This is a list of notable Macedonian Turks.

Academia Sadettin Dilbilgen, Ottoman and Turkish philatelist.

Arts and literature

Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Ottoman and Turkish poet and author Alaettin Tahir, author, researcher and journalist

Business Şarık Tara, billionaire; founder of Enka İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş.

Cinema and television Filiz Ahmet, Macedonian and Turkish actress Sabina Ajrula, actress Pelin Akil, Turkish actress (maternally of Turkish Macedonian origin) Özgü Namal, Turkish actress (Turkish Macedonian father) Muhterem Nur, actress and pop singer Ertan Saban, actor Erman Saban, actor Leyla Sayar, actress, author, ballerina, beauty queen, and singer (Turkish Macedonian father)

Military Tekin Arıburun, chief commander of the Turkish Air Force Huseyin Avni, commander of the 57th Infantry Regiment of the Ottoman Army at Gallipoli Kâzım Dirik, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army Naci Eldeniz, officer of the Ottoman Army, a general of the Turkish Army, and a politician of the Republic of Turkey Akif Erdemgil, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army Mehmet Suphi Kula, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army Süleyman Sabri Pasha, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army Tahsin Yazıcı, Turkish army officer Hüseyin Avni Zaimler, officer of the Ottoman Army, a general of the Turkish Army, and a politician of the Republic of Turkey İlker Başbuğ, 26th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey (Turkish Macedonian parents)

Music

Selda Bağcan, Turkish singer (Turkish Macedonian father) Ajri Demirovski, singer Şebnem Ferah, Turkish singer (Turkish Macedonian parents) Mesut Kurtiş, singer Sibel Redzep, Swedish singer Usnija Redžepova, singer (Turkish mother)

Politics

Tekin Arıburun, the last Turkish president to be born outside the territory of modern-day Turkey Ali Rıza Efendi, father of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (family from the Turkish Macedonian village of Kodžadžik) Elvin Hasan, politician and government minister Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey from 2000 to 2007 (born in Afyonkarahisar to Turkish Macedonian parents from Serres, Central Macedonia, Greece) Enes Ibrahim, MP in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia (2014–present) Srgjan Kerim, diplomat and former President of the United Nations General Assembly Ali Fethi Okyar, second Prime Minister of Turkey Özgür Özel, current chairman of Republican People's Party (CHP) (Turkish Macedonian father)

Sports

Serdar Aziz, Turkish football player (Turkish Macedonian father) Erol Bekir, Swedish football player Eljif Elmas, football player Ilami Halimi, football player Adem İbrahimoğlu, Turkish football player Semih Kaya, Turkish football player (Turkish Macedonian grandfather) Denis Mahmudov, football player Oktay Mahmuti, basketball coach Emre Mor, Turkish football player (Turkish Macedonian mother) Muarem Muarem, football player Caner Osman, Turkish basketball coach (Turkish Macedonian father) Cedi Osman, basketball player Yksel Osmanovski, Swedish football player Erdal Rakip, Swedish football player Redžep Selman, Olympic triple jumper Ziya Taner, football manager Muarem Zekir, football player Semih Şentürk, football player

See also Turks in North Macedonia List of Macedonians

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