List of people from Bursa
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- Dio ChrysostomDio ChrysostomDio Chrysostom , Dion of Prusa or Dio Cocceianus was a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire in the 1st century. Eighty of his Discourses are extant, as well as a few Letters and a funny mock essay In Praise of Hair, as well as a few other fragments...
- Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire - Asklepiades - physician
- Adnan Şenses- singer
- Ata DemirerAta DemirerAta Demirer is a Turkish stand-up comedian and actor. Famous for his role as Volkan in Avrupa Yakası, a TV series on ATV Turkey. Upon leaving the show for a couple seasons, he is now back on the cast...
- comedian - Behice BoranBehice BoranBehice Boran was a Turkish Marxist politician, author and sociologist. As a dissenting political voice from the left, Boran was repeatedly imprisoned for her work and died in exile after the Turkish military coup of 1980....
- the leader of the socialist Workers Party of TurkeyWorkers Party of TurkeyWorkers Party of Turkey was a Turkish political party, founded in 1961. It became the first socialist party in Turkey to win representation in the national parliament. It was banned twice and eventually merged with the Communist Party of Turkey in 1988.TİP was founded by a group of labor union... - Bayezid IBayezid IBayezid I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1389 to 1402. He was the son of Murad I and Valide Sultan Gülçiçek Hatun.-Biography:Bayezid was born in Edirne and spent his youth in Bursa, where he received a high-level education...
- Fourth Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
ruler. - Celal BayarCelal BayarCelâl Bayar was a Turkish politician, statesman and the third President of Turkey. At the time of his death, he was the longest lived former head of state, living over 103 years .-Early years:He was born in 1883 at Umurbey, a village of Gemlik, Bursa as the son of a religious leader and teacher...
- former TurkishTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
president - Duygu Ulaş- fashion model
- Emin ÖzdilekEmin ÖzdilekEmin Özdilek was a military officer and politician. He served as acting Prime Minister of Turkey in 1961.-Military career:Özdilek entered cadet school in 1916. He was promoted to Lieutenant the following year. Özdilek would later participate in the Turkish War of Independence, including in the...
- Prime Minister of Turkey - Emre AşıkEmre AsikEmre Aşık is a Turkish former international footballer. He played center back for several clubs in the Süper Lig, most notably, Galatasaray...
- international footballer - Erdal ÖzyağcılarErdal ÖzyagcilarErdal Özyağcılar is a Turkish actor. He has appeared in films, on the stage and on television.- Biography :Özyağcılar was born in 1948 in Bursa. He started his acting career in 1967, with the movie "Ölüm Tarlası" . He is a theater artist as well as a screen actor, who had roles in many plays,...
- actor - Erkan CanErkan CanErkan Can is a Turkish film and theatre actor, who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in On Board and Takva: A Man's Fear of God, and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor for Takva: A Man's Fear of God.- Biography :Erkan Can began acting in 1974...
- actor - Hamit ŞareHamit SareHamit Şare is an Olympic alpine skier discipline.Hamit began skiing at five years of age. He joined the Turkish national ski team already in 1993. He won seven national titles, represented Turkey 79 times, and finished in the top 50 in the 2005 World Championships...
- Olympic skier - Hande AtaiziHande Ataizi-Biography:Hande Ataizi began acting professionally at Yıldız Kenter's Kenter Theatre. She won the Golden Orange for Best Actress in 1996 for her performance in İrfan Tözüm's Mum Kokulu Kadınlar...
- actress - Halil Ergün- actor
- İhsan Sabri ÇağlayangilIhsan Sabri Çaglayangilİhsan Sabri Çağlayangil was a Turkish politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey for three terms; 1965-1971, 1975-1977, and 1977-1978. Caglayangil was Chairman of the Senate from November 7, 1979 to September 12, 1980. He was a member of the Justice Party .-Biography:He was...
- politician - İlhan İrem- singer
- Kenny MillerKenny MillerKenneth "Kenny" Miller is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Cardiff City and the Scotland national football team...
- Internation footballer - Manolis AndronikosManolis AndronikosManolis Andronikos was a Greek archaeologist and a professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was born on October 23, 1919 at Bursa . Later, his family moved to Thessaloniki....
(1919–1992) GreekGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
archaeologist - Mehmed IMehmed IMehmed I Çelebi was a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421. He was one of the sons of Bayezid I and Valide Sultan Devlet Hatun Mehmed I Çelebi (Ottoman: چلبی محمد, Mehmed I or Mehmed Çelebi) (1382, Bursa – May 26, 1421, Edirne, Ottoman Empire) was a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire...
- Fifth Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
ruler. - Mercan DedeMercan DedeMercan Dede , also known as DJ Arkin Allen, is a Turkish composer, ney and bendir player, DJ and producer. He divides his time between Turkey, Europe and North America...
, Turkish musician - Michāel Friend - journalist and human rights activist
- Muazzez İlmiye ÇığMuazzez Ilmiye ÇigMuazzez İlmiye Çığ is a Turkish archaeologist and Assyriologist who specializes in the study of Sumerian civilization...
- archaeologist - Murad IMurad IMurad I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1361 to 1389...
- Third Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
ruler. - Müzeyyen SenarMüzeyyen SenarMüzeyyen Senar is a Turkish classical music performer. Born in Gököz in the Keles district, Bursa, Ottoman Empire, she is known as the diva of the Turkish Republic.- Discography :- Links :...
– singer, state artist of Turkey - Nur SürerNur SürerNur Sürer is a Turkish actress.Her debut role was in Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde, directed by Erden Kiral. She is known for her more politically themed roles, notably with regard to prison conditions and women's rights...
- actress - Olgun ŞimşekOlgun Şimşek-Biography:Olgun Şimşek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began acting professionally in 1993....
- actor - Okan YılmazOkan YilmazOkan Yılmaz is a Turkish professional footballer.-Early life and career:Yılmaz started playing footbal for Karayollari Yolspor in 1988. His professional career began in İnegölspor when he was signed up in 1996. Two years later, in 1998, he was transferred to Bursaspor...
- international footballer - Oya Özer-artist
- Özgür Ertaş-Great Mechanical Engineer
- Özhan CanaydınÖzhan CanaydinÖzhan Canaydın was a businessman, basketballer and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.-Basketball career:...
- former basketball player, businessman and the former chairman of GalatasarayGalatasaray S.K.Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,... - Pınar KürPinar KürPınar Kür is a Turkish author and dramatist. She currently teaches at Bilgi University.- Works :*Yarın Yarın *Küçük Oyuncu *Asılacak Kadın *Akışı Olmayan Sular *Bitmeyen Aşk *Bir Cinayet Romanı...
- author - Qādī Zāda al-Rūmī- astronomer and mathematician
- Sabiha GökçenSabiha GökçenSabiha Gökçen was a Turkish aviatrix. First Turkish female combat pilot, aged 23. She was one of the eight adopted children of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.- Early life :...
- the first TurkishTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
female aviatorAviatorAn aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
and the first female combat pilot in the world - Şefik Bursalı- artist
- Serdar KurtuluşSerdar KurtulusSerdar Kurtuluş is a Turkish footballer playing for the club Gaziantepspor and Turkey. His younger brother Serkan is also a footballer playing for Galatasaray.-Early years:...
- International footballer - Tarkan GozubuyukTarkan GözübüyükTarkan Gözübüyük is the bass player of the Turkish heavy metal band Mezarkabul .-Biography:Born in 1970 in Erzurum, he grew up in Bursa...
- Pentagram/Mezarkabul Bass Guitar Player / Producer - Sercan YıldırımSercan YildirimSercan Yıldırım is a Turkish footballer playing for Galatasaray as a striker and also for the Turkish national team. In 2011 he was placed 20th in the FIFA ranking of Europe's Most Promising Young Players.-Bursaspor:2007–08 season...
- International footballer - Sporus of NicaeaSporus of NicaeaSporus of Nicaea was a Greek mathematician and astronomer, , probably Nicaea , ancient district Bithynia, in province Bursa, in modern day Turkey....
- Greek mathematician and astronomer - Suzan Avcı- actress
- Tarık Tarcan- actor
- Vedat OkyarVedat OkyarVedat Okyar was a Turkish international footballer who later became a sports journalist.-Early life:Vedat Okyar was born in Bursa circa 1945...
- footballer - Vildan AtaseverVildan AtaseverVildan Atasever is a Turkish film, TV and theatrical actress.-Biography:Vildan Atasever was born in Bursa, Turkey in 1981. She started acting at the age of fifteen. Her first major part was in the sitcom Kadın İsterse where she played Hülya Avşar's daughter...
- actress - Yıldırım Gürses- actor, composer
- Yıldırım Mayruk- fashion designer
- Zeki MürenZeki MürenZeki Müren was a prominent Turkish singer, composer and actor. He was famous for his compelling voice and precise articulation in his singing of both established Turkish classical music and contemporary songs.-Biography:Müren grew up in the provincial capital city of Bursa in western Turkey...
- well known singer, "sun of art"