight boxing champion. He is the first Turkish professional boxer. He is of Armenian origin....
Turkish and European welterweight boxing champion.
Writers
- Arat DinkArat DinkArat Dink is a Turkish journalist of Armenian origin and the executive editor of Agos, a bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly newspaper published in Istanbul...
son of Hrant Dink, editor of AgosAgosAgos is an Armenian weekly newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey. It was established on 5 April 1996. Today, it has a circulation of over 9,000. It has both Armenian and Turkish pages as well as an on-line English edition... - Hrant DinkHrant DinkHrant Dink or Հրանտ Դինք ) was a Turkish citizen of Armenian descent editor, journalist and columnist....
, former editor of the weekly Agos - Vartan İhmalyan, writer
- Etyen MahçupyanEtyen MahçupyanEtyen Mahçupyan is a Turkish-Armenian journalist and writer. From 2007 to 2010 he was the editor-in-chief of Agos, the Armenian community's weekly newspaper. He also contributes to the Turkish national dailies Taraf and Zaman....
, writer, editor-in-chief of Agos - Mıgırdiç MargosyanMigirdiç MargosyanMıgırdiç Margosyan is a Turkish author of Armenian descent.-Background:Margosyan was born on December 23, 1938 in the Hançepek district of Diyarbakır, Turkey...
, author - Sevan Nişanyan, writer
- ZahradZahradZareh Yaldizciyan , better known by his pen name Zahrad , was a Western Armenian poet.-Biography:Zahrad was born in Istanbul, Turkey. His father, Movses, had been a jurist, adviser, and translator for the Ottoman Foreign Ministry...
, poet
Other
- Berç Türker KeresteciyanBerç Türker KeresteciyanBerç Keresteciyan was a Turkish bank executive and politician of Armenian descent.-Early life:...
, bank executive, politician - Matild ManukyanMatild ManukyanMatild Manukyan was a wealthy Turkish businesswoman of Armenian descent. She was a real property investor that later made a fortune in brothel business.-Biography:...
, businesswoman, brothel-keeper - Artin PenikArtin PenikArtin Penik was a Turkish-Armenian who committed suicide by self-immolation in protest of the terrorist Esenboga airport attack by the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia on August 10, 1982.Penik, a 61-year-old, self-employed tailor, set himself on fire in Taksim plaza, the main...
committed suicide in response to ASALAArmenian Secret Army for the Liberation of ArmeniaThe Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia or ASALA was an Armenian nationalist militant organization, that operated from 1975 to 1986. The group also operated under other names such as The Orly Group and the 3 October Organization...
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