The Feriköy Cemetery ( tr, Feriköy Mezarlığı) is a burial ground situated in Feriköy quarter of Şişli district on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of politics, sports and arts rest here.

Notable burials

Listed in alphabetical order of surnames: *

Ahmet Ağaoğlu Ahmet Ağaoğlu, also known as Ahmet Bey Ağaoğlu ( az, Əhməd bəy Ağaoğlu; December 1869 – 19 May 1939), was a prominent Azerbaijani and naturalized Turkish politician, publicist and journalist. He was one of the founders of Pan-Turkism ...

(1869–1939), Azerbaijani and Turkish publicist and journalist, *

Çetin Alp Çetin Küçükarslan, better known by his stage name Çetin Alp (21 June 1947 – 18 May 2004), was a Turkish singer. Life He was born in Malatya. Alp married three times, the first of which was to Ergül Kuğuoğlu. From this marriage he ha ...

(1947—2004), pop music singer, *

Kadri Aytaç Kadri Aytaç (6 August 1931 – 28 March 2003) was a former Turkish football player and then manager. He played for the Beyoğluspor, Karagümrük, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Mersin İdmanyurdu teams. He is the manager with the most titles e ...

(1931–2003), football player and manager, *

Mihri Belli Mihri Belli (December 1915 – 16 August 2011) was a prominent leader of the socialist movement in Turkey. He fought for the communist side in the Greek Civil War. Belli was repeatedly prosecuted and sentenced to prison for his political views, ...

(1915–2011), leader of the socialist movement in Turkey, *

Ahmet Berman Ahmet Berman (1 January 1932 - 17 December 1980) was a Turkish footballer who played for Turkey in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Beşiktaş and Galatasaray. He died on December 17, 1980, and was laid to rest at the Feriköy Cemete ...

(1932–1980), footballer, * Eylül Cansın (1992–2015), transgender woman, * Keriman Halis Ece (1913–2012), beauty pageant titleholder, pianist, and fashion model, * Berkin Elvan (1999–2014), a boy, who was killed by police with a tear-gas can during the June 2013 anti-government protests in Turkey, * Feridun Buğeker (1933–2014), footballer, * Sami Frashëri (1850–1904), Albanian writer, philosopher, playwright, * Erol Günaydın (1933–2012), theater and film actor, *

Oya Kayacık Oya Kayacık (1938 – December 2, 2020) was a Turkish nurse who spent more than 60 years working with children in an orphanage in Istanbul. She was dubbed Mother Oya. Early years Kayacık was born as the only child into a wealthy merchant fam ...

(1938–2020), Turkish philanthropist, orphanage woman nurse, * Ahmet Mete Işıkara (1941–2013), geophysicist and earthquake scientist, * Coşkun Kırca (1927–2005), diplomat, journalist and politician, *

Zafer Önen Zafer Önen (1921 – 13 December 2013) was a Turkish film actor. Filmography * Ruhun Duymaz - 2004 * Bayanlar Baylar - 2002 * Hastayım Doktor - 2002 * Canlı Hayat - 2000 * Affet Bizi Hocam - 1998 * Köşe Kapmaca - 19 ...

(1921–2013), film actor, *

Turgut Özatay Turgut Özatay (30 December 1927 – 26 June 2002) was a Turkish film actor. He appeared in 225 films between 1952 and 1998. He starred in the film '' The Broken Pots'', which was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. Se ...

(1927–2002), film actor, * Süleyman Seba (1926–2014), football player and president of the football club Beşiktaş J.K., *

Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz (9 October 1862 – 13 July 1936), often known simply as Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian. Although there was an earlier published novel ...

(1862–1936), novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian, *

Ali Sami Yen Ali Sami Yen, born Ali Sami Frashëri (20 May 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Albanian-Turkish sports official best known as the founder of the Galatasaray Sports Club. After the enactment of law on family names in 1934, he took the surname Yen, ...

(1886–1951), sports official, founder of the football club Galatasaray, * Khalil bey Khasmammadov, (1873–1947) Azerbaijani politician and diplomat.

Latin quarter

Leon Walerian Ostroróg Leon Walerian Ostroróg (1867 in Paris – 1932 in London), was an Islamic scholar, jurist, adviser to the Ottoman government and émigré in Istanbul. He was also a writer and translator. Early life Ostroróg was the third son of Count Stani ...

(1867–1932), international jurist of Polish descent who died in London

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Notable burials

Latin quarter

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