List of Turks
Encyclopedia
This is a list of notable citizens
of the Republic of Turkey
. By country are these people living or born in Turkey
but has Turkish descent and their roots are from the respective countries.
Turkish nationality law
Turkish nationality law is based primarily on the principle of jus sanguinis. Children who are born to a Turkish mother and a Turkish father in Turkey are Turkish citizens from birth....
of the Republic of 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...
. By country are these people living or 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...
but has Turkish descent and their roots are from the respective countries.
Academics
Archaeologists
- Ekrem AkurgalEkrem AkurgalEkrem Akurgal was a Turkish archaeologist. During a career that spanned more than fifty years, he conducted definitive research in several sites along the western coast of Anatolia such as Phokaia , Pitane , Erythrai and old Smyrna Ekrem Akurgal (March 30, 1911 – November 1, 2002) was a ...
– Archaeologist - Tahsin ÖzgüçTahsin ÖzgüçTahsin 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....
– Archaeologist - Sedat AlpSedat AlpProfessor Sedat Alp was the first archaeologist in Turkey with a specialization in Hittitology, and is among the foremost names in the field....