List of Dutch Turks
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This is a list of notable Dutch Turks
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Turkish-Dutch
Turks in the Netherlands are citizens of the Netherlands who are of Turkish ancestry. As of 2010, Turks form the largest ethnic minority in the Netherlands.- History :...
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| Name | Life | Notability | Turkish link |
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| Azra Akın Azra Akin Azra Akın is a Dutch born Turkish model and actress. She is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World 2002 and Miss Turkey 2002.-Biography:... |
1981 | Model and Miss World 2002 | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Deniz Akkoyun Deniz Akkoyun Deniz Akkoyun is a Dutch model and actress who was elected Miss Nederland 2008. Akkoyun was born and raised in Amersfoort to Turkish parents.- Filmography :- External links :*... |
1984 | Model and Miss Nederland Miss Nederland -History:Founded in 2009 as Miss Universe Nederland, the pageant changed its name in the same year to Miss Nederland when it also acquired the Dutch franchise for Miss WorldSince 2009, the winner represented the Netherlands at Miss Universe and Miss World.... 2008 |
Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Evrim Akyigit Evrim Akyigit Evrim Akyigit is a Dutch actress of Turkish origin. She is best known for her role as Cabar-Elif Özal in the Dutch soap opera Onderweg Naar Morgen.-Filmography:-Television:-External links:... |
1977 | Actress | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Elvan Akyildiz Elvan Akyildiz Elvan Akyıldız is a Dutch actress, presenter and cabaret performer of Turkish origin. She is best known for her role as Elvan on Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street.... |
1978 | Actress | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Adem Akyol Adem Akyol Adem Akyol is a Turkish-Dutch footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Almere City FC.-Club career:Akyol started his youth career at CJVV in Amersfoort. He was quickly spotted by the neighbouring Roda '46 side from Leusden. Notable for his fast dribbles and powerful long-range shots, Almere... |
1992 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Adnan Alisic Adnan Alisic Adnan Alisic is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Debreceni VSC, as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Rotterdam, Alisic made his professional debut for Utrecht on 30 November 2003, replacing Donny de Groot in the 80th minute of the Eredivisie home match against Roda JC, which... |
1984 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Nebahat Albayrak Nebahat Albayrak Nebahat Albayrak is a Turkish-Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Dutch Labour Party she is a former State Secretary for Justice in the Netherlands. Since May 12, 2010 she has been an MP. From April till August 2011 she was on maternity leave... |
1968 | Politician | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Neza Albayrak | 1965 | Politician | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Sevtap Baycılı Sevtap Baycili Sevtap Baycılı is a Dutch writer of Turkish extraction. Born in Istanbul in 1968, she studied philosophy in Turkey, earning the nickname "Miss Wittgenstein"... |
1968 | Writer | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Ali Osman Biçen | 1973 | Politician | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Emine Bozkurt Emine Bozkurt Emine Bozkurt is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent and Member of the European Parliament since 2004... |
1967 | Politician | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Ahmet Çelik | 1956 | Professor | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Metin Çelik Metin Çelik Metin Çelik is a Turkish-Dutch politician and former police officer. As a member of the Dutch Labour Party he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of primary, secondary and special education.Çelik is a former police officer of the city of Rotterdam and its suburbs... |
1970 | Politician and police officer | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Nadir Çiftçi Nadir Çiftçi Nadir Çiftçi is a Dutch-born Turkish footballer who currently plays for Kayserispor in the Süper Lig.-Portsmouth:... |
1992 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Ali Çifteci | 1963 | Actor | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Halil Çolak Halil Çolak Halil Çolak is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.-Youth career:Çolak started his career at local Deventer club IJsselstreek. He soon joined Go Ahead Eagles as a youth player. Go Ahead Eagles had a cooperation agreement with FC Twente, and he joined their youth academy... |
1988 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Coşkun Çörüz Coşkun Çörüz Coşkun Çörüz is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since May 29, 2001. He focuses on matters of security policy, judiciary, police, international law and human rights.Çörüz is born in the Turkish district Salıpazarı... |
1963 | Politician | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Esra Dalfidan Esra Dalfidan Esra Dalfidan was born in 1975, of Turkish parents, and raised in the German industrial town of Solingen.After a brief career as a music therapist, and after 10 years of studying classical guitar, she decided to switch her life round and focus fully on becoming a professional musician... |
1975 | Singer | German-born to Turkish parents |
| Orhan Delibaş Orhan Delibas Orhan Delibaş is a retired Dutch boxer. He won the Light Middleweight Silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics... |
1971 | Boxer | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Aykut Demir Aykut Demir Muhammet Aykut Demir is a Turkish and Dutch footballer. He currently plays for Gençlerbirligi, and played previously with NAC Breda and on loan with Excelsior Rotterdam.-Career:... |
1988 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Serdar Demirbas | Musician | Dutch-born to Turkish parents | |
| Serkan Demirel Serkan Demirel Serkan Demirel is a Turkish-Dutch futsal player. He currently plays for LZV Marku Bouw and a member of the Turkey national futsal team in the UEFA Futsal Championship. - External links :*... |
1987 | Futsal player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Atiye Deniz Atiye Deniz Atiye Deniz is a German-born Turkish-Dutch singer.-Brief Introduction:Atiye Deniz set foot on Turkey so that she could establish herself a musical career. After some help with some well known Turkish composers and lyric writers, Atiye's voice began to be heard in Turkey... |
1988 | Singer | German-born to Turkish parents |
| Kemal Derviş Kemal Dervis Kemal Derviş is a Turkish economist and politician, and former head of the United Nations Development Programme. He was honored by the government of Japan for having "contributed to mainstreaming Japan's development assistance policy through the United Nations." In 2005, he was ranked 67th in the... |
1949 | Economist and Politician | Turkish father and a Dutch-German mother. |
| Ali Develioglu | Poet | Immigrant from Turkey | |
| Sadik Eksi | Actor | Dutch-born to Turkish parents | |
| Ferdi Elmas Ferdi Elmas Ferdi Elmas is a Turkish footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Karabükspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.-Club career:... |
1985 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Aysel Erbudak | 1966 | Business woman | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Yasin Erdal Yasin Erdal Yasin Erdal is a Turkish-Dutch futsal player. He currently plays for LZV Marku Bouw and is a member of the Turkey national futsal team in the UEFA Futsal Championship.- External links :*... |
1986 | Futsal player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Altan Erdogan Altan Erdogan Altan Erdogan is a journalist and the editor of the Dutch weekly magazine Nieuwe Revu.Erdogan was born to a Turkish father and a Dutch mother. After his journalism studies at the School of Journalism in Utrecht, he worked as a reporter and editor for the Haarlem Dagblad, Het Parool and De Volkskrant... |
1967 | Journalist | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Nihat Eski Nihat Eski Nihat Eski is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal.-External links:*... |
1963 | Politician | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Fatma Genç | 1988 | Actress | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Alper Göbel | 1982 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Özkan Gölpinar | 1968 | Writer | Immigrant from Turkey |
| :nl:Serdar Gözübüyük | 1985 | Football referee | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Hatice Guleryuz Hatice Guleryuz Hatice Guleryuz is a contemporary artist currently residing in Los Angeles. Her practice spans a broad range of media including video, photography, art books and drawing.-Life and work:... |
1968 | Artist | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Halil Gür Halil Gür Halil Gür is a Dutch author of Turkish extraction, and is important as one of the first Turkish immigrants to write about the Netherlands. His short stories focus mainly on the problems of migrant experiences, particularly in the context of the Dutch gastarbeider program... |
1951 | Writer | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Nedim Imac Nedim Imac Nedim Imac was a Turkish-Dutch businessman and sports executive. He was the former chairman of the Amsterdam football club Türkiyemspor and a prominent face of the Turkish community in the Netherlands. He was also one of the important leaders of the Turkish heroin mafia in the Netherlands.-... |
1966-2007 | Businessman | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Maviye Karaman Ince | 1949 | Activist | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Ekrem Kahya Ekrem Kahya Ekrem Kahya is a Turkish-Dutch professional footballer who plays for HBS Craeyenhout. After beginning his professional career in 1996 with ADO Den Haag, he has since played for Denizlispor, Go Ahead Eagles, FC Dordrecht and VVV-Venlo. He re-signed for ADO Den Haag during the 2008–09... |
1978 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Hamit Karakus Hamit Karakus Hamit Karakus is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent of the Labour Party . Since 2006 Karakus has been an alderman of Housing and Spatial Planning of the municipality of Rotterdam.-External links:... |
1965 | Politician | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Fatma Koşer Kaya Fatma Koşer Kaya Fatma Koşer Kaya is a Dutch lawyer and politician of Turkish origin. As a member of Democrats 66 she has been an MP since September 8, 2004. She focuses on social affairs.... |
1968 | Lawyer and Politician | Immigrant from Turkey |
| :nl:Orhan Kaya | 1973 | Politician | Immigrant from Turkey |
| :nl:Yurtcan Kayis | 1975 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Mehmet Refii Kileci | 1962 | Artist | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Ahmet Kilic Ahmet Kilic Ahmet Kilic is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for Yeni Kırşehirspor, Turkey having previously played for AGOVV Apeldoorn. He made his debut in 2003 with AGOVV Apeldoorn in a match against Fortuna Sittard.... |
1984 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Ertan Kiliç | 1971 | Blogger | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Serhat Koç Serhat Koç Serhat Koç is a Dutch footballer of Turkish descent, who currently plays for Jupiler League side FC Eindhoven.Koç made his first first team appearance on January 11, 2008 against FC Volendam.... |
1990 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Serhat Köksal Serhat Köksal Serhat Köksal is a Dutch-born Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Dordrecht on loan from ADO Den Haag.... |
1990 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Ayberk Köprülü | 1985 | T.V Presenter | Immigrant from Turkey |
| :nl:MC Lynx | Rapper | ||
| Baki Mercimek Baki Mercimek Baki Mercimek is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Karsiyaka.- Career :He has previously had spells with Sunderland AFC in England, for whom he never played a first team game, as well as Haarlem in Netherlands and Beşiktaş.- Background :Mercimek was born in Amsterdam. He is eligible to... |
1982 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Hursut Meric Hursut Meric Hursut Meric is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for Gençlerbirliği. Meric plays primarily as a left winger, but he can also play as a right winger and as a striker. He also holds Turkish nationality.-Career:... |
1983 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Funda Müjde Funda Müjde Funda Müjde is a Turkish-Dutch actress.-Filmography:-Television:-External links:*... |
1961 | Actress | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Muslu Nalbantoğlu Muslu Nalbantoglu Muslu Nalbantoğlu is a Dutch–Turkish footballer who plays as a right back for Dutch Eredivisie club De Graafschap.-Club career:... |
1983 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Ahmet Ögüt Ahmet Ögüt Ahmet Ögüt is a conceptual artist living and working in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He works with a broad range of media including video, photography, installation, drawing and printed media. In 2009 he represented Turkey in the Pavilion of Turkey at the 53rd International Art Exhibition of the Venice... |
1981 | Artist | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Cahit Ölmez Cahit Ölmez -Filmography:* Gwang tin lung fu wui , Amead* Krokodillen in Amsterdam , Alex* Domburg , Metin* Flikken , Insp... |
Actor | ||
| Murat Önal Murat Onal Murat Önal is a Turkish born Kazakh footballer currently playing for FC Volendam. His regular position is as a winger or a striker.- Career :... |
1987 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Fadime Örgü | 1968 | Politician | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Cihan Özcan Cihan Özcan Cihan Özcan is a Turkish-Dutch futsal player. He currently plays for FC Blok Carillon Boys with 10 number.He is a member of the Turkey national futsal team in the UEFA Futsal Championship. - External links :*... |
Futsal player | ||
| :nl:Şenay Özdemir | 1969 | Journalist | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Aras Özbiliz | 1990 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish-Armenian parents |
| :nl:Nevin Özütok | 1960 | Politician | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Oguzhan Özyakup Oğuzhan Özyakup Oğuzhan Özyakup is a Dutch professional footballer of Turkish descent who currently plays for Arsenal. A product of Arsenal Academy and AZ Alkmaar Academy, he can play as a central midfielder or as an offensive midfielder... |
1992 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Hayri Pinarci Hayri Pinarci Hayri Pinarci is a Dutch-Turkish professional footballer, who currently plays for Vitesse in the Dutch Eredivisie.-External links:... |
1991 | Football player | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Ahmet Polat Ahmet Polat Ahmet Polat is a Dutch-Turkish photographer living in Istanbul. Polat has studied at the St. Joost Academy in Breda.Ahmet Polat, recipient of ICP’s, International Center of Photography, “Young Photographer” award, is a photographer whose work questions preconceived notions.His upbringing was the... |
1978 | Photographer | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Erdinç Saçan Erdinç Saçan Erdinç Saçan is an internet entrepreneur, website administrator, columnist and politician for the PvdA. After studying management and data processing at the Fontys college, he established his eponymous company Saçan Consultancy. At the same time, he founded several websites dealing with politics... |
1979 | Entrepreneur | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Gökhan Saki Gökhan Saki Gökhan Saki is a Turkish-Dutch heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands... |
1983 | Kickboxer and martial artist | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Resit Schuurman Resit Schuurman Resit Schuurman is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Go Ahead Eagles. He is a defensive midfielder renowned for coupling physical power with great technique.... |
1992 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Ömer Sepici Ömer Sepici Ömer Sepici is a Turkish football player who was born and grew up in the Netherlands. He currently plays goalkeeper for Ankaragücü in the Turkcell Super League.-References:... |
1987 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Erçin Şenel | 1990 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Fatih Sonkaya Fatih Sonkaya Fatih Sonkaya is a Turkish footballer who plays for Kayseri Erciyesspor as a right defender.He also holds Dutch nationality, due to the many years spent in that country.-Club career:... |
1981 | Football player | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Gamze Tazim Gamze Tazim Gamze Tazim is a Turkish-Dutch actress.-Filmography:-Television:-External links:... |
1989 | Actress | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Ayhan Tonca | 1964 | Politician | Immigrant from Turkey |
| :nl:Murat Tuncel | 1952 | Journalist | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Esmeral Tunçluer Esmeral Tunçluer Esmeral Özçelik Tunçluer is a Dutch-Turkish female basketball player for Fenerbahçe İstanbul. The national competitor plays in the guard position.... |
1980 | Basketball player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Turk (rapper) | Rapper | Dutch-born to Turkish parents | |
| :nl:Fatih Üçler Dağ | |||
| :nl:Ebru Umar | 1970 | Columnist | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Buse Unlu | 1981 | Singer | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Fuat Usta Fuat Usta Fuat Usta is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Samsun, Turkey, Usta grew up in the Netherlands and made his professional debut in 1990 with Fortuna Sittard... |
1972 | Football player | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Suat Usta Suat Usta Suat Usta is a Dutch-born Turkish footballer. He plays at centre back for Diyarbakırspor in the Turkish second division.-Career:... |
1981 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Şahin Yakut Sahin Yakut Şahin "Kaas" Yakut is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently living in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands and training in Gym Alkmaar under Edwin van Os. He is a member of the It's Showtime Team and is a training partner of Gago Drago and Joerie Mes... |
1979 | Kickboxer | Immigrant from Turkey |
| :nl:Cihan Yalcin | 1984 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| Sadık Yemni Sadik Yemni Sadık Yemni is a Dutch novelist of Turkish extraction. He is known particularly for such "multi-cultural whodunits" as De roos van Amsterdam .- Bibliography :Published in Dutch:... |
1951 | Writer | Immigrant from Turkey |
| :nl:Yücel Yeşilgöz | 1951 | Criminologist | Immigrant from Turkey |
| :nl:Murat Yildirim | 1987 | Football player | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Uğur Yıldırım Ugur Yildirim Uğur Yıldırım is a Turkish-Dutch footballer currently free agent.-Club career:A freekick specialist, Yıldırım previously played for Go Ahead Eagles, famous for its youth academy. In the 2003-04 season he scored 6 goals in the First Division match against SC Cambuur... |
1982 | Football player | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |
| :nl:Keklik Yücel | 1968 | Politician | Dutch-born to Turkish parents |