List of Bulgarian Turks
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This is a list of notable Bulgarian Turks
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Turks in Bulgaria
The Turks in Bulgaria number 588,318 people and constitute 8.8% of those who declared their ethnic group and 8.0% of the total population according to the 2011 Bulgarian census. 605,802 persons or 9.1% of the population pointed Turkish language as their mother tongue. They are also the largest...
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| Name | Life | Notability | Turkish link |
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| Ismail Abilov Ismail Abilov Ismail Abilov is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion of Turkish descent.He became Olympic champion in 1980 in the freestyle middleweight class. He has received two silver medals and one bronze medal at the FILA Wrestling World Championships.- References :... |
1951 | Wrestler | Born in Georgi Damyanovo Georgi Damyanovo Georgi Damyanovo is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Montana Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, which lies in the southern part of Montana Province.... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:Besim Rasim Abdullah | 1935 | Physician | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:Mehmet Türker Acaroğlu | 1915 | Writer | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| Nuri Turgut Adalı | 1922–2004 | Activist and writer also an prisoner of the Belene labour camp Belene labour camp The Belene labour camp, also referred to as Belene concentration camp, was part of the network of forced labour camps in Communist Bulgaria... |
Born in Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:Necmi Ali | 1972 | Politician | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Nedzhmi Ali Nedzhmi Ali Nedzhmi Ali is a Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union. Ali is of... |
1972 | Politician and Member of the European Parliament Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,... |
Born in Dzhebel Dzhebel Dzhebel is a town in Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria. It has 3,312 inhabitants. Dzhebel is the administrative center of a municipality, which apart from Dzhebel itself, contains 47 other villages and has a population of 9093. The municipality is mainly populated by ethnic Turks, which are... , Bulgaria |
| İzzet Affetmez | 1988 | Football player | Born in Varna Varna Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011... , Bulgaria |
| Lyutvi Ahmedov | Wrestler | Born in Bulgaria | |
| Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Reyhan Arabacıoğlu is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 77 kg division.He started weighlifting in İzmir, where he is a member of the weightlifting team of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü.-Achievements:Olympics:... |
1980 | Weightlifter | Born in Bulgaria |
| Samet Ashimov Samet Ashimov Samet Ashimov is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo as a defender.He was raised in Vidima-Rakovski's youth teams.-References:... |
1979 | Football player | Born in Sevlievo Sevlievo Sevlievo is a town in north-central Bulgaria, part of Gabrovo Province. Sevlievo is known as one of the wealthiest towns in Bulgaria owing to the well developed local economy, high employment rate and major foreign investments, such as the American Standard Companies factory... , Bulgaria |
| Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı Riza Tevfik Bölükbasi Rıza Tevfik was a Turkish philosopher, poet, politician and a community leader of late 19th century and early 20th century... |
1869–1949 | Philosopher, poet and politician | Born in Svilengrad Svilengrad Svilengrad is a town in Haskovo Province, South-central Bulgaria, situated at the border of Turkey and Greece. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svilengrad Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 18,132 inhabitants.... , Ottoman Empire |
| Ali Ahmet Çapraz Ali Ahmet Çapraz Ali Ahmet Çapraz is a retired Turkish wrestler with a claim to being undefeated. He is known widely with the nickname Alamet Pehlivan to Turkish public and used the alias Ali Bey for his international professional wrestling career.-Early life and career:Çapraz immigrated to Turkey clandestinely in... |
1911 | Wrestler | Born in Kılıçköy / Nozharovo near Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:Embiya Çavuş | 1926 | Painter | Born in Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:İsmail Çavuş | 1940 | Writer | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| Ahmet Cevdet | 1822–1895 | Historian | Born in Lovča Lovech Lovech is a town in north-central Bulgaria with a population of 36,296 as of February 2011. It is the administrative centre of the Lovech Province and of the subordinate Lovech Municipality. The town is located about 150 km northeast from the capital city of Sofia... , Ottoman Empire |
| Said Chifudov | Wrestler | Born in Bulgaria | |
| Demir Demirev Demir Demirev Demir Demirev is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He is of Turkish ethnicity. He participated in the men's -69 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Vencelas Dabaya and Shi Zhiyong... |
1984 | Weightlifter | Born in Bulgaria |
| :tr:Merdin Deniz | 1985 | Actor | Born in Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| :tr:Ali Dinçer | 1945–2007 | Politician | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| Ahmed Dogan Ahmed Dogan Ahmed Demir Dogan is a Bulgarian politician.- Biography :He is the founder and leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms , a liberal party that represents the interests of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria... |
1954 | Founder and leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Movement for Rights and Freedoms The Movement for Rights and Freedoms is an ethnic Turkish party in Bulgaria. The MRF is a member of the Liberal International and considers itself a liberal party, rather like the Swedish People's Party - party of the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland... party |
Born in Pchelarovo, Bulgaria |
| :tr:Osman Durali | 1929 | Wrestler | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| Osman Duraliev | 1939 | Wrestler | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| :bg:Есил Дюран Esil Duran | Singer | Born in Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
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| :tr:Ömer Osman Erendoruk | 1934–2006 | Writer | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Chanel Erkin | Singer and contestant on Music Idol Music Idol Music Idol is the Bulgarian version of the British television hit show Pop Idol. It is a talent contest to determine the superior pop performer and its first season was aired on bTV from February 26 until June 7, 2007. During its third season, the show went international and auditions took place in... |
Born in Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
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| Fahradin Fahradinov | 1986 | Actor | Born in Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| :tr:Mehmed Fikretov | 1986 | Weightlifter | Born in Bulgaria |
| :tr:Mümin Gençoğlu | 1932–1993 | Politician | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Gürhan Gürsoy Gürhan Gürsoy Gürhan Gürsoy is a Bulgaria-born Turkish professional footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Bugsaş Spor in the TFF Second League.... |
1987 | Football player | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:Sibel Gürsoy | 1978 | Singer | Born in Bulgaria |
| Mehmet Hacıoğlu Mehmet Hacioglu Mehmet Hacıoğlu is a former Turkish soccer coach of Fenerbahçe PAF. He started his professional football managing career with Erzurumspor and also managed of Gaziosmanpaşaspor and coached of Çaykur Rizespor and Etimesgut Şekerspor. He was working for Fenerbahçe S.K. from 2004 till 2008.- External... |
1959 | Football manager | Born in Bulgaria |
| :tr:Yasemin Hadivent | 1982 | Actress | Born in Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| Nemzade Hatice Hanımsultan | 1913–2000 | Ottoman princess | Born in Haskovo Haskovo Haskovo , is a city, an administrative centre of the homonymous Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey. As of February 2011, it has a population of 74,843 inhabitants.... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:Ayhan Mustafov Haşimov | 1976 | Politician | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| Ahmed Hikmet Ahmed Hikmet Ahmed Hikmet is a Bulgarian footballer of Turkish descent, who currently plays for Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo as a midfielder.-External links:*... |
1984 | Football player | Born in Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... , Bulgaria |
| Filiz Husmenova Filiz Husmenova Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova is a Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union.... |
1966 | Politician and Member of the European Parliament Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,... |
Born in Silistra Silistra Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha... , Bulgaria |
| Hergeleci Ibrahim Hergeleci Ibrahim İbrahim Mahmut , nicknamed Hergeleci, was a Turkish pehlivan , who also performed as a professional wrestler. He was the Turkish Kırkpınar champion in 1914.- References :... |
1849–1915 | Wrestler | Born in Slivo Pole Slivo Pole Slivo Pole is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Rousse Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Slivo Pole Municipality, which lies in the northeastern part of the Province. The town is located five kilometres from the Danube, along the main road from Rousse to Silistra... , Bulgaria |
| Yıldız İbrahimova Yildiz Ibrahimova Yıldız İbrahimova is a Bulgarian singer of Turkish ancestry. She is one of the most popular jazz singers in Europe. Besides jazz she has also recorded Bulgarian, Turkish, Gypsy and Russian folk songs. Yildiz Ibrahimova has participated in tours in over 40 countries in Europe, North America, Asia,... |
1952 | Singer | Born in Silistra Silistra Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha... , Bulgaria |
| Hasan Isaev | 1952 | Wrestler | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| Yusuf İsmail Yusuf İsmail Yusuf İsmail , also widely known as Youssouf Ishmaelo, was a Turkish professional wrestler who competed in Europe and the United States as Yusuf Ismail the Terrible Turk during the 1890s. During his lifetime, his native Turks knew him as Şumnulu Yusuf Pehlivan... |
1857–1898 | Wrestler | Born in Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... , Ottoman Empire |
| Nihat Kabil | 1973 | former Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Bulgaria Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Bulgaria) The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with regulating agriculture and forestry in the country. It was founded as the Ministry of Agriculture and State Property on 24 July 1911, when it was separated from the Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture.The Minister... |
Born in Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| Yuksel Kadriev | 1973 | bTV news anchor | Born in Oryahovo Oryahovo Oryahovo is a port city in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vratsa Province. It is located in a hilly country on the right bank of the Danube, just east of the mouth of the river Ogosta, a few more kilometres downstream from where the Jiu flows into the Danube on Romanian territory. The town is... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| Silviya Katsarova | Singer | Born in Dobrich Dobrich Dobrich is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province. With 91,030 inhabitants, as of February 2011, Dobrich is the ninth most populated town in Bulgaria, being the centre of the historical region of Southern Dobruja... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
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| Tchetin Kazak Tchetin Kazak Tchetin Hussein Kazak is a Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union. Kazak... |
1972 | Politician and Member of the European Parliament Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,... |
Born in Targovishte Targovishte Targovishte is a city in Bulgaria, capital of Targovishte Province. It is situated at the northern foot of the low mountain of Preslav on both banks of the Vrana River. The town is 335 km away to the north-east from the capital Sofia and about 125 km to the west from the city of Varna... , Bulgaria |
| tr:Ahmet Kara | 1870–1902 | Wrestler | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Ottoman Empire |
| Neri Karra Neri Karra Dr Neri Karra is a fashion entrepreneur, academic director and author. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and is an entrepreneur, heading up the luxury leather accessories brand, .... |
Fashion designer | Born in Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
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| Hulusi Kentmen Hulusi Kentmen Hulusi Kentmen was a Turkish actor.He was born in Tarnovo, Bulgaria in 1912. He studied at Naval Academy. After serving for a long time in the army, he took up acting. He acted in the play Hisse-i Şaiya and made his film debut in 1940 with Sürtük. Between 1942 and 1988, he acted in over 300 films... |
1912–1993 | Actor | Born in Tarnovo, Bulgaria |
| Dzihat Kyamil Dzihat Kyamil Dzihat Kyamil is a Bulgarian footballer of Turkish descent, who currently plays for Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo as a midfielder.-Career:... |
1990 | Football player | Born in Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated... , Bulgaria |
| Kadriye Latifova | Singer | Born in Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
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| Ahmed Madrali | Wrestler | ||
| Kızılcıklı Mahmut Kızılcıklı Mahmut Kızılcıklı Mahmut Pehlivan was a Turkish wrestler foremost known for his victory over Tom Jenkins in 1908 and loss to Frank Gotch in 1909 during a North American tour.Given Yusuf İsmail's fame, American professional wrestling promoters chose to launch Mahmut with the ring... |
1878/80–1931 | Wrestler | Born in Kızılcık near Silistra Silistra Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha... , Principality of Bulgaria Principality of Bulgaria The Principality of Bulgaria was a self-governing entity created as a vassal of the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Berlin in 1878. The preliminary treaty of San Stefano between the Russian Empire and the Porte , on March 3, had originally proposed a significantly larger Bulgarian territory: its... |
| Ivailo Marinov Ivailo Marinov Ivailo Marinov is a Bulgarian boxer of Turkish ancestry, who won the bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in light flyweight, and the gold medal in the same category at the 1988 Summer Olympics-Name:Throughout his career, he competed under several different... |
1960 | Olympic boxer | Born in Varna Varna Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011... , Bulgaria |
| Hikmet Mehmedov | 1950 | Choreographer | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| Husein Mehmedov | Wrestler | Born in Bulgaria | |
| Bahar Mert Bahar Mert Bahar Mert is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 180 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Türk Telekom Ankara. Team since 2007 and wear 1 number. She is team's captain... |
1975 | Volleyball player | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu is a professional Turkish weightlifter with several World and Olympic championships. Mutlu is one of the four weightlifters achieving three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games... |
1973 | Weightlifter | Born in Postnik, Bulgaria |
| Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha Abdulkerim Nadir Pasha Abdi Pasha or Abdul Kerim Pasha was an Ottoman soldier, born in Chirpan, Stara Zagora Province, Ottoman Bulgaria. He graduated from the military academy in Istanbul and was sent to Vienna to continue his education... |
1807–1883 | Ottoman soldier | Born in Chirpan Chirpan Chirpan is a town on the Tekirska River in Stara Zagora Province, South-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Chirpan Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 16,355 inhabitants.... , Ottoman Empire |
| Emin Nouri Emin Nouri Emin Nouri is a Swedish football defender playing for Kalmar FF. He is of Bulgarian-Turkish descent.He joined Östers IF 1996 from local side Växjö Norra. Nouri has also played for the Swedish national u-21 team.- External links :*... |
1985 | Football player | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Nurullah Hasan Nurullah Hasan Ali Nurullah Hasan was a Turkish wrestler. He was known with his nickname as Filiz Nurullah Pehlivan to Turkish public whereas he used the alias Hassan Nurullah for his professional wrestling career in Western Europe.Nurullah was trained in oil wrestling by Yusuf İsmail... |
1867–1912 | Wrestler | Born in Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... , Ottoman Empire |
| Kara Osman Kara Osman (oilwrestler) Kara Osman was a 19th century Turkish oilwrestler. He was known to Turkish public as Filibeli Kara Osman after his birthplace Plovdiv. Osman and two other Turkish wrestlers, Nurullah Hasan and Youssuf Ishmaelo, were brought to the West in 1894 by French wrestler Joseph Doublier... |
Wrestler | Born in Bulgaria | |
| :tr:Tuna Ötenel | 1947 | Musician | Born in Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... to Bulgarian Turks |
| Tahsin Özgüç Tahsin Özgüç Tahsin Özgüç, was an eminent Turkish field archaeologist. His long career, began after the World War II and lasted up to the present, made him doyen of Anatolian archaeology.... |
1916–2005 | Archaeologist | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Nesim Özgür Nesim Özgür Nesim Özgür or Nesim Neshadov is a former Turkish-Bulgarian footballer. He played for the Turkish Premier Super League clubs İstanbulspor, Trabzonspor, Malatyaspor and Bursaspor. He also played for Litex Lovech and Lokomotiv Plovdiv in his birth country Bulgaria.- References :*... |
1973 | Football player | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Semavi Özgür Semavi Özgür Semavi Özgür is a Turkish football player. He currently plays for Çaykur Rizespor.-References:... |
1982 | Football player | Born in Bulgaria |
| Ertuğrul Özkök Ertugrul özkök Ertuğrul Özkök is a Turkish journalist and a daily columnist. Between 1990 and 2010, he was the editor-in-chief for Hürriyet, a daily newspaper published in Turkish in Turkey and some European countries. Özkök is known for advocating modernization of Turkey, globalization, women's rights and... |
1947 | Journalist | Born in Turkey to Bulgarian Turks |
| Deniz Özlem Deniz Özlem Deniz Özlem or Denislav Stoyanov is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays for FC Sportist Svoge as a goalkeeper.-Career:... |
1986 | Football player | Born in Momchilgrad Momchilgrad Momchilgrad , is a town in the very south of Bulgaria, part of Kardzhali Province in the southeastern part of the Eastern Rhodopes. It is largely settled by ethnic Turks.... , Bulgaria |
| Neriman Özsoy Neriman Özsoy Neriman Özsoy is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter.-Career:She signed two years deal with Despar Perugia and after then she signed one year loan with Pge Trefl Sopot in Poland.... |
1988 | Volleyball player | Born in Bulgaria |
| Ivo Papazov Ivo Papazov Ivo Papazov Ivo Papazov Ivo Papazov (born 16 February 1952 in Kardzhali, nicknamed Ibryama , is a Bulgarian clarinetist. He leads the Ivo Papazov Wedding Band in performances of jazz-infused Stambolovo music, and is one of the premier creators of the genre known as "wedding band" music in... |
1952 | Clarinetist | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Cahit Paşa Cahit Pasa Cahit Paşa is a Turkish midfielder currently playing for Kirsehirspor. in the Turkcell Süper Lig in Turkish Super Liga... |
1973 | Football player | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Kurtdereli Mehmet Pehlivan Kurtdereli Mehmet Pehlivan Kurtdereli Mehmet Pehlivan was a wrestler. He lived most of his life in the village of Kurtdere, 40 km from Balıkesir.... |
1864–1939 | Wrestler | Born in Deliorman, Ottoman Empire |
| Osman Nuri Peremeci | 1874–1945 | Historian | Born in Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... , Bulgaria |
| Vezhdi Rashidov Vezhdi Rashidov Vezhdi Letif Rashidov is a Bulgarian sculptor, GERB politician and Minister of Culture of Bulgaria.Rashidov was born in Dimitrovgrad to ethnic Turkish parents; however, he moved to Haskovo with his parents at age two. His mother Kadrie Lyatifova, a singer of Bulgarian and Turkish folk songs, died... |
1951 | Minister of Culture of Bulgaria Ministry of Culture (Bulgaria) The Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with overseeing and stimulating the cultural work in the country and preserving its cultural heritage... |
Born in Dimitrovgrad Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria Dimitrovgrad is a town in Haskovo Province, South-central Bulgaria, located close to the province capital - Haskovo. It is a newly founded settlement, built in the end of the 1940s. and named after the communist leader Georgi Dimitrov. The town is the administrative centre of the homonymous... , Bulgaria |
| Shener Remzi Shener Remzi Shener Hyusein Remzi is a Bulgarian footballer of Turkish descent, who currently plays for his hometown side Ludogorets Razgrad as a midfielder.-References:... |
1976 | Football player | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| Çetin Sadula Çetin Sadula Chetin Sadula is a Bulgarian footballer of Turkish ethnicity, who currently plays as a midfielder for Kaliakra Kavarna on loan from CSKA Sofia... |
1987 | Football player | Born in Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated... , Bulgaria |
| Taner Sağır Taner Sagir Taner Sağır is a Turkish world and Olympic weightlifting champion. Coming to Athens as holder of all the junior world records, he broke, at age of 19 only, Olympic records in the category –77 kg snatch, clean and jerk and total, and became so the youngest Olympic champion in the... |
1985 | Weightlifter | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Dormushali Safet Saidhodzha Dormushali Saidhodzha Dormushali Safet Saidhodzha or simply Mushi is a Bulgarian football striker of Turkish heritage, who currently plays for AEP Paphos.-Botev Plovdiv:... |
1986 | Football player | Born in Asenovgrad Asenovgrad Asenovgrad is a town in central southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province.-History:Asenovgrad was founded by the Thracians as Stenímachos around 300–400 BC. In 72 BC the city was captured by the troops of the Roman Empire as part of the Roman expansion towards the Black Sea. After a long period... , Bulgaria |
| Salim Salimov Salim Salimov Salim Salimov is an ethnic Turkish boxer from Bulgaria.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native European country... |
1982 | Olympic boxer | Born in Omurtag Omurtag (town) Omurtag is a town at the eastern foot of Stara Planina in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Targovishte Province, situated at 525 m above sea level. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Omurtag Municipality... , Bulgaria |
| Nermedin Selimov | 1954 | Wrestler | Borin in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| Gülhan Şen Gülhan Sen Gülhan Şen is a Turkish television presenter, producer, and speaker.- Biography :Gülhan Şen was born in Shumen, Bulgaria and completed primary school there... |
1978 | Television presenter | Born in Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:Ahmet Şerif | 1926 | Writer | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| Yakup Sertkaya Yakup Sertkaya Yakup Sertkaya is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Balıkesirspor in the Turkish Second League.He started his career with Altay S.K. and then he also played for Bursaspor and Bucaspor.... |
1978 | Football player | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Naim Süleymanoğlu Naim Süleymanoglu Naim Süleymanoğlu , formerly known as Naim Suleimanov , is a Turkish World and Olympic Champion in weightlifting... |
1967 | Weightlifter | Born in Ptichar, Bulgaria |
| :tr:Muharrem Tahsin | 1929 | Writer | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| Mehmed Talat | 1874–1921 | Politician | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:Sabri Tata | 1925 | Writer | Born in Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:İsmail Hakkı Tonguç | 1893–1960 | Educator | Born in Silistra Silistra Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha... , Bulgaria |
| Emel Etem Toshkova Emel Etem Toshkova Emel Etem Toshkova is a Bulgarian politician of ethnic Turkish descent with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms , the main Turkish party in Bulgaria. She is the ex-Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria and the ex-Minister of the no longer existing National Disasters and Emergencies... |
1958 | Former deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria | Born in Isperih Isperih Isperih is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Razgrad Province, situated in the central part of the Ludogorie region. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Isperih Municipality... , Bulgaria |
| Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan, , was a 20th century Islamic scholar born in the small Ottoman village of Ferhatlar, also known as and today Delchevo in the Razgrad Province, Bulgaria... |
1888–1959 | Islamic theologist | Born in Silistre, Bulgaria |
| :tr:Mehmet Türker | 1950 | Writer | Born in Kardzhali Kardzhali Kardzhali or Kurdzhali is a town in Bulgaria, capital of Kardzhali Province in the Eastern Rhodopes. Near the town is the noted Kardzhali Dam.-Geography:... , Bulgaria |
| Ömer Fahreddin Türkkan Fakhri Pasha Fakhri Pasha or Fahreddin Pasha or Umar Fakhr ud-Din Pasha was the commander of Ottoman army and governor of Medina from 1916 to 1919.-Early life:... |
1868–1948 | Ottoman military personnel | Born in Rousse Rousse Ruse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, from the capital Sofia and from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast... , Ottoman Empire |
| Ahmet Fikri Tüzer Ahmet Fikri Tüzer Ahmet Fikri Tüzer was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey for one day from 8 July 1942 to 9 July 1942 representing the Republican People's Party.... |
1878–1942 | Prime Minister of Turkey Prime Minister of Turkey The Prime Minister of the Turkey is the head of government in Turkish politics. The prime minister is the leader of a political coalition in the Turkish parliament and the leader of the cabinet.... |
Born in Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:Embiya Ulusoy | 1942 | Writer | Born in Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... , Bulgaria |
| :tr:Şoray Uzun | 1968 | Actor and tv presenter | Born in Bulgaria |
| Gursel Veli Gursel Veli Gursel Veli is a Turkish origin Bulgarian football player, currently playing for PFC Nesebar as a midfielder. Veli is an offensive midfielder. His first club is a Maritsa Plovdiv. Between 2004 and 2006 he played in PFC Svetkavitsa and Spartak Plovdiv. Veli signed a 3 years deal with Lokomotiv... |
1982 | Football player | Born in Plovdiv Plovdiv Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe... , Bulgaria |
| Nezihe Viranyalı Nezihe Viranyali Nezihe Viranyalı was one of the first Turkish female aviators. She was trained by Sabiha Gökçen, Turkey's first female pilot, world's first female combat pilot.-Biography:... |
1925–2004 | Aviator | Born in Vidin Vidin Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Serbia and Romania, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin... , Bulgaria |
| Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Yalamov | Historian | Born in Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
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| Dzuneit Yashar | 1985 | Football player | Born in Asenovgrad Asenovgrad Asenovgrad is a town in central southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province.-History:Asenovgrad was founded by the Thracians as Stenímachos around 300–400 BC. In 72 BC the city was captured by the troops of the Roman Empire as part of the Roman expansion towards the Black Sea. After a long period... , Bulgaria |
| Hakkı Yeten Hakki Yeten Hakkı Yeten, was a Turkish football player and president of the İstanbul-based football club Beşiktaş J.K., which he also coached.... |
1910–1989 | Football player | Born in Vadina Vadina Vadina is a 1955 Telugu Drama film directed by M. V. Raman and produced by A. V. Meiyappan under the banner of A. V. M. Productions.-Cast:* B... , Ottoman Empire |
| Hakan Yildiz | 1985 | Actor | Born in Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... to Bulgarian Turks |
| Nevriye Yılmaz Nevriye Yilmaz Nevriye Yılmaz is a Turkish-Bulgarian professional female basketball player of Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Yılmaz, who grew up in Bulgaria as a member of Turkish minority, moved to İstanbul, Turkey with her parents when she was nine years old.In 1997, she won the World High School Basketball Championship... |
1980 | Basketball player | Born in Plovdiv Plovdiv Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe... , Bulgaria |
| Koca Yusuf | 1857–1898 | Weightlifter | Born in Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... , Bulgaria |
| Nejdet Zalev Nejdet Zalev Nejdet Zalev was an Olympic medalist in wrestling from the township of Ustina in south-central Bulgaria. He won the Silver Medal in freestyle wrestling in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He was of Turkish descent.-References:... |
Wrestler | Born in Bulgaria |