List of Albanians in Turkey

This is a list of notable people of full or partial Albanian descent associated with the Ottoman Empire or Turkey, arranged by occupation.

History and politics Sultans and consorts

Bayezid II – sultan Gülbahar Hatun – imperial consort and Valide Sultan Mahidevran – imperial consort of Suleiman the Magnificent Mehmed III – sultan Safiye Sultan – imperial consort and Valide Sultan Şemsperi Haseki – imperial consort of Murad IV

Grand viziers Ahmed Izzet Pasha – field marshal and grand vizier Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha – grand vizier Arabacı Ali Pasha – grand vizier Ayas Mehmed Pasha – grand vizier Bayezid Pasha – grand vizier Çavuşbaşı Memiş Pasha – grand vizier Dukaginzade Ahmed Pasha – grand vizier Hadım Hasan Pasha – grand vizier Haji Halil Pasha – grand vizier Hezarpare Ahmed Pasha – grand vizier Ivazzade Halil Pasha – grand vizier Ishak Pasha – grand vizier Kara Ahmed Pasha – grand vizier Kemankeş Kara Mustafa Pasha – military officer, Kapudan Pasha and grand vizier Koca Davud Pasha – general and grand vizier Koca Sinan Pasha – military commander and grand vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha – grand vizier and founder of the Köprülü political dynasty Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha – grand vizier from 1661 to 1676 Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha – grand vizier Köprülüzade Numan Pasha – grand vizier Lütfi Pasha – grand vizier Mehmed Ferid Pasha – grand vizier Mere Hüseyin Pasha – grand vizier Mustafa Naili Pasha – grand vizier Nasuh Pasha – grand vizier Ohrili Hüseyin Pasha – grand vizier Rüstem Pasha – grand vizier Said Halim Pasha – grand vizier Semiz Ahmed Pasha – grand vizier Serdar Ferhad Pasha – grand vizier Tabanıyassı Mehmed Pasha – grand vizier Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha – grand vizier Yemişçi Hasan Pasha – grand vizier Zagan Pasha – statesman, military commander and grand vizier Zurnazen Mustafa Pasha – grand vizier

Statesmen Abdi Pasha the Albanian – military commander and governor of Budin Hasan Tahsin Uzer – statesman and governor of several provinces Ismail Fazıl Pasha – general and statesman who served as Minister of Public Works Kara Murat Pasha – statesman and military officer Mahmud Dramali Pasha – military commander and statesman who served as governor of Larissa, Drama and the Morea and commanded the Ottoman campaign against the Greek Revolution Ohrili Hüseyin Pasha – statesman Reşid Akif Pasha – statesman who served as governor, Minister of the Interior and a member of the Council of State

Military figures

Ballaban Badera – military commander and statesman Gedik Ahmed Pasha – military commander and statesman Hasan Rami Pasha – naval officer and admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa – admiral Kâzım Özalp – military officer and politician Naci Eldeniz – general and military educator Nasuh Pasha – grand vizier and military commander Nurettin Ersin – general Oruç Reis – corsair and admiral Patrona Halil – military figure and political rebel Resneli Niyazi Bey – military officer and revolutionary Şefik Aker – military officer Şemsi Pasha – military officer and commander Vehip Pasha – general

Politicians and diplomats Abdülhalik Renda – civil servant and politician Abdülkadir Aksu – politician Abdülkadir Cenkçiler – industrialist and politician Abidin Pasha – statesman and diplomat Ahmet Piriştina – politician and mayor of İzmir Elyesa Bazna – intelligence operative Eyüp Sabri Akgöl – military officer, parliamentarian and political activist Ibrahim Temo – Ottoman politician and physician Kenan Evren – military officer and politician Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı – philosopher, poet and politician Rıza Vamık Uras – politician, civil servant and diplomat

Literature and journalism

Abedin Dino – statesman, poet and writer Can Dündar – journalist, columnist and documentary filmmaker Mehmet Akif Ersoy – poet, writer and academic Namık Kemal – writer, journalist, playwright and political activist Nezim Frakulla – poet Pashko Vasa – writer, poet and publicist Pelin Batu – writer, historian, actress and television personality Taşlıcalı Yahya – Ottoman poet and military officer

Arts and culture Architecture and visual arts Arif Dino – painter and poet Mimar Kasım Ağa – architect and chief imperial architect Omer Kaleshi – painter Sabri Berkel – painter and mosaic artist Sedefkar Mehmed Agha – architect

Cinema and television

Aydemir Akbaş – actor, director and screenwriter Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan – actor and television personality Atakan Hoşgören – actor and model Barış Arduç – actor and model Bergüzar Korel – actress of Albanian and Cretan Turkish ancestry Burak Yörük – actor Demet Evgar – actress Emre Bey – actor Engin Altan Düzyatan – actor, presenter and producer Engin Şenkan – actor Erdal Beşikçioğlu – actor, director and politician Fikret Kuşkan – actor Filiz Akın – actress whose maternal grandfather was of Albanian descent and one of the leading actresses of Turkish cinema Halit Ergenç – actor of partial Albanian descent, known for roles in Turkish television and film Kaan Urgancıoğlu – actor of Albanian and Syrian ancestry on his mother's side Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ – actor and model Müge Anlı – journalist and television presenter Saruhan Hünel – actor Serkay Tütüncü – actor and former footballer Sümeyye Aydoğan – actress and singer Tolgahan Sayışman – actor, model and producer

Music

Arif Şentürk – folk singer and compiler Candan Erçetin – singer and songwriter Çelik Erişçi – musician, singer and composer Derya Uluğ – singer and songwriter Ekin Uzunlar – singer and kemençe musician Fettah Can – singer and songwriter Fuat Güner – musician and songwriter Metin Şentürk – singer Sinan Akçıl – singer and songwriter Simge Sağın – singer, songwriter and composer Soner Özbilen – folk singer, conductor and compiler Yeşim Salkım – singer and actress Zeynep Bastık – singer, songwriter and actress

Fashion Almeda Abazi – model and actress Didem Soydan – model Gizem Karaca – actress and model

Science and academia Celal Şengör – geologist and academic Hasan Tahsini – astronomer, mathematician and philosopher who became the first rector of Istanbul University Şemseddin Sami – author of the first Turkish-to-Turkish dictionary (Kamus-i Türki) and the first Turkish encyclopedia (Kamusu'l-Alam) Yücel Aşkın – historian and academic

Business and economy Aysun Karaytuğ – economist and financial executive Cengiz Özyalçın – physician, businessman and sports administrator Hasan Arat – businessman, former basketball player and sports executive İlhan Cavcav – businessman and football executive İrfan Aktar – architect, businessman and sports administrator Aytaç Kot – businessman and entrepreneur Kemal Derviş – economist and academic Özhan Canaydın – businessman, basketball player and sports executive

Sports Football

Ali Sami Yen – sports official and founder of Galatasaray Arif Erdem – footballer and coach Ayhan Akman – footballer and coach Berkay Can Değirmencioğlu – footballer Berkay Vardar – footballer Berat Tosun – footballer Derya Arhan – women's footballer Eray İşcan – footballer Ergün Berisha – footballer Erkan Kaş – footballer Erten Ersu – footballer Ersun Yanal – football manager Fuat Yaman – football manager Gökhan Güleç – footballer Hakan Şükür – footballer and former politician İsmail Yüksek – footballer Mehmet Sedef – footballer Necip Uysal – footballer Okan Kocuk – footballer Orhan Ak – footballer and coach Serdar Kurtuluş – footballer Serkan Kurtuluş – footballer Sertan Vardar – footballer Sevgi Salmanlı – women's footballer Ufuk Ceylan – footballer Yunus Akgün – footballer

Basketball Batin Tuna – basketball player Ercan Osmani – basketball player Ermal Kuqo – basketball player Kenan Sipahi – basketball player

Other sports Benli Abdullah Subaşı – oil wrestler and Kırkpınar champion Mülayim Pehlivan – oil wrestler and Kırkpınar champion Nasuh Mahruki – mountaineer, photographer and documentary filmmaker

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